Adapting Dune, Rebooting Avatar, and Revisiting Terminator 2

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In this featured essay, Kara Kennedy compares their interpretations to see which choices really capture the spirit of the landmark novel, and which miss the mark! [Read more](113/d4GfKf04/VWr6l1500tpXN2J8ky6_fR_4W4sKGqD5b5lYRN5t-nll3lYMRW95jsWP6lZ3pyW7Hmy1b81bpltN6x5lBcVnNZCW3D_Vl35j1CvTW77ztb_8cbjrJVpr73f9dvF50W5j4jVS3f-tRJW2s3csf9h-WjkW6Z0cfX6pbD3QW3wTt6V5yCtyLW6F048j6BGpZDW9hSFzt13TVHqW7GDKH38_4VsKW76t1b96FNrLQW217Wqh1Y1sq8W6DZVNB7Xvh2sV_Zxpd7rpNz3W1PXZ062qMLHCW6dT_NF7ktkWLW4xTkgn7msbk_VHgMgV3tfzWwW4QGsv98Y3wHgVKgFss8XS-n_W3NsrTK8Yhv0lW7CM1M_1sTkFDW54HRpC2K6WkNW2rrNq67RSKZ0VN0hbM8Z8zGJN81_7f3DmVbvW7WGY9f4fGH05N6Y32w4h55TBdJMmXT04) [Screen capture from the 1902 movie Trip to the Moon. The moon has a man's face on it, which a rocket has hit] SCIENCE FICTION FILM CLUB Introducing the Reactor Science Fiction Film Club! KALI WALLACE "One movie at a time, we'll watch our way through the good, the bad, and the utterly bizarre in science fiction cinema." We're excited to announce the Reactor Sci-Fi Film Club, a new column lead by Kali Wallace! Each week, Wallace will lead a discussion on a variety of science fiction films, starting with Forbidden Planet (1956) on March 6. Have any movies to suggest? Want to prepare for the next few movies on the docket? Check out the announcement at the link below! [Read more](113/d4GfKf04/VWr6l1500tpXN2J8ky6_fR_4W4sKGqD5b5lYRN5t-nks3lYMRW7lCdLW6lZ3m4W74879g88L_K9N4ZjN_k3FFXsW6GLKJT3h8dwYN5rZ854bnWHzW1l16RX4jhMkSW4GqGKR77pPv_W55ZKL-59Hp_zN80JCmsJ3x2BW7gB28m72wsDNN8XSMXHpKx3qM3Ks-LZ8KtsVvFpfw3rDK42W6D74rw6x0ZWwW8hPWGB3-DJyFW1kL32V7jX1vWW724YgS8tf83sW7QJh2H72trvYW3wZj1f5QbYbWW2PDrJy8Sc6ktW57V0gm6Jq5k7W8xxs_l16SWXxW64sHxD3l3tY7W12C8yG926xdhW4hph4759Fknhf8Sl5pz04) [A picture of a smiling robot] BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Five A.I. Characters I'd Be Proud to Call My Friend LORNA WALLACE Artificial intelligence is a hot topic, and there are plenty of bleak sci-fi depictions out there - but here are 5 A.I. characters we expect would make for great friends and loyal companions. [Read more](113/d4GfKf04/VWr6l1500tpXN2J8ky6_fR_4W4sKGqD5b5lYRN5t-nkM3lYMRW7Y8-PT6lZ3mQW39Zh_v8LCcvRW6MCYks5_1Yn-N2Xq6G-JHbvGW8mZbZl4XfDkWN3H7-RQ8Jq6wW5XsT1G3c8J1RW32mdSY7yGkWTW8wnWcB6_xNyfW93B6y43q8hjQW5c43892FngH2VJfr5c1Y5kD8W7kqT3B5fGV4yW3K8Yxh9cRB88W1_LGwC8FWKkvW1KP9Dt4J_mJ1V7ZbYt1t_MsTW2yYPk-2bxWt-VVWh0J5f9X_-W7p2yF47TkjyQW7_V_1m2WB09BW5W13dH2jc8dnN93lhSPNgWk4W7dtSYt3R8MzpW8RqR0g8nHcxyN40fPTBWLKWdW88GsR31vmR_cf1bnDL204) [Picture of many different 'romantasy' book covers, including Sunshine by Robin McKinley and Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier] BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Romantasy Books ALEX BROWN Though romantasy ("romance fantasy") is currently having A Moment in genre fiction, it's been making waves for a long time. Alex Brown recommends 5 romantasy books from years past you may be missing out on! [Read more](113/d4GfKf04/VWr6l1500tpXN2J8ky6_fR_4W4sKGqD5b5lYRN5t-nkM3lYMRW7Y8-PT6lZ3plW5jyCPJ2_X0fvW7k9-QZ7_0blhW95vYMN5LLWXhW2BLGcH8ts3NbW8dqfjc3np4GhW6FQ_HN8H4J_cN2kD2Nf1XrgvW3yXMpl2SxccZW4sRbFG4TDkSYW1GSbLw5qyBFLN1H7j8SjSc6_W1QNkgV7-Jbh4W7Rq46g3M3vtFN4rxzkC_3TYdW35gR5H4s5tW6W6jh_yl7YvywJV4S8tH1Wr6NmW1KYxdj5Jx2gLVJL_fn5HN3QSN3wwbQ-tk6V0W5vGJNl31Yk4XW167d-Y931qG6W8GXP5m8spCv4W7RJmk05SRZFYW2Myc-N3lf3RCW8v6SFr6pbrqBf3Kh3rl04) [Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa from the Percy Jackson TV show. Her eyes are hidden behind a veil on an old-fashioned hat] FEATURED ESSAYS His Mother's Monster: Percy Jackson's Nuanced Take on Medusa LEAH BLAINE "For the Medusa myth, the books and the show (and even the movie, don't be mean) illustrate how women are treated by violent men, and then by the women who throw the blame at the feet of the victim, so that we have a more fitting description of the story: Poseidon was a player, Athena a shrew, and Medusa a victim." Leah Blaine discusses the myth of Medusa from ancient history to her latest depiction in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson television series. [Read more](113/d4GfKf04/VWr6l1500tpXN2J8ky6_fR_4W4sKGqD5b5lYRN5t-nkM3lYMRW7Y8-PT6lZ3kCVG0xBL1DyLxrW50ZBhv9fW6rFVP22LW8tksZYW1zqg2k844KkwW32jl4T3gxHvNW4BsfW11MppgCW8mdmKX6nqvTzW6NH9bd3yBb13W3fgxqk4tPzSnW57v4vf1pFJSvW6NQrxq5kWGbPW3grl8w8mQglhW7jFFKn2vw2vFW4lnT2j74z08BN49zjhlNTTTxW8-Qq6c8W-jmHW3FdhS21v0z8fW22pYqH83Ck26W26ZGZ78C9TprVZKzsx2SD1h6W4-lCJx3VjJ6yW8fsdp72ZGtDNW4K0HWS956XfZVYKw_s8s9KqSW19Dzdg7f_9RNW3jHdnY3FYSR9f3BFszd04) [A yellow sticky note with a drawing of a lightbulb has been pinned to a corkboard with a red thumbtack] BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Never Mind the Torment Nexus, Here's Five SF Ideas I'd Like to See in Reality JAMES DAVIS NICOLL Here's to hoping that tech billionaires don't try to invent soylent green or a variety of murderbot next, and instead turn to one of these five examples of sci-fi tech for inspiration! From Lovecraft's "paleo-archaeology" to universal basic income as pitched by Rachel Swirsky, science fiction authors prove they have a wellspring of creative concepts, ripe for invention. [Read more](113/d4GfKf04/VWr6l1500tpXN2J8ky6_fR_4W4sKGqD5b5lYRN5t-nl23lYMRW8wLKSR6lZ3kvW8yLZT94F3314W7QkJ-N75hDLQW7X6XSY2J8Y-jW7GN2xD6y_7fFVm0JD58gP-3tW3MRW841XrTPKW2GJJFF85kRn0N49KW_x8M1pmW5kSH6w2QJ_hxW6-8xFV5Cd14zW5dcZDb4_KLM8VrSVvW2CnWVWW7PJ6ft7B5PrsW4t40LG9h0KlpW2_QsfX2XmLrvW81cG3033v0_SW60Bfg23zrzPBW8fjC9d6WPtPYVtLy9g6knZtfN62fc7RT_6RcW3N59X67HQBxdVHk5S164cHTRVdxts76Yf5bHW4plHtK2r2-NfW3M5cvP1g9pLrW1tWKd05slC4MW7jLj8V6FNsSRW4Sp03n7wL8wYf2C85B204) [The cast of Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender show stands in a circle. Aang, Katara, and Sokka are visible, poised for battle. ] MOVIES & TV Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Is More Ember Island Players Than It Is the Real Deal EMMET ASHER-PERRIN "It feels cruel to say it, but it's hard to overstate how much the initial scripts destroy one of the hallmarks of the series - tackling complex ideas and emotions without over-explaining them." Emmet Asher-Perrin reviews Netflix's new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. 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