Low-budget sci-fi is a genre in which a very fine line separates a dud from a masterpiece. Many things can go wrong, but relatable characters and smart storytelling are some of the keys to success.

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead of “The Endless” continue to create a new “Twilight Zone”-like body of work with “Synchronic.” Their latest entry unites American Anthony Mackie (“Avengers: Endgame”) ...

Something strange is happening in New Orleans — even by Big Easy standards, it’s some bizarro shit. Young folks have been discovered all over the city in highly unusual situations, from being bitten ...

Time travel is a drug and the results can be deadly. Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Infinity War) and Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey) star in the new sci-fi film Synchronic as two best friends, and New ...

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The skies in “Synchronic” are never quite the right color. Bearing down on New Orleans in shades of sickly gray green and sometimes pinkish, they seem to be in a constant state of twilight transition, ...

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Synchronic is a new sci-fi thriller starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as a pair of paramedics and friends who take some snarly calls and think the violence is a byproduct of a new drug on the ...

ST. LOUIS — Time is a constraint. No matter how you see it, the clock is always ticking, reminding us of our mortality and how long we may have left on this rock. Father Time is simply undefeated. But ...

Perri Nemiroff is the 2025 Press Award winner at the ICG Publicists Awards. She's the senior producer at Collider where she hosts and produces the interview series, Collider Ladies Night, a show ...

Jennifer Bisset was a senior editor for CNET. She covered film and TV news and reviews. The movie that inspired her to want a career in film is Lost in Translation. She won Best New Journalist in 2019 ...