It’s truly facinating how echoes of film concepts can drift through the ether and pop up again in a completely different form that still carry
Tag: Sci-Fi
Species: The Awakening (2007) – Review
I feel like if we someone were to compile a list of franchises that saw their dying installments show up on Syfy, it would look
Species III (2004) – Review
Even though I’d be willing to bet serious money that Peter Medak’s impressively dodgy Species II was a concerted attempted by the director to actually
Ash (2025) – Review
As long as there are still ways to spruce up an old, cinematic trope, it seems that some movies will truly never, ever die. For
Virus (1999) – Review
Whoever first thought to have the bright idea of transporting the intergalactic terrors of Alien to the depths of the ocean must be feeling pretty
Species II (1998) – Review
I’ve always felt that 1995’s Species was something of a missed opportunity. If the film had been made later, with less focus on making it’s
Arrival (2016) – Review
Movies about mankind attempting some sort of chinwag with an alien intelligence are a dime a dozen and some of the finest filmmakers around have
Y2K (2024) – Review
Remember the 90s? Remember the Y2K scare? Remember all the shit that came with both? Well, don’t worry if you can’t, because Saturday Night Live’s
The Electric State (2025) – Review
I guess the world post Avengers: Endgame has been a little rough on everybody what with all the crazy shit that’s happened to society since
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) – Review
It’s so weird that for most of a career delivering rip roaring action adventure movies or sentimental family movies, Steven Spielberg tended to get fairly
Species (1995) – Review
It’s been said that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but in 1995 we got a third option that gave the gender
Mickey 17 (2025) – Review
Some films are predictable, dependable, safe; giving us easy answers to basic questions, adhering to well worn storytelling rules and wrapping everything up in a
Moon (2009) – Review
Space. Movies frequently claim that it’s the final frontier and a place where no one can hear you when you scream, but some of the
The 6th Day (2000) – Review
In one of the more interesting rabbit holes of moviedom is something I like to call The 6th Day conundrum. Picture this: The 90s have
Annihilation (2018) – Review
Transformative, ambiguous, horror/sci-fi isn’t exactly it’s own sub genre yet, but that hasn’t stopped Alex Garland from trying to make it happen ever since he
Snowpiercer (2013) – Review
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has always specialised in giving familiar genres a memorable, off-beat spin in way that often results in irresistible masterpieces. Be
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004) – Review
The Anime of Ghost In The Shell was always going to be a tough act to follow, but when it comes to the near-impenetrable world
Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) – Review
I’ll admit, it’s been a hot minute since I last kept up with Star Trek as I haven’t really been sticking with the Alex Kurtzman
The Gorge (2025) – Review
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I love a good mash up – and by that I mean a movie that throws together so
Steamboy (2004) – Review
Back in 1988, anime director Katsuhiro Otomo established himself as one of the genre’s primary visualists thanks to the herculean accomplishment that was Akira, a
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