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Carpenter's The Thing is still the coldest workplace
John Carpenter's The Thing opened on 25 June 1982, with Rob Bottin's creature work and Dean Cundey's light on the ice. It still holds.
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Pixie Lane writes the Reviews desk, with 20 of 21 stories filed there, rounding up what critics make of new films, shows, games and gear. Recent reviews cover Netflix's East of Eden, Ace Combat 8 and Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro. Lane also takes second looks at older films, like Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Ridley Scott's Alien.
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Dark Matter season two opens the Box again on Apple TV
Apple TV's Dark Matter season two began on 28 August, with one of its ten episodes out each Friday to 30 October. Blake Crouch's novel turns ten this year.
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Wild Ice hit Steam on 19 August, after Lost in Tandem on 22 July
Journey Bound Games' zombie-hockey co-op Wild Ice hit Steam on 19 August for $16.99, after Tempete Studio's Lost in Tandem on 22 July.
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Lang’s Metropolis is 99 years old and still a working drawing
Watch Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis in 2026 and the shock isn't nitrate. It's how much downtown is still trying to become that set.
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Alien's Nostromo is still the most convincing workplace in space
Ridley Scott's Alien opened on 25 May 1979. Its crew eat, sweat and have a shift tomorrow, and that working ship is why Giger's creature is believable.
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Blade Runner 2049 still treats light as a building material
Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, shot by Roger Deakins, opened on 6 October 2017. It doesn't replace the 1982 film. It adds a wing.
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Dune: Part Two opened 1 March 2024 and made the sand couture
Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two opened in the U.S. on 1 March 2024, with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Austin Butler.