If you ask a connoisseur of arty science fiction cinema to name some of their favorite films, the 1995 Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys will invariably be mentioned in reverent tones. This is for good reason. The film 12 Monkeys is a brilliant thriller that borders on being a film more about the limits of the human mind than actual time travel.
But if you’re a sci-fi fan who likes a little less ambiguity in their time travel and more actual, you know, time-travel action, the truth is, the 2015-2018 SyFy Channel 12 Monkeys reboot is in many ways a more satisfying genre experience than the film from which it came. And 10 years after its debut, this series is better than ever.
