The Host (2006) Review
Bong Joon-ho feature ‘The Host’ is not only “a smart and entertaining thriller, but a tender family drama and a rip-roaring comedy.” Sam Sewell-Peterson’s review.
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Underwater (2020) Review
Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel and T.J. Miller star in Christopher Eubank directed Sci-Fi ‘Underwater’ (2020). Full movie review courtesy of Jacob Davis.
Read MoreAd Astra (2019) Review
‘The Lost City of Z’ filmmaker James Gray has teamed with Brad Pitt for ‘Ad Astra’, a space exploration film being likened to ‘Apocalypse Now’. Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreModern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Expectations of Star Wars Lore in the 21st Century
How expectations regarding ‘Star Wars’ lore have been cultivated and why it isn’t the end of the world that you don’t know anything about Snoke.
Read MoreFrom Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley
“Ellen Ripley stands as one of the first pages torn out of a sexist and archaic rulebook.” From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley.
Read MoreAliens (1986) Retrospective Review
In his retrospective review of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (1986), Lucas Hill-Paul describes the famous sequel as “a landmark in action-horror”. Read the full piece here.
Read MoreAlien (1979) Retrospective Review
Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ (1979) pairs “genuine, spine-tingling horror and thematic resonance” to create a classic of horror and sci-fi. Lucas Hill-Paul reviews…
Read MoreDesigning Nightmares: H.R. Giger and ‘Alien’
When you think of ‘Alien’, you think of Ridley Scott and the Xenomorph, but the man behind the disturbing visuals is H.R. Giger, the artist profiled by Kieran Judge in this article.
Read MoreThe Thing (1982) Review
John Carpenter’s The Thing is a suspense-riddled, snow-covered sci-fi horror and Kurt Russell is the fiery cherry on top of a perfectly-iced paranoia cake.
Read MoreMore Human Than Human: An Introduction to Cyberpunk
Where did cyberpunk originate and what makes it such an influential sci-fi sub-genre in cinema? Kieran Judge walks you through.
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