Star Trek

‘Picard’ Explained: Hugh Finds Humanity in “The End is the Beginning”

By  Brad Gullickson 

Star Trek’s greatest evil is once again revealed to be anything but absolute.

‘Picard’ Explained: Starfleet Adrift Within “Maps and Legends”

By  Brad Gullickson 

The Starfleet we find in ‘Star Trek: Picard’ is upsetting. Good.

‘Picard’ Explained: ‘Remembrance’ Brings Revelations

By  Brad Gullickson 

Twenty years since we last saw him, Jean-Luc Picard finds himself surrounded by a fearful Starfleet.

Jean-Luc Picard Emulates the Growth Mindset of ‘Star Trek’

By  Brad Gullickson 

The 24th century may appear superior to the one we currently reside within but don’t confuse it as a finish line for the human race.

Syd Mead Designed Your Future

By  Brad Gullickson 

From Ford Motors to ‘Blade Runner’ Spinners, Syd Mead brought function to the imagined.

Shot by Shot with the NYCC ‘Picard’ Trailer

By  Brad Gullickson 

You Can’t Not Make It So

Incels in Space

By  Cyrus Cohen 

What the ‘Black Mirror’ episode “USS Callister” teaches us about male fragility, video game fandoms, and the danger of unregulated online spaces.

‘Ikarie XB-1’ is the Forgotten Czech Film That Inspired ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

By  Abby Monteil 

Jindřich Polák’s communist space drama anticipated now-iconic ’60s sci-fi.

Douglas Trumbull Discusses the Preservation of the Epic Theatrical Experience

By  Brad Gullickson 

We spoke with the effects legend behind ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture,’ and his insight is crucial.