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One of the biggest sci-fi adaptations of the 1990s is also a monumental failure that somehow found its audience.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
After Paramount merged with Skydance, fans worried about the future of Star Trek. Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television co-chair Dana … Continue reading "Paramount Canceled A Star Trek Show So Good It’s Still Getting Awards, Big Mistake"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Weapons had an amazing hold at the box office for its second weekend. It deserves some examination as to why this did so well.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
The Friday the 13th films have been a horror staple for decades, but we haven’t had a new feature-length movie … Continue reading "Horror’s Greatest Icon Is Getting the World’s Worst Rebranding"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
The new Netflix film My Oxford Year advertises itself as a rom-com, but there’s a twist that’s meant to break … Continue reading "Netflix’s New Lust Movie Is The Ultimate Expression Of The TikTok Generation"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Nobody 2 is a sequel to Nobody, a small but good action movie released in 2021, that takes the original … Continue reading "The Wild New Action Thriller So Unhinged, It’s Resurrecting A Canceled Genre"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Friday the 13th is back (or is it?) with Sweet Revenge, the first official JAson project in almost two decades.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Taking the Alien franchise into the world of television is not the obvious, slam dunk it might seem. Traveling between … Continue reading "Thrilling New Sci-Fi Series Trades Horror For Superhuman Ex Machina"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Total Recall 2012 is exactly the kind of sci-fi movie action movie that lazy Saturday afternoon streamers live for. Look it up and hit play.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Weapons is a hit and I prayed the studio would learn the right lesson. But guess what? They are doing it again.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Red Sonja is back in a brand new feature film and it's more interesting than some other recent fantasy efforts.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
In 2006, the Wachowskis, the minds behind The Matrix, poured the proceeds of their success into a lie. A lie they … Continue reading "How Society Neutered Sci-Fi’s Most Dangerous Movie"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Since Disney owns both franchises, it has been nearly impossible to avoid comparing Marvel and Star Wars. Historically, these comparisons … Continue reading "Marvel Needs To Copy Star Wars To Save Itself"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
After years of summer disappointments, summer 2025 will almost certainly go down as one of the best movie summers of … Continue reading "The Best Movies Of Summer 2025"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
While I subscribe to various streamers like Netflix and Disney+, my favorite platform is the horror movie service Shudder. It’s … Continue reading "The Unique New Streaming Gimmick Every Platform Should Copy"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
There is a dystopian sci-fi thriller series streaming on Netflix that is sitting right there waiting to be binged sooner than later.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Before he fell into an endless string of projects designed to cash in on nostalgia for his glory days, Arnold … Continue reading "How Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Attempt At Movie Stardom Was Shut Down By 9/11"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Drew Barrymore’s career in 2001 was bulletproof. She’d gone from child star to rom-com queen, built a producing company, and … Continue reading "How Drew Barrymore’s Attempt To Be Taken Seriously Was Ended By 9/11"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Once a chief late-night headliner on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and the co-star of one of the biggest comedy movie … Continue reading "How A Comedy Superstar’s Last Chance At Modern Relevance Turned Into A Movie Disaster"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Throughout much of the medium’s history, television programming followed a similar formula based on episodic storytelling. Episodic storytelling means that … Continue reading "How The 2000s Biggest Sci-Fi Hit Destroyed Itself"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has spent pieces of its third season building up a mystery, a mystery that may … Continue reading "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Is Now Answering Next Generation’s Biggest Unanswered Question"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
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The Fly II failed in a way that not might be immediately apparent if you just looked at its box office returns.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Reign of Fire failed at the box office and we've decided to take a look at why this dragon action flick died right out the gate.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
The first video game movie does not get the appreciation it deserves. It's time to give Mirai Ninja its moment in the sun.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine failed in comparison to its predecessor. We take a look at how the show was stuck in a hard place.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Ghost in the Shell failed at the box office in a massive way. We take a look at exactly why this blockbuster adaptation flopped.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
The 90s were filled with sci-fi shows but we've gathered together the absolute best series the decade has to offer.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
John Carter failed for Disney in such an epic fashion that it made sci-fi history. We dig into the gigantic box office flop.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Alien Resurrection failed at the box office and is seen as the black sheep of the franchise. It's time to examine why.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
If you're looking for a buffet-style horror anthology that explores multiple subgenres, then this series is the perfect point of entry.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
A soul-searching spiritual retreat sounds like a great time, but not in this movie that takes a dark turn along the way.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Historical films tend to be either romantic costume dramas or sweeping war epics, though sometimes, a film comes along that … Continue reading "Dark And Gritty Historical Horror On Max Is A Modern Cult Classic"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
One of the dumbest modern horror tropes is an unfortunate necessity, but how it's addressed can make or break a film.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Idiocracy is now viewed as one of the funniest and most predictive science fiction movies ever made. But it almost … Continue reading "How Big Brand Bias Destroyed The Funniest Sci-Fi Movie, And Independent Publishers Saved It"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Before Sam Raimi showed us what Spider-Man could do, there was an attempt to bring our favorite web-slinger to the big screen in the '80s.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Science fiction is often at its best, when unusual sci-fi circumstances are used to highlight real world issues. One of … Continue reading "The Most Horrifically Tortutured Man In Science Fiction And His Final Reward"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
When it comes to celebrities and Halloween, most breathless headlines focus on who dressed as what (for example, the cosmic … Continue reading "Ryan Reynolds Writes Loving Tribute To Deadpool Halloween Costumes"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
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I recently attended a funeral. It was called the Google Web Creator Conversation Event and took place on October 29, … Continue reading "I Attended Google’s Creator Conversation Event, And It Turned Into A Funeral"| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Jean-Claude Van Damme is back in the trailer for Darkness of Man. It could be one of his grittier movies to come along.| GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT