Tag Archives: Sci-fi

Review: Tomorrowland (2015)

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Sam S-P

Thank goodness the concept of hope has returned to the summer blockbuster landscape. With TOMORROWLAND, Brad Bird may not quite have hit the dizzying heights of his previous movies, but he clearly relishes bringing back retro designs, fun action, endearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Blockbuster, Brad Bird, Britt Robinson, Damon Lindelof, Disney, Film, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Lucasfilm, Movies, Sci-fi, Star Wars, The Iron Giant, The Wizard of Oz, Thomas Robinson, Tomorrowland, Wallace and Gromit | 1 Comment

10 Years, 10 Spectacular Sci-fi Films (2005-2014)

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Sam S-P

Science fiction has become a film genre increasingly derivative and dispiritingly inconsistent in quality in recent years. 2012’s TOTAL RECALL was a terrible remake and PROMETHEUS was arguably guilty of cheapening its own source material, the ALIEN series, by existing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alex Garland, Alfonso Cuarón, Alien, Alive in Joberg, Andy Serkis, Aubrey Plaza, Ben Burtt, Bong Joon-ho, Children of Men, Christopher Nolan, Clive Owen, Colin Trevorrow, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Danny Boyle, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, District 9, Film, Firefly, Fox, Inception, Interstellar, Joss Whedon, Jurassic World, Looper, Mad Max, Mark Duplass, Movies, Neill Blomkamp, Pixar, Predestination, Prometheus, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sarah Snook, Sci-fi, Serenity, Sharlto Copley, Snowpiercer, Spierig Brothers, Sunshine, Total Recall, WALL-E | 5 Comments

Review: Autómata (2014)

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Sam S-P

AUTÓMATA is interesting, but could have been more so. It’s competently directed, with a good eye for detail, but you find yourself craving more originality and tighter plotting overall. In the face of disaster caused by environmental decay and warfare, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alex Proyas, Antonio Banderas, Autómata, Blade Runner, David Ryall, Delicatessen, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Film, Gabe Ibáñez, I Robot, Isaac Asimov, Movies, Outnumbered, Philip K Dick, Ridley Scott, Sci-fi, Tim McInnerny | 1 Comment

Review: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Sam S-P

Here’s an unpopular opinion: I don’t think any of the MAD MAX films are outright classics. They’re influential, yes, and iconic, but not great films. They’re fun distractions. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD comes the closest of the series to top-tier … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Action, Charlize Theron, Film, George Miller, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Movies, Sci-fi, Tom Hardy | 4 Comments

May the Fourth Film Confessional: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Sam S-P

Happy Star Wars Day everyone! I have a confession to make…I like STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH. Ten years on and it’s still divisive amongst fans, but for me it’s the best of the Star Wars … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A New Hope, Attack of the Clones, Ben Burt, Empire Strikes Back, Fantasy, Film, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Industrial Light & Magic, John Williams, Matthew Wood, Movies, Natalie Portman, Return of the Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, Sci-fi, Star Wars | 1 Comment

Review: Chappie (2015)

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Sam S-P

In a world where we already have ROBOCOP, then why do we need actually need a CHAPPIE? Not only was the morality of robotic law enforcement already explored in fine fashion in Paul Verhoeven’s classic (and somewhat undermined in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Chappie, Dev Patel, Die Antwoort, District 9, Elysium, Film, Hans Zimmer, Hugh Jackman, Movies, Neill Blomkamp, Ninja, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver, Yolandi Visser | 2 Comments

Review: Lucy (2014)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Sam S-P

Well, I guess I should be grateful that it was all in focus and the film itself was mercifully short. Aside from that, LUCY, Luc Besson’s latest attempt to return to his 1990s form fails in spectacular fashion. Lucy (Scarlett … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Action, Choi Min-Sik, Dredd, Film, From Paris with Love, Luc Besson, Lucy, Morgan Freeman, Movies, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-fi, Taken, Taken 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Family | Leave a comment

Snowpiercer: A Continuing Frustration for UK Bong Joon-ho Fans

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Sam S-P

Film fans who reside in the United Kingdom are still yet to be allowed watch Bong Joon-ho’s English-language directorial debut – the dirty, violent dystopian sci-fi parable SNOWPIERCER – without dealing with the frustration of DVD imports lacking English subtitles … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Bong Joon-ho, Film, Harvey Weinstein, Movies, Sci-fi, Snowpiercer, Song Kang-ho, The Weinstein Company | Leave a comment

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sam S-P

Well, you can’t say Christopher Nolan lacked ambition with his latest endeavor, but I find myself wishing he’d attempted a little less so he could actually pull off a little more in practice. INTERSTELLAR will surely go down as Nolan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, David Gyasi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Event Horizon, Film, George Lucas, Hans Zimmer, IMAX, Inception, Interstellar, Jessica Chastain, Jonathan Nolan, Josh Stewart, Matthew McConaughey, Memento, Michael Caine, Movies, Philip Glass, Robot Chicken, Sci-fi, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Dark Knight, The Forbidden Planet, The Prestige | 1 Comment

Review: Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Sam S-P

On Christmas Day 2013, Matt Smith regenerated into a very different actor. Arguably no more drastic a change personality-wise than it was from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennant two regenerations ago, but certainly a world apart from youngish David Tennant … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Television | Tagged Ben Wheatley, Catrin Stewart, Christopher Eccleston, Colin Baker, Dan Starkey, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Film, Jenna Coleman, Jon Pertwee, Matt Smith, Neve McIntosh, Penny Dreadful, Peter Capaldi, Sci-fi, Steven Moffat, Television, Tom Baker | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Sci-fi

Review: Tomorrowland (2015)

10 Years, 10 Spectacular Sci-fi Films (2005-2014)

Review: Autómata (2014)

Review: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

May the Fourth Film Confessional: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Review: Chappie (2015)

Review: Lucy (2014)

Snowpiercer: A Continuing Frustration for UK Bong Joon-ho Fans

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Review: Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)

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