Strider's Sci-Fi

The one that gets my vote this week is Epic, an animated fantasy from the folks who did Ice Age and Rio. They did pretty good on the voice actor department to, with a cast that includes Collin Farrell, Chris O’Dowd, and Beyonce to name a few. If you’re in the mood for something darker, [...]

Movies this week have a genre option, although Lego Batman: The Movie DC Super Heroes Unite can be considered as a commercial for the game of the same name. 2011′s An Assassin is being released in North America this week for those who enjoy Asian action, and if you prefer your action movies in English [...]

The Locus Awards have been handed out for the last 33 years, and often predict who will end up being nominated each year for the Hugo Awards, the prime fan chosen set, and the Nebula Awards, the main industry selected prize group. I should probably also mention that the Nebula Awards will be handed out [...]

The first trailer for Gravity has been posted, and it jumps right in. It stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as astronauts in trouble, and should be hitting theaters in October. Thanks to SFX for the heads up on this one.

Star Trek Into Darkness is the obvious winner this week! I have been watching trailers since last year, so I am more than ready to see this one. And as much as I loved the initial J.J. Abrams reboot of the franchise, with this one we will learn if it suffers from the original even/odd [...]

There are a few tasty movies this time, starting with Cloud Atlas, a very complex book turned into a very ambitious movie. I missed this one in the theaters because of real life getting in the way, I am looking forward to finally seeing it. There is also Frankie Go Boom, not a genre flick [...]

The original model used in filming the Star Trek series was donated to the Smithsonian, and now they have produced and published an X-Ray Analysis of the Starship Enterprise for everyone to enjoy. You can also see pictures there of where it now hangs in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. If you are in [...]

The final entry in the trilogy that started with Shawn Of The Dead and continued through Hot Fuzz is on its way, and here is the wonderfully funny trailer for The Worlds End. Video: The World’s End – exclusive trailer

The first trailer for Ender’s Game is finally out, and it looks like they stayed quite close to the book. Of course, it has been years since Orson Scott Card signed the contract to give them the rights to make it, so one would hope they had used that time well. This one should be [...]

No genre this time except for the no-budget REDD, and it might look like the mainstream The Great Gatsby is all that’s out there. But don’t overlook Desperate Acts of Magic, a tasty little indie comedy film that is out this week in limited release; if you can find it, it looks quite fun. And [...]