Link to over a dozen academic essays on various science-fiction movies including "Blade Runner," "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Terminator 2."

Extensive essay from author Daniel Chandler investigates the portrayal of machines in both literature and movies.

Essay discussing artificial intelligence in sci-fi films is subtitled "Technology Spontaneously Approaching Humanity with the Passage of Time."

Bibliography lists books and articles in which to find critical discussion of postmodernism in science-fiction films.

Gary Morris of the Bright Lights Film Journal provides this essay examining the history of the science-fiction film and its relation to politics.

Read an extensive essay that investigates the relationship between science-fiction films and the mythology surrounding UFOs.

Science fiction columnist Elizabeth Burton examines apocalyptic films from "When Worlds Collide" to "Armageddon" in this essay.

"Time" magazine features on the history of science fiction in film, from "Metropolis" through "Independence Day."

Essay discusses the influence of postmodernism and irony in the science-fiction films of the late 1990s. Includes images.