After the ringing in our ears eventually faded from all the clangs and explosions that was the last Transformers movie, it was time to take
Category: Science Fiction
Alien Vs. Predator (2004) – Review
It’s all Predator 2’s fault…Merging two franchises together isn’t exactly a new thing – we live in a reality where Dollman Vs. Demonic Toys exists,
Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) – Review
In a summer full of sequels and reboots, and sequels of reboots, it fairly often pays to keep an eye out for any movies out
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) – Review
Full disclosure, I didn’t actually like the first Independence Day when it was first released (oh, stop jeering in the back), because back in those
They Live (1988) – Review
Surfacing during a time when Regan’s politics were powerbombing the American working class through the announcer’s table of poverty, John Carpenter’s They Live is quite
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) – Review
On paper, a sequel to Pacific Rim, Gullermo Del Toro’s flawed but fun love letter to giant monster movies, seemed like a no brainer. The
Prometheus (2012) – Review
Prometheus should’ve been a triumphant return… It marked the return of Ridley Scott to science fiction, a genre he hadn’t tackled since 1982 with the
Predators (2010) – Review
Try as they might, filmmakers just a can’t seem to give the Predator that flawless second outing he so richly deserves. The original is a
Total Recall (1990) – Review
Snuggled neatly in the centre of Paul Verhoven’s magnificent unofficial Sci-fi trilogy, sits Total Recall (we don’t count Hollow Man, Kevin Bacon’s invisible penis thriller,
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Review
By the time it was time to make a sequel to the biggest film in the world, George Lucas backed out. The sheer stress of
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) – Review
Over my many years of watching blockbuster movies, I feel I’ve developed quite the bullshit detector when it comes to hype. Taking trailers, on-set reports
Star Wars (1977) – Review
It all starts with a fanfare, a blast of trumpets that’s almost a literal slap in the face. “PAY ATTENTION” it sceams, “Your world is
Alien: Covenant (2017) – Review
Prometheus, to be ironically fair, was a mixed beast. Promising far more than it delivered, Ridley Scott’s flawed return to the Alien franchise he started
Alien: Resurrection (1997) – Review
Surely an Alien movie from the director of Delicatessen and City Of The Lost Children and written by Joss Whedon has GOT to be a
Destroy All Monsters (1968) – Review
By 1968, Toho Studios had been on something of a Kaiju roll for well over a decade, but, behind the scenes, rumblings were occuring that
Avengers: Endgame (2019) – Review
And so here we are… at the end.A journey that’s encompassed 10 years, 22 movies (and counting) and that rewrote the rules of franchise filmmaking
Aliens (1986) – Review
Is there a more satisfying sequel than Aliens? Scratch that rhetorical question for a minute and let me fire off another. Is there a more
Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) – Review
Over the last couple of Godzilla movies, a noticable swing toward showing the King Of The Monster’s in a more heroic light was emerging and
Return Of The Jedi (1983) – Review
Once upon a time, if you can believe it, the third entry into the original Star Wars trilogy was considered something of a minor let
Alien³ (1992) – Review
The mountainous question facing the vast revolving door of script writers, producers, directors and crew of the beleaguered third instalment of the Alien franchise was
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