film review: Godzilla (2014)

May 19, 2014 // No Comment

You like giant stuff on the verge of destroying the Earth as we know it… right?

film review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

November 22, 2013 // No Comment

If you read the site regularly (or at least as regularly as I post) then you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of post-apocalyptic dystopia as a genre….

film review: Ender’s Game (2013)

October 24, 2013 // No Comment

50 years after Earth was devastated by an alien invasion, an unusual child arises who just might be the key to ensuring the survival of the human race.

film review: Elysium (2013)

September 10, 2013 // No Comment

Back in 2009, South African director Neill Blomkamp appeared out of nowhere (seemingly) with his sci-fi thriller District 9.

film review: Upstream Colour (2013)

September 7, 2013 // No Comment

I thought I’d take a while before I reviewed Upstream Colour. It’s one that deserves a bit of time before you decide exactly what you want to make of it.

film review: Cloud Atlas (2013)

March 10, 2013 // No Comment

If you’ve read my Cloud Atlas clips and trailers post, you’ll already know why I had high hopes for this. Well, not high hopes exactly, but why I was eagerly anticipting its release…

I saw Looper a few weeks ago now but I’ve been putting off the review, mainly because I just don’t know what I can say about it… “It’s a good solid sci-fi flick that you should go and see” seemed a little sparse. So… I thought a bit harder and this is what I came […]

film review: Prometheus (2012)

June 10, 2012 // No Comment

When is an Alien movie not an Alien movie? When it’s a sci-fi movie, it seems. In preparation for Prometheus I watched Alien, Alien3 and Alien: Resurrection during the week*. Truth is, I was never massively into the first two Alien films. I don’t have a problem with them per se, my hazily remembered impressions […]

film review: Battleship (2012)

April 17, 2012 // No Comment

Whether or not you’ll like Battleship will be very much predicated on your ability to ignore rubbish. Your tolerance for nonsense, if you will… … Because, my oh my, is there a lot of rubbish in Battleship. If you can get past that then it’s all smooth sailing. Or not, as the case may be.

film review: The Hunger Games (2012)

March 21, 2012 // 1 Comment

See here for clips and trailers of The Hunger Games. If you’ve read my clips and trailers post for The Hunger Games, then you’ll already know I was really looking forward to this film. If you didn’t then… I was really looking forward to this film.