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Impostor (2002): Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Gary Sinise, Vincent D'Onofrio, Madeleine Stowe; Conveniently released after MINORITY REPORT, this sci–fi noir also arises from a 1950s Philip K Dick story concerning identity and fate, with…
Jurassic Park 3 (2001): Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, William H. Macy…; Sam Neill is the only original cast member to return (save a cameo from Laura Dern) for more run–around with the dinosaurs. Without…
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Adventure Begins (2000): Dir. Tad Stones; The TOY STORY character spins–off into his own franchise (still with Tim Allen’s voice) for an animated space–adventure battling…
Gen 13 (2000): Dir. Kevin Altieri; An at times violent, futuristic animation centred around a group of unwittingly super–powered army recruits who rebel against their military…
Samurai X - Trust (1999): Dir. Kazuhiro Furuhashi; Slick manga–animation set in 19th century feudal Japan and concerning the travails of an expert swordsman of divided loyalties.
Star Trek - Insurrection (1999): Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Patrick Stewart, F. Murray Abraham; Forging ahead with their own lucrative franchise, the Next Generation produce another winner which fans will rally round. Patrick Stewart and co. get…
Body Troopers (1998): Dir. Vibeke Idsoe
Feat. Adolf Bjerke, Sigve Boe, Leif Dubard; An adventure of the non–precocious variety, in which an 8–year–old boy is shrunk and injected into his sick grandfather's…
Spawn - The Movie (1997): Dir. Thomas A Nelson
Feat. Keith David, Richard Dysart, James Keane; Animated TV version of Todd McFarlane’s gothic comic book, melded into a feature–length movie. Includes the voices of Keith David, Richard…
Alien Autopsy Video (1996): Dir. Tom McGough; Documentary based around footage purporting to come from the Roswell, New Mexico UFO crash in 1947, showing an 'alien' being dissected. A suspect…
Crow: City of Angels, The (1996): Dir. Tim Pope
Feat. Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner; Vincent Perez takes over from the late Brandon Lee as the dark angel of vengeance, hell–bent on ridding his designer–gothic stomping…
Earthworm Jim (TV Series) (1995-1996): Feat. Dan Castellaneta; The groovy guardian of goodness, together with sidekick Peter Puppy, valiantly dig up the dirt on galactic evil–doers, in this often silly,…
Landlock (1995): Dir. Yasuhiro Matsumura
Feat. Darryl Borden, Ally Coyote, Sarah Lafleur; Two–part techno mystical adventure features detailed anime character designs by Masamune Shirow, creator of GHOST IN THE SHELL.
Nostradamus (1995): Dir. Roger Christian
Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond…; Fact and fantasy seem at odds in this version of the life of famous visionary, Michel de Nostradame, however the subject provides plenty of intrigue.…
Sixty Million Dollar Man (1995): Dir. Yip Wai-Man
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao); Spoiled brat 'accident' victim Stephen Chow becomes a not–so–super hero when he is pieced back together Steve Austin–style for a…
Witch Hunt (1995): Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Dennis Hopper; Dennis Hopper plays P.I. Philip Lovecraft and becomes embroiled in the murder of a Hollywood producer with supernatural side–effects. Pleasing…
A.D. Police III (1994)
Angel Cop (1994): All episodes on one tape.
Death Machine (1994): Dir. Stephen Norrington
Feat. Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins; A lethal hardware robot runs amok in a high–tech corporation. Its nerdish inventor fields the blame and is fired, but he has big plans for…
Heroic Trio 2 - Executioners (1994): Dir. Johnnie To, Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung…; Downbeat sequel returns the trio of feisty femmes to combat the evil mega–corporation that taken a stranglehold on the world's…
Machine, La (1994): Dir. Francois Dupeyron
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye; Gerard Depardieu goes into mad–doctor mode for this high–tech mind–transplant thriller, as a shrink/inventor whose fleeting…
Roswell: The UFO Cover Up (Incident at Roswell) (1994): Dir. Jeremy Kagan
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen, Dwight Yoakam…; Credible dramatisation of events surrounding the world's most documented UFO sighting in New Mexico, 1947. Kyle MacLachlan plays the military officer…
Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm) (1993): Adapted from the work of Yukito Kishiro, this anime concerns a refitted female cyborg, who rediscovers her lost fighting skills. Set in a distant…
Geno Cyber I (1993)
Geno Cyber II & III (1993)
Ghost in the Machine (1993): Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey; Computer effects ala THE LAWNMOWER MAN punctuate this high–tech thriller in which a serial–killer does some heavy–duty destruction…
Guyver - Dark Hero (1993): Dir. Steve Wang
Feat. Dave Hayter, Kathy Christopherson, Bruno Gianotta; Live–action adaptation of the Japanese comic–book hero ever engaged in combat with the evil Kronos Corporation. Fast cutting and sly…
Heroic Trio (1993): Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh; An invisible criminal is stealing babies for a sewer–dwelling villain and it's up to three dazzling super–chicks. Hugely entertaining…
Macross Plus: Complete Collection (1993)
Robocop 3 (1993): Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Robert Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn…; Replacing Peter Weller in this final installment is Robert Burke.
Stranger, The (TV Series) (1993): Dir. Bill Baggs
Feat. Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant; Dr. Who by another name after Hollywood bought the rights to a big–screen version. Colin Baker is The Stranger. Two episodes: Summoned by…
Typhon's People (1993): Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst…; Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…
Wicked City (1993): Human and demonic worlds converge in this brooding anime horror, memorable for its sexually violent imagery and, in particular, its spider–like…
Body Parts (1992): Dir. Eric Red
Feat. Jeff Fahey; Criminal psychologist Jeff Fahey loses his arm in a car accident and becomes the recipient of an homicidal donor arm! Unsettling thriller soon takes…
Cyberpunk (1992): Dir. Marianne Trench
Feat. William Gibson, Timothy Leary; Low–budget insight into the cyberpunk counter–culture. Author William Gibson and many hangers–on offer their view of what it means…
Doomed Megalopolis Pt.s 1 & 2 (1992)
Fist of the North Star (1992)
Fortress (1992): Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Loryn Locklyn; Christopher Lambert winds up in a high–tech penitentiary where one can't even dream without being brutally reprimanded, except when it suits…
Saviour of the Soul (1992): Dir. David Lai
Feat. Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok; Breathtaking camerawork and special effects combine with hallucinatory plotting as two city–dwelling mercenaries do battle with the silver fox,…
Wild Palms (TV Series) (1992): Dir. Peter Hewitt, Kathryn Bigelow, Keith Gordon
Feat. James Belushi, Dana Delany, Angie Dickinson…; Grandly stylised mini–series heavily inspired by TWIN PEAKS yet almost as worthy in spite of big lug James Belushi in the lead role. After…
3 X 3 Eyes (1991): Two parts two tapes.
Crying Freeman (1991): Six part serial over 5 tapes Chapter 1: Portrait of a Killer Chapter 2: The Enemy Within Chapter 3: Retribution Chapter 4: The Hostages Chapter…
Legend of the Four Kings (1991): Four parts on two cassettes.
Robotrix (1991): Dir. Luk Kim Ming
Feat. Amy Yip; A scientist's discovery that the mind of a dying person can be transferred to a robot leads to perversion. Controversial sci–fi/exploitation…
Zeram (1991): Dir. Keita Amamiya
Feat. Yuko Moriyama, Kunihiro Ida, Yukijiro Hotaru; A ninja babe bounty hunter and two hapless mortals are stalked by a mutating alien in this engaging live–action 'manga'. Beefing up its…
Captain America (1990): Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty…; Archetypal superhero adventure pits Marvel's oldest freedom fighter against the fascist ills of arch nemesis the Red Skull. Dirt–cheap…
Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990): Three parts three cassettes.
Devil Man - The Demon Bird (1990)
Flash, The (1990): Dir. Robert Iscove
Feat. John Wesley Shipp; A DC Comics superhero, The Flash (John Wesley Shipp) is renowned for his ultra–swift speediness, and while this TV–movie has great…
Frankenstein Unbound (1990): Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda; John Hurt stars as a 21st century scientist who is thrown back to 19th century England, where Frankenstein's creature and other famous Brits run…
Robocop 2 (1990): Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Peter Weller; Peter Weller returns as the cyber–policeman in this violent sequel.
Violence Jack (1990): Dir. Takuya Wada
Feat. Minako Arakawa, Issei Futamata; Three–part compilation of post–apocalyptic, subterranean episodes from the creator of the DEVIL MAN series. Banned in Australia,…
As Time Goes By (1989): Dir. Barry Peak
Feat. Bruno Lawrence; A distinctively Oz sci–fi comedy, centering around a strange encounter between a knockabout surfer and a time–travelling alien.
Club Extinction (Dr. M) (1989): Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas…; Chabrol’s re–examination of Fritz Lang’s DR MABUSE is set in a future Berlin saturated with Big Brother messages and a plague of…
Dominion Tank Police (1989): Four parts on two cassettes.
Legend of the Demon Womb (1989)
Miracle Mile (1989): Dir. Steve DeJarnatt
Feat. Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar…; Anthony Edwards has 60 minutes in which to contemplate a phone call that claims to be the instigation of an imminent nuclear assault. A good crack at…
Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (1989): Dir. William Shatner
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…; This time Shatner tries his hand at directing, in what turns out to be one of the less memorable missions of the series. The crew travel through…
Venus Wars (1989)
Appleseed (Appurushîdo) (1988): Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama; The original TV version of the post–apocalyptic anime based on Masamune Shirow's comicbook. Following WW3, a world government confines the…
Sound (1988): Dir. Biagio Proietti
Feat. Peter Fonda; Peter Fonda stars in this avant garde sci–fi film about a space technician's fascination with a bizarre noise that he believes to be a message…
Big Bang, The (1987): Dir. Picha; Animated Cold War/sex satire set in a post–WW3 future (1995!) where the emergent American–Russian mutant alliance are forced to enter the…
Devil Man - The Birth (1987)
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Sylvester McCoy] (Dr. Who) (1987-1989): Feat. Sylvester McCoy; After Colin Baker's somewhat disappointing stint as 'The Doctor', Sylvester McCoy took over for three series as the seventh version of the mysterious…
Max Headroom (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe; Edison Carter and his computer–generated alter–ego, Max Headroom, pursue justice in a corrupt, corporate future. Four episodes on two…
Project A-Ko (Purojekuto A-ko) (1986): Amusing anime focused on three school girls and their run–ins with giant robots, aliens and butch woman. Will certainly entertain true anime…
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (1986): Dir. Leonard Nimoy
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…; Kirk and his crew must travel back in time to the 20th century in order to save the Earth. Far more comedic than previous entries in the series, as…
Dreamchild (1985): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher; The real–life Alice who inspired Lewis Carroll's stories, reflects upon her life and offers some insight into his eccentric and fantasiacal…
Godzilla 1985 (The Return of Godzilla) (1985): Feat. Raymond Burr; The king of monsters reigns supreme in this hokey 'reboot' of the classic Japanese icon. The first in the Heisei Series of Godzilla films, and the…
Future Cop (Trancers) (1984): Dir. Charles Band
Feat. Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt; The most imaginative film from prolific Z–movie producer Charles Band follows cynical future cop Jack Deth on his mission to terminate evil…
Lensman (1984)
Android (1982): Dir. Aaron Lipstadt
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Brie Howard, Norbert Weisser; Quirky tale of an almost–human robot who learns he is about to be made obsolete. Entertaining script and tight direction redeems the small…
Battletruck (Warlords of the 21st Century) (1982): Dir. Harley Cokeliss
Feat. Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright…; In the 21st Century oil wars have left civilisation verging on collapse. Lawlessness and anarchy are the order of this day in this…
Heavy Metal (1981): Dir. Gerald Potterton; Based on stories from the 70s sci–fi/fantasy mag, this replicates the stylish artwork, sleazy thrills and quirky storylines, with the added…
Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981): Dir. Robert Guenette
Feat. Orson Welles; Orson Welles narrates and appears in this dramatisation of the prophecies of Nostradamus, many of which have proved to be alarmingly accurate.
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981): Dir. David Gladwell
Feat. Julie Christie; Julie Christie portrays the diarist of Doris Lessing's cult novel, aimlessly existing in a crippled, post–apocalyptic future Britain. Genuinely…
Deathwatch (1980): Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton; Cerebral drama set in the future about a media group who attempt to film the deaths of the terminally ill for public consumption.
Uforia (1980): Dir. John Binder
Feat. Harry Dean Stanton, Fred Ward; Quirky comedy about a kooky check–out operator who believes that aliens are about to dock on their doorstep. Harry Dean Stanton and Fred Ward…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979): Dir. Daniel Haller
Feat. Gil Gerrard, Henry Silva; Feature pilot from the TV–Series about the adventures of a 20th century astronaut who is time–warped into the 25th. Amiable revival of…
Incredible Melting Man, The (1978): Dir. William Sachs
Feat. Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey; Radiation poisoning causes an astronaut to literally fall to pieces during a murderous rampage. Slimy effects by Rick Baker distinguish this pure…
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Tom Baker] (Dr. Who) (1975-1981): Feat. Tom Baker; Probably the most popular 'Doctor' of the BBC sci–fi series, Tom Baker cut a memorable figure as the woolly–scarfed and energetic…
Ultimate Warrior (1975): Dir. Robert Clouse
Feat. Max von Sydow, Yul Brynner; Post–Armageddon tale with Max Von Sydow as a tyrannical dictator and Yul Brynner a rebel street–fighter.
Stone Tape, The (1972): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Jane Asher, Michael Bryant; Interesting TV ‘one–off’ sees a boisterous electronic research–team set up in a run–down country estate, then become…
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970): Dir. Ted Post
Feat. James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans; First and arguably the best of the sequels continues the set up of the original with James Franciscus burrowing underground to discover a mutant…
City Beneath the Sea (1970): Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Robert Wagner, Joseph Cotton, Richard Basehart…; Originally a TV–Movie, this concerns a future oceanic metropolis populated by the likes of Robert Wagner, Joseph Cotton, Richard Basehart and…
Illustrated Man, The (1969): Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom; Bizarrely conceived encounter with an embittered Rod Steiger, who tells a stranger of his all–over body tattoos, which then mysteriously induce…
Countdown (1968): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. James Caan, Robert Duvall, Joanna Moore…; An early and unusual space–travel drama from dir. Altman, in which American astronaut Caan must undergo tough training with instructor Duvall…
Destroy All Monsters! (1968): Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Akira Kubo, Yukiko Kobayashi; All–star monstrosity from Japan's Toho studios, who did for giant rubber–suits what Hammer did for fangs. Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan et al…
Thunderbird 6 (1968): Dir. David Lane; Ah! So there is a sixth Thunderbird! See it battle with the Black Phantom in this second and final T–bird feature.
Night of the Big Heat (1967): Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing; An extreme heatwave blankets an English winter, the cause of which is neither natural nor human. Eerie and stylish sci–fi with Christopher Lee…
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1966): Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Nick Adams, Akira Takarada; Effective monster movie has an alien civilisation 'borrowing' Godzilla and Rodan to save their world from the dreaded King Ghidrah and the…
Godzilla vs. Sea Monster (1966): Dir. Jun Fukuda
Feat. Akira Takarada, Kumi Mizuno; Lively Godzilla entry sees big G team with Mothra to battle Ebirah, the giant shrimp. The tiny twins Alilenas put in an appearance too. Dubbed.
Projected Man, The (1966): Dir. Ian Curteis
Feat. Bryant Halliday; Laboratory misadventure yarn derived in part from THE FLY: a researcher tests his laser device on himself and regrets it.
Thunderbirds Are Go! (1966): Dir. David Lane
Feat. Cliff Richard, The Shadows; Gordon, Virgil, Lady Penelope, Brains and other super–marionettes from International Space Rescue Service check in for their first FAB…
Eye Creatures, The (1965): Dir. Larry Buchanan
Feat. John Ashley; Remake of INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN is a laughable sci–fi shocker about creatures and the intrepid band that try to fight them off.
Planet of the Vampires (1965): Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. Barry Sullivan; Various crew members start disappearing while searching for signs of life on planet Aura. Atmospheric space adventure would pre–empt ALIEN by…
Human Vapour, The (1964): Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya; After an awry experiment, a benign librarian is able to spontaneously vapourize and get away with robbery, blackmail and murder in metropolitan…
Satan Bug, The (1964): Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Alistair Maclean, Richard Basehart; Set in a hushed desert landscape of secret government laboratories and ominous rock–formations, this Cold War paranoia–thriller…
Reptilicus (1962): Dir. Sidney Pink
Feat. Carl Ottosen, Ann Smyrner; Many chuckles to be had at the expense of this mini–budgeted monster mash filmed in Denmark. A prehistoric creature rejuvenates itself and…
Gorgo (1961): Dir. Eugene Lourie
Feat. Bill Travers, William Sylvester; When a baby sea–monster is fished out and paraded as a London circus exhibit, big, bad Momma soon enough comes lookin' for junior. Previously…
Phantom Planet, The (1961): Dir. William Marshall
Feat. Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Francis X. Bushman…; Spacy variation on Gulliver's Travels in which an astronaut is shrunk to six inches before helping out a tiny race rid their world of nemesis Richard…
4D Man (1959): Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth
Feat. Robert Lansing; Sullen scientist Robert Lansing becomes greedy and homicidal after being charged with the ability to pass through solid matter. A certain…
Angry Red Planet (1959): Dir. Ib Melchior
Feat. Gerald Mohr, Norah Hayden; An expedition to Mars runs into all sorts of alien terrors in this extraterrestrial romp. 'Cinemagic' (which turns everything pink) is just one of…
Atomic Submarine (1959): Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet
Feat. Arthur Franz, Dick Foran; Entertaining sci–fi thriller with a decent script and a believable cast, even if the small budget is plainly obvious.
Beyond the Time Barrier (1959): Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Robert Clarke; An astronaut on a space mission is unwittingly catapulted into a plague–ridden Earth of 50 years into the future. Inriguing low–budgeter…
First Man Into Space (1958): Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi; A test pilot disobeys orders and takes his experimental ship higher than man has ever been before, but not without suffering a bizarre and horrible…
Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series) (1958): Dir. Nigel Kneale
Feat. Andre Morell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell; The third in the landmark trilogy of serials involves Professor Quatermass in the excavation of an ancient alien–insect capsule in London, and…
Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958): Dir. Robert J. Gurney
Feat. Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, Frederic Downs; In a future contaminated with radioactivity, bizarre experiments with a time machine materialise with a terrifying she devil from 3000 years in the…
Amazing Colossal Man, The (1957): Dir. Bert I. Gordon
Feat. Glenn Langan; An army colonel (Glenn Langan) experiences growing pains (ten feet a day to be sure) after exposure to, you guessed it, radiation. His condition…
Brain from Planet Arous (1957): Dir. Nathan Juran
Feat. John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller; Cheesy 'killer–B' in which a bad alien brain inhabits the body of a small–town scientist and a good alien brain that inhabits the body of…
Invasion of the Saucermen (1957): Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin…; This low budget sci–fi comedy has a reputation for being so bad it's good. Bulbous–headed aliens frame a teenager for drunk driving by…
Cat Women of the Moon (1954): Dir. Arthur Hilton
Feat. Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory; Ed Wood might be given a run for his money with this drive–in cheapie about a moon expedition that discovers a man–hungry female…
Donovan's Brain (1953): Dir. Felix Feist
Feat. Lew Ayres, Gene Evans; B–movie classic about a scientist who keeps alive the brain of a tyrannical tycoon and slowly succumbs to its sinister motives.
Rocketship X-M (1950): Dir. Kurt Neumann
Feat. Lloyd Bridges; Lloyd Bridges leads a bunch of wisecracking astronauts to the moon, only they get diverted to Mars! Prototype sci–fi cheapie rolls out the…
Dalekmania: Feat. Peter Cushing; Cast members and cultists take a nostalgic peek at the making of the Dr. Who feature films.
Stingray - The Incredible Voyage: Dir. Gerry Anderson; Gerry Anderson's beloved Troy Tempest and W.A.S.P. battle the evil Lord Titan for sub–terranean supremacy in feature–length adventure.
Tokyo Babylon: Four parts two tapes
Ufos Are Real!: Close encounters of all kinds and conspiracy cover–ups are revealed in this tabloid–style doco which is determined to have you believe!…

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