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 […]
Tag Archives: sci-fi
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. […]
The Abyss
When a nuclear sub goes missing, the crew of a deep sea oil rig are enlisted to help secure the missiles. But they end up in a fight for survival […]
Source Code
Watching the Source Code DVD, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d accidentally put in The Adam and Joe DVD, since it starts with a gum advert voiced by Adam Buxton […]
Looper
Mob hitman Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) executes people who are sent from the future, where it’s easier to send someone back through time than it is to kill them. One day, […]
A Clockwork Orange
In a dystopian Britain where people roam the streets in strange face masks, Alex (Malcolm MacDowell) and his gang of droogs engage in a nightly crime spree that makes The […]
Starship Troopers
Adapted from Robert A. Heinlein’s humans vs bugs novel, Starship Troopers is set in a techno fascist future where the director of Showgirls is still allowed to make movies. Director Paul […]
Why I was wrong about Star Trek: Insurrection
In 2015 I reviewed Star Trek: Insurrection. In that review I concluded it’s one of the worst Star Trek films, feeling more like a drawn out episode than a proper […]
The Invisible Man (1933)
An invisible man (Claude Rains) arrives at a remote inn shrouded in goggles, overcoat and secrecy. After he’s aggravated by an over-helpful landlady he goes on a naked rampage against […]
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
David (Haley Joel Osment) is a robot designed to look like a young boy, and is the first of his kind designed to feel real love. He’s assigned to a […]
