The kaiju sub-genre is one of the best within the broad realm of science fiction, with such films being defined by the fact that they contain giant monsters, whether they be brought to life using suits, stop-motion animation, or more modern technology. These giant monsters can be malicious, forces of nature, or strangely heroic, and across various films, can destroy cities, battle humans, or fight other giant monsters.

The 10 Most Underrated Kaiju Movies, Ranked

The most star-studded B-movie of the ‘90s is making a comeback. Again. After spawning a 2017 sequel/reboot that nobody remembers, the original Flatliners is once again trying to come back from the dead. Although the first film came and went in 1990, this Joel Schumacher-directed oddity — which starred Julia Roberts, Kimberly Scott, Oliver Platt, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, and Kiefer Sutherland — has simmered for the past three decades as the truest of cult classics. With mixed-to-bad reviews at the time, Flatliners is one of those horror/sci-fi movies that a few generations saw on VHS, and never got out of our heads.

One Underrated ‘90s Sci-Fi Movie Is Suddenly Getting A Weird Reboot

Of all the classic Universal monsters — from the Mummy to Dracula to Frankenstein and the Wolf-Man — the most unique and affecting one is easily the Gill-man, better known as the eponymous, amphibious Creature from the Black Lagoon. In 1954, this brilliant, nuanced film did what the original King Kong did in 1933, elevate the genre of monster movies to a level of true art. The first Creature film is way better than it has any right to be, or to put it another way is uniquely excellent in contrast to less-than-great films of the same era like 1948’s Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. If you zoom in on only 1950s American monster movies, the first Creature flick is the only one that comes even remotely close to the artistry and thoughtfulness of the original 1954 Japanese Godzilla. And now this brilliant franchise is coming back.

James Wan is Giving Creature From the Black Lagoon a Much-Needed Reboot

Science fiction and horror are two of the most popular genres in cinema, and the pair often go hand in hand. There is always something frightening about the extraterrestrial or unknown, and most monsters are the result of scientific curiosity. Plenty of movies have successfully combined the two genres, some of the most famous being Alien, Event Horizon and Cloverfield.

The 10 Most Disturbing Sci-Fi Horror Movies, Ranked

Making characters from different fictional universes fight each other is an idea as old as the concept of intellectual property. Frankenstein’s monster battled the Wolf-Man in 1943, King Kong vs. Godzilla hit theaters in 1962, and in the world of comic books it's been happening since DC and Marvel came into existence. But the idea of iconic 1980s monsters fighting each other is on another level of superfluity.

Decades Later, the Worst Alien Movie Is Somehow Brilliant

Batman is never short on villains to fight — his extensive Rogues Gallery probably has more individuals than Arkham Asylum could ever house at a single time. And we’ve never been short on seeing them in action, in whatever form of storytelling media that might be. But when...

Live-Action Batman Horror Movie: First Official Trailer Arrives

You’re reading this because something catastrophic terminated the more than 150-million-year reign of the dinosaurs. What opened the doors for mammals to dominate Earth was likely an extraterrestrial object; probably an asteroid. Where that asteroid came from has not been entirely clear. But new research might have gotten a giant step closer to solving this mystery. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, the rogue space rock probably came from far beyond Jupiter, and was likely laced with traces from the stars that existed before the Sun.

Scientists Finally Know Where the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Came From — At Least They Think

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

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Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice' is finally getting a sequel and, surprisingly, that sequel was directed by Burton himself. Interestingly, Burton once rejected the idea of making a 'Beetlejuice' sequel.

Tim Burton Once Said He’d Never Make a ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel

In the late 1970s, Sigourney Weaver became an early action icon, blasting the male-dominated space doors off their hinges in the sci-fi genre as Ellen Ripley in Alien. The impact of her outer space heroine continues to reverberate, influencing scores of actresses who came after her, like Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Lawrence, and Charlize Theron. Between her Tony Award-Winning stage work and Emmy nods for TV miniseries, Weaver has been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy, and three Academy Award nominations. Not bad for an actress who didn't know where her six-foot frame fit in.

The 10 Most Rewatchable Sigourney Weaver Movies, Ranked

6. Django Unchained (2012) The ugly specters of American slavery rear their ugly head in Quentin Tarantino’s Civil War-era revisionist rabble rouser, starring Jamie Foxx as the titular ex-slave gunslinger hellbent on exacting revenge on those who wronged, exploited, and abused him and rescue his wife from servitude with the help of a sharp-tongued bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz).

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It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

The Perseid meteors are a tough act to follow, but Mars and Jupiter are taking the stage for a closing act this week. The two planets will appear side-by-side in the eastern sky in the hours just before dawn on Wednesday morning, in a planetary conjunction that only happens every few years.

Don’t Miss This Rare Chance to See Mars And Jupiter Side-By-Side Early Tomorrow Morning

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	The upcoming 'Alien: Romulus' is not a sequel or a prequel, but sits smack-dab in the middle of the ever-growing Alien origin story.

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Boss Team Games is developing two new video games based on John Carpenter's iconic 1978 slasher.

Two Major 'Halloween' Projects in the Works, and John Carpenter Is Involved

Sauron’s got a brand new face, but the dark lord of Middle-earth is about to bust out his oldest trick. In what is shaping up to be an action-packed second season, Sauron’s latest secret identity as Annatar is on full display in a shocking new trailer for Rings of Power Season 2.

Finally, Sauron’s Greatest Trick Is Getting Explained

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

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She was born Margaret Ann Lipton on August 30, 1946, in Manhattan, New York, and she died at only 72 years old on May 11, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Her stage name was Peggy Lipton, and she was best known for roles on The Mod Squadand Twin Peaks.

A Look Back at the Life and Tragic Death of Peggy Lipton, star of TV's 'Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks'

Buckle up, sci-fi enthusiasts! We're about to engage the hyperdrive and blast into the cosmos with our picks for the 10 best sci-fi movies with great acting. From interstellar odysseys to far-off worlds, and solemn ponderings of humanity’s relationship with the technology it has created, these films have not only dazzled us with cutting-edge special effects but also gifted cinephiles around the globe with performances that are truly stellar.

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies With Great Acting, Ranked

When it comes to page-to-screen adaptations, you can’t do much better than Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. The director’s approach to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien is considered thematically and narratively perfect — and for good reason — but Jackson did have to take some creative liberties with Tolkien’s three novels. The Lord of the Rings is an epic adventure, and not every element of the story could fit into three feature-length films. Every omission and change served the trilogy well, but there was one in particular that, even 20-plus years later, felt like a missed opportunity.

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Does the Ultimate Sci-Fi Cult Classic Hold Up?

Science fiction comedies are hard to pull off. For every Back to the Future or Ghostbusters, there’s a Howard the Duck or Evolution. The ‘80s, in...

Does the Ultimate Sci-Fi Cult Classic Hold Up?

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