Well, folks, we've reached the (unofficial) end of summer. I hope you'll get to enjoy some summertime activities this holiday weekend, but if you're looking for indoor entertainment, we've got a list for you of the 50 best science-fiction movies. Longtime culture critic Chris Nashawaty—a true expert on the subject—compiled the list. I'm confident there's something in here for you, and if you disagree with his ranking, let us know in the comments. Enjoy your weekend!
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From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Star Wars, it's a medium where anything goes and nothing is off limits.
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Science Fiction and cinema have gone hand in hand since the birth of moving pictures. Georges Melies's A Trip to the Moon was made all the way back in 1902. And since then, sci-fi movies have continued to hold a mirror to our most utopian dreams and most dystopian nightmares. With big, knotty "what if" scenarios that mix speculative, brave-new-world storytelling and envelope-pushing visual imagery, no movie genre packs the same allegorical power as sci-fi. From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Star Wars, it's a medium where anything goes and nothing is off limits. Now, with the release of Dune: Part Two, the canon of classic sci-fi films has a new member. |
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I've been wearing glasses since college. I've had vintage pairs here and there, but a few years ago I heard about Maison Bonnet in Paris, which makes bespoke eyeglasses. They've done glasses for Saint Laurent, Le Corbusier, I. M. Pei—you know, famous glasses wearers. The idea of having a pair of glasses that was uniquely mine became really appealing. It's a significant investment, but I wear them every day, so it felt worth it. Glasses define your visual presentation. It's often what people see first, you know? |
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Tom Hopper remembers the moment he felt his role in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf was written in the stars. While reading True Believer, published in 2019 as the second book in the Terminal List series by author Jack Carr (whose former life as a U.S. Navy SEAL profoundly informs his espionage thrillers), a certain moment gave Hopper pause. Two characters, Freddie and Reece, had an interaction that hit home for the 40-year-old British actor. "My son, Freddie, is autistic nonverbal," Hopper tells me at a midtown hotel in Manhattan. "Jack told me that his son, Reece, has special needs. So both of them are limited in their communication. What I found amazing is that Freddie and Reece are talking to each other. Our sons can't have conversations in that manner, but through the book, our 'sons' are having these conversations. I believe in signs. I felt like this was meant to be." With Hopper's time on the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as the musclebound superhero Luther (which required Hopper to wear a bodysuit now finished, the actor trades superpowers for black ops tactics as one of the main stars in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, now streaming on Prime Video. |
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