Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Kenneth Branagh revives a classic property and then kills it again in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, an attempt to elevate itself over previous adaptations by including the talent’s name in the title, […]
Tag Archives: sci-fi
Tron: Legacy
Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) enters vintage videogame Tron in search of father and game creator Kevin (Jeff Bridges) who went missing there in the 80s. He encounters a virtual world […]
On iPlayer: Westworld
The original Westworld is available on iPlayer over the festive period, probably because it stars Yul Brynner. This 1973 sci-fi/Western is written and directed by Michael “Jurassic Park” Crichton, a […]
The Midnight Sky
Felicity Jones is pregnant, the planet is dying and the human race stands on the precipice of extinction. But that’s enough news, on with the review. In the year Blade […]
The Thing (2011)
Immediately before the events of 1982’s The Thing, a much worse version of The Thing took place at the same research station, except with Mary Elizabeth Winstead of Kurt Russell. […]
The Thing from Another World
Not to be confused with The Thing (1982), The Thing (2011), the Thing from the Fantastic Four or That Thing You Do!, this is the original 1951 adaptation of Who […]
Tenet
A man (John David Washington), who may or may not work for some kind of mysterious organisation, finds himself investigating strange new weaponry which has been sent backwards through time. […]
Cube
If you’re looking for a film to watch as parts of the country re-enter lockdown, Canadian sci-fi/horror movie Cube ticks all the boxes. Five rubes wake up in a trap-infested cube […]
Total Recall
Bored construction worker Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seeks a quick thrill with memory implants of a spy adventure on Mars. But when the procedure goes wrong, Quaid realises he’s actually […]
Terminator Salvation
2009 sequel Terminator Salvation is the only movie in the franchise that doesn’t feature time travel, unless you count travelling back to the year Sam Worthington appeared in some films. […]
