Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
Idiocracy (2006)
- Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman…
- A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
Jericho (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, Lennie James
- Gripping, underrated sci–fi thriller employs the intriguing post–apocalyptic premise of an isolated small–town trying to survive in…
Killian Curse, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Local fantasy–horror series in which the 21 students of Room 21, must each defeat a demon sent by the spirit of their long–dead school…
Kyle XY (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Matt Dallas
- Engaging sci–fi series concerning an adopted teenager with super human abilities on a quest to uncover his past and reveal his true identity.…
Listening, The (2006)
- Dir. Giacomo Martelli
Feat. Michael Parks
- Visually fetching spy thriller centred on a NSA officer on a mission to disable spy technology that enables the U.S. government to use phones as live…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 2 (2006)
- Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…
- The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue in this excellent followup season.
Season 2 (24 episodes) over 7 discs.
Maddigan's Quest (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Michael Hurst, Timothy Balme, Danielle Cormack
- Nicely–produced local series for children – adapted from Margaret Mahy's bestseller – set in a post–technological future…
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
- Dir. Keiichi Sugiyama
- Thoughtful, cautionary tale of biological engineering gone awry. Like Miyazaki, this concerns itself with environmental matters through a…
Paprika (2006)
- Dir. Satoshi Kon
- Mind–altering extravaganza of stolen dream technology from the anime trailblazer behind PERFECT BLUE, forged from the dir’s pet themes of…
Perfect Creature (2006)
- Dir. Glenn Standring
Feat. Saffron Burrows, Dougray Scott, Leo Gregory…
- Ambitious, well–appointed Gothica set in a retro–alternate Aotearoa, where humans and their highly–evolved vampire colleagues…