To the uninitiated, I guess most 50s sci-fi flicks seem the same. Take a cast of stuffy, exposition spouting, scientist/military types and have them pontificate
Category: Science Fiction
Code 8 (2019) – Review
Oh hey, anyone else remember Push, that gritty Chris Evans superhero movie? No? OK then, don’t mind me…I only bring it up because I’m sort
Priest (2011) – Review
Sometimes your first instinct is bang on the money. Based on a Korean comic book I’ve never read which was in turn based on a
Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – Review
As one of the most oft-adapted stories in history, there’s a sense that not much more could be added to Mary Shelly’s deeply prescient story
Disclosure Day (2026) – Review
Little green (or grey, or brown) men from outer space and Steven Spielberg have gone together like peaches and cream ever since he unleashed the
It Conquered The World (1956) – Review
God bless Roger Corman. Even as far back as the fifties when he was still directing, there wasn’t a film made that he wasn’t willing
Hollow Man 2 (2006) – Review
While Paul Verhoven has made some of the most distinctive sci-fi movies of the 80s, 90s and 2000s, the random string of sequels and remakes
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 7: Time To Go (2026) – Review
This is it. This is the exact kind of episode I was hoping for when I first heard what The Boroughs was going to be
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 6: The Grey Rebellion (2026) – Review
While I’ve tried (and failed) to avoid bringing up Stranger Things too much during my travel of The Boroughs, I do have to throw my
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 5: Another Beautiful Day (2026) – Review
Yep, it’s round about that time that all the various threads and arcs that are buzzing about The Boroughs like moths round a bug zapper
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 4: Forbidden Fruit (2026) – Review
As we reach the midway point of the season, it’s time for another upshift of mystery to keep those stakes steadily rising. We have a
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 3: A Pyramid (2026) – Review
Nothing seems to back up a good sci-fi mystery more than copious use of flashlights. The X-Files knew it, Spielberg knew it and the makers
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 2: The Mourning After (2026) – Review
For a second there I thought I’d have to withdaw my claims of The Boroughs not simply being Stranger Things with old people…I mean, with
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu (2026) – Review
Never mind the far, far away part, it’s certainly been a long time since the galaxy spanning adventures of Star Wars appeared on the big
The Boroughs – Season 1, Episode 1: Welcome To The Boroughs (2026) – Review
Growing old can be tough. Your joints freeze up, your brain fogs over and the world in general regards you as something of a nuisance
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) – Review
The year is 2008 and Star Wars is essentially in limbo. George Lucas’ flawed prequel saga has yet to be reassessed via decades of memes
Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin (1985) – Review
It’s the mid-eighties and with the sound of an exploding Death Star and celebrating Ewoks, the Star Wars Trilogy has come to an end with
Starcrash (1978) – Review
In the deluge of cash-ins that followed in the wake of George Lucas’ Star Wars, the torrent of cheapo pretenders provided derivative thrills of all
Castle In The Sky (1986) – Review
You’d think that when starting a brand new animation house, you’d want to come up with something as fiercely original as you possibly could to
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind (1984) – Review
Everything has to start somewhere, and in the case of life-enriching animation house, Studio Ghibli, it began on the winds of a post apocalyptic future.
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