The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction (The Overlook Film Encyclopedia Series)
This encyclopedia of science fiction movies is the most comprehensive and perhaps the best of Phil Hardy's collection  (check outThe WesternandHorroras well). It provides excellent  commentary on the hundreds of science fiction films made between 1895 and 1994. Each  review also lists the movie's director, star, writer, and most important technical credits. Hardy's treatment of the genre runs the gamut from the sublime to the absurd, covering classics such asMetropolisandThings to Come, popular favorites such asStar WarsandE.T., and the silly excesses ofDr. BreedloveandThe Man with Two Brains. The volume also includes a list of science fiction rental champs and important writers and critics' nominees for the best sci-fi films of all time.