In the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner and its 2017 sequel, the key question is about identity: whether free-thinking machines should be afforded human rights. Blade Runner 2049 furthers this notion ...

When John Carpenter’s “The Thing” was released in 1982, it bombed. Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.,” by contrast soared, becoming a national phenomenon. Still, the two share a bond in Chris Nashawaty’s new ...

It’s a tall task to imagine a more pivotal year for classic Hollywood genre films than 1982. The cosmic tumblers aligned to smile on geeky, big-budget releases that included such iconic flicks as ...