In a summer full of sequels and reboots, and sequels of reboots, it fairly often pays to keep an eye out for any movies out
Tag: Sci-Fi
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) – Review
Full disclosure, I didn’t actually like the first Independence Day when it was first released (oh, stop jeering in the back), because back in those
They Live (1988) – Review
Surfacing during a time when Regan’s politics were powerbombing the American working class through the announcer’s table of poverty, John Carpenter’s They Live is quite
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) – Review
On paper, a sequel to Pacific Rim, Gullermo Del Toro’s flawed but fun love letter to giant monster movies, seemed like a no brainer. The
Predators (2010) – Review
Try as they might, filmmakers just a can’t seem to give the Predator that flawless second outing he so richly deserves. The original is a
Total Recall (1990) – Review
Snuggled neatly in the centre of Paul Verhoven’s magnificent unofficial Sci-fi trilogy, sits Total Recall (we don’t count Hollow Man, Kevin Bacon’s invisible penis thriller,
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Review
By the time it was time to make a sequel to the biggest film in the world, George Lucas backed out. The sheer stress of
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) – Review
Over my many years of watching blockbuster movies, I feel I’ve developed quite the bullshit detector when it comes to hype. Taking trailers, on-set reports
Star Wars (1977) – Review
It all starts with a fanfare, a blast of trumpets that’s almost a literal slap in the face. “PAY ATTENTION” it sceams, “Your world is
Alien: Covenant (2017) – Review
Prometheus, to be ironically fair, was a mixed beast. Promising far more than it delivered, Ridley Scott’s flawed return to the Alien franchise he started
Alien: Resurrection (1997) – Review
Surely an Alien movie from the director of Delicatessen and City Of The Lost Children and written by Joss Whedon has GOT to be a
Rodan (1956) – Review
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that all Japanese monster movies are cut from the same cloth and that they’re pretty much
Aliens (1986) – Review
Is there a more satisfying sequel than Aliens? Scratch that rhetorical question for a minute and let me fire off another. Is there a more
X-Men (2000) – Review
In this time of MCU’s and Nolanverse’s, where costumes, characters and plots can to some extent be ripped clean out of a comic book, it’s
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) – Review
Well… The critics have REALLY been up and down on comic book movies this year, haven’t they?Being next out of the gate after the frankly
Return Of The Jedi (1983) – Review
Once upon a time, if you can believe it, the third entry into the original Star Wars trilogy was considered something of a minor let
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005) – Review
Now this is more like it…After two relatively hit and miss affairs in a galaxy far, far away, Lucas and co. finally doubles down and
Predator 2 (1990) – Review
It’s tough being a sequel sometimes… It’s even tougher being a sequel to one of the greatest science-fiction action movies of all damn time, but
Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (2002) – Review
There’s been a recent school of thought that it’s actually AOTC and not Phantom Menace that’s the weakest of the underloved Star Wars prequels but
Alien (1979) – Review
Some movies are such an instant touchstone in the history of the medium hey can change the face of cinema almost overnight. Halloween or Goldfinger
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