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The Blade Runner Timeline Keeps Rewriting What Counts as Human
Blade Runner expands from Philip K. Dick’s novel into films, games, comics, and anime that keep testing the boundary around human life.
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Lanterns Episode 6 Trailer Shows Why Rushville Hates Green Lanterns
The Lanterns Episode 6 trailer sends John back to a town that sees the Green Lantern symbol as a reminder of everything it lost.
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Lanterns Episode 5 Asks Who Gets to Choose the Pain
Lanterns Episode 5 asks who gets to choose the hardship that shapes John Stewart and who benefits from it.
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The New RoboCop Series Has to Treat Alex Murphy as Corporate Property
The new RoboCop series will earn its return only if Alex Murphy’s fight against corporate ownership stays central.
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Hal Jordan Shows Why John Stewart Should Refuse the Ring in Lanterns
Hal Jordan has become the clearest warning that John Stewart should refuse the ring in Lanterns.
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What a Faithful Neuromancer Adaptation Has to Preserve
Neuromancer will feel faithful when its technology shows who owns it and what each character paid to use it.
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Interstellar Makes Cooper Give Up Control to Save Humanity
Interstellar makes Cooper give up control and trust Murf to complete the work that saves humanity, despite the years they lose.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Is the Key to Total Recall’s Identity Mystery
Schwarzenegger’s action-hero image becomes evidence in Total Recall, where even Quaid’s identity may have been designed for him.
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How Neuromancer Understood Computers Without Explaining Them
William Gibson’s limited computer knowledge helped Neuromancer focus on the power behind digital access itself.
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The Neuromancer Series Has to Make Cyberspace Feel Addictive
Apple’s Neuromancer needs to show why Case depends on cyberspace before the Matrix can feel like more than a visual effect.