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Lost in Space (1998): Almost a Cult Classic

Lost in Space (1998): Almost a Cult Classic

What do you get when a science-fiction adventure keeps moving faster than its own hyperdrive?
A film powered by confidence alone, shedding ideas as it goes, convinced that momentum will be enough.

Some films charge ahead. Some take their time. And some move so quickly between ideas they forget to let any of them land. Lost in Space (1998) is that third kind — a confident, expensive adventure that moves like a film in a hurry, explains, reassures, and pushes forward, rarely pausing long enough to let tension take hold. What should feel like momentum slowly turns into distance — scenes pass, rules blur, and consequence slips quietly out of frame.

There’s intelligence and effort on display, but very little patience. It can carry you across the galaxy, but it forgets the small packets of nuts and coffee — and you feel the absence long before the destination.

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Timecop (1994): Almost a Cult Classic

Timecop (1994): Almost a Cult Classic

What do you get when you hand Jean-Claude Van Damme a time machine? Ninety minutes of flying kicks, bad science, and a plot that folds in on itself faster than spacetime after a paradox. Timecop (1994) had everything it needed to become a cult classic, but somewhere between the sparks and the synth, it lost the plot.

The movie teases a smart idea about policing time travel, then dodges its own consequences. The result? A film that can kick down a door but can’t open one into deeper storytelling. Still, there’s charm in the chaos. Between the goofy science, solid effects, and Van Damme’s half-heroic, half-melancholic glare, Timecop remains one of those rare near misses, a movie that almost makes you believe it could have been legendary.

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