Best Sci-Fi Movies About AI, From The Matrix to Ex Machina

While we patiently await the imminent AI takeover, we’ve compiled a list of movies tackling artificial intelligence in diverse, funny, frightening, and intelligent ways. AI enthusiasts won’t be disappointed – fromSpielbergian hero’s journeys riffing onPinocchio, to deadly girlfriends with integrated robot parts, to reality-layered simulations, to grasshopper-shaped wise-cracking prototypes, and manipulatively pretty androids, these are the best sci-fi movies about artificial intelligence. RELATED:Tessa Thompson & Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Lead Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Ash’ Deadly Friend (1986) Wes Craven’sDeadly Friend(based onFriendbyDiana Henstell)was something of a departure from supernatural fare into sci-fi/killer robot territory....

August 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1244 words · Scott Sanders

Blade Runner 2049 Short Film Reveals What Happened in 2036

As we approach the release of the highly anticipated sequelBlade Runner 2049, Warner Bros. is offering fans a tantalizing tease for the movie that’s sure to entice even greater interest. We at Collider are happy to exclusively premiere an “in-world” piece that explains what happened in the world ofBlade Runnerbetween the first movie, set in 2019, and this sequel, set in 2049. This in-world short film takes place in the year 2036 and revolves aroundJared Leto’s character, Niander Wallace....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Kayla Allen

Bride of Frankenstein Figure Added to NECA’s Universal Monsters Line

It’s an amazing time to be a horror fan. In the last number of years there have been countless films that will be considered genre classics in due time. However, one of the great byproducts of a healthy genre is that more and more new fans will go back to revisit the true classics from that genre. In horror’s case, that would be theUniversal Monstersand one of the franchise’s very best film’s was the sequel to 1931’sFrankenstein, 1935’sThe Bride of Frankenstein....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Cindy Snow

Celebrities Who Served

Whether they were drafted during wartime, signed up as proud patriots, or simply enlisted as a way to get their lives in order (or in order to avoid jail time!), these celebrities stepped up and earned their stars and stripes! Elvis Presley By the timeElvis Presleyreceived his draft notice in 1957, he’d had already topped the charts with “Heartbreak Hotel” and scandalized the pearl clutches with his swinging hips on theMilton Berle show....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1023 words · Carlos Williams

Connie Nielsen on Sea Fever and Wonder Woman's Feminist Legacy

From writer/directorNeasa Hardiman, the indie horror filmSea Fevershows what can happen when a mysterious lifeform ensnares a fishing trawler out in the deep Atlantic with its crew on board. When marine biology student Siobhán (Hermione Corfield) has to endure a week on a boat whose close-knit crew starts to succumb to a strange infection that is taking them out, one by one, she attempts to understand its source and how to stop it....

August 6, 2025 · 8 min · 1664 words · Patricia Marshall

David Bowie Musical Was Planned by Danny Boyle, But Nixed

The story of how theAaron Sorkin-scriptedSteve Jobsmade it to the big screen could be a movie unto itself. First there was the issue of finding a director.David Fincherseemed set to reteam with Sorkin following their successful collaboration onThe Social Network, but had afalling outwith Sony, the company responsible for the film’s production, after they balked at Fincher’s fee and marketing demands. Sony then found their director inDanny Boyle(Slumdog Millionaire), who brought the film over the finish line, but not before having trouble securing an actor to play Steve Jobs....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Joshua Ayers

David Corenswet Takes Flight With Man’s Best Friend Krypto in New ‘Superman’ Funko Pops

We’re just over three months away from the release ofJames Gunn’sSuperman, and what might be the biggest superhero tentpole of the year just got an exciting new look. Funko has officially announced its first new lines of collectibles from the movie, including new Pops forDavid Corenswet’s Superman,Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane,Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor, and even Krypto.Krypto the Superdog made his debut in the first trailer forSupermanthat was released near the end of last year, and he is set to be a major figure in the film and potentially in the DCU going forward....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · John Brock

Dragon Age 4: New Trailer Teases Varric, Solas, and More

The world of Dragon Age needs a new hero – someone who can take on the evil forces threatening Thedas. Get a first look at some of the new locations you’ll discover and the factions fighting by your side in the next chapter of Dragon Age. During The Game Awards 2020, thepromised teaserof the newDragon Agegame did indeed arrive! However, we don’t know much more about the promised title than we did before its launch....

August 6, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Brittany Brady

Duncan Jones on Mute and That Moon Connection

Once upon a time,Duncan JonesintendedMuteto be his feature film debut. An unorthodox mystery set in a future Berlin, the film follows Leo (Alexander Skarsgård), a mute bartender who tears through the city’s criminal underbelly like a silent wrecking ball after the woman he loves goes missing. Of course,Mutedidn’t end up being Jones' first film, far from it, and in the fifteen-plus years he spent trying to get the project off the ground, the film evolved, became connected to the filmmaker’s sci-fi masterpieceMoon, and ultimately landed at Netflix when the streaming giant gave the Jones the freedom and the funds to finally make his dream project happen....

August 6, 2025 · 11 min · 2314 words · Sheila Juarez

Ella Purnell and Tim Burton's Forgotten Fantasy Adventure Is Waiting for You on Streaming

Tim Burtonis back, asBeetlejuice Beetlejuicehas been enjoying a spectacular (or should I say, spectral) run at the box office. This has led to another Burton-helmed film,Miss Peregine’s Home for Peculiar Children, to climb the global Netflix charts. It’s not hard to see why:Miss Peregine’s contains the visual flair and the off-kilter premise that’s populated much of Burton’s filmography. It also starsElla Purnell, who’s been carving out a hot streak in shows includingYellowjackets,FalloutandSweetpea, in a main role....

August 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1039 words · Jean Taylor

For All Mankind’s Cast and Ronald D. Moore on Season 3 and Season 4

Shortly before taking the stage at San Diego Comic-Con,where they announced a Season 4 pickup on Apple TV+, I got to speak withFor All Mankindcast membersMaril Davis,Jodi Balfour,Sonya Walger,Shantel VanSanten,Edi Gathegi,Wrenn Schmidt, and series co-creatorRonald D. Moore. During the fun interview, they talked about what it’s really like making the series, what fans would be surprised to learn about the show, when the cast thinks the series will introduce a starship like theEnterpriseonStar Trek, and Season 4....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Mark Green MD

Game of Thrones Season 6 Featurette Teases New Scenes

HBO has been tossing us a few scraps and tidbits fromGame of ThronesSeason 6, but we have yet to see a full trailer or know exactly what direction the new, book-less season will go in. So, we take what we are given, and we extract from it what we can. In this case, a behind-the-scenes featurette focuses on the camera operators (of the awesomely named Dragon Unit, Wolf Unit, and more)....

August 6, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Corey Mendez

Gracie Abrams Reveals the Taylor Swift Song She Wishes She Wrote

It is no secret thatTaylor Swiftcan write great songs. She made a name for herself in the industry with her unmistakable storytelling abilities and has continued to impress her fans with her multiple acclaimed albums, with the 12th one —titledThe Life of a Showgirl— on the way. Swift’s songwriting has reached legendary status, thanks to her talent for capturing complex emotions and vivid experiences. This has earned her respect not only from fans but also from fellow artists, includingGracie Abrams....

August 6, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Theresa Pittman