Subgenre Sampler
Outer Space: 172 Films to Buy & Rent
Star Trek - Voyager (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran
- As a spinoff TV series of the STAR TREK empire, this was not as high–achieving as DEEP SPACE NINE, but still holds it own with some good…
Royal Space Force (Wings of Honnemaise) (1994)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga
- Quality Anime feature distinguishes itself by taking its time to develop story and character, as well as boasting intricate animation. Score by…
Stargate (1994)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
- Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
Babylon 5 (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Richard Compton
Feat. Michael O'Hare, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian…
- Renegade staff from Star Trek's Next Generation developed their own series for an opposition TV network. Computer generated effects give them a run…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) (Deep Space 9) (1993)
- Feat. Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig…
- Son of the Next Generation, this initiated a new tele series for trekkies to indulge. Intrepid officers of Starfleet acquire an abandoned alien space…
Alien 3 (1992)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Third entry suffers from its plagued production history, but still emerges as an enjoyable piece of hokum and Sigourney is as terrific as always.
Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (1991)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Gracious conclusion to the film series featuring the original cast. Combines great special effects, a plot with a social conscience, and some deft…
Moon 44 (1990)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Michael Pare, Lisa Eichhorn, Malcolm McDowell
- Low–rent, but tolerable sci–fi action set on a remote corporate mining colony which is under siege from rival interests.
Pare plays an…
For All Mankind (1989)
- Dir. Al Reinert
- A rousing, near avant–garde meditation on the story of the first lunar landing and the 24 men who traveled to the moon and back.
Edited…
Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (1989)
- Dir. William Shatner
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- This time Shatner tries his hand at directing, in what turns out to be one of the less memorable missions of the series. The crew travel through…