Leaving The Discovery Undiscovered

Rooney Mara resting her head on Jason Segel's shoulder at the beach, looking sad.

Hollywood has an unnatural fondness for secular religiosity, desperately wanting the comfort of an afterlife without any of the specificity of an actual religious teaching. This is how we get inoffensively spiritual but otherwise kind of fine films like Ghost and What Dreams May Come. I can now confidently add The Discovery to my carefully curated collection of annoyingly agnostic fables. …read more

99 Reasons to Hate Section 31

Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou Omari Hardwick as Alok Sahar Sven Ruygrok as Fuzz Kacey Rohl as Rachel Garrett Sam Richardson as Quasi Robert Kazinsky as Zeph

Wah Chang

Wah Chang with lamp sculpture Captain Kirk holding a phaser, as designed by Wah Chang. Lt. Commander Spock holding a tricorder, as designed by Wah Chang. A Talosian from Star Trek's original pilot The original Gorn, as designed by Wah Chang. The alien puppet Balock, as designed by Wah Chang's studio.

Cosmic Sin: Truth in Advertising

Bruce Willis Perry Reeves Frank Grillo C. J. Perry

Star Trek: Lower Decks, the Cure for Kelvin

One Starfleet ensign roughly hanging her arm around a second. Two Starfleet ensigns reading a PADD. A Starfleet vessel. A group of Starfleet officers in mid-combat.

Star Trek: Picard’s Problematic Foundations

Patric Stewart as Jean Luc Picard, sullen action hero. Brent Spiner as dream sequence Data. Isa Briones as the clone that dies, or maybe the clone that lives. Harry Treadaway as a double plus secret Romulan operative.

Post-Blade Runner Science Fiction Standouts

Angry Kaneda from Akira. An alien? from District 9. Carl Urban as Judge Dredd from Dredd. Rufus Sewell as John Murdoch in Dark City.

Colossal Tackles Issues Large and Small

Anne Hathaway as a very stressed out Gloria. Jason Sudeikis as a slightly manic Oscar. The Monster.

Stephanie Shimerdla

Newt from Aliens looks out in fear Bioshock's Elizabeth looks worried. A woman with a corset and a robotic arm stands close to a well dressed man. woman with long dark hair and pointed ears ponders. A young woman summons a creature made of lava.

Mr Robot’s Fantastic World of Science Fact

Rami Malek as Elliot. Portia Doubleday as Angela. Christian Slater as Mr. Robot. Portia Doubleday as Angela and Carly Chaikin as Darlene. Martin Wallström as Tyrell.

Arne aka Ratscape

A lovely blue woman's face with white white markings, aka Zhaan. Batman holds Catwoman's arm as Catwoman holds a string of pearls. Circa 1967 Rosario Dawson as a Vulcan wearing a blue Starfleet uniform. Jemma Simmons smiles, carrying six blue test tubes with a shield logo visible within the tubes. Spider woman standing tall, with hands on hips.