Also: Amazon’s new sci-fi titles, The Prisoner, VidAngel, Donald Trump takes on the NFL, Facebook and Russia, and much more.

Denis Villeneuve commissioned shorts by directors Luke Scott and Shinichirō Watanabe to set the stage for his sequel.

Coming soon: Twisted time travel, more Voltron, another trip to the Upside Down, the Man With No Name, ninjas, and lots of kaijū craziness.

Tholen’s first album in four years finds him pondering marriage, being an artist, and the mysteries of God’s divine will.

Dirk Serries’ acclaimed ambient project underwent some pretty dramatic shifts as evidenced by these early recordings.

Also: Artificial intelligence and “gaydar,” popular Star Trek episodes, Hollywood’s decline, Asian shoegaze, and imagining aliens.

Hiroyuki Morioka’s space opera boasts impressive world-building, complex storylines, and a realistic approach to space combat.

Also: Netflix and Facebook know a lot about you, revisiting U2’s POP, finding God in the eclipse, Trump’s effect on American Christianity, and nostalgic web design.

This is truly a brave new world in which we live.

These songs move in directions that are more interesting than the simple “shoegaze + metal” equation implies.