PORTAL
08 The Orville
Seth MacFarlane’s SF comedy is back with heightened
expectations and double the ambition.
10 Stan Lee
We pay tribute to a giant of geek culture.
12 Seasonal preview
All of your festive watching planned.
14 One Cut Of The Dead
This Japanese zombie comedy needs to be on your radar.FEATURES
18 Geek 100
From superheroes to horror, from comedy to fantasy, from
grand fi nales to new beginnings... it’s your essential guide
to everything coming your way in 2019 and beyond.
50 Mary Poppins Returns
Emily Blunt steps into the role she was born to play as
Disney revives one of its best-loved characters.
56 I Think We’re Alone Now
We talk to feted fi lmmaker Reed Morano about
going from The Handmaid’s Tale to her
post-apocalyptic indie movie.
58 Counterpart
The best SF drama more people need to know about heads
to Berlin for more parallel universe espionage.
62 Bird Box
Director Susanne Bier tells us about throwing Sandra
Bullock into a world where seeing is a death sentence.
Plus:
Titans, Vincenzo Natali, Twin PeaksREVIEWS
76 Aquaman
Is James Wan’s underwater epic a splash hit?
77 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
The animated Spidey movie dives into a whole new world.
82 American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Does tying the threads together make or break the
new season?
Plus:
Ralph Breaks The Internet, Sorry To Bother You, She-Ra:
Princesses Of Power and more...BOOK CLUB
88 Kameron Hurley
The author of The Stars Are Legion tells us about her
stunning new military SF The Light Brigade.
Plus:
Book reviews, The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier
And ClayTIMEWARP
94 Rod Serling
The complete guide to the man who brought us The
Tw i l i g ht Z one and Ni g ht Ga l ler y.
102 Veronica Cartwright
Ta lk ing Alien, The Birds and Body Snatchers with one of the
genre’s great character actors.
106 Eerie, Indiana
We revisit Joe Dante’s delightfully creepy kids’ TV classic.
Plus:
Night Of The CometSCIFINOW 153
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