Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a pre-Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki movie set in a post-apocalyptic kingdom bordering a toxic jungle. Though watching the dubbed version is less than […]
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How to Train Your Dragon
Some very Scottish vikings live in a constant state of war with the dragons breathing down their necks, until the chief’s son (Jay Baruchel) encounters a peaceful dragon and proves […]
Princess Mononoke
A demonic curse leads the young prince Ashitaka (Yōji Matsuda) to San (Yuriko Ishida) AKA Princess Mononoke; a raised-by-wolves eco-warrior and a princess in name only, like Leia or Eugenie. The war between civilisation […]
Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars
Eric goes from Clapton to clapped out and back again in this new documentary about one of the world’s greatest blues guitarists. A Life in 12 Bars is directed by Lili […]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Avatar meets Barbarella meets one of those 3D theme park “Experiences” in Luc Besson’s barmy new space opera, set on a 28th-century space station populated by a thousand different species. […]
Life
New sci-fi/horror movie Life is a lot like Alien – but instead of a terrifying alien there’s quite a cute starfish creature, instead of Dan O’Bannon it’s the Deadpool writers, and instead […]
The Great Wall
I’ve actually visited the Great Wall of China, but to my embarrassment, I never realised that it was built to keep out alien monsters. Set in 11th century China, this […]
Don’t Breathe
From director Fede Alvarez and producer Sam Raimi comes new horror film Don’t Breathe, sung in my head to the tune of ‘Don’t Speak’ by No Doubt. Trying to steal a […]
Blog: 5 Best Sci Fi Sex Scenes
If there’s anything sexier than science fiction I’ve yet to come across it. No pun intended. It’s unsurprising, then, that the genre has given us some amazing sex scenes. Here’s […]
The Five Coolest Sci-Fi Exosuits
To harness and increase the power of human movement has been one of the great aspirations of sci-fi film makers. Here’s a look at a few of their attempts… 5. […]
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