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The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) – Review
When you think about the origins of Hammer Films, your naturally brain naturally drifts to images of Peter Cushing’s Frankenstein staring intently from around a
Halo – Season 1, Episode 2: Unbound (2022) – Review
One of the main issues with video game adaptations is that, at some point, you’re going to have to pump the breaks on the type
Halo – Season 1, Episode 1: Contact (2022) – Review
For a while now, video game adaptations have been teetering one the brink of not being shit with the latest attempt of the Sonic The
Dark Star (1974) – Review
Everybody has to start somewhere and in the case of deliriously influential film director, John Carpenter, the start was a forty minute student film made
Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) – Review
Surely it’s about time we all start cutting James Cameron a little slack, right? Sure, he now releases movies at a rate that makes Terrence
Village Of The Damned (1995) – Review
In 1982, John Carpenter made The Thing, arguably one of the greatest sci-fi remakes ever mounted that took both the original movie and fused it
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) – Review
Before the MonsterVerse, before Gamera, Hell, even before Godzilla there was The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, the 1953 creature feature based off the short story
Warriors Of Future (2022) – Review
Usually when I hear that a sci-f action movie has been directed by an ex-CGI artist, I tend to gird my loins in preparation for
Shin Ultraman (2022) – Review
To paraphrase Ron Burgundy, Ultraman’s kinda a big deal – and yet despite being consistently popular in his native Japan thanks to his TV show
Avatar (2009) – Review
There’s no doubting the success of Avatar, James Cameron’s all-conquering sci-fi that saw the self proclaimed king of the world defy skeptics once again and
The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special
While Wakanda Forever was the big, emotional finish of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4, its seems that we’re not quite done yet as there’s
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – Season 1, Episode 7: The Viewing (2022) – Review
When Cabinet Of Curiosities was first announced, I eagerly cast an eye of the director list to see who Guillermo Del Toro had selected to
X: The Unknown (1956) – Review
Sandwiched between two Quatermass movies, X: The Unknown is the second film of an unofficial, sci-fi trilogy that shifted the attention of Hammer Films away
The Island (2005) – Review
After the frantic chaos of Bad Boys II, there was something of a question as to where Michael Bay would go next after a career
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – Season 1, Episode 3: The Autopsy (2022) – Review
This may be a particularly ghoulish fact to admit, but I’ve always been fascinated by cinematic autopsies.Whether it’s used as an exclamation point to really
Looper (2012) – Review
Before the resplendent debut of the drawling Benoit Blanc in Knives Out and even the crowd dividing majesty of The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson was
Memoirs Of An Invisible Man (1992) – Review
At the time it was released, virtually forgotten, 90’s sci-fi comedy Memoirs Of An Invisible Man was criticised that maybe John Carpenter wasn’t exactly the
Death Race (2008) – Review
It’s a common fact that when anyone feels the need to defend the patchy career of Paul W.S. Anderson, they’ll slap a mention of Event
Mars Attacks! (1996) – Review
Sometimes satire ages like wine, waiting patiently for our tastes and perceptions to catch up so we’ll eventually savour its matured taste. Mature is hardly
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