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
Tag: Sci-Fi
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
The Abominable Snowman (1957) – Review
By 1957, Hammer Films had already dipped their toes into the horror/sci-fi/fantasy market with The Quatermass Xperiment and X the Unknown (lot of X’s there),
Ghosts Of Mars (2001) – Review
By the time the Millennium rolled around, John Carpenter had gone from a ferocious vital genre voice who always seemed tantalisingly ahead of his time
Universal Soldier II: Brothers In Arms (1998) – Review
When Jean Claude Van Damme’s Luc Devreaux hit the “on” button on the farming equipment that Dolph Lundgren’s deranged Sergeant Andrew Scott was impaled on
The Core (2003) – Review
Listen, if you were to line up all the distaster movies made in the wake of their resurgence in the 90’s and cast an objective
Deadly Friend (1986) – Review
Wes Craven’s ability to craft imaginative, fantastical horrors with a sobering, violent edge is virtually second to none when to take in the weird and
Quatermass And The Pit (1967) – Review
Much like the disbelieving military types that constantly frustrate the volcanic titular scientist, I’ve kinda done the Quatermass movies ass-backwards. You see, Hammer Film’s third
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