It jumped to the top. “Hoppers” was No. 1 at the box office on its opener Friday, raking in $13.2 million, according to Box Office Mojo. The Post praised the animated sci-fi comedy, saying, “What separates ‘Hoppers’ from the pack of recent Pix flix, which have been wholesome as a church bake sale, is its … Read more
James Cameron is calling out the Academy Awards. “I don’t think about the Academy Awards that much,” the filmmaker, 71, told The Globe and Mail on Friday. “Intentionally, I don’t think about that at this point. I don’t try to make a movie to appeal to their sensibility… they don’t tend to honor films like ‘Avatar’ or films that … Read more
TV advertisements are literally driving people crazy. A UK woman named Carol checked herself into the emergency room after a Samsung smart fridge advertisement allegedly caused her to lose her grip on reality. The woman’s sister detailed her plight in a viral Reddit post, in which she implored the public to give her advice on … Read more
movie review IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE Running time: 103 minutes. Rated R (pervasive language, sexual content, drug use and some violent content). On Netflix. Think of “It’s What’s Inside,” the dark science-fiction comedy film on Netflix, as a Freakier Friday, with more swapped bodies, and with sex, drugs and a boatload of millennial anxiety. And the … Read more
The seventh film in the “Alien” franchise had an out-of-this-world debut at the box office Friday, paving the way for a projected $40 million opening weekend. Sci-fi fans invaded theaters to see “Alien: Romulus,” which takes place between the first two installments in the 45-year-old series. It raked in $18 million in its first night, … Read more
Not long into “Spaceman,” Adam Sandler’s new somber sci-fi space movie on Netflix, it becomes quite clear that it’s struggling to channel something greater, something better, something already respected. Sandler’s character, a Czech cosmonaut named Jakub, has spent many months alone in a ship investigating a mysterious purple cloud — alone except for an alien … Read more
Moviegoers were thirsty for this sci-fi desert sequel. “Dune: Part Two” landed in first place in the box office on its opening day, with a solid $32.2 million in sales, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post called the film, which is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel “Dune” by Frank Herbert, a “sci-fi triumph … Read more
Our blockbuster drought is over, thanks to a brilliant sequel set on a sweltering desert planet. movie review DUNE: PART TWO Running time: 166 minutes. Rated PG-13 (sequences of strong violence, some suggestive material and brief strong language). In theaters March 1. That’s “Dune: Part Two,” the captivating and complex followup to director Denis Villeneuve’s … Read more
Matthew Perry, who died Saturday at age 54, is beloved for playing Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom “Friends.” But he nearly didn’t take the famously funny role. In 1994, Perry was virtually unknown and, as he said on a 2015 episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” he had “no money.” He needed a … Read more
This is not your everyday story of electrifying female empowerment. Prime Video’s new series “The Power” posits a world in which young women around the globe, in an inexplicable twist of nature, suddenly develop the ability to electrocute people at will — flipping society, and the patriarchy, on its head (“A world built for us, … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Catch up on the best of Prime Video every Thursday. Sign up for All Things Prime today. Ready for “The Peripheral”? No need to strap on your VR headset; just grab the remote. Friday, Oct. 21, marks the … Read more
Image: Orbit The Stars Undying, the upcoming sci-fi debut from Emery Robin, introduces an interstellar princess forced into circumstances that’ll require every bit of royal strength she can muster to overcome. It’ll be released in November, but io9 is thrilled to share a generous excerpt from the book today. Here’s a description of the book, … Read more