Richard Edwards

'Sunshine' was 2007's answer to 'Project Hail Mary', and it told a much darker tale of solar catastrophe

By Richard Edwards published 19 April 26

In space, no one can hear you ask for sun cream

In honor of "Project Hail Mary"'s Rocky, we celebrate 17 sci-fi aliens who look nothing like humans

By Richard Edwards published 2 April 26

Because there's more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads.

'Forbidden Planet' at 70: Why the original sci-fi blockbuster is still out of this world

By Richard Edwards published 31 March 26

The movie that took Shakespeare to the stars, and wrote the blueprint for movie space opera.

Dune: Part Three teaser: Five talking points from Denis Villeneuve's return to Arrakis

By Richard Edwards published 17 March 26

Paul Atreides' kids, a Duncan Idaho comeback (kinda), and Robert Pattinson's creepy new role.

16 time-travel methods from sci-fi to help you traverse the space-time continuum

By Richard Edwards published 17 March 26

From phone boxes and flux capacitors to black holes and hot tubs, sci-fi has created plenty of ways to explore the fourth dimension.

Why Holly Hunter's Nahla Ake already deserves a place at Star Trek's ultimate top table

By Richard Edwards published 12 March 26

'Starfleet Academy''s principal mixes new ideas with inspiration from her famous predecessors

Is Nus Braka's weapon in the latest "Starfleet Academy" a "Galaxy Quest" in-joke?

By Richard Edwards published 5 March 26

There's something refreshingly familiar about the Omega 47 weapon in "300th Night"

'Masters of the Universe': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about He-Man's big screen return

By Richard Edwards published 3 March 26

He-Man prepares to renew hostilities with Skeletor in a live-action reboot of the toy-inspired cartoon. But does he still have the power?

'Starfleet Academy''s latest episode reminds us why the Doctor is one of 'Star Trek's greatest ever characters

By Richard Edwards published 26 February 26

Few sci-fi characters have exceeded their original programming quite like Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram.

Has 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' just unleashed its very own Khan?

By Richard Edwards published 13 February 26

After an inauspicious debut, Paul Giamatti's space pirate has emerged as a villain to be reckoned with on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.'

'The Black Hole' was Disney's original response to 'Star Wars'. What the hell were they thinking?

By Richard Edwards published 8 February 26

Trapped somewhere between the big ideas of "2001" and the fun of a galaxy far, far away, this 1979 movie is a true space oddity.

Silo vs Fallout: getting under the surface of TV's bunker-based hits

By Richard Edwards published 7 February 26

We're going deeper underground; there's too much panic in this town.

This week's "Starfleet Academy" episode, "Series Acclimation Mil", is a near-perfect "DS9" sequel

By Richard Edwards published 5 February 26

What happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko? This episode won't give you any answers, but it asks all the right questions.

New 'Starfleet Academy' episode 'Vox in Excelso' shows that Klingons are the most versatile species in 'Star Trek'

By Richard Edwards published 29 January 26

Think Klingons are just loudmouthed louts with terrible table manners? Think again…

'Vitus Reflux' may be the lowest stakes episode of 'Star Trek' ever. Luckily, it's also a lot of fun

By Richard Edwards published 22 January 26

Starfleet Academy's third mission is remarkably light on peril, but that isn't necessarily a problem

'Starfleet Academy' isn't the first time that 'Star Trek' tried to go back to school

By Richard Edwards published 18 January 26

The new teen-led Paramount+ TV show isn't Trek's first attempt to study at the Academy.

The best sci-fi and space TV shows of 2025, ranked

By Richard Edwards published 22 December 25

Watch those skies! In 2025, quality television really did come from outer space.

Why are the 'Avatar' movies so massive? Their success seems to defy conventional logic

By Richard Edwards published 18 December 25

They're not part of a vast, Marvel-style universe, and neither is a classic. So why are the "Avatar" movies so successful?

10 years into the Disney 'Star Wars' era: Grading the ups and downs of a galaxy far, far away

By Richard Edwards published 17 December 25

Ten years on from 'The Force Awakens', we look back at what's gone right and what's gone wrong.

'The Expanse' at 10: the outer space drama that should have been as big as 'Game of Thrones'

By Richard Edwards published 14 December 25

It's one of the 21st century's best sci-fi shows. If only "The Expanse" had found the audience it deserved.