These ten films are the ones I return to when I want that experience done right. Each one maintains tension through structure ...

A Space Odyssey, the HAL 9000 computer did not go rogue and kill the entire crew except one because it was evil in any sense.

In the end, love, sacrifice, and science connect father and daughter across space and time, making the movie a powerful story ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Visual effects legend Con Pederson has died. He was 91. John Nelson, a visual effects artist with ...

A throwaway line from this hard sci-fi film continues to terrify and endure because of the underlying horror behind it.

The 10-minute docking sequence in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey remains the greatest sci-fi scene ever, even decades after its release.

Hollywood is in mourning as legendary CGI and visual effects artist Con Pederson has passed away. Pederson, who was 91, is perhaps best known for his work on “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Some of his other ...

The first 2026 entry in our ongoing series of writers calling attention to their comfort films is David Fincher’s thriller ...

He and Douglas Trumbull went from creating a short film for the 1964 World’s Fair to working many exacting months on the Stanley Kubrick classic: The film "absolutely would not have happened without ...