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Kalki 2898 AD (2024) is an Indian Telugu-language epic science fiction film directed by Nag Ashwin and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. Nearly 6,000 years after the Kurukshetra War in 3102 BC, Ashwatthama attempts to assassinate Uttarā’s unborn child. As a result, Krishna (the 8th reincarnation of Vishnu) curses him to roam the earth eternally, witnessing humanity’s suffering brought about by the degradation of society and morals in the Kali Yuga. His divine gem is also taken from his forehead, and his only path to redemption lies in protecting Kalki’s mother – Vishnu’s final reincarnation ...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) is an American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it serves as the sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and the fifth installment in the Monsterverse franchise. Three years after triumphing over Mechagodzilla, Kong has claimed his new territory within the Hollow Earth and is searching for others of his kind. Meanwhile, on the Earth’s surface, Godzilla maintains peace between humanity and gigantic creatures, also known as ‘Titans’. Recently, he defeated Titanus Scylla in ...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), an American sci-fi action film directed by Wes Ball and written by Josh Friedman, serves as a standalone sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and is the fourth installment in the franchise. Many years after Caesar’s death, apes have formed various clans while humans have regressed into feral beings. Noa, a young chimpanzee from a clan that practices falconry, is getting ready for his coming-of-age ceremony with his close friends Anaya and Soona. However, during an encounter with a human scavenger who ...

Dune: Part Two (2024) is an epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and co-written by Jon Spaihts. The second installment in the two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune (1965), it follows the aftermath of Jamis’ death on Arrakis. Here, Paul Atreides grapples with his love for the Fremen people and his destiny as the Kwisatz Haderach, a prophesized messiah-like figure. As heir of House Atreides, Paul continues on his journey to fulfill family and planetary prophecies. Along the ...

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), an American epic science fiction film, is co-produced and directed by James Cameron. Together with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, Cameron co-wrote the screenplay based on a story they created with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. Sixteen years have passed since the Na’vi successfully defended Pandora against the Resources Development Administration (RDA). Jake Sully, now chief of the Omatikaya clan, lives happily with his family consisting of his wife Neytiri and their children Neteyam, Lo’ak, Tuk, and Kiri (born from Grace Augustine’s inert avatar). The late Colonel ...

The American animated film Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) follows the story of a fourth-grader who leads his classmates on a mission to the Moon, inspired by the events leading up to the Apollo 11 landing. The film is loosely based on writer, director, and producer Richard Linklater’s own childhood. Originally conceived in 2004, Linklater initially intended to film in live action but ultimately chose an animation style influenced by Saturday morning cartoons for its light-hearted feel. This movie depicts the 1969 Moon landing from two different viewpoints. One is from ...

The Time Traveler’s Wife (2022), a science fiction drama based on the 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger, was written and developed by Steven Moffat. Moffat had previously drawn inspiration from Niffenegger’s work for his contributions to Doctor Who. The show, directed by David Nutter and starring Rose Leslie and Theo James, premiered on HBO on May 15, 2022. Unfortunately, it was canceled after just one ...

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Spiderhead (2022) is an American science fiction psychological thriller film with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film is based on the dystopian short story “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders, which was first published in The New Yorker. Set in a state-of-the-art penitentiary, Spiderhead conducts experiments on the effects of research chemicals. The subjects, who are technically prisoners of the ...

David Cronenberg’s science fiction body horror drama, Crimes of the Future (2022), takes place in an unspecified future where biotechnology has advanced greatly. This has resulted in the creation of machines and computers that can directly interface with and control bodily functions, making them commonplace. As a result, humans have also undergone unexplained biological changes. These include the disappearance of physical pain and infectious disease for a majority of people, allowing for safe conscious surgery in regular settings. However, some individuals have experienced more radical alterations to their ...

Prey (2022) is a sci-fi action flick within the Predator franchise. As the fifth installment in the mainline series and seventh in the overall franchise, it follows Naru, a young Comanche woman with dreams of becoming a skilled hunter like her brother Taabe. While tracking deer with her dog Sarii, Naru catches sight of an alien Predator’s spacecraft, mistaking it for a Thunderbird and seeing it as a challenge to prove herself. When a member of their tribe is attacked by a mountain lion, Taabe allows Naru to join the search party on the condition that she helps track the cougar and provide medical aid if needed. Despite retrieving the injured hunter, ...

The highly anticipated 2022 release, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), continues the thrilling story of our beloved Sega video game character. In this action-packed adventure comedy, Sonic teams up once again with Tom and Maddie to take down Doctor Robotnik, who has returned with vengeance. Despite his failure as a vigilante-hero, Sonic remains optimistic until he receives unexpected help from Knuckles – an anthropomorphic teenage warrior red echidna and the last of his kind. With a bitter grudge against Sonic, Knuckles seeks to reclaim the Master Emerald, a powerful relic that grants its owner unimaginable abilities. As Sonic plans for a relaxing day at home, he ...

Jurassic World Dominion (2022), an American sci-fi action film, follows the events of four years after the Lockwood Estate incident and volcanic eruption on Isla Nublar. The result? De-extinct dinosaurs running wild on Earth, causing ecological disasters and facing cruelties. In response to the global chaos, Biosyn Genetics has established a dinosaur preserve in the Dolomite Mountains, Italy. There, they conduct groundbreaking genomics research with potential pharmacological applications. Meanwhile, Claire Dearing, Zia Rodriguez, and Franklin Webb continue their work with the Dinosaur Protection Group to investigate illegal dinosaur breeding sites. Owen Grady also ...

Lightyear (2022) is an American animated science-fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. A Star Command exploration vessel known as ‘the Turnip’ alters its course to investigate indications of life on the unfamiliar planet T’Kani Prime. After being awakened from sleep, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and close friend Alisha Hawthorne survey the landing site with rookie Featheringhamstan. They encounter hostile creatures and attempt to flee, but Buzz unintentionally causes the ship to crash despite his efforts. Feeling ...

An American independent absurdist comedy-drama film, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), was written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film was produced by Anthony and Joe Russo along with Jonathan Wang. Evelyn Wang, a Chinese-American woman, runs a struggling laundromat with her husband, Waymond. However, tensions in their household are high due to an upcoming IRS audit caused by Evelyn’s ...

The Adam Project (2022), an American science-fiction action comedy produced by Skydance Media, Maximum Effort, and 21 Laps Entertainment for Netflix, takes place in a dystopian 2050. Fighter pilot Adam Reed steals his time jet to embark on a rescue mission to 2018 but ends up crash-landing in 2022 instead. Here, he encounters his 12-year-old self who is still grieving the loss of their father Louis in a car accident. Reluctantly seeking assistance from his younger counterpart, Adam explains that he is searching for his wife Laura who was believed to have died during a mission in 2018. Adam is being pursued by Maya Sorian, the tyrant ...

Moonfall (2022), a science fiction disaster film, is the result of collaboration between writer, director, and producer Roland Emmerich. In 2011, astronauts Brian Harper and Jocinda Fowler are repairing a satellite during a Space Shuttle mission when a strange black swarm attacks their orbiter. The swarm kills one of their crewmates and leaves Fowler incapacitated. Despite Harper’s account of the event, which he stands by for eighteen months, his explanation is not believed and he is ultimately fired due to alleged human error. A decade later, K.C. Houseman, who holds the belief that the Moon is an artificial ...

After Yang (2021) is an American science fiction drama film written, directed, and edited by Kogonada. Jake and Kyra have adopted a robotic teenage boy named Yang, along with their daughter Mika. They had purchased Yang from a defunct reseller, Second Siblings, as a way for Mika to connect with her Chinese heritage through cultural stories and facts. However, Yang suddenly becomes unresponsive after a family dance competition. Unfortunately, he is no longer under warranty since he was not bought directly from his original manufacturer, Brothers & Sisters Incorporated. This proves to be problematic for Jake and Kyra ...

Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021), an animated sci-fi comedy directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, with co-director Octavio E. Rodriguez and written by Peter Baynham and Smith, features tech giant Bubble’s latest invention: the B-bot. The brainchild of CEO Marc Wydell, this robot buddy uses an algorithm to help individuals make friends. In Nonsuch, California, middle-schooler Barney Pudowski is the only one in his ...

The Matrix Resurrections (2021), an American sci-fi action film, marks Lana Wachowski’s solo directorial debut in the franchise, without her sister Lilly. Bugs, a young woman, discovers that the Matrix is stuck in a loop of old code. She sets out to free Morpheus from the simulation with the help of a program that embodies him. The creator of the video game series The Matrix, Thomas Anderson, based it on his hazy memories as Neo. He frequently meets Tiffany (a character inspired by his past encounters with Trinity) at a coffee shop. To develop game characters, ...

Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021–2024) is an animated series on Disney+, created by Dave Filoni. It’s part of the Star Wars franchise, serving as both a sequel and spin-off to The Clone Wars. It’s produced by Lucasfilm Animation and features the talents of head writer Jennifer Corbett and supervising director Brad Rau. The show follows a group of elite clone troopers known as the Bad Batch, voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. These soldiers possess ...