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The Persuaders! Classic spy-fy TV retrospective (video).
Time to consider The Persuaders! – the spy-fi series where James Bond met Hollywood royalty and together they solved crimes, cracked wise, and…
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September 2024
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Space 1999 – TV where the Moon went “See Ya!” to Earth (and all logic).
Welcome to Space: 1999, the British-made, American-targeted 1970s sci-fi series that asked the bold question, “What happens when Earth’s moon decides it’s had…
NewsHorror
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (a horror movie review by Mark Kermode).
He’s back! The ghost with the most, the striped suit connoisseur, and everyone’s favourite inappropriate poltergeist. That’s right, folks—Beetlejuice is returning to the…
NewsScifi
1984: From dystopian nightmare to overused meme (classic movie).
Grab your bottle of Victory Gin, light up a cigarette stuffed with the finest dust you could sweep off the Ministry of Truth’s…
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The Wild Robot: A scifi film with feathers, feelings, and a lot less Terminator (movie).
Get ready to reboot your emotions, folks, because The Wild Robot is landing in 2024, and it’s not your typical “metal-clad doom machine…
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Leviathan: Giant airships, bio-engineered beasties, and an alt-history that’ll blow your gears off (TV).
Hold on to your top hats and goggles, folks! Leviathan is storming onto Netflix in 2025, and it’s bringing an entire airship full…
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Enemy Mine – the alien Bromance classic (movie retrospective).
Back in the heady days of the mid-80s, when neon and shoulder pads reigned supreme, along came Enemy Mine, a film that asked…
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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?…
NewsDoctor Who
Dr Who and the Daleks (1965): How Not to Conquer a Planet (classic film retrospective).
Larks, Dr Who and the Daleks (1965), the cinematic adventure that boldly took the hit BBC TV series and splashed it onto the…
NewsFantasy
Kaos: Mark Kermode’s fantasy TV series review (video).
Mark Kermode arrives to stride through a television landscape filled with gritty reboots, dark dramas, and superhero sagas, where Netflix’s “Kaos” comes crashing…
NewsShort fiction
A Shaggy Werewolf Story: a short story by: GF Willmetts.
You would think being a werewolf was a good deal. Four nights of the month with a full moon you go all hairy,…
August 2024
NewsScifi
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…