Captain Marvel (2019)

Captain Marvel (2019)

In the mid-1990s, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) is an amnesiac space soldier of the Kree empire, part of an elite squad lead by Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), tasked to fight the shape-changing Skrulls. A mission goes wrong and she is separated from her team, captured by the Skrull Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), and mind-probed. She escapes

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

An Imperial pilot (Riz Ahmed) has defected with news of a new super weapon called The Death Star — good name. The rebellion needs the information the pilot has as well as to stop the lead weapons-maker (Mads Mikkelsen), so they free Jyn (Felicity Jones), the weapons-maker’s daughter, from imperial custody and send her with

The War in Space (1977)

The War in Space (1977)

In the future of 1988, Aliens from Venus attack the Earth. Heroic Miyoshi returns from America with a request from the UN for Prof Takigawa: finish the construction of the submarain-like spaceship Gohten. Takigawa had stopped construction either because all the good crew had left the project, or out of spite because Miyoshi blew off

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

The most enjoyable film in the franchise, The Voyage Home was a huge hit and it is easy to see why. While The Search For Spock is mostly fluff, this film went further to become a comedy. There’s some action and quite a bit of adventure, but the jokes are the point and they are

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

All the galaxy knows that Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) has returned and has a huge fleet at a secret Sith base which he plans to use to conquer the universe. Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and Poe (Oscar Isaac), with help from Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) hunt down information on the

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

The vicious, corporately-governed Pychlos rule Earth and are stripping it of its resources. The few remaining humans are either slaves or live in primitive tribal groups. Security Chief Terl (John Travolta) concocts a plan to use the “man-animals” for secret mining to enrich himself, but he is not prepared for Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper), who will

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Riddick (Vin Diesel), a fugitive and murderer, is brought to the planet Helion Prime to fulfill a prophecy that one of his race will stop the cult of the Necromongers from destroying society.  Once there, he learns that the young girl he abandoned five years earlier is locked away in the system’s most unpleasant prison. 

Flash Gordon (1984)

Flash Gordon (1984)

This week, our plucky hero Flash (Sam J. Jones), along with new girlfriend Dale (Melody Anderson) and the genius Dr. Zarkov (Topol), journey into space to stop the emperor Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow) from destroying Earth. Will Flash be able to resist the lascivious advances of Ming’s daughter (Ornella Muti)? Will he be able to

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Saved from the destruction of Earth by hitchhiking with his friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def), who is secretly an alien, Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) finds himself on a stolen spaceship with the dim-witted, two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell), an astrophysicist girl from Earth, Trillian (Zooey Deschanel), and a depressed robot.  Together, they seek the question

The Ice Pirates (1984)

The Ice Pirates (1984)

Space pirates Jason (Robert Urich) and Roscoe (Michael D. Roberts), along with their crew (Anjelica Huston, John Matuszak, and Ron Perlman) raid “Templar” ships to steal water, the most valuable substance in the galaxy. Their most recent attack goes wrong and they are captured, but Princess Karina (Mary Crosby) frees them so they can help find

Serenity (2005)

Serenity (2005)

Continuing the story of the spaceship Serenity, previously told in the short lived TV show Firefly, roguish Captain Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), first mate Zoe (Gina Torres), her husband-pilot Wash (Alan Tudyk), insane psychic River (Summer Glau), her doctor-brother Simon (Sean Maher), plucky engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite), and violent Jayne (Adam Baldwin), all return as

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

Slaves, ignorant of the existence of the rest of the universe, mine crystals for the cruel god Zygon (Anthony De Longis).  Orn (Joe Colligan) finds the hilt to a mystical sword, escapes the mines, and meets first smuggler Dagg (voice: Carmen Argenziano), and then Princess Aviana (Noelle North).  Together, with various degrees of enthusiasm, they