Science Fiction

Eraserhead

This is a black and white movie that isn't black or white.

Reviewed Nov 15, 2016

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

The Fly II

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Reviewed Nov 11, 2016

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

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The Fly

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Reviewed Nov 4, 2016

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

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Chopping Mall

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Reviewed Oct 14, 2016

High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers! Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Curse of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 23, 2016

The son of the inventor of a matter-transporter, which turned him into a monster when he tried to transport himself along with a tiny housefly, continues to pursue his father's experiment, while his own two sons attempt to extricate him, themselves and the family name from further disaster and scandal. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Return of the Fly

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Reviewed Sep 16, 2016

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

The Fly

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Reviewed Sep 9, 2016

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

Star Trek Beyond

James T Kirk, was a hero to most. Mr. Spock, was a hero t...

Reviewed Jul 28, 2016

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

The Last Starfighter

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Reviewed Jul 26, 2016

Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Short Circuit 2

It's Droid and the City!

Reviewed Jul 7, 2016

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction

Independence Day: Resurgence

Roland Emmerich strives to make sure Godzilla isn't the ...

Reviewed Jul 1, 2016

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Short Circuit

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Reviewed Jun 30, 2016

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

Independence Day

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Reviewed Jun 24, 2016

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Night of the Creeps

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Reviewed Jun 17, 2016

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Come on...how is this not "Out of their Shells"?

Reviewed Jun 7, 2016

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

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X-Men: Apocalypse

APOCALYPSE -- the mutant who Walks Like an Egyptian!

Reviewed May 31, 2016

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction

SpaceCamp

In Space, no one can hear you camp!

Reviewed May 27, 2016

Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home. Genres: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Invaders from Mars

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Reviewed May 20, 2016

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Critters

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Reviewed May 13, 2016

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Captain America: Civil War

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Reviewed May 10, 2016

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Men in Black 3

Will Smith has to get back...to the future!

Reviewed May 6, 2016

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

The Running Man

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Reviewed May 3, 2016

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Men in Black II

Rip Torn pulls a Keanu and does kung fu! What more do you...

Reviewed Apr 29, 2016

Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

Men in Black

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Reviewed Apr 22, 2016

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction