After becoming fascinated with her photo, a playwright learns how to time travel in order to meet, and fall in love with, the woman of his dreams, much to the chagrin of her manager.
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The 10 Weirdest Star Wars Rip-Offs of All Time
Earlier this week, I saw a news item that said Mark Hamill considered moving out of the United States after Donald Trump was re-elected president last November. And my reaction was: Mark Hamill’s still alive? Oh, right, it’s his career that died.
Ever since Hamill toplined the original “Star Wars” in 1977, there has been no shortage of crazy works that try to fly with George Lucas’ imagination but inevitably take an Icarus-worthy plummet from heights where they could not travel. And while the 1982 Turkish film “The Man Who Saved the World” (a.k.a. “The Turkish Star Wars”) has gained cult classic status for its inane pilfering of “Star Wars” and a half-dozen other sci-fi classics, there are other films and television productions that are even crazier.
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The Faculty (1998) [Back to School Month]
Several high school students discover that their teachers and faculty members have been infected by an alien parasite, and must fight to protect their friends, and themselves, from the spreading invasion.
War of the Worlds (2025)
War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells’ seminal Sci-Fi novel of an alien invasion, is updated in the groan-worthy awful screen life adaptation starring Ice Cube and directed by Rich Lee, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Immortal (aka Immortel Ad Vitam) (2004) [Comic Book Month 2025]
Many centuries from now, Earth is not as we remember it and ancient gods, genetically modified humans, and a regular folks all mingle. A god wanting to make sure his legacy continues picks a woman and regular man to achieve this through.
Trigger warning: Rape
Superman: Red Son (2020) [Comic Book Month 2025]
A “what if” story from the Elseworld’s tale where Superman landed not in Kansas, but in the Soviet Union as baby.
Stinker (2025) [Fantasia 2025]
From an unlikely beginning in a forgotten roadside outhouse in Kazakhstan, this story unfolds into a mystical and unexpectedly tender reflection on finding connection and getting a second chance.