4.5/5 rating. 2002, PG on Disney+, G on IMdB Here's a movie to charm kids and adults alike. Treasure Planet deserves sincere appreciation for its beautiful adaptation of the 1883 book "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson, famous for buccaneers and buried...

3/5 rating. 2022, PG-13 on IMDb, 16+ on Amazon Prime  We love natural disaster movies with half-decent happy endings, mediocre ratings and all. "A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward Earth." So reads IMDb,...

4.5/5 rating. 2015, 13+ on Amazon, PG on IMDb Fans of Top Gun: Maverick will love this movie.  It's basically that  . . . in the future . . . complete with Tom Cruise as lead, Joseph Kosinski as director (who also did Tron: Legacy), Top...

4/5 rating. 2018, 13+ on Amazon, PG on IMDb Eat your heart out, sci-fi fans. This movie is busy with cult classic references from beginning to end. So much so that it both contributed to and hindered my enjoyment.  This film has a dual personality: it's styled...

4.5/5 rating. 2024, TV-PG on Disney+ and IMDB Set in the future of Nigeria's Lagos, the Iwájú miniseries brings a refreshing take on sci-fi with a story immersed in Nigerian culture.  A ten-year-old girl, who lives on the Island, an affluent part of Lagos...

4/5 rating. 2009, 13+ Amazon, 14A on IMDb This movie is for the regular Terminator fan as well as older teen to adult action and sci-fi fans able to handle the intensity. The original Terminator was too much for me to handle: I agree with its 18+...

4.5/5 rating. PG-13 Disney+ and IMDB John: Stand behind me, this might get dangerous.  (John fights the Zodangansand loses his sword, so Dejah finds it and kills the remaining enemies)  John: Or maybe I ought to get behind you . . .   (Dejah cleans the...

2.5/5 rating. 2005, 16+ Amazon, PG-13 on IMDb   "With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter."   The movie War of the Worlds opens with Morgan Freeman...

5/5 rating. 2014, PG on IMDb, 16+ on Amazon Prime The best kind of sci-fi movie. In this intense-action, sci-fi version of Groundhog Day, the hero is made by endlessly revisiting failure to save the world. It's a great premise to follow to its conclusion for...