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‘Annihilation’ Dares You to Question What You’re Seeing
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 10/18/24 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 10/18/24

‘Annihilation’ Dares You to Question What You’re Seeing

Alex Garland’s 2018 sci-fi horror film Annihilation shows that not all art is an equation to be solved.

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Interview: ‘Things Will Be Different’ Writer/Director Michael Felker on Sci-Fi and Midwest Vibes
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 10/2/24 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 10/2/24

Interview: ‘Things Will Be Different’ Writer/Director Michael Felker on Sci-Fi and Midwest Vibes

12+1 questions with the Things Will Be Different director about his filmmaking influences, needle drops, directing actors, and more!

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‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Is Why I Love (and Make) Movies
The Scoop Bill Cornelius 8/6/24 The Scoop Bill Cornelius 8/6/24

‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Is Why I Love (and Make) Movies

Everyone has that one movie from their childhood that first introduced them to the magic of cinema. For me, that was Steven Spielberg’s captivating 1977 sci-fi classic.

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‘Tammy and the T-Rex’ is a Gloriously Flawed ‘90s Cult Classic
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 4/9/24 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 4/9/24

‘Tammy and the T-Rex’ is a Gloriously Flawed ‘90s Cult Classic

A sci-fi comedy featuring a large, mechanical T-Rex with a human brain? That’s cinema at its finest if you ask me.

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‘Life’ Is Not Your Typical ‘Alien’ Ripoff
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 10/18/23 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 10/18/23

‘Life’ Is Not Your Typical ‘Alien’ Ripoff

Daniel Espinosa’s 2017 sci-fi horror film Life certainly borrows components from Alien and Gravity, but its whole is far greater than the sum of its parts.

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Authors of ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios’ on Kevin Feige, MCU Horror, and Defending Thanos
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 10/9/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 10/9/23

Authors of ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios’ on Kevin Feige, MCU Horror, and Defending Thanos

12+1 questions on their favorite behind-the-scenes “what ifs”, MCU horror they’d love to see, casting the Ringer crew as X-Men, and much more!

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The Best Modern Western is ‘Star Wars’
The Scoop Jeffrey Pohorski 8/15/23 The Scoop Jeffrey Pohorski 8/15/23

The Best Modern Western is ‘Star Wars’

As a fan of westerns, I enjoy watching how they have influenced and combined with other genres. But there’s one modern sci-fi western that remains 12 parsecs ahead of the rest.

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Interview: ‘Still’ Editor Michael Harte on Michael J. Fox, ‘Back to the Future’, and Needle Drops
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 7/27/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 7/27/23

Interview: ‘Still’ Editor Michael Harte on Michael J. Fox, ‘Back to the Future’, and Needle Drops

12+1 questions about Michael J. Fox’s filmography and comedic timing, current trends in film editing, needle drops he’d love to use, and more.

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Interview: ‘The Vast of Night’ co-stars Jake Horowitz & Sierra McCormick
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 7/10/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 7/10/23

Interview: ‘The Vast of Night’ co-stars Jake Horowitz & Sierra McCormick

12+1 questions with Jake and Sierra in a joint interview about their experience working on The Vast of Night, doing long takes, acting advice, and more.

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Interview: Writer/Director Mel Eslyn on ‘Biosphere’, Magic, and Summer Movies
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 7/5/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 7/5/23

Interview: Writer/Director Mel Eslyn on ‘Biosphere’, Magic, and Summer Movies

12+1 questions about Biosphere, summer movies, Wisconsin being underrated, Barbie vs. Oppenheimer, and more.

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Camp, Punk, and Goth-Rock Galore in ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’
Junk Food Cinema Natalie Bauer 5/15/23 Junk Food Cinema Natalie Bauer 5/15/23

Camp, Punk, and Goth-Rock Galore in ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’

Despite a wild storyline and all-star lineup, Repo! has not one trace of sarcasm, self-consciousness, or so much as the smallest amount of external context.

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Interview: Designer Jason Raish on his ‘WALL-E’ Criterion cover and the art of fashion illustration
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 1/30/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 1/30/23

Interview: Designer Jason Raish on his ‘WALL-E’ Criterion cover and the art of fashion illustration

12+1 questions about working with Criterion and Andrew Stanton on the new cover design, his go-to sources of inspiration, his artistic style as a film genre, and more!

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Arguing About ‘The Matrix’ with My Middle-School Self
The Scoop Nate Erickson 1/26/23 The Scoop Nate Erickson 1/26/23

Arguing About ‘The Matrix’ with My Middle-School Self

Rewatching the film as a non-religious adult, I’m glad I have grown out of my extremely narrow sense of certainty. But it also makes me wonder: how much have I actually changed?

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‘Galaxy Quest’ in the Stars: An Astrological Deep Dive
Assorted Flavors Maisie Twesme 1/25/23 Assorted Flavors Maisie Twesme 1/25/23

‘Galaxy Quest’ in the Stars: An Astrological Deep Dive

Sure, Galaxy Quest is a modern classic of sci-fi comedy with an incredible cast and nerd cred. But did you know its characters match up perfectly with the 12 signs of the Zodiac?

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Matt Weinhold on ‘Zardoz’
Sweet Talkin' Cinema Sugar 1/24/23 Sweet Talkin' Cinema Sugar 1/24/23

Matt Weinhold on ‘Zardoz’

Writer, actor, and comedian Matt Weinhold sweet-talks the 1974 cult classic film Zardoz.

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Blanck Mass (Benjamin John Power) on the Dissonance & Wonder of the ‘Alien’ Score
Sound Bites Cinema Sugar 1/18/23 Sound Bites Cinema Sugar 1/18/23

Blanck Mass (Benjamin John Power) on the Dissonance & Wonder of the ‘Alien’ Score

The award-winning British electronic composer shares his favorite sci-fi film score.

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The Pros & Cons of 9 Sci-Fi Dystopias
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 1/17/23 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 1/17/23

The Pros & Cons of 9 Sci-Fi Dystopias

If you had to live in one of these less-than-ideal sci-fi settings, which would it be?

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Non-Zero-Sum Game: How ‘Arrival’ Reframes Alien First Contact
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 1/17/23 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 1/17/23

Non-Zero-Sum Game: How ‘Arrival’ Reframes Alien First Contact

Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival makes such a strong impact because it reveals itself as a hopeful piece of science fiction.

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Chad Comello on His ‘Back to the Future’ Bonanza
Collector's Additions Chad Comello 1/11/23 Collector's Additions Chad Comello 1/11/23

Chad Comello on His ‘Back to the Future’ Bonanza

Cinema Sugar’s managing editor shares his bounty of Back to the Future memorabilia, along with a real-life Doc Brown encounter and a special treasure handmade by his middle-school self.

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Bad Miracles: 9 Symmetries in ‘Signs’ and ‘Nope’
The Scoop Natalie Pohorski 1/9/23 The Scoop Natalie Pohorski 1/9/23

Bad Miracles: 9 Symmetries in ‘Signs’ and ‘Nope’

I’m sure I’m not the only one who left the showing of Jordan Peele's Nope reminiscing about M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, another sci-fi film I absolutely love.

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