ReviewScifi
The Andromeda Strain (1971) UHD limited edition (film review).
Anyone who saw ‘The Andromeda Strain’ back in the 1970s and even its many reshowings on TV instantly remembers this film. The film…
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Killer Bots, Time Travel, and Tentacled Tchaikovsky: The Arthur C. Clarke Award 2025 Shortlist Lands.
Well, polish your grav-boots and charge up your AI life-partner because the 2025 shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award has just materialised—and…
ReviewScifi
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (book review).
I think this might be SF with shades of living in a digital reality. People on the island question the social order and…
ReviewAnime/manga
Ronin Uprising by Frank Miller, Philip Tan and Daniel Henriques (graphic novel review).
‘Ronin Rising’ combines samurai-style combat with dystopian Science Fiction but, while the artwork is okay, the story doesn’t really make much sense. First,…
ReviewScifi
Apes And Angels (Grand Tour book 21) by Ben Bova (book review),
‘Apes And Angels’ is a novel in Ben Bova’s ‘Grand Tour’ future history series and the fifth book that I have read by…
ReviewScifi
Mercury (Grand Tour book 18) by Ben Bova (book review).
‘Mercury’ is a novel in Ben Bova’s `Grand Tour’ future history series and the fourth book that I have read by this author.…
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Series 15 (or 40 depending on how you count): Episode 5: The Story & The Engine by Inua Elams.
Y’know, the number of god-like beings the Doctor is encountering is making me wonder if Russell T is going to reveal that our…
NewsScifi
Invasion! Eight-Hour War and a pint (classic comic-book retrospective).
Back in 1977, when British comics weren’t afraid of being shouty, satirical, and stuffed full of morally dubious antiheroes, Invasion! exploded onto the…
TrailerFantasy
The Old Guard 2: still not dead (trailer).
Immortality, it turns out, is still a full-time job. Just when Andy and her undead A-team thought they’d earned a long nap, The…
TrailerFantasy
How to Train Your Dragon… again? (trailer).
Sharpen your axes, adjust your helmet horns, and practise your best dragon-whispering growl, because DreamWorks is dusting off its most beloved animated franchise…
NewsScifi
The Long Walk marches Stephen King’s dystopia onto the big screen (video).
At long last, one of Stephen King’s most brutal and bleak early works is lacing up its boots and heading grimly to the…
ReviewScifi
Unknown Worlds: Tales From Beyond edited by Stanley Schmidt (book review).
In 1939, John W. Campbell, Jr., editor of ‘Astounding Science Fiction’, launched a new magazine called ‘Unknown Worlds’ for fantasy stories without any…