Of Monsters, Mecha and Talking Bears
Knights of Sidonia combines the surrealistic and the whimiscal
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Deadpool Screening Test Revealed
Deadpool continues to crawl its way towards the big screen.
Vote for your Favorite Guardians of the Galaxy Character
Let us know who your favorite Guardian is (or pick a villian, the choie is yours).
Everything We Think About Genre Films Is Wrong
Everything we think about genre films doesn’t really matter anymore.
Answers from Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
The Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb finally answers a lot of questions about the original Star Wars story in the aptly titled special, Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars.
Mocking Jay Trailer Suggests Film May Be Better Than the Book
Sometimes…sometimes the movie is actually better than the book. The Hunger Games’ Mockingjay trailer suggests we may be seeing one of those rare times when this is so.
Streaming Genres: SF, Fantasy and Horror on Hulu and Hulu+
Full length genre movies on Hulu.
CLASSIC SF MOVIES #2: George Pal’s Destination Moon
Steve reviews a seminal classic: Destination Moon, the first Hollywood SF blockbuster that respected both science and science fiction.
Anime Roundup 7/31/2014: Message Alert
In this week’s viewing: Aldnoah Zero and Terror in Resonance go heavy on the symbolism, and more!
Review: Horror Films by Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc
Horror Films makes a democratic survey of the entire global output of horror cinema, and unlike most books gives due weight to the pre-talkie era.
Recap: “Gone Smooth,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 3
The third time isn’t quite a charm for the first season of The Strain, but in its third episode the series shows its first signs of promising life.
Snowpiercer: Better Than A Poke In The Eye With A Sharp Stick
Snowpiercer’s failing is that it’s simultaneously overwritten and underwritten. It’s a blatant political allegory whose obvious points are muddled and vague. If you can imagine such a thing.
The Five Year Retrospective: Babylon 5, Season Two
When people talk about what they love about Babylon 5, season 2 is usually where that love comes from.
AMAZING THINGS: BFI/Palgrave Team Up for Days of Fear and Wonder
Palgrave Macmillan releases a series of in-depth film critiques to accompany the BFI’s SciFi Days of Fear and Wonder coming this October.
MOVIE REVIEW: Does TRANSCENDENCE transcend its genre?
Does the movie Transcendence transcend the “sci-fi” label? Steve checks it out.
Anime Roundup 7/24/2014: Too Much Fun
In this week’s viewing: After disposing of the worst premiere of the season, the lineup is brutally cut to the maximum of five shows. Who will survive?
When Apes Ruled the Future
The Planet of the Apes franchise was once our biggest and brightest, until a little film called Star Wars came along.
Recap: “The Box”, The Strain, Season 1, Episode 2
Hmmm. Watching grass grow is boring. But, The Strain?
Cosplay vs. Costuming
Is there a difference between Cosplay and Costuming? Ride along with Terence to the MCM Expo and find out.
Time Out’s ‘100 Best Sci-Fi Films’
This week the UK London listings and entertainment guide Time Out published part of an on-going series of genre by genre features on the 100 Best Films. The current one is ‘The 100 best sci-fi movies’. Gary Dalkin takes a look…
Game of Thrones – Back to the Start
Watching Game Of Thrones over again – this time with friends who have never seen the Red Wedding.
Mind Control Double Feature: I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost
Zombies, ghosts, and poltergeists are (the remains of) people, too. (When we say ‘diversity’, we mean DIVERSITY!)
The Road to Middle-Earth by Tom Shippey
The Road to Middle-Earth is a wonderful companion to any trip across Middle-earth and it is a welcome reminder of the huge craft that J.R.R. Tolkien brought to his work.
IT’S COMING! A Review of SHARKNADO! and a hint….
Steve takes on SyFy and Sharknado–with a glimpse of Sharknado 2!
The Silent Era Film Version of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.”
Think CGI is cool? Check out the technical accomplishments of the first cinematic presentation of Jules Verne’s classic.
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