Is Ronald Moore's "Virtuality" an incomplete TV movie, a marketing ploy or a great series you'll never see?
By Heather Havrilesky Jun 25, 2009
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The bad science and special effects of "Impact" are hurtling toward your TV this summer. Be afraid, be very afraid!
By Heather Havrilesky
June 18, 2009
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Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones talk about their new space movie and the pleasures of 1970s science fiction films.
By Caitlin Shamberg
June 11, 2009
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The science fiction writer suggests an author who never disappoints.
June 5, 2009
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One of the series' deepest mysteries is revealed and intriguing new loopholes open up in the thrilling season finale.
By Laura Miller
May 14, 2009
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Cheap, sexist and nerdy? Check, check and check. But the original Kirk and Spock offered an erotic, Apollonian beacon of hope amid the darkness of '70s culture.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 13, 2009
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Our president bears a striking resemblance to the rational "Star Trek" Vulcan whose mixed race made him cultural translator to the universe.
By Jeff Greenwald
May 7, 2009
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Infected zombies! Deserted streets! Social breakdown! What can Hollywood films tell us about our swine flu panic?
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 1, 2009
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His dark, perverse fiction is unforgettable. But the author of "Crash" and "Empire of the Sun" was also a visionary who mapped the collision of culture and technology, media and desire.
By Simon Reynolds
April 23, 2009
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"Battlestar Galactica" spinoff "Caprica" has family drama, holographs and a man named Adama. But is there enough action in this pilot to satisfy the show's fans?
By Thomas Rogers
April 21, 2009
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The visionary writer has passed away at age 78. This entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors" takes us on a tour of his best and bravest work.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 19, 2009
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Shined to a high gloss for Fox, Joss Whedon's long-awaited new drama still boasts enough flair and smarts to overcome its damning time slot.
By Heather Havrilesky
February 12, 2009
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The creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" talks about his new series "Dollhouse," the perils of sex trafficking and life as a cult icon.
By Joy Press
February 11, 2009
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What on Earth? SciFi's "Battlestar Galactica" speeds into its home stretch with one melodramatic revelation after another.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 18, 2009
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A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever.
By Thomas Rogers
January 16, 2009
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This supremely lame update of the sci-fi classic, starring Keanu Reeves, is assembled out of bits of every movie where an unknown whatzit threatens our way of life.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 12, 2008
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On the 30th anniversary of "The Stand," the novelist confesses what haunts him about religion and today's politics.
By John Marks
October 23, 2008
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Neal Stephenson's "Anathem" pulls off what most writers would never dare attempt -- it is simultaneously a philosophical argument and a ripping good yarn.
By Andrew Leonard
September 11, 2008
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"Anathem" does not disappoint. Unless you have a problem with philosophy
September 10, 2008
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This suspenseful, intimate movie reminds us why we've always believed in Mulder and Scully.
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 25, 2008
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Fox Mulder was brilliant and sexy in "The X-Files" -- but it's Dana Scully who has my heart.
By Rebecca Traister
July 24, 2008
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In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair.
By Elizabeth Hand
July 11, 2008
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A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever.
By Thomas Rogers
April 2, 2008
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Back in the day, 50 cents would get your mind blown. Thanks for the psycho-computers and ominous aliens, Arthur.
By Andrew Leonard
March 18, 2008
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Science-fiction legend Harlan Ellison on the new movie starring himself as a "funny, weird old guy" -- and how the WGA wound up as Hollywood's "bitches."
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 13, 2008