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
Tag: Sci-Fi
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
Scanners III: The Takeover (1991) – Review
With the amount of super powered franchises literally zipping across the skies these days, its genuinely dumbfounding that no one has managed to repurpose David
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) – Review
When you think of 1950’s sci-fi, the usual tropes tend to drift in from the upper atmosphere and touch down to the warbling sound of
Nemesis 2: Nebula (1995) – Review
Never let it be said that Albert Pyun – undisputed lord and master of the dusty bottom shelf at all 90’s video rental stores –
Godzilla: Singular Point – Season 1, Episode 13: Together/The Two Of The Beginning (2021) – Review
And so, on the cusp of its final episode, Godzilla: Singular Point finds itself teetering on the abyss of disaster after two whole episodes of
Godzilla: Singular Point – Season 1, Episode 12: Explorer/End Of The Battle (2021) – Review
As time ticks on, the choking, dence problems that have slowed everything to a crawl gets even worse, with the result being that everything has
Scanners II: The New Order (1991) – Review
During his early, horror phase, David Cronenberg gave us a clutch of visceral, thought provoking and reliably grotesque movies that tested the status quo as
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