Before James Gunn’s Superman releases in a few days , this review felt relevant. That film hopes to revolutionize the superhero genre when it’s desperately needed. As a hero, Superman has always proven to be an enigma. His powers and abilities make him such a serious opponent; it’s hard to …
Based on the novella of the same title and featured in the anthology Dark Forces by Stephen King, The Mist narrates the story of Bridgton, Maine. A city that suffered a thunderstorm and its citizens were affected by it, having their houses destroyed, energy cut, and no cellphone signal available. …
Stephen King is one of the finest writers of this generation, and although his stories are heavy on elements such as horror and thriller, his writings have been praised by one and all. Over the years, he has written several brilliant novels and short stories, but The Dark Tower continues to be …
Animation and sci-fi are two of the most eye-popping genres in the history of cinema. However, in the recent couple of decades, these two genres have become quite popular on television as well. From Stranger Things and The Legend of Vox Machina to Westworld and Arcane, streaming platforms and traditional networks are not shying away from …
In 2022, M3GAN became a phenomenon that took the world by storm. This summer, director Gerard Johnstone is back with writers Akela Cooper and James Wan with M3GAN 2.0, the follow-up to the original. And while it doesn’t quite hit as hard as the original, this sequel has enough going for it that …
1950s Miami, a spooky theatre, and an even spookier – animated – baddie. Well it could only be another big creative swing from Russell T Davies in the second episode of Doctor Who titled Lux. The introductory episode shackles have been shaken off and the doctor and Belinda are getting …
The Uruguayan director Lucia Garibaldi presents her sophomore feature, Un Futuro Brillante (A Bright Future), at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Her first film, Los Tiburones (The Sharks), premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Consequently, her subsequent work became a highly anticipated title on the festival circuit, and it …
This enormous, sumptuous, magnificent movie is almost too much, which is not a complaint. Resurrection is one of those movies that decided to tell the story of a universe starting with a kitchen sink and then built out from there. It’s very long – 160 minutes in this edit – …
Now here is where things get very good. There’s a sense of humour in Escape Velocity Protocol which we haven’t seen before, just as we haven’t seen violence this serious in Murderbot before. But the main issue here is the dichotomy between the world as Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) understands it …
We’re off to the races! Can free planets handle themselves? Can Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) stand to be “stuck with these people and their pheromones in a small craft”? Although for a being that claims not to care about people, it sure does spend a lot of time paying close attention …
The six hippie scientists from the non-corporation planet that Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) is tasked with protecting on their mining mission are as follows: Mensah (Noma Dumezweni), the admired mission leader, parent of seven, and terraforming expert who is secretly prone to panic attacks Pin-Lee (Sabrina Wu), the non-binary lawyer and …
The eponymous hero of this new TV show Murderbot, based on the first of The Murderbot Diaries series of novels by Martha Wells, is strictly speaking a cyborg. It – though sometimes its clients misgender it as a he – has a metallic structure covered with cloned human flesh, including …
What is a “feel-good” movie? Is it just an uplifting story? Or something even more? That’s a tricky question that doesn’t have a distinct answer. Something that may be heartfelt to one person may be found schmaltzy and manipulative to another. Adding that idea to 2025 films makes the prospect …
The 1980s were perhaps the best decade for high-concept, low-budget, effects-driven horror films. There are many examples, but one that has stood the test of time and become a cult classic for horror fans is Stuart Gordon’s 1984 feature Re-Animator. Based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, it tells …
There was a period when Fox Animation Studios was producing high-quality animated kids’ films. The studio gave us Anastasia in 1997, and a few years later, gave us Titan A.E. A pull quote on the special edition DVD of the film proclaims it as “the movie Star Wars fans have …
We’re well into Ncuti Gatwa’s era as the fifteenth Doctor, and a new series kicks off with The Robot Revolution. With Ruby Sunday having departed at the end of the last series, the Doctor is about to meet a new companion who he can take on even more adventures through …
BBY 1 is here. Concluding Andor’s second season with the events of Rogue One imminent was always going to happen, but it takes an explosive set of events to get news of the Death Star to the Rebellion’s headquarters on Yavin, and thus to send Cassian (Diego Luna) off with …
Once again, Andor Season 2 moves one year later. When the clock rolls forward to BBY 2 at the start of Episode 7, Messenger, Cassian (Diego Luna) is on Yavin itself, working with organised and rapidly mobilising Rebel forces rather than just as the mercenary of Luthen (Stellan Skarsgard). Of …
In its second week, Andor’s second series has again jumped a year forward, covering a span of mere days in BBY 3. The jump can be disorientating at first, as the cast of characters finds itself in largely new configurations. However, the show is confident enough to hint at what …
Doctor Who is back on our telly (and streaming) screens as of a few weeks ago. If you haven’t watched the series yet, don’t fret. You still have plenty of time to catch up before the four remaining episodes air. We are going to talk about every episode of series …