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Buddy Bot: short scifi film (video: in full).
Ever wondered what would happen if you could hack into your babysitter and reprogram them for “fun?” Well, teenager Adam Stephanson finds out…
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August 2023
August 2023
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Ahsoka: is this the Star Wars live action TV series you’re looking for? (video)
In the ever-expanding Star Wars universe, Disney+ has ventured into the life and times of Ahsoka Tano with its new miniseries, Ahsoka. Set…
NewsHorror
The Yellow Wallpaper (2022): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
Jane, a writer and new mother, is sent by her doctor husband John to spend the summer at their sprawling rural home for…
NewsWorld getting weirder
Atlantis vs. Lemuria: the epic waterlogged showdown (weird documentary).
Ah, Atlantis. The city of… well, we’re not quite sure. Was it gold? Was it mermaids? Was it just a really fancy water…
NewsScifi
Plant: short scifi film in full (video).
In this short science fiction film, Plant, we’re in the not-too-distant future, where mankind has been expelled from Earth since the planet is…
NewsScience
Are there elder races in our Milky Way galaxy? (science video)
In the vast expanse of the universe, with its twinkling stars and swirling galaxies, lies a question that has intrigued humanity for centuries:…
NewsFilms
Oppenheimer (2023): a film review by Mark R. Leeper.
‘Oppenheimer’ tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer. There is a lot of substance to the film, but there is a lot of…
NewsFilms
Die Another Day: the spy who froze me? (spy-fy movie retrospective).
Die Another Day, the 2002 spy film, is the one where James Bond, played by the ever-suave Pierce Brosnan, decides he’s had enough…
NewsWorld getting weirder
Why does the U.S. State now need your granny to believe in UFOs? (weird news)
Somebody has to ask the question “Why does the U.S. state suddenly need your granny to now believe in UFOs?” Let’s take a…
NewsScience
Pulsars: the alien GPS we never knew we needed? (science video)
In a universe filled with mysteries, pulsars have always been the cosmic enigmas that have left scientists scratching their heads. These rapidly rotating…
NewsFilms
Blue Beetle: a Mark Kermode superhero movie review (video).
Our man of many movies, Mark Kermode, is here to bring you his take on the new DC superhero movie Blue Beetle. Watch…
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Rollerball (1975): into the dystopian future (scifi movie retrospective).
In the realm of science fiction cinema, few films have managed to capture the zeitgeist of their era while also predicting the future…