One of the most fascinating ways to compare the differences in the way American movies approach their storytelling when put alongside their global counterparts is
Tag: Sci-Fi
Fist Of The North Star (1995) – Review
You have to give the independent movie scene credit for trying to ride the wave of Anime’s global popularity during the 90’s. Attacking us with
This Island Earth (1955) – Review
Is there a genre more prone to dating horribly than Sci-fi? As the passage of time inexorably grinds on, no matter how good your set
Super Mario Bros. (1993) – Review
I may have mentioned this somewhere before, but I truly believe there’s a special breed of blockbuster that’s considered so bad, that I reckon they
Star Trek: Beyond (2016) – Review
After J.J. Abrams ditched the world of Vulcans and Klingons for a galaxy far, far away, he arguably left the Star Trek in a worse
The Fly II (1989) – Review
How in the name of Cronenberg do you possibly top The Fly?The smart money says you don’t, but Hollywood lays ridiculous amounts of cash on
The Thing From Another World (1951) – Review
When you think The Thing, odds are you’re thinking of John Carpenter’s skin ripping, tentacle whipping, exercise in masterful paranoia terror – or the orange,
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) – Review
As we rapidly approach the end of 2021, one thing that’s stood out with a couple of recent blockbusters is the deployment of some weapons
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) – Review
After Star Trek’s unfeasibly fantastic return to the cinema’s solar system in 2009, expectations were naturally high for a sequel in which we all hoped
Star Trek (2009) – Review
Star Trek was dead.Just let that settle in your head for a bit – after first being broadcast in 1966 and doggedly remaining vital in
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) – Review
There’s an old saying that goes: a hero is as only as good as their villain. With that in mind, it’s probably fortuitous that the
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944) – Review
According to Invisible Man lore, once you go vanish, your sanity will banish – meaning of course that after undergoing the injection, a common side
The Thing (2011) – Review
As a rabid fan of arguably John Carpenter’s greatest movie, the news of a follow up was legitimately bittersweet news. While the opportunity to lay
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – Review
After First Contact, the cracking eighth entry in the movie arm of the Star Trek franchise, it seems like the Federation was at rare strength
The Visitor (1979) – Review
I will be first to openly admit that I am utterly obsessed with The Visitor for reasons that aren’t unlike the near-religous fervor that was
Invisible Agent (1942) – Review
Much like the various invisible men and women of the H.G. Wells inspired series of films, once 1940’s The Invisible Woman took the franchise into
Wild Wild West (1999) – Review
Staggering into the infamously stacked blockbuster summer of 1999 like a washed up cowpoke with more whiskey in its body than blood came Wild Wild
Reign Of Fire (2002) – Review
There’s nothing quite more frustrating to a lover of crazy blockbuster cinema than a mouthwatering concept that isn’t quite executed as well as you’d hoped.
The Invisible Woman (1940) – Review
It’s not particularly unusual for a franchise to pop the clutch and yank the handbrake in order to pull a complete change of tone –
Timecop (1994) – Review
You wouldn’t think that there would be much to thank the 1994 adaptation of Street Fighter for, but despite being a stunning turkey fueled by
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