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Manhunter (comic-book retrospective).
In this comic-book retrospective, we examine Manhunter by Archie Goodwin, Walter Simonson and Klaus Janson – when, in 1973, decades after the original…
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September 2021
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Uncanny Valley (short science fiction film: in full).
In short science fiction film Uncanny Valley by Frederico Heller, we arrive at the slums of the future, where virtual reality junkies satisfy…
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Shehr e Tabassum (short science fiction film: in full).
In short animated science fiction film Shehr e Tabassum, by Arafat Mazhar, we visit a dystopian far-future Pakistan, where an era of so-called…
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Lifeline (short scifi movie: in full).
Here’s a short science fiction film by Harry Jackson, called Lifeline. In the near future, Jess, is trying out for a job at…
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The Black Scorpion (1957) (film retrospective).
The 1950s could be thought of as the Golden Age of giant arthropod films and frequently giant arthropod films are mis-categorized as science…
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: a film review by Mark Kermode (video).
Mark Kermode knows what he likes and likes what he knows, but what did he make of Marvel’s new MCU superhero flick, Shang-Chi…
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Cyan-Eyed: animated steampunk pirate tale, in full (video).
Here’s an impressive animated steampunk pirate tale by Ryan Grobins called Cyan-Eyed, featuring a maiden’s rescue from sky pirates by a friendly steamman,…
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Arrow: Stephen Amell interviewed (video).
Here’s an hour-long interview with actor Stephen Amell who played superhero bowman Green Archer in DC TV series, Archer. Interviewed by none other…
August 2021
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The Angel Interceptor – Wired For Lights: a lit model in construction by: GF Willmetts.
It seemed crazy to work on an expensive Thunderbird 2 model kit when I could work on a cheaper Angel Interceptor model kit…
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A Touch Too Much Poisoned Chalice: a story by: GF Willmetts.
‘Why is this…robot charged with murder? It’s just a machine. Have it destroyed.’ The Judge looked at the brief. ‘It’s more a matter…
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Almost Human: The Complete Series (DVD SF TV series).
Just when you think there have been enough police officers teaming up with robots, we have this one, ‘Almost Human’, where in the…
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Kernel (short science fiction film: in full).
In the short science fiction film Kernel by Olly Skillman-Wilson, the future world has been pushed past the breaking point and is now…