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Robot Dreams (2023): Mark Kermode’s animated scifi move review (video).
Picture it: New York City, 1984. No internet, no smartphones, and most definitely no dating apps. So, what does a lonely Dog do?…
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Science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunk.
September 2024
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The Slow Burn of Society’s Downfall (video).
So, the slow collapse film genre—a cinematic subcategory that’s less about the explosion-filled, adrenaline-pumping chaos of “Mad Max” and more about watching society…
August 2024
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War of the Worlds (2005), a classic science fiction film retrospective (video).
In 2005, a cinematic thunderstorm rolled into theatres, leaving audiences drenched in their own sweat and confusion. Steven Spielberg, the man who made…
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Alien Romulus, Mark Kermode’s scifi movie review.
Just when you thought the Xenomorphs had retired to a peaceful life of terrorising your nightmares, Alien: Romulus crashes into cinemas to remind…
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A.I: Artificial Intelligence (classic scifi movie retrospective).
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Steven Spielberg’s grand foray into the world of existential dread, moral ambiguity, and—let’s not forget—robotic teddy bears. What better way…
July 2024
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38th Arthur C. Clarke award winner: Martin MacInnes claims Sci-Fi Crown with In Ascension (award news).
In a stunning display of literary prowess that may or may not involve secret alien mind control, Martin MacInnes has ascended to new…
June 2024
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Silent Running: scifi classic movie retrospective (video).
In the distant future where Earth’s greenery is about as common as a coherent plot twist, “Silent Running” takes us on a botanical…
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A Quiet Place Day One, Mark Kermode’s film review (video).
In a world where silence is not just golden but vital for survival, “A Quiet Place: Day One” emerges as a chilling prequel…
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: who needs Government Conspiracies when you have a glowing finger? (scifi classics retrospective).
Crikes, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial—the film that convinced an entire generation that befriending a shriveled alien with a penchant for glowing fingers was a…
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Casper Van Dien: the Bug-squashing, Jungle-swinging, Headless-Horseman-fighting hero we never knew we needed (interview: video).
Ladies and gentlemen, grab your blasters and prepare for a wild ride through the cosmos with the man, the myth, the legend: Casper…
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The Invaders: paranoia, pulse-less aliens, and pulsating drama (classic TV retrospective).
In the vast universe of classic sci-fi television, The Invaders stands as a testament to the era when paranoia was as common as polyester…
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Forbidden Planet: the Star Wars of the 1950s (but with more Shakespeare and less Lightsabers).
Forbidden Planet. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, then clearly, you’re missing out on one of the most seminal pieces of science…