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Eiza González delivers and then some with a terrific performance as Riya, a woman on another planet who seems to have lost her memory of recent events. Other crew members who were colleagues of hers ...

Science fiction is an expansive genre that encompasses many different kinds of stories, all in one way or another centered on technology.There are science fiction films about alien technology, ...

These sci-fi masterpieces reshaped cinema.

Tron: Ares (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Joachim Rønning, written by Jesse Wigutow, David DiGilio and Steven Lisberger and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Jeff Bridges, Evan Peters, Jodie ...

We asked our readers to name their favourite films in the sci-fi genre – and these were the titles that came up most often.