Sci-fi Archives - NERDBOT The Nerd Side Of Life Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:26:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/nerdbot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Nerdbot-Headshot.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sci-fi Archives - NERDBOT 32 32 152960103 “Project Hail Mary” Familiar But Triumphant Sci-Fi Adventure [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/03/14/project-hail-mary-familiar-but-triumphant-sci-fi-adventure-review/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:52:10 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=269719 Remember hope? Joy? Crowd-pleasing escapism? Remember going to the movies and in true Nicole Kidman fashion, “we go somewhere we’ve never been before. Dazzling images on a huge silver screen….heartbreak feels good in a place like this?” I remember, and even for all the movies I watch, I can say that I miss that feeling [...]

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]]> 269719 Redux Redux Finds Humanity Inside Multiverse Chaos [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/02/16/redux-redux-excellent-multiverse-revenge-thriller-review/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:32:15 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=264340 "Redux Redux," an inventive and fresh take on both multiverse storytelling and revenge thrillers. When we say we want original cinema, THIS is the kind of film we're talking about. Emotionally intelligent, violent, and armed with an excellent premise...the kind of film that is full of surprises and an engaging grit that keeps you locked in until the final frame.

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]]> 264340 “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is More of the Same, for Better or Worse [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2025/12/17/avatar-fire-and-ash-more-of-the-same-for-better-or-worse-review/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:18:28 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=250953 "Avatar: Fire and Ash;" it's just more of the same for better or worse...Lacking its ingenuity and true character development, this third installment only reestablishes lines in the sand rather than do anything to guide people across.

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]]> 250953 “M3GAN 2.0” A Sequel That Forgets to Have Fun [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2025/06/29/m3gan-2-0-a-sequel-that-forgets-to-have-fun-review/ Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:48:19 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=222879 Everything and everyone in "M3GAN 2.0" is just shooting in the dark, and what should be an upgrade ends up being malware, a virus that corrupts your eyeballs and forces a hard reset of your mind.

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]]> 222879 “Mickey 17” Masterful Filmmaking, Overly Ambitious Film [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2025/03/14/mickey-17-masterful-filmmaking-overly-ambitious-film-review/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:22:39 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=212863 "Mickey 17" is funny and weird, a bold swing from an acclaimed director that doesn't quite all come together cleanly but is better for existing than not being made at all.

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]]> 212863 Venice Film Festival 2024: “Planet B” [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2024/08/30/venice-film-festival-2024-planet-b-review/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:38:56 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=194926 Sometimes all you need is Adèle Exarchopoulos as your film’s star and that’s enough to get me seated. One of the best international performers working today, Exarchopoulos’ latest feature “Planet B” is a bit of a mixed bag, delivering an abundance of sci-fi thriller elements you’ve seen before in a slick package that – despite [...]

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]]> 194926 “The Beast” Ambitious Story of Love, Longing, and Léa Seydoux [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2024/04/03/the-beast-ambitious-story-of-love-longing-and-lea-seydoux-review/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 17:09:30 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=183115 There’s no getting around it: “The Beast” is a beast of a film. A cinematic journey that demands as much from the viewer as it does the vast vision of the director. Teaming with complex ideas, contrasting themes, and a plethora of genre mashups, “The Beast” is an amalgamation of inspiration pulled from some of [...]

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]]> 183115 “The Animal Kingdom” Anchored By Father/Son Story at Its Core [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2024/03/18/the-animal-kingdom-anchored-by-father-son-story-at-its-core-review/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:08:28 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=181723 "The Animal Kingdom" may not be the best of its kind, but for whatever it lacks in its narrative chaos it makes up for with a touching story about fatherly love, letting go, and discovering that things that seek to drive us apart may actually bring us together.

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]]> 181723 “Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire” Derivative Snoozefest [Review] https://nerdbot.com/2023/12/23/rebel-moon-part-1-a-child-of-fire-derivative-snoozefest-review/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:49:49 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=177615 "Rebel Moon" is diet "Dune," sugar-free "Star Wars," splenda "Seven Samurai," the "Jupiter Ascending" for Snyderbros.

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]]> 177615 Celebrating Mother’s Day: The Top 10 Best Mothers in Sci-Fi/Fantasy https://nerdbot.com/2020/05/10/celebrating-mothers-day-the-top-10-best-mothers-in-sci-fi-fantasy/ Sun, 10 May 2020 23:08:25 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=51281 So while most of us have to settle honoring our mothers via Zoom meetings, I think we should also some of the best Moms in Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

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