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2001: A Space Odyssey

Is A.I. the New Other?
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Is A.I. the New Other?

By Andrea Tallarita / 8 March 2017
Aliens and robots are swapping seats as filmic sci-fi reformulates its visions of the foreign and the familiar.
10 Oscar Winners (and the Films They Should Have Won For)
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10 Oscar Winners (and the Films They Should Have Won For)

By Bill Gibron / 26 February 2015
Sometimes, the Academy Awards a consolation prize of sorts for getting it wrong in a previous year. Here are 10 examples of this phenomenon.
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‘Lab Coats in Hollywood’: The Onscreen Fusion Between Scientific and Hollywood-Type ‘Truth”

By Sarah Boslaugh / 26 June 2011
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The Demise of Horror Culture?

By Marco Lanzagorta / 12 May 2008
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Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007

By PopMatters Staff / 24 January 2008
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Future Shock: The Death of Serious Science Fiction

By Bill Gibron / 28 May 2007
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of January 2023
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of January 2023

By Spyros Stasis, Antonio Poscic / 6 February 2023
Will ‘That ’90s Show’ Include These 25 Nostalgia-Inducing Songs?
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Will ‘That ’90s Show’ Include These 25 Nostalgia-Inducing Songs?

By J. Simpson / 6 February 2023
Warm and Cool: Thoughts on Television’s Tom Verlaine (1949-2023)
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Warm and Cool: Thoughts on Television’s Tom Verlaine (1949-2023)

By Christopher J. Lee / 3 February 2023
Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of January 2023
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Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of January 2023

By Tom Morgan / 3 February 2023
Johnny Cash’s ‘American IV’: A Farewell to the Man in Black
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Johnny Cash’s ‘American IV’: A Farewell to the Man in Black

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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of January 2023
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of January 2023

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Will ‘That ’90s Show’ Include These 25 Nostalgia-Inducing Songs?
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Will ‘That ’90s Show’ Include These 25 Nostalgia-Inducing Songs?

By J. Simpson / 6 February 2023
Warm and Cool: Thoughts on Television’s Tom Verlaine (1949-2023)
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Warm and Cool: Thoughts on Television’s Tom Verlaine (1949-2023)

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