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+ rating on...

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

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 (who also appears...

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 anyone who needs...

2004, PG-13 on Disney+ and IMDb What is it about humans that AI can't mimic? The movie I, Robot explores a near-future dystopia where robots are safe because they're constrained by rules. Until they aren't. Does something become human because it can choose when...

4/5 rating. Walter M. Miller Jr. 1959 If you want a read that intelligently pushes Christian religiosity to its frayed edges in the context of sci-fi and demands "Now what?" then this is for you.  Wow. I have not encountered a book like this in a long time. Revel...

2013, 13+ on Amazon Prime, on IMDb  The second instalment of the new alternate-reality version of Star Trek, a fantastic tour through future London's Starfleet Command headquarters, other planets, and multiple starships.  Between playing BBC's brilliant Sherlock...

2016, 13+ on Amazon Prime and IMDb  What a gentle but thrilling ride! This is the alien movie I've always wanted, catering to my entertainment palate: violence at a minimum and thought-provoking-ness at a maximum, please and thank you.  This Oscar-winning...

2014, 16+ on Amazon, PG-13 on IMDb  This movie is eye-candy for my physics-undergrad heart, when I learned the basics of modelling astronomical phenomena. Interstellar is a physicist's dream come true, ”to pour millions of the entertainment industry's...