Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017)
Upping the action, as well as the CG components, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 should go down easily for fans of the first film, even if it’s not quite on the same footing in terms of...
2010s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published May 6, 2017 · Last modified July 4, 2018
Upping the action, as well as the CG components, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 should go down easily for fans of the first film, even if it’s not quite on the same footing in terms of...
2010s / Drama / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published November 24, 2016 · Last modified July 4, 2018
On its surface, Arrival is relating a story we’ve seen many times before: alien spacecraft have approached Earth, and we have no idea what they want, which leads to a anxiousness and tension for those below...
1980s / Comedy / Musical / Romance / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 7, 2008 · Last modified February 13, 2019
Three lusty (and furry) aliens make the discovery of hot babes on Earth to procreate with and decide to land their spaceship, ending up in the backyard pool of So-Cal “valley girl” Valerie Gail...
1970s / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published October 3, 2005 · Last modified August 11, 2020
For years prior to making Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg was fascinated by UFOs. As a teenager in Scottsdale, AZ, he made a 135-minute 8mm feature called Firelight. The $400 film paid...
1980s / Comedy / Drama / Family / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 16, 2005 · Last modified May 23, 2019
Steven Spielberg (producer of Innerspace, Back to the Future) served as the executive producer for *batteries not included, which is definitely inspired with the (at that time) Spielberg vision of friendly aliens beings, state-of-the-art special effects,...
2000s / Animation / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 23, 2005 · Last modified May 20, 2019
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a film before its time, costing an estimated $125-150 million to produce, but only earning about a third of its revenue back theatrically. That’s not to say it...
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