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- John Scalzi. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Old Man's War (2005) Notable works: Redshirts (2012), The Collapsing Empire (2017), The Kaiju Preservation Society (2022)
- Alastair Reynolds. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Revelation Space (2000) Notable works: Century Rain (2004), Terminal World (2010), Blue Remembered Earth (2012), Revenger (2016)
- Peter F. Hamilton. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Mindstar Rising (1993) Notable works: Pandora's Star (2004), The Dreaming Void (2007), Salvation (2018)
- James S. A. Corey. Primary genres: Science Fiction. Debut novel: Leviathan Wakes (2011) Notable works: Gods of Risk (2012), Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars Legends (2014), The Churn (2014)
1. Interstellar. 2014 2h 49m PG-13. 8.7 (2.1M) Rate. 74 Metascore. When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
- 10 'Ready Player One'
- 9 'Interstellar'
- 8 'Avatar'
- 7 'Dune'
- 6 'Annihilation'
- 5 'I Am mother'
- 4 'The Martian'
- 3 'Ex Machina'
- 2 'War For The Planet of The Apes'
- 1 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'
Rotten Tomatoes score: 72% The real world in the year 2045 is a cruel place. Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) only feels completely alive when he flees to the OASIS, an immersive virtual reality where most of humanity spends its days. You can travel anywhere, do anything, and be anyone in the OASIS; the only limit is your imagination. RELATED: 10 Times Th...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 73% Disasters, famines, and droughts have plagued Earth's future. Interstellar travel is the only method to ensure humanity's survival. A newly discovered wormhole in our solar system permits an astronaut team to go where no man has gone before, to a planet that may have the necessary climate to sustain human life. Interstell...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 82% After his brother is killed in a robbery, Jake takes his place on the Na'vi-inhabited planet Pandora for a corporate mission. He learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's plans to drive off the local humanoid Na'vi to mine for the rare material dispersed throughout their beautiful woodland. He must decide w...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 83% Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a clever and gifted young man born into a grand destiny beyond his comprehension, must journey to the universe's dangerous planet to secure the future of his family and people. Only those who can overcome their fear will survive as nefarious powers clash over the planet's unique supply o...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 88% A group of scientists journeys inside The Shimmer, attempting to discover what it is and why no one ever returns from it. Inside, they discover abnormal and unfathomable levels of genetic alterations in animals, plants, and humans. By the film's end, no one knows what this entity wants or why it is here. RELATED: 10 Best ...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 89% Netflix's I Am Motheris an example of a Netflix movie done right. Following the annihilation of humanity, a teenage girl is nurtured by a robot created to repopulate the earth. Their special relationship is jeopardized, however, when an unexplainable stranger arrives with disturbing news. I Am Mother exemplifies how you c...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 91% Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is assumed dead after being left behind by his crew during a manned mission to Mars. Watney, on the other hand, has survived and is now stranded and alone on the inhospitable planet. With few resources, he must rely on his resourcefulness, intelligence, and spirit to survive and find a w...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 92% Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a 26-year-old programmer for the world's largest internet organization, wins a contest for a week at the company's reclusive CEO, Nathan's (Oscar Isaac) secret mountain hideaway. When Caleb arrives, he discovers that he must participate in a strange and thrilling project in which he must converse...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 94% The Planet of the Apes' conclusion follows Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his apes as they are forced to fight in a deadly battle with a human army led by a cruel Colonel. Following the apes' tragic losses, Caesar fights with his darker inclinations and embarks on his mythological adventure to exact vengeance on their behalf. R...
Rotten Tomatoes score: 94% Overworked Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is struggling to cope with everything, with her launderette on the verge of disaster and her marriage to her husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) on the rocks. Before she knows it, Evelyn is swept away in a wild adventure in which she is the only one who can save existence by traveling to a...
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- Alfonso Cuarón. Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter Alfonso Cuarón started his career in the 1990s but it’s in this century when he truly got to shine. His first venture into sci-fi was 2006’s Children of Men, a dystopian tale in a future where all of humanity has gone infertile.
- Alex Garland. Alex Garland’s filmography is subtle, transient, and deserves to be re-watched to be interpreted fully. His directorial debut Ex-Machina used minimalistic production design and just three characters to interpret the nuances of AI.
- The Wachowskis. Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski might have directed their magnum opus The Matrix in 1999, but they have continued to be prolific in the genre.
- Christopher Nolan. A maestro who epitomizes the versatility of this century, Nolan has tried giving a spin to many genres, ranging from war to superhero.
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- “Hard to Be a God” Late Russian director Aleksei German put one of the better arthouse twists on the sci-fi genre with a film that dared to ask, “What would you do in God’s place?”
- “Inception” If you’re one of the people who got lost somewhere in the middle of Christopher Nolan’s two-and-a-half-hour sci-fi epic “Inception,” you’re not alone.
- “Donnie Darko” A blindingly original mash up of sci-fi, horror, and dark comedy, “Donnie Darko” stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled teenager in 1988 who’s visited at night by an imaginary friend named Frank, a haunting figure in a terrifying and quite large rabbit suit.
- “Snowpiercer” In typical Weinstein fashion, the story of the release of this highly anticipated film became about Harvey being Harvey (delays stemming from a demand of cutting 20 minutes, shifting from a wide release to a last-minute cockamamie VOD strategy) rather than how Bong Joon Ho’s first English-language film was visionary.
Aug 30, 2021 · In an age where authors are expected to constantly pump their “brand” via social media, Stephenson describes himself as a “socialmediapath,” someone who avoids social media in order to actually get work done. Selected books. Snow Crash. The Diamond Age: or A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer. Cryptonomicon. README.
Apr 2, 2024 · Director: Junta Yamaguchi. Image via Tollywood. One of the greatest Japanese movies in recent years is also among the best – and most underrated – sci-fi films to be released within the last ...
