Based on a hugely entertaining novel and directed by THE Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One has a pretty good chance of being the Who Framed
Tag: Sci-Fi
Terminator Genisys (2015) – Review
Oh Terminator franchise… Whatever are we going to do with you?During it’s four film passage throughout the world of cinema the Terminator series has been
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011) – Review
After the ringing in our ears eventually faded from all the clangs and explosions that was the last Transformers movie, it was time to take
Alien Vs. Predator (2004) – Review
It’s all Predator 2’s fault…Merging two franchises together isn’t exactly a new thing – we live in a reality where Dollman Vs. Demonic Toys exists,
Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) – Review
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
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
The Blob (1988) – Review
When people sit and discuss great remakes (as I assume we all often do…), conversation inevitably turns to The Thing and The Fly, two movies
Prometheus (2012) – Review
Prometheus should’ve been a triumphant return… It marked the return of Ridley Scott to science fiction, a genre he hadn’t tackled since 1982 with 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
Invasion Of Astro-Monster (1965) – Review
Over the last couple of Godzilla movies, a noticable swing toward showing the King Of The Monster’s in a more heroic light was emerging and
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