Of all the shifty, manipulative and duplicitous aliens ever to take a punt at taking over the world during the heyday of 50s science fiction,
Tag: Sci-Fi
Equilibrium (2002) – Review
In the wake of The Matrix, it was unsurprisingly fair game for any kind of action/sci-fi that clothed its anti-establishment leanings in long black coats
Nemesis 5: The New Model (2017) – Review
After twenty years of laying dormant, the long forgotten Nemesis suddenly came back on-line and lurched into life. Quite why it decided to do so
Shin Kamen Rider (2023) – Review
Ever since tackling Japan’s largest export with 2016’s Shin Godzilla, Hideaki Anno has been dead set on give virtually all of his childhood influences a
Attack The Block (2011) – Review
Cinematic alien invasions have taken all sorts of shapes and sizes over the decades – be it the gargantuan saucers from Independence Day hovering over
Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 6: Home (2023) – Review
The final installments of the MCU’s television excursions have always been tricky affairs, either scuppering numerous, thoughtful episodes with an unnecessary CGI climax that visibly
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) – Review
In the wake of Jordan Peele’s Get Out, a whole slew of genre fare that had its roots solidly buried in the anxieties and trials
Scanner Cop 2: The Showdown (1995) – Review
In these complicated times, the concept of a police officer who is able to alter people’s perceptions and even kill them with nothing more than
Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 5: Harvest (2023) – Review
Secret Invasion seems to be having something of an identity problem as of late. What should have been a tight, wildly unpredictable, solo adventure for
Nemesis 4: Cry Of Angels (1996) – Review
It’s truly remarkable to me that Albert Pyun managed to get so much mileage out of his Nemesis franchise despite a noticable lack of talent
Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 4: Beloved (2023) – Review
While the MCU’s shapeshifter stuffed spy series has more than fulfilled its quota for tense meetings, shock reveals and clandestine plots, one area where it’s
Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayal (2023) – Review
As we round the corner of Secret Invasion’s six episode run and cross the halfway point, the show is certainly fulfilling its criteria as a
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) – Review
Less a coherent movie and more of a deranged art installation, Shinya Tsukamoto’s utterly insane Tetsuo: The Iron Man is something of an enigma.Welding and
The Fifth Element (1997) – Review
The nineties were a weird, vibrant time for blockbusters as CGI came of age and the only thing that could stop you from realising your
Scanner Cop (1994) – Review
What do you do when your sci-fi/thriller franchise stubbonly refuses to get any traction after three movies? Well, if you’re Pierre David, frequent David Cronenberg
The Flash (2023) – Review
It seems that nowadays, recent superhero movies are no longer forged by an exploding planet, dead parents or a burst of lighting, but instead are
Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1996) – Review
If nothing else, the existence of Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (aka. Nemesis 3: Prey Harder), proves that Albert Pyun had a sense of tenaciousness that
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (2023) – Review
Thanks to the colourful, Spielbergian tone of the 2018 Bumblebee movie, the gargantuan Transformers franchise had a chance to fittingly change it’s form (most likely
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023) – Review
When Into the Spider-Verse landed in cinemas, obviously while pulling a classic Spidey, superhero landing pose when he did so, few could have imagined the
Dreamscape (1984) – Review
Despite my voracious appetite for movies back in my 80’s based childhood, there’s always was going to be the odd title that slipped through the
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