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Must See: Sleeper

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Sleeper Date: 1973 Vitals: A Woody Allen-esque guy (played by Woody Allen) is frozen during an operation and awakened two hundred years…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 2

Must See: Tron

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Tron Date: 1982 Vitals: A roguishly handsome computer genius (it’s a fantasy, for sure), looking for evidence that his video game designs…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 2

Must See: Galaxy Quest

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Galaxy Quest Date: 1999 Vitals: The washed-up cast of the long-cancelled cult sci-fi teevee series Galaxy Quest are recruited into a space…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 2

Must See: Pi

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Pi Date: 1998 Vitals: A mathematician is obsessed with finding a pattern of numbers which (according to his oft-restated assumptions) will unlock…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Total Recall

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Total Recall Date: 1990 Vitals: A victim of memory-imlant technology gone awry, Schwarzenegger discovers that he may be a secret agent from…

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Must See: Darkman

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Darkman Date: 1990 Vitals: A brilliant scientist (Liam Neeson) runs afoul of a crime lord — and, after an attempted murder, winds…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Hollow Man

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Hollow Man Date: 2000 Vitals: Paul Verhoeven (of Robocop, Starship Troopers and Basic Instinct) updates the classic Invisible Man story for the…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Solaris

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Solaris Date: 1972 Vitals:Andrei Tarkovsky’s adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s novel called The Soviet 2001; some would argue it’s better as a movie. A group of astronauts…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Independence Day

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Independence Day Date: 1996 Vitals: Big-budget, low-I.Q. ’90s take on War of the Worlds that made money hand over fist even as…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Twelve Monkeys

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Twelve Monkeys Date: 1995 Vitals: Reluctant draftee Bruce Willis is sent up and down the timestream, hurled out of a virus-ruined future…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: The Abyss

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: The Abyss Date: 1989 Vitals: The crew of an experimental deep-sea drilling station is drafted to investigate the disappearance of a U.S.…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Real Genius

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Real Genius Date: 1985 Vitals: Porky’s goes dorky in this celebration of nerd culture, as a group of engineering students (including a…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Second Wall-E Trailer Hits The Internet

The second trailer for Pixar’s Wall-E hit the French video site Allocine late last Friday (it officially came out today at 8 p.m. EDT) and the movie looks like it will be nothing short of awesome. While I could have done without Cars, and thought Finding Nemo was overrated, I absolutely loved Toy Story, Ratatouille…

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Must See: The Thing

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: John Carpenter’s The Thing Date: 1982 Vitals: John Carpenter’s remake of the 1951 sci-fi chiller The Thing from Another World isn’t just…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: THX 1138

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: THX 1138 Date: 1971 Vitals: George Lucas’s first film (expanded from his USC Film School project) is a cold, cruel dystopia where…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Quatermass And The Pit

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Quatermass and the Pit Date: 1967 Vitals: British series character Dr. Quatermass (Andrew Kier) was a brilliant-but-cynical scientist — who risked the…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Planet of the Apes

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Planet of the Apes Date: 1968 Vitals: Astronaut Charlton Heston returns from a deep space mission and crash-lands on a crazy planet of … Apes! Pierre…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Logan’s Run

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Logan’s Run Date: 1976 Vitals: In a future gone mad, there’s no need to worry about the funding crisis in Social Security…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Robocop

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Robocop Date: 1987 Vitals: Detroit cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is brought back from the dead to serve as the raw material…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by James Rocchi. Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Date: 1977 Vitals: Richard Dreyfuss is a regular guy gets a glimpse of visitors from beyond…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Must See: Sleeper

Must See: Tron

Must See: Galaxy Quest

Must See: Pi

Must See: Total Recall

Must See: Darkman

Must See: Hollow Man

Must See: Solaris

Must See: Independence Day

Must See: Twelve Monkeys

Must See: The Abyss

Must See: Real Genius

Second Wall-E Trailer Hits The Internet

Must See: The Thing

Must See: THX 1138

Must See: Quatermass And The Pit

Must See: Planet of the Apes

Must See: Logan’s Run

Must See: Robocop

Must See: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

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