Doing a six-movie (Kirk-and-Spock) Star Trek marathon in a weekend can shed a lot of light on Stockholm Syndrome. I did a great deal of laughing and scoffing and eye-rolling, which I insist is the proper response for any reasonable person watching these films for the first time today. And yet, as th...

It's so hard for Spock to hug. Trying so hard to remain emotionless but realizing the inevitable sentiment that spawns from a good hug. I think that's probably the main conflict in this movie:...

Around here we try to keep both the fandom and the use of exclamation marks in check, providing keen insight and fully formed opinions on all things movies so that you, the reader, can make the most informed decisions. But just for one moment I would like to suspend that and say that this Star Trek ...

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free Yesterday, Latino Review got our nerd hearts aflutterin' with a report about some possible Star Trek: The Next Generation cameos in J.J. Abram's upcoming Trek film. It would be great to see Picard, Data or even Riker rub...

“This year’s WonderCon sucks monkey nuts.” I attended WonderCon this past weekend here in San Francisco, and I’m obligated to write up some kind of recap.  This normally isn’t a problem… I’ve attended conventions before, including last year’s WonderC...

Filed under: Entertainment, Celebrity, Cheat Sheet, News Our roundup of celeb gossip so you can keep up with your girlfriend. The new "Terminator: Salvation" trailer features lots of giant robots, a cool new Terminator and plenty of Christian Bale shouting. (Collider) Jose Canseco is the latest Mado...

In 2002, JJ Abrams wrote a script which was supposed to be the first film in a trilogy of Superman movies. Aint It Cool once wrote that the script read “like it’ll cost $400 million” and involved sequences featuring “air combat between five superpowered Kryptonians and fighter je...

“Ability” February 10th, 2009 If there was ever any question about which J.J. Abrams show Fringe was trying to be, “Ability” sealed the deal. For those who didn’t have the pleasure of seeing Abrams’ second major foray into television, Alias, this episode played ou...

As one would expect, while Chris Pine wound up snagging the role as the captain of the Enterprise, there were a few others in contention for the iconic role. Among them? Pacey Witter himself. At the NY Comic-Con, “Fringe” star Joshua Jackson revealed to MTV News that he auditioned for tw...

What kind of geek would I be if I didn't post the "Star Trek" Super Bowl ad that ran during said sporting event (that yes, I watched . . . for the most part). It's mostly footage that we've already seen in other trailers and TV spots, but damn does it look good. My wife isn't convinced that this mov...