War for the Planet of the Apes
If you want a masterclass in how to update a classic franchise into a slick, modern, engrossing sci-fi thriller, look no further than the Apes trilogy, which began in 2011 […]
Tag Archives: sci-fi
Battlefield Earth
To celebrate the release of Wonder Woman, the film that critics are already calling “a superhero movie with a woman in it”, let’s look back on another Warner Bros. landmark. It’s the year […]
Stargate
A mysterious stone circle is dug up in Egypt and swiftly transported to America where it belongs. The US military investigaty mysterious object division enlists the help of Dr Daniel […]
Barbarella
Barbarella (Jane Fonda) is on a 41st century mission to stop the evil scientist Durand Durand (Milo O’Shea). Yes, this is where Duran Duran got their name. And possibly their […]
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 […]
Dune
In the same way the Star Trek TV show facilitated the aggrandisement of space adventures which allowed Star Wars to be made, which in turn proved the genre could be […]
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy stars the late, great Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, who insists that it’s pronounced “Fronkensteen” and that he’s not mad like his grandfather – until he goes to Transylvania… Like […]
Your Name
The latest anime film so good it’s found its way to British cinemas is Your Name, from director Makoto Shinkai. It follows two young people, Mitsuha (Mone Kamishiraishi) and Taki […]
Arrival
Look up to the skies! What’s that approaching? It’s Arrival, the new alien contact movie from Denis Villeneuve, the director of Enemy and Sicario – but don’t let that put […]
The Crappening
M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening opens with promise. Mass suicides mysteriously occur across the East Coast. Builders fall from scaffolding en masse like 100 Madonnas at the Brits. New Yorkers in Central Park suddenly stop […]
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