“What I never understood before meeting Hugo is that sci-fi, it’s a lot about philosophy.” Pella Kågerman Swedish sci fi film Aniara is based on a well-known poem written in the 1950s by Harry Martinson, who later went on to become Sweden’s poet laureate. Originally written as his response to the hydrogen bomb tests, directors Pella… “ANIARA” INTERVIEW: directors Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja on updating a Swedish sci fi classic for the 21st century Read More
Chills and thrills in the official Freaks trailer
*** Check out my Freaks review now *** This feels very much like an allegory for America in its current state, which is horrifying but at least makes a change from Brexit movie metaphors. Freaks, the sci fi thriller out in August, now has an official trailer to go with the teaser we got back… Chills and thrills in the official Freaks trailer Read More
Ad Astra trailers: the answers we seek are just outside our reach…
*** my review is now live (slightly spoilery) *** …and you’re going to have to wait until September for them too. Sorry. Still, these trailers are a great introduction to the much-anticipated movie. I love trailers about space that have soaring music, and movie stars with fishbowls on their heads dangling off the outside of a… Ad Astra trailers: the answers we seek are just outside our reach… Read More
Freaks teaser trailer is all the questions
*** Read my Freaks review now *** JULY UPDATE: NEW official trailer for Freaks, check it out now “Any freaks who are running loose are illegal.” The unsettling aspect of this teaser trailer for Freaks is that it’s not initially clear who the title is referring too. At first it looks as if crazy dad Emile… Freaks teaser trailer is all the questions Read More
Keanu’s cloning quandary “Replicas” finally hits the UK
*** Read my review of Replicas now *** I can’t think of anything more terrifying to hear after waking up from an accident than “try to relax, you’re coming online”, even if it is Keanu Reeves saying it – but that’s what a previously dead man is faced with after Will Foster, a scientist more… Keanu’s cloning quandary “Replicas” finally hits the UK Read More
Another Replicas Trailer! It’s Almost Like They’re…
*** Read my review of Replicas now *** Check out all three trailers, and a Replicas press junket interview, below (not with me. No, I don’t know why they didn’t ask me either) Cloning drama Replicas is coming back to life after hanging around like Schrodinger’s Movie for what seems like years. “I’m dead” says Mona, wife of… Another Replicas Trailer! It’s Almost Like They’re… Read More
Mad Scientist Keanu In New Replicas Teaser
Read my review of Replicas now *** UPDATE 05/01/2019: A new teaser trailer has been released ahead of the film’s US release on 11 January. Check it out here along with the other two trailers. Mad Scientists, here’s a tip – if you’re going to clone someone’s brain it needs to be in a cloned… Mad Scientist Keanu In New Replicas Teaser Read More
Sorry Not Sorry: The “Sorry To Bother You” Trailer
*** Read my Sorry To Bother You Review *** Not sorry as this film looks like a hoot. And even if it’s not, any movie that manages to mix sci-fi and telemarketing deserves a watch. In fact if you don’t see it when it comes out, I may have to cold-call you under the pretext… Sorry Not Sorry: The “Sorry To Bother You” Trailer Read More
Keanu’s Replicas Trailer Is Batshit Brilliant & Can We Clone Him Too
*** Read my review of Replicas now *** UPDATE 05/01/2019: A new teaser trailer has been released ahead of the film’s US release on 11 January. Check it out here along with the other two trailers. A few cloned Keanus would keep a big chunk of the population happy (or just me – four or… Keanu’s Replicas Trailer Is Batshit Brilliant & Can We Clone Him Too Read More
The Met Office Has Fallen! A Second Geostorm Trailer Is Here & Gerry’s In Space…
Check out my Geostorm review here. Plus my article If Gerard Butler Worked In My Office. The satellites that control the weather on Earth start causing it to go crazy and it looks like – yes – a Geostorm. I know this as in the trailer someone who knows about geostorms says “GEOSTORM!” In the new Geostorm trailer there’s a great… The Met Office Has Fallen! A Second Geostorm Trailer Is Here & Gerry’s In Space… Read More
Dark Star – Video Review Includes Video 4 stars
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The Thing (2011 Prequel) 3 stars
As soon as the Americans started exploring the burnt out Norwegian research station in The Thing (1982) I was desperate for a prequel to find out what happened to our Scandi friends. (I demand prequels a lot. I’m still desperate for John Wick: The Prologue. But more than that, I want to find out all about the wheeler-dealing… The Thing (2011 Prequel) Read More