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There is no form better suited to immersing audiences in the role of the vulnerable, irrational protagonist besieged by dangers than the survival horror video game subgenre.
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Now, Aaron Guzikowski is the creator and showrunner of HBO Max’s gripping new drama series “Raised by Wolves.”
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The scope of “Raised by Wolves” grows as the first season concludes, leaving some character arcs incomplete but setting up the show’s promising future.
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Inspired by true events, the film follows the kidnapping of Getty’s grandson John Paul Getty III and the subsequent negotiations for his release.
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“I’m only human,” he complained with a good-natured whine. “There’s only so long I can go without talking about orbital dynamics!”
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“Blade Runner 2049” gradually crescendos from dark, quiet dystopian drama to an epic sci-fi phenomenon, and it provides a captivating experience for audiences along the way.
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Neutrinos are subatomic particles produced in many nuclear reactions — and supernovae — and, as a fun fact, they are so noninteractive they can tunnel straight through a solid lightyear of lead as if it were empty space. A lightyear is really big. So the fact that the starship in
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It’s a perfectly serviceable and enjoyable suspense flick. The problem is that we can’t watch it in a vacuum, and the specter of “Alien” haunts the film.
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Sci-fi, in any medium, is hard. Those who take it on are charged with the almost impossible task of capturing the raw, human experience of exploration and expansion as well as shock and awe at the enormity and diversity of our universe, all while managing to not tick off the
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What is it about tentacles that is so horrifying? There are a hell of a lot of them in “Prometheus,” director Ridley Scott’s sorta prequel to the “Alien” series. In fact, much of “Prometheus” is writhing tentacles and people looking incredulous at computer monitors. People say things like “It’s us!”
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