Graphic Diversity

This year's Staple! expo spotlights women in comics, and local creator E.K. Weaver explains why

"...comics anthology, an erotic fantasy anthology, and a loosely sci-fi-ish anthology...."

March 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

The Maze Runner

Of all the dystopian teen fables, this one based on James Dashner’s popular novel is one of the best.

"...interest. Think Lord of the Flies crossed with underrated sci-fi puzzler Cube...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Other Worlds Austin Has a Time Lapse

All sci-fi film fest announces centerpiece title

"...Brussels, Seattle, Montreal's Fantasia, PiFan in South Korea, and Sci-Fi London, this will be the Texas premiere for Time..."

Sept. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...5, another insane antipodean creation, this time a spoof sci-fi sitcom from a parallel Cold War Russia; And some..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Jodorowsky's Dune'

Documentary about a film that never was heads this week's releases

"...Herbert lucky when Alejandro Jodorowsky failed to adapt his sci-fi epic Dune, or was cinema cheated of a classic?..."

July 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Snowpiercer

This English-language debut from acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho is a riveting sci-fi action film entirely set on a speeding train.

"...to an overt inspiration, Terry Gilliam, who conjured memorable sci-fi grotesqueries in Brazil and 12 Monkeys; the same courtesy..."

June 27, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

"...The mystery at hand shouldn’t surprise any seasoned sci-fi geek, but Eubank (who also co-wrote the screenplay) substitutes..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Austin to Visit Other Worlds

New science fiction film festival plans a better tomorrow

"...like Fantastic Fest and Housecore Horror, plus a strong sci-fi roster at AFF and SXSW, it may seem like..."

June 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Under the Skin

Scarlett Johansson is the blank alien who prowls for earthmen in this spare and disorienting genre smash-up.

"...Jonathan Glazer’s near-wordless film isn’t specifically or essentially a sci-fi picture. Although the film’s title and a minimal amount..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Smoke and Mirrors

The 'Oculus' team on taking a ghost story to the big screen

"...Paranormal Activity franchise) casts the star of long-running British sci-fi show Doctor Who as orphaned Kaylie. Along with her..."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nacho Average Thriller

Elijah Wood and Nacho Vigalondo update 'Rear Window' for the Digital Age

"...filmed in Austin, uses the annual Fantastic Fest horror, sci-fi, and genre film festival as its backdrop: Vigalondo went..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kickstart Your Weekend With 'The Father'

Stephen Belyeu's latest project needs help with a test shoot

"...For years, he avoided making a sci-fi film – despite that long being his favorite genre..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Bad Milo!

In this gross but smart comedy from Jacob Vaughan, a man's stress grows into a monster that explodes from his rectum.

"...of Dr. Morbius’ "monsters from the id" from Fifties sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (which itself drew heavily from Shakespeare's..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Coherence' Makes a Multiverse Out of Nothing

Micro-microbudget mindbender makes every restriction a virtue

"...his debut feature, Coherence. It's an almost Dogma 95-purity sci-fi tale, set around one night at one house, and..."

Sept. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Guerrilla 'Escape'

'Escape From Tomorrow' crew talks Disney-dodging at Fantastic Fest

"...Fantastic Fest screened writer/director Randy Moore’s brave and bizarro sci-fi/fantasy/horror hybrid set inside Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center...."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVD Watch: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'

The TV show that spoofed cinema, then became a movie, comes home

"...in his quest to make a significant, big-budget cerebral sci-fi flick) and both are shorter than they should be...."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Freaked'

Alex Winter talks cult classics and the Butthole Surfers

"...Level Up and two feature spin-offs to the animated sci-fi action series Ben 10...."

Aug. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Play It Again, Sam

ATX TV Fest founders are back for round two

"...for the sophomore season. Lawrence returns, as does veteran sci-fi and fantasy producer Jane Espenson (see "Untangling the Web")..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Swimming 'Upstream'

Shane Carruth on pigs, money, and being a control freak

"...at Sundance in 2004 for his debut feature, the sci-fi/time-travel/ultra-low-budget Primer, which he wrote, directed, edited, scored, and starred..."

April 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Patrick Courtney

America, With Tentacles

Speculative fiction writer Robert Jackson Bennett travels back to the future

"...comfortably in none, Bennett's books combine elements of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy against backdrops often inspired by America's haunted..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation

A dog in Eden, Maggie Simpson in an Ayn Rand daycare center, and creative guacamole making are some of the ideas conjured in this collection.

"...floor is her ceiling, and vice versa. (Curiously, the romantic/sci-fi drama Upside Down, set for a March release date,..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Old Friends/Bookends

Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. And books.

"..."It's by Philip K. Dick and back on the sci-fi wall."..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Branded

In a dystopian society, corporations can see inside people's minds and keep them deluded, but one man fights back.

"...shared reality and Branded is a fictional, futuristic, dystopic sci-fi picture filmed in Russia and Bulgaria. While topically interesting..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Capitalism, Weaponized: Sun Tzu Gets Cyberpunk'd

The new graphic novel from Harper Collins makes us all antsy.

"...Kelly Roman and Michael DeWeese, and it's a violent sci-fi mindfucker of a tale, like something that Pohl &..."

Aug. 27, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Men in Black 3

Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.

"...Less extraordinary and considerably more banal, given the sci-fi/comedy subject matter, is Men in Black 3's story, which..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South-of-the-Border Speculation

Three Messages and a Warning presents a broad swath of Mexican SF

"...comes to his estimation of the current state of sci-fi writing, regardless of length. "What we have in this..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Books Feature by Roberto Ontiveros

The Darkest Hour

Five young people lead the advance against an alien attack in Moscow.

"...least that film, a bona fide classic of American sci-fi cinema, boasted achingly vibrant Technicolor and a plummy narration..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

A dystopian future meets a pop-culture obsessed past in Ready Player One

"...Wars and Dungeons & Dragons to comic books and sci-fi novels. Paying his dues in the A/V and computer..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature by James Renovitch

The Genre Regenerator

South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon wants to try it all

"...Kim: I've been thinking of doing a sci-fi thriller or a sci-fi noir, if that's possible...."

March 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

sxswf: Secret Screening Out of This World

Another Earth sneaks into the festival

"...of her Sundance hit, Sound of My Voice (another sci-fi indie). Blackberries and iPhones were deployed in the service..."

March 15, 2011 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

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