I'm just going to come right out and say it: setting a game in space doesn't automatically make it science fiction. Sci-fi, as a genre, is about exploring what advances in technology could mean for us ...

Flash Gordon came out 40 years ago – and has gained cult status since. Its director Mike Hodges talks to Nicholas Barber about how he balanced earnest grandeur with tongue-in-cheek humour. Every ...

Classic sci-fi movies produced many famous monsters, but only a few have truly stood the test of time. Often pushing boundaries onscreen, the sci-fi genre has long been a playground for filmmakers to ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

One fan said the film boasts a "clever script, great acting, a message that seemed farfetched at the time but that's very appropriate today".

Between the epic 2001: A Space Odyssey and the blockbuster entertainment of Star Wars, the 1970s was a golden era of intelligent science fiction. Starring Bruce Dern and telling a story that remains ...

A cult-classic sci-fi is hailed by fans as "incredibly original" and one of the "most underrated" horror films. Cube (1997) follows seven people who wake up inside a surreal, giant cube filled with ...

Watching a good sci-fi flick that leaves you feeling like your brain just went on a rollercoaster can be a great way to spend a Friday night indoors. Even if the recommendations from your favorite ...

Penguin Classics has published a new series of ten sci-fi books that aim to give the genre something of a rebrand. The books included are written by authors from around the world and span the sci-fi ...