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Science Fiction: The State of the Art

With Bob Blackwood, I wrote Future Prime: The Top Ten Science Fiction Films of the 20th Century. Now, as Dr. John L. Flynn, I blog about the State of the Art of Science Fiction Films, past, present and future. Simply click here to read my latest blog, or click on the title to read any of my previous blogs in the Archives.

Retrospectives	Blog Archives	Retrospectives
Retrospectives	Retrospectives	Retrospectives
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)	The Phantom of the Opera
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)	Forbidden Planet (1956)	Planet of the Apes (1968)
Alien (1979)	Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)	Star Wars (1977)
Aliens (1986)	The Matrix (1999)	Tales of Tomorrow (1954)
Blade Runner (1982)	The Outer Limits (1963)	The Terminator (1984)
Articles	Articles	Articles
Battlefield: Earth (2000)	Pulp Science Fiction--A Primer	Science Fiction Chronology
Costume Fandom	The Matrix (1999)	Science Fiction Versus Sci-Fi
Metropolis, Illinois	The Matrix (1999)	What Makes a Good Science Fiction Film
Short Reviews	Short Reviews	Short Reviews
12 Monkeys (1995)	Frankenstein 1970 (1958)	Predator (1987)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973)	Predator 2 (1990)
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)	Frankenstein and the War of the Gargantuas (1966)	Prometheus(2013)
The Abyss (1989)	Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)	The Puppet Master (1994)
Alien (1979)	Frankenstein Created Woman (1966)	Queen of Blood (1966)
Aliens (1986)	Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)	Re-Animator (1985)
Alien 3 (1992)	Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster(1965)	Red Planet (2000)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)	Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)	Return of Dr. X (1939)
Alien Versus Predator (2004)	Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)	Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Alien Contamination (1981)	Frankenstein on Campus (1967)	Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
Alien Nation (1988)	Frankenweenie(1984)	Robocop(1987)
Alphaville (1965)	Freejack (1992)	The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Android (1982)	Futureworld (1976)	Runaway (1984)
The Ape Man (1943)	Galaxina (1980)	The Running Man (1987)
Armageddon (1998)	Galaxy of Terror (1981)	Saturn 3 (1980)
Assignment:Terror (1971)	Galaxy Quest(1999)	Son of Frankenstein (1933)
Austin Powers Films	Gattaca (1997)	Soylent Green (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)	Ghost of Frankenstein(1942)	Species (1995)
Back to the Future 2 (1989)	Ghosts of Mars (2001)	Species 2 (1998)
Back to the Future 3 (1989)	Godzilla (1956)	Species 3 (2004)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)	Godzilla (1998)	Stargate (1994)
Battlefield: Earth (2000)	Goldengirl(1979)	Starship Troopers (1997)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)	Groundhog Day (1993)	Star Trek-The Motion Picture (1979)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1969)	Heavy Metal (1981)	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)	Highlander (1986)	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Blade Runner (1982)	Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1959)	Highlander 3: The Sorcerer (1994)	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Brainwaves (1982)	Highlander 4: End Game (2000)	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Brazil (1985)	House of Dracula (1945)	Star Trek: Generations (1994)
The Bride (1985)	House of Frankenstein (1944)	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)	Horror of Frankenstein (1970)	Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Bride of the Re-Animator (1990)	Horror of the Blood Creatures (1971)	Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1962)	Independence Day (1996)	Star Trek(2009)
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)	Inseminoid (1980)	Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
Cherry 2000 (1987)	The Intruder Within (1981)	Star Trek: Beyond (2016)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)	Invaders from Mars (1986)	Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Circuitry Man (1990)	The Invisible Boy (1957)	Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1969)	The Invisible Man (1933)	Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The Colossus of New York (1958)	The Invisible Ray(1936)	Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope (1977)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)	I, Robot(2004)	Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Contact (1997)	The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)	Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Creature (1986)	The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)	Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens (2015)
The Creature Wasn't Nice (1981)	The Island of Lost Souls (1932)	Star Wars: Caravan of Courage (1984)
The Creeping Unknown (1955)	It! (1966)	Star Wars: Battle for Endor (1985)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)	It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)	Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2003)
Cyborg (1989)	I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1958)	Star Wars: Rogue One (2016)
Dark City (1998)	Johnny Mnemonic (1995)	Steel and Lace (1991)
Dark Star(1974)	Jurassic Park (1993)	The Stepford Wives (1975)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)	Kronos (1957)	The Stepford Wives (2004)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)	The Last Man on Earth (1964)	The Stepford Children (1987)
Dead Men Walk (1943)	The Lawnmower Man (1992)	The Stepford Husbands (1996)
Deathrace 2000 (1975)	The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (203)	Strange Days (1995)
Deep Impact (1998)	Lifeforce (1985)	Syngenoir (1981)
Demon Seed(1977)	Little Shop of Horrors (1960)	The Terminal Man (1974)
Donovan's Brain (1953)	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)	The Terminator (1984)
Dr. Cyclops (1940)	The Man in Half Moon Street (1944)	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Dr. X (1932)	The Manchurian Candidate (2004)	Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)	Mars Attacks! (1996)	Terminator: Genysis (2014)
Electric Dreams (1984)	The Matrix (1999)	The Thing (from Another World) (1951)
Enemy Mine (1985)	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)	The Thing (1982)
Escape from New York (1981)	The Matrix Revolutions (2003)	The Thing (2012)
Escape from L.A. (1996)	Men in Black (1997)	The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)	Men in Black 2 (2002)	Tobor the Great (1954)
Eve of Destruction (1990)	Metropolis (1926)	Total Recall (1994)
Evil of Frankenstein (1964)	Mission to Mars (2000)	Total Recall (2012)
eXistenZ (1999)	The Monolith Monsters (1957)	Transylvania 6-5000 (1988)
Fiend Without a Face (1958)	The Monster Squad (1987)	The Truman Show (1998)
The Fifth Element (1997)	Night of the Living Dead (1968)	Universal Soldier (1992)
Final Fantasy (2001)	Not of This Earth (1957)	Universal Soldier: The Return (1992)
Firefox (1982)	The Omega Man (1971)	Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
Flash Gordon (1980)	Parasite (1982)	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
The Fly (1986)	The Parasite Murders (1974)	V-The Visitors (1983)
Forbidden Planet (1956)	Pitch Black (2000)	V-The Final Battle (1984)
Forbidden World (1982)	Planet of the Apes (2001)	Weird Science (1985)
Forever Young (1992)	Planet of the Vampires (1965)	Westworld (1973)
Four-Sided Triangle (1953)	Plan 9 from Outer Space(1956)	Young Frankenstein (1974)
Frankenstein (1931)	The Postman (1997)	The X-Files: Fight the Future (1988)
Frankenstein (1994)	Predators(2010)	The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

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