Freeze Frame: The Lovely Regrets of the Spotless Mind

This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame [...]

Freeze Frame: Sunshine’s Solar Tidal Wave (With Music Fit For Kick-Ass)

We’ll be writing a whole lot about Kick-Ass this week, in the lead up to Friday night’s opening (check out our spoiler-free first look here), but one thing that I’ve already started hearing from just about everyone who’s seen the movie early is this: The music seals the deal.

Freeze Frame: Star Wars, The First 34 Seconds

This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame [...]

Freeze Frame: Minority Report’s Ingenious, Motionless Foot Chase

This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame [...]

Freeze Frame: Hubble 3D’s Million Points of Light

This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame [...]

Freeze Frame: Tim Burton’s Many Mad Hatters

Every Monday with “Freeze Frame,” we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame features here.)

Freeze Frame: More Impressive Than Your Average Fantastic Fox

Every Monday with “Freeze Frame,” we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame features here.)

Freeze Frame: The David Fincher Close-Up That Rewrote the Alien Franchise

Every Monday with “Freeze Frame,” we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame features here.)

Freeze Frame: The Borg. The Nebula. Humanity at the Brink

Anyone who lives on the East Coast knows that we got hammered last week – twice actually – with record snowfalls. New York City basically shut down last Wednesday, and on my way home from the Techland offices late Tuesday night, you could sense a city shutting down in advance of the upcoming chaos. Schools [...]

Freeze Frame: Caprica’s Sliding Scale of Humanity

Over the weekend, I posted my initial thoughts about Caprica’s most recent episode, which ventured into far more complex and compelling territory. But there was one specific shot in this week’s episode that lingered in my mind throughout the weekend. I even brought it up with someone during the Super Bowl game. (Check out our [...]

Freeze Frame: Avatar’s Deep Horizons

This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame [...]