Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1565 Films to Buy & Rent
- Civil War (2024)
- Dir. Alex Garland
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson…
- The most expensive film made by upstart studio A24, this urgent and chillingly relevant dystopian thriller represents a solid return to form for…
- Dune: Part Two (Dune 2) (2024)
- Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya , Austin Butler…
- The mythic journey of Paul Atreides continues as he unites with the indigenous Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who…
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke…
- As civilization collapses and tyrannical brutes battle over dwindling natural resources; a young girl is snatched from her paradise, the mythical…
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2023)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver…
- Epic sequel to "Avatar" (2009) that follows a blue–skinned humanoid Na'vi (Sam Worthington) and his family who, under renewed human threat,…
- Mars Express (2023)
- Dir. Jérémie Périn
- A high–concept animated sci–fi from France that depicts an ultra–sleek 23rd Century future with far–out ideas that seems…
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- Feat. Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson…
- The alternative Spider–man returns for the second part of this fresh 'multi–verse' saga. A rift between the spider–...'people'…
- Batman, The (2022)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell…
- Robert Pattinson is Bruce Wayne in this impressively dark and epic reboot of DC comics' iconic knight in shining latex.
- Black Adam (2022)
- Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Sarah Shahi…
- Dwayne Johnson reteams with the director of “Jungle Cruise” for this action–adventure showcase for the DC Superhero. Nearly 5,000 years…
- Crimes of the Future (2022)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart…
- Cult director David Cronenberg's latest sci–fi speculation comes littered with references to his weird and wonderful previous works (incl.…
- Don't Worry Darling (2022)
- Dir. Olivia Wilde
Feat. Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine…
- A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his company could be hiding disturbing secrets.
- Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
- Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern…
- This Jurassic franchise has finally gone full flintstones.
Dinosaurs and Humans coexisting together all over the planet. Numerous homages to…
- M3gan (Megan) (2022)
- Dir. Gerard Johnstone
Feat. Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng
- The Hollywood debut of Gerard Johnstone, Kiwi director of the brilliant "Housebound", who here more than delivers a sci–fi horror…
- Nope (2022)
- Dir. Jordan Peele
Feat. Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun…
- Writer–director Jordan Peele's subversive and enigmatic take on the sci–fi blockbuster in which the residents in a lonely gulch of inland…
- Shin Ultraman (2022)
- Feat. Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takumi Saito, Masami Nagasawa
- When the SSSP kaiju defence taskforce finds itself in the midst of a particularly ghastly kaiju encounter, a giant silver robot descends from the sky…
- A Quiet Place Part II (A Quiet Place 2) (2021)
- Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds…
- Highly anticipated sequel to the inventive horror movie A QUIET PLACE, about parents (played by director John Krasinksi and real–life spouse…
- Black Widow (2021)
- Dir. Cate Shortland
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour…
- Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow gets deserved time in the spotlight in this belated, but very much welcomed, Marvel movie.
Set before the events…
- Chaos Walking (2021)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen…
- Doug Liman directs this young adult sci–fi film, based on the first book in the literary trilogy of the same name by Patrick Ness, who also…
- Dune (2021)
- Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac…
- Spellbinding first installment of the long–awaited two–part adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic science fiction novel Dune, from director…
- Eternals (2021)
- Dir. Chloé Zhao
Feat. Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani…
- Sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, with director Chloé Zhao (NOMADLAND) bringing an enormous amount of humanity and maturity to the…
- Everything Everywhere All At Once (2021)
- Dir. Daniel Scheinert, Dan Kwan
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis…
- Likely to be THE film of 2022, this dazzling, ingenious sci–fi comedy adventure epic throws in a million ideas and makes most of them stick.…
- Free Guy (2021)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery…
- Unabashedly sweet sci–fi comedy with Ryan Reynolds playing a clueless bank teller who discovers he is a non–player character in an open…
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
- Dir. Adam Wingard
Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall…
- Godzilla and King Kong battle it out in this latest chapter in Legendary's MonsterVerse, directed by horror stalwart Adam Wingard.
With this…
- I'm Your Man (2021)
- Dir. Maria Schrader
Feat. Dan Stevens
- A fabulously entertaining high concept comedy from Germany about a skeptical scientist who agrees to a three week product test of a humanoid robot…
- Matrix Resurrections, The (2021)
- Dir. Lana Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II…
- Fourth installment in the beloved MATRIX film franchise, with Keanu Reeves and Carrie–Anne Moss returning along with much of the original cast,…
- Old (2021)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell…
- Thriller from director M. Night Shyamalan (THE SIXTH SENSE) about a family on vacation at a luxury resort who discover that the secluded beach…
- Reminiscence (2021)
- Dir. Lisa Joy
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton…
- Hugh Jackman plays a private investigator of the mind in this sci–fi action thriller set in a near future world destroyed by climate…
- Settlers (2021)
- Dir. Wyatt Rockefeller
Feat. Sofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Brooklynn Prince…
- An isolated settlement on Mars becomes a fiercely contested battleground between families in this beautifully crafted and quietly devastating…
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Dir. Jon Watts
Feat. Tom Holland, Zendaya , Benedict Cumberbatch…
- Spider–Man adventure which acts as a sequel to both FAR FROM HOME (2019) and HOMECOMING (2017), and slots into the bloated Marvel Cinematic…
- Archenemy (2020)
- Dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer
Feat. Joe Manganiello, Skylan Brooks, Zolee Griggs…
- Kick ass superhero adventure from director Adam Egypt Mortimer (DANIEL ISN'T REAL), following a mysterious man called Max Fist who teams up with a…
- Archive (2020)
- Dir. Gavin Rothery
Feat. Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra…
- Sci–fi set in the year 2038, following a scientist working on an advanced, human–equivalent AI, while secretly harbouring a plan use it…
- Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal…
- Time–traveling rock 'n' roll nerds Bill and Ted are back for another adventure, now as middle–aged dads. From the director of GALAXY…
- Doctor Who (Series 12) [Jodie Whittaker] (2020)
- Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole…
- Jodie Whittaker returns for her second series as the Thirteenth Doctor, along with traveling companions Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.…
- Invisible Man, The (2020)
- Dir. Leigh Whannell
Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid…
- Strikingly original science fiction horror which revitalises the classic tale about a predatory man by H. G. Wells into a feminist exploration of…
- Lapsis (2020)
- Dir. Noah Hutton
Feat. Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard
- Beguiling low budget sci–fi set in a parallel present, where a struggling delivery man takes a job laying cable for a new quantum trading…
- Love and Monsters (2020)
- Dir. Michael Matthews
Feat. Dylan O’Brien, Michael Rooker, Jessica Henwick
- After a Monsterpocalypse forces humans into underground colonies, a young man decides against all logic to brave the surface and face the monsters…
- Mortal (Torden) (2020)
- Dir. André Øvredal
Feat. Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie
- Norwegian fantasy film inspired by Norse mythology, where a seemingly ordinary young man finds himself out of his depth when he discovers he has…
- New Mutants, The (2020)
- Feat. Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton…
- This thirteenth and final installment in the X–Men film series follows five young mutants fighting to save themselves while being held in a…
- Nine Days (2020)
- Dir. Edson Oda
Feat. Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong…
- The assured debut of writer–director Edson Oda is this existential drama about life, death and rebirth, unfolding in a parallel dimension where…
- Possessor (2020)
- Dir. Brandon Cronenberg
Feat. Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland…
- Brandon Cronenberg (ANTIVIRAL) wrote and directed this sci–fi horror about an assassin (Andrea Riseborough) who assumes control of other…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - The Promised Land (2020)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- The posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat…
- Save Yourselves! (2020)
- Dir. Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Feat. John Paul Reynolds, Sunita Mani, John Early…
- A light hearted sci–fi comedy about a young Brooklyn couple who disconnect and unplug their lives while on a remote holiday, and are unaware…
- Tenet (2020)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki…
- Beguiling, bamboozling film from sci–fi visionary hitmaker Christopher Nolan, following a secret agent who manipulates time to prevent…
- Underwater (2020)
- Dir. William Eubank
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, John Gallagher Jr.…
- Claustrophobic creature–feature following the fates of a group of oceanic researchers lead by a mechanical engineer (Kristen Stewart) whose…
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
- Dir. Patty Jenkins
Feat. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig…
- Israeli actress Gal Gadot is as charismatic as ever in this sequel to the 2017 DC Comics hit WONDER WOMAN, with Patty Jenkins (MONSTER) returning as…
- Ad Astra (2019)
- Dir. James Gray
Feat. Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga…
- After his father's doomed space expedition threatens the universe, an astronaut embarks on a mission to the outer edges of the solar system to try to…
- After Midnight (2019)
- Dir. Jeremy Gardner
Feat. Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant
- After his long–term girlfriend unexpectedly leaves him. a small town bar owner finds himself threatened by a mysterious unseen evil. A curious…
- Alien Addiction (2019)
- Dir. Shae Sterling
Feat. Jimi Jackson, JoJo Waaka, Thomas Sainsbury
- Goofball Kiwi comedy starring internet comedy sensations Tom Sainsbury and Jimi Jackson, the latter of whom plays a man from small town Waikato who…
- Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly…
- Cyberpunk action movie based on the 1990's manga, with director Rodriguez (SIN CITY) in his element, crafting a bleak and violent futurist world. A…
- Astro Kid (Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet) (2019)
- Dir. Eric Tosti
- Delightful French sci–fi animation about a ten–year old boy who discovers an unexplored planet after getting separated from his parents…
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo…
- A love letter to fans of this humongous mythology, this 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an ambitious, three–hour sprawl…
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Dir. Anna Campion, Ryan Fleck
Feat. Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn…
- Thoroughly enjoyable entry into the bloated Marvel Franchise, notable for being the first one to be female–led and female co–directed.…
- Color Out of Space (Colour Out of Space) (2019)
- Dir. Richard Stanley
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Q'orianka Kilcher…
- Cult director Richard Stanley (HARDWARE) brings some nutty humour to this adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, with…
- Extra Ordinary (2019)
- Dir. Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Feat. Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte…
- A pleasingly off–kilter Irish supernatural comedy about a sweet–natured but lonely driving instructor who uses her paranormal talents to…
- Gemini Man (2019)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen…
- Will Smith plays both an aged hitman and the younger clone of himself who targets him, in this serviceable action thriller from acclaimed director…
- Godzilla II: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Dir. Michael Dougherty
Feat. Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown…
- Godzilla goes up against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history in this epic monster movie, a more inspired sequel to 2014's…
- High Life (2019)
- Dir. Claire Denis
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin…
- Legendary French director Claire Denis (Beau Travail) returns with her first English language film, a sci–fi horror set in deep space where a…
- His Dark Materials (TV Series) (2019)
- Feat. Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Anne-Marie Duff…
- TV adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novels by Phillip Pullman, thankfully much darker and more detailed than 2007's perfunctory feature THE GOLDEN…
- Impulse (TV Series) (2019)
- Feat. Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins
- A withdrawn 16 year–old girl who struggles to fit in after moving to a new town discovers she has the ability to teleport while dealing with a…
- Joker (2019)
- Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz…
- Brilliantly dark psychological thriller introducing Batman's arch nemesis as a traumatised loner who finds his voice in acts of violence. An achingly…
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan …
- The cast of the successful, enjoyable reboot return for more jungle fantasy adventure, this time to rescue one of their own through braving parts…
- Men in Black: International (Men in Black 4) (2019)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Rebecca Ferguson…
- Reboot of the sci–fi comedy about the top–secret organization which protects the earth from alien activity. Tessa Thompson and Chris…
- Paradise Hills (2019)
- Dir. Alice Waddington
Feat. Emma Roberts, Danielle Macdonald, Awkwafina …
- A rebellious teen girl is sent to an apparently idyllic disciplinary school to learn how to be a "young lady" in this visually elegant sci–fi…
- Sea Fever (2019)
- Dir. Neasa Hardiman
Feat. Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott, Connie Nielsen
- Solid maritime thriller following a marine biology student working on a ragged fishing trawler whose crew members encounter an unfathomable…
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver…
- The conflict between the Jedi and the Sith escalates in this dazzling conclusion to the Skywalker saga from director J.J. Abrams, backed by…
- Synchronic (2019)
- Dir. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Feat. Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan
- An otherworldly sci–fi thriller from talented film making duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (THE ENDLESS).
Follows a pair of New Orleans…
- Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
- Dir. Tim Miller
Feat. Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis…
- Tim Miller (DEADPOOL) directs this sixth installment in the TERMINATOR franchise, with Sarah Connor returning 25 years after the events of TERMINATOR…
- Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (2019)
- Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, Kumail Nanjiani…
- A second reprise of the iconic and influential cult TV series, with 10 self–contained episodes telling sci–fi tinged tales of the…
- Vivarium (2019)
- Dir. Lorcan Finnegan
Feat. Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg
- A young couple shopping for their first home find themselves in a housing development where every house looks exactly the same, and with no idea how…
- War of the Worlds (TV Mini-Series) (2019)
- Dir. Craig Viveiros
Feat. Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Rupert Graves…
- 3 Part
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
- Dir. Simon Kinberg
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- Final installment in the X–Men film franchise that rebooted in 2011 with FIRST CLASS, set in 1992 where the X–Men are set on a mission by…
- A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Juan Carlos Medina
Feat. Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Malin Buska…
- A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…
- A Quiet Place (2018)
- Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds…
- A smart and creative horror movie made by John Krasinski, who also stars alongside his real–life spouse Emily Blunt as parents fighting for…
- A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
- Dir. Ava DuVernay
Feat. Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Storm Reid…
- High–pitched Disney fantasy that follows a young woman and friends through space in search of her missing father who is held in the clutches of…
- Annihilation (2018)
- Dir. Alex Garland
Feat. Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez…
- Distinctive sci–fi set around a mysterious environmental disaster zone within which the laws of nature do not apply. A biologist (Natalie…
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena…
- In the aftermath of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, the lovable Marvel character Ant–Man (Paul Rudd) is fighting with The Wasp to uncover secrets…
- Aquaman (2018)
- Dir. James Wan
Feat. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe…
- Bombastic superhero movie based on the DC comics character Aquaman, the half–human, half–Atlantean heir to the underwater city of…
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo…
- Bombastic Marvel Universe blockbuster teaming The Avengers with the Guardians of the Galaxy (and many more!) against the villain Thanos, who wants to…
- Black Panther (2018)
- Dir. Ryan Coogler
Feat. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o…
- Another massive hit, and considered one of the best of the eighteen films in the Marvel Comic Universe, and the first to feature a predominantly…
- Bumblebee (2018)
- Dir. Travis Knight
Feat. Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr.…
- This sixth installment in the live–action Transformers film series gets a fresh, family–friendly "reboot" with a 1980s period setting…
- Darkest Minds, The (2018)
- Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Feat. Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore…
- Young adult dystopian thriller where the world is affected by a plague that kills almost every child in the human population, and those that remain…
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison…
- Ryan Reynolds returns for the sequel to the 2016 X–men blockbuster, delivering another round of bleakly comic jokes and…
- Doctor Who (Series 11) [Jodie Whittaker] (2018)
- Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole…
- The Thirteenth Doctor and first Doctor to be a woman, played by Jodie Whittaker, touches down on Earth where she recruits three new friends –…
- Fahrenheit 451 (2018)
- Dir. Ramin Bahrani
Feat. Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella
- Second adaptation of the classic sci–fi novel by Ray Bradbury, which depicts a dystopian future where art is outlawed. A lavish production…
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler…
- Second installment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, following Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore as they go up against the dark wizard Gellert…
- Freaks (2018)
- Dir. Zach Lipovsky
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park…
- A canny keep–you–guessing sci–fi thriller that follows a 7–year–old girl who escapes into a sinister world after being…
- Glass (2018)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy…
- An ambitious, unconventional superhero thriller that provides an intersection between the director M. Night Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable…
- Guns Akimbo (2018)
- Dir. Jason Lei Howden
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy…
- Daniel Radcliffe plays a nerdy video game developer who tries to save his ex–girlfriend from kidnappers while competing in an illegal…
- Homecoming (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen James…
- Haunting psychological thriller with Julia Roberts playing a woman who discovers she has been working for a mysterious government facility. Season…
- Hotel Artemis (2018)
- Dir. Drew Pearce
Feat. Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella…
- A dystopian action–thriller starring Jodie Foster as The Nurse, who runs a secret, members–only emergency clinic for criminals in a…
- I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
- Dir. Reed Morano
Feat. Peter Dinklage, Elle Fanning
- An intriguing post–apocalyptic movie concerned with themes of grief and loss, following an introvert (Peter Dinklage) whose meticulously…
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
- Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona
Feat. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall…
- Sequel to JURASSIC WORLD (2015) and part of a planned trilogy, this creature feature blockbuster keeps the franchise alive with a fun, if…
- Lost in Space (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Taylor Russell…
- Set thirty years in the future, this epic reimagining of the original family space adventure finds the Robinsons torn off course en route to what…
- Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, The (2018)
- Dir. Robert D. Krzykowski
Feat. Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner, Caitlin Fitzgerald…
- An enjoyably crackpot premise is carried with striking sincerity and aplomb by Sam Elliott, who plays a legendary war vet recruited to hunt down…
- Mega Time Squad (2018)
- Dir. Tim van Dammen
Feat. Anton Tennet, Jonathan Brugh, Milo Cawthorne…
- Ingenious low–budget sci–fi comedy set in the tiny North Island town of Thames, New Zealand in which a small–town criminal finds an…
- Mortal Engines (2018)
- Dir. Christian Rivers
Feat. Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Robert Sheehan
- Peter Jackson produced fantasy epic set in a post–apocalyptic future, where cities survive by moving around on giant wheels and devouring…
- Occupation (2018)
- Dir. Luke Sparke
Feat. Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison
- After a small outback town is attacked by aliens, a group of civilians join together to form a resistance army and fight for the survival of the…
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
- Dir. Steven S. DeKnight
Feat. John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian
- Pulpy sequel to the solidly entertaining PACIFIC RIM, set 10 years later where robot pilots are once again battling gigantic monsters called Kaiju,…
- Predator, The (2018)
- Dir. Shane Black
Feat. Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay…
- Fourth installment of the PREDATOR film series, following a team of ex–soldiers and a science teacher as they fight to protect the world from…
- Prospect (2018)
- Dir. Zeek Earl, Chris Caldwell
Feat. Sophie Thatcher, Pedro Pascal, Jay Duplass
- Uniquely atmospheric sci–fi thriller set on a remote alien moon, where a teenage girl and her father fight to survive while attempting to mine…
- Ready Player One (2018)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn…
- Director Spielberg plays to his strengths in this adrenaline–filled love letter to 80's pop culture and video games. Set in the year 2045, most…
- Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)
- Dir. Crispian Mills
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Finn Cole, Hermione Corfield…
- Entertaining Simon Pegg and Nick Frost produced horror comedy set at an illustrious British boarding school, where a nearby fracking site creates a…
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany…
- Han Solo gets his own movie in this stand–alone Star Wars anthology film, taking place a decade prior to the events of A New Hope, where Han…
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Dir. Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Bob Persichetti
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin…
- The first animated film in the Spider–Man franchise set in the Marvel "Spider–Verse", where struggling teen Miles Morales trains with the…
- Upgrade (2018)
- Dir. Leigh Whannell
Feat. Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson
- Futuristic body horror about a man who "upgrades" his body using an AI implant called STEM after his wife is murdered – the kicker of the…
- Venom (2018)
- Dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feat. Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed…
- The Marvel comics character Venom, an alien symbiote usually associated with Spider–Man, is the subject of this superhero movie with Tom Hardy…
- X-Files, The - Season 11 (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Chris Carter, James Wong, Glen Morgan
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi
- Likely to be the final ever X–Files season, remaining loyal to the themes and tone lovingly cultivated throughout previous seasons, but with…
- Zoe (2018)
- Dir. Drake Doremus
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Léa Seydoux, Theo James…
- An engineer and a robot fall in love at a research lab for perfecting romantic relationships. An open minded but scientifically undemanding romantic…
- Alien: Covenant (2017)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup…
- The alien resurrection continues with director Ridley Scott returning once again to the sci–fi blockbuster franchise for another…
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas…
- The visionary director of ARRIVAL helms this faithfully thoughtful and spectacular sequel to the 1982 sci–fi classic, with Ryan Gosling…
- Circle, The (2017)
- Dir. James Ponsoldt
Feat. Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega…
- Dave Egger's 2013 novel is adapted into this gripping modern thriller with Emma Watson rising in the ranks of the world's largest and most powerful…
- Colossal (2017)
- Dir. Nacho Vigalondo
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens…
- Ambitious high–concept sci–fi drama–comedy hybrid starring a plucky Anne Hathaway as an unemployed, down–at–heel city…
- Counterpart (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Ulrich Thomsen
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- Dark Tower, The (2017)
- Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
Feat. Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor…
- Stephen King adaptation which simplifies the author's acclaimed fantasy series into a watchable battle of good vs evil – represented by Idris…
- Doctor Who (Series 10) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special 2017 (Twice Upon A Time) (2017)
- Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, David Bradley…
- The time lord finds himself face to face with his former self, the original Doctor (David Bradley). Season 10 finale marks the final adventure for…
- Doctor Who (Series 10:Part 1) [Peter Capaldi] (2017)
- Feat. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas
- The third and final series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor that introduces Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and also features Matt Lucas as…
- Doctor Who (Series 10:Part 2) [Peter Capaldi] (2017)
- Feat. Peter Capaldi
- The third and final series starring Peter Capaldi continues with six futher episodes: "The Pyramid at the End of the World", "The Lie of the Land",…
- Endless, The (2017)
- Dir. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Feat. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Callie Hernandez
- The talented film making duo behind SPRING have written, directed and star in this intelligent low–budget mind–bender. Two brothers who…
- Flatliners (2017)
- Dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Feat. Elliot Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev…
- A dead–on–arrival resuscitation of the 1990 thriller in which five med students experiment with stopping their hearts for short periods…
- Ghost in the Shell (2017)
- Dir. Rupert Sanders
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano…
- Shot in New Zealand, this Westernised live action adaptation of the iconic Japanese franchise has Scarlet Johansson as the prototype…
- Gifted, The (TV Series) (Marvel's The Gifted) (2017)
- Feat. Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker
- TV series set in the X–Men universe, but in a timeline in which the X–Men have all but disappeared, as mutants are treated with derision…
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) (2017)
- Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista…
- Second installment of the widely appealing comic–cosmic Marvel hit set to another batch of AM radio classics, though this time feels all…
- Handmaid's Tale, The (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski…
- Emmy Award–winning drama created by Bruce Miller and based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood. Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced…
- Justice League (2017)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot…
- DC Comics' answer to Marvel's Avengers combines the forces of their superhero properties; Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The…
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Feat. Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson…
- When a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature, a mission of discovery becomes an explosive war between monster…
- Legion (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza…
- The first TV Series based on the X–Men franchise follows Haller, the mutant son of Charles Xavier, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia from a…
- Life (2017)
- Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson…
- Claustrophobic white knuckle horror where a team of scientists on an international space station discover that the biological sample they took from…
- Logan (2017)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Dafne Keen, Patrick Stewart…
- Passionate, mature X–Men spin–off featuring the surly Wolverine.
Withdrawn and noticeably older (but still ass–kicking), Logan…
- Marjorie Prime (2017)
- Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Lois Smith…
- An entirely thought–provoking chamber–piece set in the not–too–distant future where an elderly woman with encroaching…
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2017)
- Dir. Wes Ball
Feat. Dylan O‘Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- The epic finale of THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy, the dystopian adventure series based on the popular young adult novels.
- Orphan Black - Season 5 (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Tatiana Maslany
- Final season of the extraordinary clone–centered sci–fi thriller, with formidable actress Tatiana Maslany reprising her many roles. The…
- Orville, The (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki
- Sci–fi comedy series following the dysfunctional crew of an exploratory space ship 400 years in the future. Created by the often brilliant Seth…
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Timothy Spall, Jack Reynor, Benedict Wong…
- A cutting–edge sci–fi anthology series with stand–alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick. Ten episodes: "Real Life",…
- Power Rangers (2017)
- Dir. Dean Israelite
Feat. Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler…
- Reboot of the fondly remembered teen super–hero TV Series, where aliens attack a small town and five ordinary adolescents must call upon their…
- Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
- Dir. Takanori Tsujimoto
Feat. Orion Acaba, Erin Cahill, Darin De Paul
- Third installment in the CG animated film franchise after DEGENERATION and DAMNATION, set in the same universe as the iconic video games series…
- Salvation (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe
- Sci–fi suspense series about a grad student whose self–designed app discovers a giant asteroid is hurtling toward the planet and the…
- Shape of Water, The (2017)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins…
- At a top secret research facility in the 1950s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in…
- Space Between Us, The (2017)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino…
- Sci–fi romance where a teenage boy who has grown up on Mars visits earth for the first time. Enlisting the help of a misfit girl from Colorado,…
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Dir. Jon Watts
Feat. Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau…
- Excellent (and third) big–screen reboot of the Marvel Comics franchise that picks up after the events of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.
Spidey…
- Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif…
- Another iteration of the enduring STAR TREK series following "Star Trek: Enterprise" set ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS…
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill…
- Refreshing and self–assured entry into the franchise, which pays respectful homage to both the franchise and the expectations of…
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett…
- New Zealand's most successful film–maker on home turf (and former Aro Valleyite) Taika Waititi makes his equally successful Hollywood debut…
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci…
- A cacophonous plot and state–of–the–art special effects mark this fifth installment of the franchise, a largely…
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Ethan Hawke…
- Expensive and extravagant space opera set in the 28th Century, where a team of special operatives investigate a dark force that threatens peace in…
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn
- The third and final installment in the excellent Planet of the Apes prequel trilogy, with director Matt Reeves returning to complete the story that…
- What Happened To Monday (Seven Sisters) (2017)
- Dir. Tommy Wirkola
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe
- By the director of DEAD SNOW and featuring a dynamic performance from Noomi Rapace as seven different characters.
A dystopian future government is…
- Wonder Woman (2017)
- Dir. Patty Jenkins
Feat. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright…
- Israeli actress Gal Gadot dazzles as the charismatic warrior princess who must leave her mythical island paradise and sail into WWI–embattled…
- 11.22.63 (TV Mini-Series) (2016)
- Feat. James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Cherry Jones…
- Time–travel drama from the pen of Stephen King with James Franco traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK.
- 5th Wave, The (2016)
- Dir. J Blakeson
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston…
- Based on the popular young adult novels, this post–apocalyptic thriller sees Moretz frantically search for her younger brother after Earth is…
- Allegiant (2016)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels…
- Third in the Divergent series sees Shailene Woodley's Tris trying frantically to escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago, to finally…
- Arrival (2016)
- Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker…
- Amy Adams plays a linguistics expert who is recruited by the military to determine the intentions of seemingly–benign alien visitors who have…
- Assassin's Creed (2016)
- Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons…
- Movie adaptation of the enormously popular video game where a man unlocks his "genetic memory", allowing him to access the memories, knowledge and…
- Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams…
- Dour superhero spectacle sees DC comic's finest face off after Batman becomes concerned with Superman's unchecked powers.
- Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
- Dir. Sam Liu
- The joker escapes from Arkham Asylum and it's up to Batman to stop him from driving police commissioner James Gordon insane. Twenty–sixth film…
- Death and Life of Otto Bloom, The (2016)
- Dir. Cris Jones
Feat. Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Matilda Brown
- The chronicle of the life and great love of Otto Bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse – passing backwards through the…
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Dir. Scott Derrickson
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams…
- The fourteenth film from the Marvel superhero franchise stars Cumberbatch as the title hero, a neurosurgeon disabled in a car crash who turns to a…
- Doctor Who (Series 10) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special 2016 (The Return of Doctor Mysterio) (2016)
- Feat. Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Charity Wakefield…
- A Doctor Who Christmas special with Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas as Nardole, wh returns from the previous special "The Husbands of River Song". Set…
- Girl With All the Gifts, The (2016)
- Dir. Colm McCarthy
Feat. Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine…
- Aimed especially at young adults, this British take on the zombie thriller features the unique presence of an exceptional young girl who is…
- Independence Day 2: Resurgence (2016)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie Usher…
- Routine effects–heavy sequel is set decades after the first Independence Day invasion, and finds Earth once again faced with an alien threat.
- Limitless (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Jake McDorman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jennifer Carpenter
- Enjoyable follow–up to the Bradley Cooper film, this has Jake McDorman playing a typical twenty–something who gains the ability to use…
- Living and the Dead, The (TV Mini-series) (2016)
- Feat. Colin Morgan, Charlotte Spencer
- Spooky anglophile escapism set in picturesque Victorian–era Somerset, following the supernatural afflictions of a pioneering psychologist after…
- Midnight Special (2016)
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst…
- Soulful sci–fi thriller from director Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER, MUD) follows a father and son as they go on the run, pursued by the…
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Tim Burton's spectacular adaptation of the young adult fantasy novel about a teenager who discovers a portal to a different time in coastal Wales…
- Morgan (2016)
- Dir. Luke Scott
Feat. Kate Mara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Yeoh…
- A flawed yet tense and thought–provoking sci–fi thriller about a corporate risk–management consultant who must decide whether or…
- Orphan Black - Season 4 (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Tatiana Maslany
- Thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
- Osiris Child, The (Science Fiction Volume One) (2016)
- Dir. Shane Abbass
Feat. Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Teagan Croft…
- Paying homage to sci–fi B–movies of the 80s and 90s with a straight face, this is an impressively ambitious low–budget sci–fi…
- Passengers (2016)
- Dir. Morten Tyldum
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Laurence Fishburne…
- Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt play passengers on board a spacecraft destined for a distant planet, who are awakened from their sleeping pods 90…
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
- Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter…
- Super soldier Alice is drawn back into the battle against the undead when she is the only survivor of the apocalypse at the end of Resident Evil:…
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Dir. Gareth Edwards
Feat. Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk…
- The phenomenal mythology of Star Wars expands again with this first of the "standalone" films, a suitably epic adventure that inaugurates a fresh…
- Rupture (2016)
- Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Peter Stormare
- Torture horror in which a single mother (Rapace) is brutally kidnapped and forced to experience her deepest fears by a sadistic organisation who…
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
Feat. Hiroki Hasegawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yutaka Takenouchi
- Terrifying resurgence of the Godzilla franchise from director Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION), taking inspiration from the Fukushima and Tōhoku…
- Star Trek: Beyond (2016)
- Dir. Justin Lin
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban…
- Thrilling third installment has Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter…
- Stranger Things (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard…
- A web television series phenomenon that pays hefty homage to the tropes and aesthetics of sci–fi adventure and horror film of the 1980s and the…
- Terraformars: The Movie (2016)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Rinko Kikuchi, Rila Fukushima, Kane Kosugi…
- A team of human exterminators are on a mission to wipe out a ridiculous cockroach infestation that plagues the red planet, after a terraforming…
- This Giant Papier-Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (This Giant Paper Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy) (2016)
- Dir. Christian Nicolson
Feat. Christian Nicolson, Daniel Pujol
- Three nerds are inexplicably plunged into a B–grade sci–fi movie where they must comandeer a rickety old spaceship and find a way to…
- Timeless (TV Series) (2016-2018)
- Feat. Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Goran Visnjic…
- A time travel/alternate history sci–fi series in which a history professor, a soldier and a scientist attempt to stop a mysterious organization…
- Travelers (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Eric McCormack
- Smart and thought–provoking time travel series exploring the concept that future humans can develop the technology to send their…
- Westworld (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright…
- Phenomenally popular science–fiction western series from creator Jonathan Nolan, set in a fictional theme park populated by android "hosts",…
- Wynonna Earp (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon…
- Canadian supernatural Western series based on the IDW Comic, that follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures…
- X-Files Event Series, The (TV Series) (X-Files, The - Season 10) (2016)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi…
- Thrilling six–episode return of the conspiracy driven series. Mulder and Scully return to investigate were–monsters, terrorists, deadly…
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- The franchise roles on with the X–Men confronting a resurrected mutant determined to re–make the world.
- Absolutely Anything (2015)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar…
- Mony Python and Simon Pegg feature in this undemanding comedy in which a group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do…
- Aquarius (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. David Duchovny
- David Duchovny headlines this gritty 1960s cop drama about a cop who goes undercover to track Charles Manson and the Manson Family before their…
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo…
- More Marvel mayhem has the team forced to reassemble after Tony Stark and Bruce Banner awaken a long dormant peacekeeping program.
- Chappie (2015)
- Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Feat. Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman…
- Neill Blomkamp (DISTRICT 9) helms this chirpy actioner set in a future overseen by a fascistic, mechanized police force but when one police droid is…
- Childhood's End (TV Mini-series) (2015)
- Feat. Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts…
- Sci–fi mini–series based on the 1953 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that posits the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious…
- Coherence (2015)
- Dir. James Ward Byrkit
Feat. Emily Foxler, Nicholas Brendon
- This inventive and mostly improvised zero–budget indie has been admirably compared to PRIMER and follows eight friends at a dinner party who…
- Dark Matter (TV Series) (2015-2017)
- Feat. Marc Bendavid, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr.…
- Intriguing Canadian sci–fi series created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, based on their comic book of the same name. Set in a dystopian…
- Doctor Who (Series 9) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special (The Husbands of River Song) (2015)
- Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Alex Kingston…
- On Christmas day, the Doctor is called to the site of a crashed spaceship. He soon finds himself recruited to help River Song evade the furious King…
- Doctor Who (Series 9:Part 2) [Peter Capaldi] (2015)
- Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams
- Epic conclusion to the ninth series of Doctor Who, with the clock ticking the Zygons aren’t the only threat they’ll be facing as they embark on…
- Equals (2015)
- Dir. Drake Doremus
Feat. Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, Guy Pearce…
- Thoughtful sci–fi drama set in an emotionless utopia with Hoult and Stewart as two people falling in love after they regain their feelings from…
- Ex Machina (2015)
- Dir. Alex Garland
Feat. Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac
- A supremely elegant and thought–provoking sci–fi from the novelist Alex Garland concerns a young programmer selected to participate in a…
- Expanse, The (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar…
- Ambitious adaptation of the hugely popular science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey, set in a future where Mars and the asteroid belt have been…
- Fantastic Four, The (2015)
- Dir. Josh Trank
Feat. Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara…
- Contemporary re–imagining of Marvel's original and longest–running superhero in which transported to an alternate universe, four young…
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)
- Dir. Kazuya Nomura
- The groundbreaking cybernetic anime finds new life in this topical re–boot, as Japanese special ops uncover a web of government corruption…
- Glitch (TV Series) (2015)
- Dir. Emma Freeman
Feat. Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Emily Barclay
- Paranormal series set in small–town Australia with a cop investigating the case of seven people apparently rising from the dead.
- Hardcore Henry (2015)
- Dir. Ilya Naishuller
Feat. Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Haley Bennett…
- Innovative yet wearying sci–fi action film completely shot from a first–person perspective (using multiple head–mounted…
- Humans (TV Series) (2015-2018)
- Feat. William Hurt, Rebecca Front, Gemma Chan…
- Sci–fi series set in a parallel present where the latest must–have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' – a…
- Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth…
- Satisfying conclusion to the dystopian series has Katniss reunite with her friends as the war of Panem escalates.
- Insurgent (2015)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James…
- Shailene Woodley returns in this second part of the dystopian teen trilogy and continues her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to…
- Jupiter Ascending (2015)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne…
- A defiantly outlandish sci–fi epic from the Wachowski siblings (THE MATRIX, CLOUD ATLAS) that tells the tale of a young woman who discovers her…
- Jurassic World (2015)
- Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins…
- The monstrous popcorn franchise reboots on the premise of silly humans building a theme park on the original site of Jurassic Park, only to have its…
- Last Man On Earth, The (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, January Jones…
- Quirky send–up of the post–apocalypse genre with talented comedians Kristen Schaal and Will Forte playing a pair of mismatched survivors…
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult…
- Thrillingly turbo–charged fourth installment (and effective reboot) of the "salvage punk" action series set in post–apocalyptic Australia…
- Martian, The (2015)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig…
- Ridley Scott adapts the acclaimed novel by Andy Weir as an unabashed crowd–pleaser about an astronaut who is left behind after a manned mission…
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Dir. Wes Ball
Feat. Dylan O‘Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster…
- Second entry in the dystopian adventure series picks up where its predecessor left off. Having escaped the Maze, the Gladers uncover a diabolical…
- Orphan Black - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Tatiana Maslany
- Thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
- Pixels (2015)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan…
- Adam Sandler and pals must use their old–school gaming skills to save the world after aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games…
- Self/less (Selfless) (2015)
- Dir. Tarsem Singh
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode…
- High–concept, though convoluted thriller from Tarsem Singh (THE FALL) about a dying real estate mogul who transfers his consciousness into a…
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac…
- A triumphant return to a a galaxy far, far away – and one that seemed further away after the prequels – is thrillingly directed by reboot…
- Survivalist, The (2015)
- Dir. Stephen Fingleton
Feat. Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Andrew Simpson
- In a kill–or–be–killed world where starvation is rife and strangers are always dangerous, one man lives off the grid, and by his…
- Tale of Tales (2015)
- Dir. Matteo Garrone
Feat. Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones…
- Wonderfully imaginative, cohesive portmanteau film comprised of three unusual, somewhat grotesque fairy tales featuring sea monsters, lustful kings…
- Terminator: Genisys (2015)
- Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke…
- Arnie is back as the T–800, and back in 1984 with the twist that this time out he's Sarah Connor's guardian, but a fractured timeline cause…
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- Dir. Brad Bird
Feat. George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie…
- Disney live–action adventure that allies a scientifically–curious teenage girl and a former boy–genius inventor (Clooney) who…
- Turbo Kid (2015)
- Dir. Francois Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell, Anouk Whissell
Feat. Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside…
- Recommended for teens with strong constitutions, this gory post–apocalyptic romp set in a desolate "alternate 1997" follows a comic book fan…
- Z For Zachariah (2015)
- Dir. Craig Zobel
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Margot Robbie
- Compelling sci–fi drama in which New Zealand stands in for the pastoral American South, set in the wake of a nuclear war that wipes out most of…
- 100, The (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Eliza Taylor
- A hodgepodge of sci–fi tropes crowd this youth–oriented post–apocalyptic drama about 100 teenagers who are sent back to earth to…
- Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D (TV Series) (Agents of Shield) (2014)
- Feat. Clark Gregg, Ming Na
- This Joss Whedon–created series, an extension of the ever expanding Marvel universe, follows the adventures of a spy agency made up of…
- Alien Abduction (2014)
- Dir. Matty Beckerman
Feat. Katherine Sigismund
- Expect the expected in this routine though entirely competent "found footage" horror chronicling the terror of a family who encounter alien abductors…
- Amazing Spider-Man 2, The (Rise of Electro) (2014)
- Dir. Marc Webb
Feat. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx…
- Peter Parker comes up against Electro and the Green Goblin in this brash sequel to the Spider–Man reboot.
- Automata (2014)
- Dir. Gabe Ibanez
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Dylan McDermott…
- Antonio Banderas plays an insurance agent at a robotics corporation. He must investigate a series of violent incidents involving robots violating…
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Feat. Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson…
- The Marvel juggernaut rolls on with this colossal sequel to the Captain America storyline, in which Steve Rogers must clear his name after being…
- Cure, The (2014)
- Dir. David Gould
Feat. Antonia Prebble, Stephen Lovatt, John Bach…
- An American–accented medical thriller in which Antonia Prebble plays a scientist who discovers that the pharmaceutical company she works for is…
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell…
- This exciting sequel to the prequel in the PLANET OF THE APES franchise concerns the conflict between a growing nation of genetically evolved apes…
- Divergent (2014)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd…
- Shailene Woodley plays a 'divergent', a personality type marked for elimination in this dystopian thriller based on Veronica Roth's bestselling young…
- Doctor Who (Series 8) [Peter Capaldi] (Dr. Who) (2014)
- Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna-Louise Coleman
- Peter Capaldi (IN THE LOOP) is the twelfth reincarnate, joined by plucky sidekick Jenna–Louise Coleman, in a new series of timewarp adventures…
- Doctor Who (Series 9:Part 1) [Peter Capaldi] (2014)
- Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams
- Peter Capaldi returns for his second season as the Tardis travelling Time Lord. Episodes 1–6: 'The Magician's Apprentice', 'The Witch's…
- Earth to Echo (2014)
- Dir. Dave Green
Feat. Teo Halm
- A group of kids band together to help a stranded alien make its way back to its home planet in this spirited homage to E.T. and the stargazing family…
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson…
- Tom Cruise plays a reluctant futuristic solider who gets caught in a time loop and is forced to repeat his death on the battlefield until victory…
- Extant (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer
- An astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a 13–month–long solo space mission.
- Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014)
- The story of mighty British sci–fi comic 2000AD is passionately told by the creators and artists Pat Mills, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, John…
- Giver, The (2014)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites…
- In the near future, Jonas (Thwaites) is born into a perfect world. There is no pain, disagreement or choice. He is chosen for training under "The…
- Godzilla (2014)
- Dir. Gareth Edwards
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen…
- The mighty Godzilla returns to the big screen in this thrilling new treatment from MONSTERS director Gareth Edwards.
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista…
- Marvel's latest extravaganza is an irresistible pop–culture–inflected comic romp that centres on a group of space criminals who must work…
- Helix (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky…
- Schlocky sci–fi thriller series from the Syfy channel that follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
- Home (2014)
- Dir. Tim Johnson
Feat. Jim Parsons, Rihanna , Steve Martin…
- An alien on the run from his own people, lands on Earth and makes friends with the adventurous Tip, who is on a quest of her own.
- Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth…
- Third in the series finds Katniss in District 13 fighting to save Peeta who is now a brainwashed captive of President Snow.
- In Your Eyes (2014)
- Dir. Brin Hill
Feat. Zoe Kazan, Michael Stahl-David, Nikki Reed…
- Paranormal romance scripted by Joss Whedon about two unrelated people who establish a telepathic bond that enables them to see hear and feel the…
- Infinite Man, The (2014)
- Dir. Hugh Sullivan
Feat. John McConville, Hannah Marshall, Alex Dimitriades
- A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.
- Interstellar (2014)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain…
- Christopher Nolan's space epic has a team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
- Jodorowsky's Dune (2014)
- Dir. Frank Pavich
Feat. Orson Welles, Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger…
- Billed as the greatest sci–fi movie never made, Alejandro Jodorowsky's attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novel DUNE makes for a…
- Left Behind (2014)
- Dir. Vic Armstrong
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Lea Thompson…
- A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.
- Lucy (2014)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi
- A woman's full mental capacity is unlocked when she inadvertently digests a powerful synthetic drug in this outrageous action film from dir. Luc…
- Maze Runner, The (2014)
- Dir. Wes Ball
Feat. Dylan O‘Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter…
- Post–apocalyptic thriller with teenage boys battling for survival in an enclosed maze.
- Monsters: Dark Continent (2014)
- Dir. Tom Green
Feat. Johnny Harris, Joe Dempsie, Sam Keeley
- Sequel to MONSTERS takes place ten years after the events of the first film, and the 'Infected Zones' have now spread worldwide. In the Middle East a…
- Orphan Black - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris
- Further episodes in this thought–provoking sci–fi thriller, which conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred…
- Outlander (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Duncan Lacroix…
- From the pen of Ronald D. Moore comes this tale of a combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 18th century Scotland, a…
- Parasyte: Part One (2014)
- Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Shota Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto…
- Based on a long running Manga, this horror–comedy offers up Cronenbergian thrills in a world under attack from parasitic worm–like…
- Parts Per Billion (2014)
- Dir. Brian Horiuchi
Feat. Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson…
- The emotional reverberations of an imminent biological disaster are explored in this strained drama focused on three couples coping with the end of…
- Predestination (2014)
- Dir. The Spierig Brothers
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor
- Ethan Hawke plays a Temporal Agent in pursuit of an elusive criminal across time in this loopy yet engaging indentity–crisis thriller based on…
- Project Almanac (2014)
- Dir. Dean Israelite
Feat. Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Jonny Weston
- Time–travel adventure with a group of teens discovering secret plans of a time machine, and constructing one. However, things start to get out…
- Real History of Science Fiction, The (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Mark Gatiss, William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols…
- The story of one of the liveliest and most stimulating genres in popular culture told through its impact on cinema, television and literature. Each…
- Resurrection (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Omar Epps, Frances Fisher
- A small Missouri town is the site of a number of unexplained resurrections in this thought–provoking drama, reminiscent of – though…
- Robocop (2014)
- Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton…
- Paul Verhoeven's electric blockbuster about a tormented robotic supercop is rebooted for the 21st century.
- Robot Overlords (2014)
- Dir. Jon Wright
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe…
- Cheap and cheerful sci–fi set in a world overrun by robots from another galaxy Earth's future is in the hand of a small band of rebellious…
- Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
- Dir. Anthony C. Ferrante
Feat. Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox…
- Jumping the shark is this "slightly better" sequel to the unlikely disaster movie hit. The definition of dumb fun.
- Signal, The (2014)
- Dir. William Eubank
Feat. Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Laurence Fishburne…
- Three bright young students venture deep into the Nevada desert in search of a notorious hacker, and discover they have been drawn into an enigmatic…
- Space Station 76 (2014)
- Dir. Jack Plotnick
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer…
- Funny and earnest sci–fi spoof, set on a funky space station in the 70s.
- Spring (2014)
- Dir. Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Vanessa Bednar
- A captivating hybrid of "tourist romance" and "body horror" (yes, Linklater meets Cronenberg) in which a recently orphaned young man flees the US for…
- Transcendence (2014)
- Dir. Wally Pfister
Feat. Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany…
- Johnny Depp plays an innovator in the field of artificial intelligence whose consciousness is absorbed into a computer mainframe. The directorial…
- Transformers - Age of Extinction (Transformers 4) (2014)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer…
- Shia LaBeouf passes the Transformers baton to dudebro Mark Wahlberg in this kunckleheaded fourth installment of the Michael Bay–helmed…
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender…
- This latest installment in the X–Men saga sees Wolverine travel back in time to prevent a world changing event.
- Young Ones (Bad Land: Road to Fury) (2014)
- Dir. Jake Paltrow
Feat. Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee…
- Michael Shannon struggles to provide for his family in a post–apocalyptic world where water supplies are increasingly scarce. A spare…
- After Earth (2013)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Sophie Okonedo…
- In a constellation of derivative sci–fi blockbusters, this nepotistic father–son vehicle for Will and Jaden Smith crash lands with a…
- Almost Human (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly…
- Futuristic sci–fi series set in the year 2048, where a human cop (Karl Urban) partners up with an android to fight crime as part of a new…
- An Adventure In Space In Time (2013)
- Dir. Terry McDonough
Feat. David Bradley, Brian Cox, Jessica Raine
- Dramatic re–telling of the creation of the television series Doctor Who, created to celebrate the shows fiftieth anniversary, boasts an…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - Blood and Chrome (2013)
- Dir. Jonas Pate
Feat. Luke Pasqualino
- This standalone Battlestar Galactica movie – originally a ten–episode web–series – bridges the events between those depicted…
- Beautiful Creatures (2013)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons…
- A young man is drawn to a mysterious new arrival whose family possess secret supernatural powers in this vivid adaptation of Kami Garcia and Margaret…
- Doctor Who (TV Documentaries) (An Adventure in Space and Time; The Ultimate Guide) (2013)
- Feat. William Hartnell
- 'An Adventure in Space and Time' – This 50th anniversary commission dramatises how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen in 1963. William…
- Double, The (2013)
- Dir. Richard Ayoade
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn…
- Richard Ayoade (SUBMARINE) directs this stylish Kafka–esque thriller about a government worker who is joined by his doppelganger.
- Elysium (2013)
- Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Feat. Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley…
- DISTRICT 9 dir. Neill Blomkamp helms this arresting sci–fi blockbuster about a dystopian earth whose underprivileged survivors dream of gaining…
- Ender's Game (2013)
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld…
- In the not–too–distant future, a young prodigy is charged with leading Earth's battle defense against a marauding fleet of alien…
- Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
- Dir. Cal Brunker
- An interplanetary adventurer is captured on Earth, prompting his family to mount a daring rescue mission. Serviceable family animation adventure…
- Eternity (2013)
- Dir. Alex Galvin
Feat. Elliot Travers, Amy Tsang, Geraldine Brophy
- In the near future, a police detective is investigating the most difficult case of his career – the seemingly impossible locked–room…
- Europa Report (2013)
- Dir. Sebastián Cordero
Feat. Daniel Wu, Sharlto Copley, Christian Camargo…
- A team of astronauts embark on a fraught mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in this tense, realist space thriller, made in collaboration with NASA.
- G.I Joe: Retaliation (2013)
- Dir. Jon M. Chu
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis…
- The Joes strap up for another explosive slug fest with arch enemies Cobra in this dumb–fun sequel to the toy franchise blockbuster.
- Gravity (2013)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
- Is GRAVITY the first really new film of the 21st Century? I hazard it may be. It is certainly the first to harness the bleeding edge of the current…
- Hard To Be A God (2013)
- Dir. Aleksey German
Feat. Leonid Yarmolnik
- A group of scientists are sent to the planet Arkanar to give aid to the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, in…
- Harlock: Space Pirate (2013)
- Dir. Shinji Aramaki
Feat. Shun Oguri, Yu Aoi
- An epic 3D–animated space opera based on the adventures of iconic anime character Captain Harlock, a space revolutionary determined to help…
- Her (2013)
- Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara…
- Joaquin Phoenix plays a lonely divorcee who finds himself falling in love with 'Samantha', the artificial intelligence behind a new computer…
- Host, The (2013)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons
- Saoirse Ronan plays a young woman who is taken possession of by a sympathetic alien host in the science–fiction romance from the pen of…
- How I Live Now (2013)
- Dir. Kevin MacDonald
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, George MacKay…
- This edgy young–adult fantasy finds teenager Saoirse Ronan, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, coping with the outbreak of…
- Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson…
- The victors of the Hunger Games must rally at the threat of an uprising in this blockbuster sequel to Suzanne Collins's best–selling young…
- I, Frankenstein (2013)
- Dir. Stuart Beattie
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto…
- Chaotic and at times incoherent action fantasy following Frankenstein's creature Adam in the centuries old war to prevent evil demons from taking…
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Dir. Shane Black, Jeff Habberstad
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle…
- Robert Downey Jr. returns for a third outing as the power–suited superhero in this latest installment to the Marvel canon.
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
- Dir. Jeff Wadlow
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse…
- The self–made superheroes who donned caps and masks to fight crime on their own terms return for this crash–bang sequel to the hit 2010…
- Last Days on Mars, The (2013)
- Dir. Ruairi Robinson
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai…
- An inaugural manned mission to Mars comes unstuck following an encounter with a potential new life–form in this tense sci–fi expedition…
- Machine, The (2013)
- Dir. Caradog W. James
Feat. Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens, Sam Hazeldine…
- Experiments towards a more advanced, self–aware artificial intelligence go wrong in this speculative sci–fi thriller. May lack finesse in…
- Man of Steel (2013)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon…
- Zack Snyder stylishly reboots the dormant Superman franchise with this moody re–imagining of the origins of Clark Kent.
- Mindscape (Anna) (2013)
- Dir. Jorge Dorado
Feat. Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox…
- Psychological thriller set in the near future, where a 'memory detective' is tasked with entering the mind of a troubled 16–year–old girl…
- Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Zegers…
- A teenage girl joins a league of demon slayers in this dark New York–set fantasy, another epic tween franchise in the making. Based on the…
- Nowhere Boys (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Darci McDonald, Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok…
- Australian fantasy action–adventure series that follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that…
- Oblivion (2013)
- Dir. Joseph Kosinski
Feat. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko…
- Tom Cruise's isolated existence as a drone repairman patrolling a decimated earth is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious woman via a crash…
- Orphan Black - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris
- This thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi…
- Guillermo Del Toro injects some bravado and visual panache into this otherwise knuckleheaded live–action cartoon about a team of robot pilots…
- Plus One (+1) (2013)
- Dir. Dennis Iliadis
Feat. Rhys Wakefield, Logan Miller, Ashley Hinshaw
- Mind–bending sci–fi with three college friends attending the biggest party of the year, where a mysterious phenomenon disrupts the night,…
- R.I.P.D (2013)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon…
- This big budget flop is a lot of fun on its own terms: a carefree, unpretentious shoot–em–up about deceased detectives who project the…
- Real (2013)
- Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Feat. Takeru Sato, Haruka Ayase, Joe Odagiri…
- A misstep, though an interesting one, from dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE), here crafting an uneven story of a grieving man who employs a neurosurgical…
- Riddick (2013)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff…
- This third 'chronicle' in the Riddick saga satisfyingly turns the clock back to what made original film, PITCH BLACK, a cult hit. Still pretty…
- Sharknado (2013)
- Dir. Anthony C. Ferrante
Feat. Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, John Heard
- An irrational internet sensation, this Z–grade disaster movie has gained unlikely cult status on the back of its has–been casting (Tara…
- Snowpiercer (2013)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt…
- Korean maestro Bong Joon–ho's English language debut is a breakneck sci–fi thriller set on a perpetual motion train carrying the last…
- Star Trek - Into Darkness (Star Trek XII) (2013)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch…
- More of the same is a good thing in the case of J.J. Abrams' hit Star Trek reboot, with this fast–moving sequel centred on a formidable foe…
- These Final Hours (2013)
- Dir. Zak Hilditch
Feat. Jessica De Gouw, Sarah Snook, Daniel Henshall
- Human drama is foregrounded in this engrossing vision of the last days on earth, centred on a self–absorbed man whose plans to attend an 'end…
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston…
- In this predictably bombastic sequel, the action relocates from Earth to the Nine Realms, where the Norse God must team up with nemesis Loki…
- Under the Dome (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris…
- Solid, if at times silly sci–fi mystery series from the pen of Stephen King, which centres on an unexplained 'dome' isolating an entire town…
- Under the Skin (2013)
- Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Scarlett Johansson
- Jonathan Glazer (SEXY BEAST, BIRTH) directs screen siren Scarlett Johansson in this startlingly original sci–fi thriller about an alien…
- Upstream Color (2013)
- Dir. Shane Carruth
Feat. Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth
- Shane Carruth follows up his cult time travel indie PRIMER with this immersive and abstract tale of two strangers whose lives are intertwined by a…
- Utopia (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Fiona OShaughnessy, Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett…
- An imaginative, visually striking dystopian thriller centred on a group of people who believe a conspiracy theory is hidden within a graphic novel…
- Wolverine, The (2013)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima…
- Hugh Jackman returns as X–Men's cult anti–hero in this Japan–set saga centred on deadly samurai and an old nemesis.
- World War Z (2013)
- Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz…
- Brad Pitt plays a UN worker fights to stop a zombie virus infecting the entire human race in this apocalyptic blockbuster.
- World's End, The (2013)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman…
- The stars and director of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ reteam for this third installment of their "Cornetto Trilogy", this time centering around a…
- Zero Theorem, The (2013)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis…
- Terry Gilliam presents this complex but colourful existential meditation. A reclusive computer genius has been given the task of finally proving that…
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
- Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper…
- The Russian alchemist behind vampiric trilogy NIGHT WATCH directs this spectacular bastardization of the Lincoln legend, here re–imagined as a…
- Amazing Spider-Man, The (2012)
- Dir. Marc Webb
Feat. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans…
- Andrew Garfield inherits the role of boy superhero with spider–like superpowers in this character driven reboot of the popular blockbuster…
- Antiviral (2012)
- Dir. Brandon Cronenberg
Feat. Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Douglas Smith…
- Brandon Cronenberg has made an object lesson in intelligent low budget horror. In the near future, our obsession with celebrity will have become so…
- Arrow (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy
- The adventures of DC Comics' costumed crime–fighter Green Arrow make for a handsome escapist TV series, based on the secret vigilante deeds of…
- Astronaut: The Last Push (2012)
- Dir. Eric Hayden
Feat. Khary Payton
- A small, but impressively formed space odyssey about an astronaut whose partner is killed and their mission to Jupiter's Europa moon is aborted. His…
- Avengers, The (Marvel's Avengers) (2012)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson…
- Barnstorming blockbuster with Marvel's premier superheroes joining forces to combat Thor's evil brother Loki and his alien army.
Skilfully helmed…
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012)
- Dir. Jay Oliva
Feat. Peter Weller
- Another quality superhero animation set in the DC universe, this time adaptaing the first two issues of Frank Miller's legendary 'Dark Knight…
- Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy…
- Christopher Nolan directs with bombast and brilliance this long–awaited finale to the "Dark Knight" trilogy, in which Christian Bale's aging…
- Battleship (2012)
- Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna …
- The might of the US Navy take on marauding alien invaders in this belly–flop of a Hollywood blockbuster, apparently based on the popular Hasbro…
- Chronicle (2012)
- Dir. Josh Trank
Feat. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan…
- Amping up the 'found–footage' concept to even dizzier heights than CLOVERFIELD, this fantasy has three teens running amok after acquiring…
- Cloud Atlas (2012)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent…
- An awe–inspiring cinematic epic that adapts David Mitchell's ambitious and 'unfilmable' novel as an 'auteur blockbuster' and genuine…
- Cosmopolis (2012)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton…
- David Cronenberg adapts Don DeLillo's post–modern novel about a billionaire asset manager whose journey via limousine across a gridlocked…
- Doctor Who (Series 7) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2012)
- Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …
- Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside the departing Karen Gillian's Amy Pond, in this latest series which promises a return to…
- Doomsday Book (2012)
- Dir. Ji-woon Kim, Pil-Sung Yim
Feat. Doona Bae, Joon-ho Bong, Kang-woo Kim
- A trilogy of short sci–fi stories imagining mass extinction on planet earth, directed by two of Korean cinema's leading lights.
Oscillating…
- Dredd (2012)
- Dir. Peter Travis
Feat. Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey…
- This ultra–violent reboot of the 2000 AD comic book hero plays ups its B–movie stature to deliver a lean, mean policier less concerned…
- Errors of the Human Body (2012)
- Dir. Eron Sheean
Feat. Michael Eklund, Karoline Herfurth, Rik Mayall
- Stark, lo–fi sci–fi about an American geneticist who relocates to an isolated research facility in Dresden, Germany to continue his…
- Extracted (2012)
- Dir. Nir Paniry
Feat. Sasha Roiz, Jenny Mollen
- An inventor of a device which enables its user to experience the memories of another people becomes trapped in the mind of an suspected murderer. A…
- Hunger Games, The (2012)
- Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth…
- A 16–year–old girl must compete in a televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post–apocalyptic society fight to the death…
- Hypnotist, The (2012)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin
- Dir. Lasse Hallström returns to Sweden to helm this knotty thriller centred on a detective and a psychologist who team up to extract vital…
- Iron Sky (2012)
- Dir. Timo Vuorensola
Feat. Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto…
- A fun, irreverent B–movie romp hatched from a premise that places the Nazis in hiding on the dark side of the moon, poised to strike earth…
- John Carter (2012)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton…
- Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic sci–fi novel is the basis for this hulking intergalactic adventure extravagantly financed by Disney studios,…
- John Dies at the End (2012)
- Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. Rob Mayes, Chase Williamson, Paul Giamatti…
- Two college dropouts–cum–amateur exorcists must save the world from an inter–dimensional invasion caused by a powerful new drug…
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
- Dir. Brad Peyton
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson…
- The Rock and friends return for this hammy, high–wire sequel to JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH, with the intrepid explorers taking on the…
- Lockout (2012)
- Dir. James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Feat. Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare
- Guy Pearce chews the scenery in this enjoyable piece of space junk, about a hard–as–nails convict who must escape the confines of a…
- Looper (2012)
- Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt…
- A top–drawer time–traveling actioner, following a hired gun whose job to assassinate targets transported from the future is complicated…
- Lord of the Elves (Clash of the Empires) (2012)
- Dir. Joseph J. Lawson
Feat. Christopher Judge, Ling Bai
- A bargain bin knock off of LORD OF THE RINGS featuring has–been actors, lame–ass direction, and a cast of Thai midgets, this is best…
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin…
- Will Smith and co. return to inspired form for this third installment of the popular sci–fi comedy about a black–suited government agency…
- Prometheus (2012)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender…
- Ridley Scott's return to the ALIEN franchise results in his most visually enthralling film since BLADE RUNNER, with outstanding art direction and…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 10 (Red Dwarf X) (2012)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- The first full series of RED DWARF since 1999, this continues the cult British sci–fi comedy's revival following the recent special, BACK TO EARTH.…
- Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Bingbing Li…
- Further adventures in the undead, with Milla Jovovich continuing to kick zombie ass with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
- Revolution (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Billy Burke, Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons…
- A post–apocalyptic world in which electricity no longer exists is the setting for this energetic survivalist drama. Moving at full–clip,…
- Robot and Frank (Robot & Frank) (2012)
- Dir. Jake Schreier
Feat. Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler…
- Sentimental futurism finds aging Frank Langella search for companionship and purpose in (late) life in the robot servant purchased for him by his…
- Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
- Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson…
- Winningly oddball 'true' tale set in Seattle that follows a writer and two colleagues on a flakey assignment to interview a man who placed a…
- Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012)
- Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey…
- Unlikely partners Steve Carell and Keira Knightley gravitate towards each another as the end of the world approaches in this most unusual…
- Sinbad (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Elliot Knight, Naveen Andrews, Timothy Spall…
- Spiffy swashbuckling version of the Sinbad legend harnesses the best of blockbuster–style action and above–average special effects to…
- Total Recall (2012)
- Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel…
- A ramped up version of Philip K. Dick's classic sci–fi short, with Colin Farrell replacing Arnie as the unlucky recipient of a 'virtual…
- Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner…
- Finally, the colossal vampire franchise meets its maker with this concluding chapter, with Bella and Edward fighting to protect their daughter from…
- Underworld: Awakening (2012)
- Dir. Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Charles Dance
- When the human race wages war on both the Vampire and Lycan species, leather–clad warrioress Kate Beckinsale goes to battle in this routine…
- Upside Down (2012)
- Dir. Juan Solanas
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess, Timothy Spall
- Two star–crossed lovers separated by opposite worlds attempt to overcome interplanetary boundaries in this head–turning sci–fi…
- Watch, The (2012)
- Dir. Akiva Schaffer
Feat. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill…
- Four suburban blockheads form a neighbour watch group when they discover an alien invasion is upon them in this ballsy buddy comedy with a…
- Wrath of the Titans (2012)
- Dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Feat. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes…
- Perseus (Worthington) returns to slay more Greek demigods in this bombastic sequel to the recent CGI–laden remake of the 1981 fantasy film.
- 33D Invader, The (2011)
- Dir. Man Kei Chin
Feat. Macy Wu
- A trio of socially inept dweebs hit the jackpot when they encounter a buxom beauty sent from the future; her mission to return to the year 2046…
- Adjustment Bureau, The (2011)
- Dir. George Nolfi
Feat. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery…
- Matt Damon finds that his attraction to a woman (Blunt) may have altered his fate, as set out by a mysterious government agency, in this intriguing,…
- Alphas (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie
- David Strathairn leads this X–MEN–esque series about a group of people with superhuman powers – known as "alphas" – who are…
- Another Earth (2011)
- Dir. Mike Cahill
Feat. Brit Marling, William Mapother
- The appearance of a parallel Earth hidden behind the Sun poses deep personal and philosophical questions for a troubled student in this superlative…
- Apollo 18 (2011)
- Dir. Gonzalo López-Gallego
Feat. Ryan Robbins, Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen
- BLAIR WITCH in space! Top secret footage reveals why NASA never returned to the moon. Derivative and progressively silly, but dir.…
- Attack the Block (2011)
- Dir. Joe Cornish
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail…
- A gang of teenage delinquents rally to defend their tower block from alien invaders in this quick–witted urban sci–fi comedy that…
- Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan…
- Noisy, militaristic sci–fi follows a platoon of Marines as they attempt to combat an alien invasion. Film's sole novelty is its marriage of…
- Black Mirror (TV Series) (2011-2013)
- Feat. Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Rupert Everett…
- A brilliantly conceived anthology of science fiction stories in the tradition of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, this compelling British series explores the…
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones…
- Marvel's iconic superhero is reborn in this big, brash blockbuster, about a feeble military reject who is transformed into an ultimate solider by a…
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices (Journey to Agartha) (2011)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- This eye–watering love letter to the godfather of anime, Hayao Miyazaki, not only replicates, but in many ways surpasses Studio Ghibli's…
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
- Dir. Marcus Nispel
Feat. Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols…
- Meat–axe revival of Arnold Schwarzenegger's B–movie breakthrough, which mashes modern CG effects with a low–rent 80s sensibility…
- Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde…
- Jon Favreau (IRON MAN) directs this high concept alien invasion western, about a ragtag posse of cowboys who must stand up to an extraterrestrial…
- Darkest Hour, The (2011)
- Dir. Chris Gorak
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella…
- Five young adults find themselves stranded in Moscow on the eve of a global alien invasion in this hokey sci–fi thriller produced by Timur…
- Doctor Who (Series 6) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2011)
- Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …
- Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside Karen Gillian 's Amy Pond, as they investigate the mysterious Silence that destroyed the TARDIS…
- Eva (2011)
- Dir. Kike Maillo
Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Marta Etura, Alberto Ammann…
- Sensitive Sci–fi drama stars Daniel Brühl as a scientist grappling with the task and the ethics of creating a line of robot children.
- Fades, The (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Iain de Caestecker, Joe Dempsie, Natalie Dormer…
- Adventurous BBC supernatural thriller concerns the apocalyptic visions of an English teenager, who comes to learn that the dead spirits only he can…
- Falling Skies (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton
- The battle for earth between alien invaders and the human resistance is given an exciting, family–focused rendition by producer Steven…
- Gantz 2: Perfect Answer (2011)
- Dir. Shinsuke Sato
Feat. Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kazunari Ninomiya
- Satisfying finale to the Gantz universe sees protagonists Kei and Masaru edge closer to their kill target, which will liberate them from their…
- Green Hornet, The (2011)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz…
- French auteur Michel Gondry directs this blockbuster spin–off of the classic crime fighting TV series about a scruffy millionaire (Rogen) and…
- Green Lantern (2011)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Superhero spectacle, with Ryan Reynolds as a test pilot granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as…
- I Am Number Four (2011)
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, Timothy Olyphant…
- Youthful sci–fi thriller centred on a teenage fugitive who, in hiding from mysterious forces, settles in a small Ohio town.
- In Time (2011)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy…
- More high–concept futurism from ex–pat Kiwi Andrew Niccol (GATTACA, S1M0NE) finds Justin Timberlake on the lam in a world where units of…
- Limitless (2011)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish…
- Dynamic thriller in the hyper–reality genre that follows a struggling writer who discovers a top–secret brain–enhancing drug which…
- Love (2011)
- Dir. William Eubank
Feat. Gunner Wright
- A cerebral, one–man science fiction odyssey which contemplates the difficulties of deep space isolation, and more portentously, the need for…
- Mars Needs Moms (2011)
- Dir. Simon Wells
Feat. Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler
- A young kid comes to appreciate just how much he needs his mother when she is kidnapped by Martians, who plan to steal her 'mom–ness' for their…
- Melancholia (2011)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, John Alexander…
- A wedding party celebrating the marriage of a young couple is overshadowed by the threat of a planet on a collision course with Earth in this…
- Paul (2011)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen…
- The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ make a beeline for America's UFO heartland in this comedy about two sci–fi nerds who befriend a…
- Perfect Sense (2011)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Eva Green
- The director and star of YOUNG ADAM return for this unusual take on the pandemic sub–genre, set in their Scottish homeland.
Centred around…
- Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series) (2011)
- Somewhat exaggerated series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott that depicts numerous occasions when science fiction authors have predicted and…
- Real Steel (2011)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie…
- Hugh Jackman seeks redemption as a boxing trainer for an all–robot fighting league in this silly, but triumphant sci–fi sports movie.
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow…
- A thought–provoking prequel to the PLANET OF THE APES legacy, set during the present day where a genetically–enhanced chimpanzee uses its…
- Sanctum (2011)
- Dir. Alister Grierson
Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd
- James Cameron–produced underwater thriller, about a team of divers who encounter more than they bargained for during an expedition to an…
- Sector 7 (2011)
- Dir. Ji-hun Kim
Feat. Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn
- Produced by the director of tidal wave catastrophe HAEUNDAE, this big budget monster movie (Korea's first in 3D) lurches between hokey character…
- Skin I Live In, The (2011)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes…
- Over twenty years after their last collaboration, a gracefully middle–aged Antonio Banderas returns for Spanish maestro Pedro Almodovar to play…
- Sound of My Voice (2011)
- Dir. Zal Batmanglij
Feat. Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius
- A couple working on a documentary exposé find their skepticism tested as they submit themselves to a rigorous indoctrination into a secretive cult…
- Source Code (2011)
- Dir. Duncan Jones
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga…
- The dir. of MOON helms this smart sci–fi thriller, about a soldier (Gyllenhaal) thrust ‘neurologically’ into the shoes of a dead eyewitness…
- Sucker Punch (2011)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone…
- The dir. of 300 helms this male adolescent fantasy based around a group of nubile young girls who reimagine the mental asylum they've been committed…
- Super 8 (2011)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths…
- A young group of film–loving friends witness a train crash and suspect it was not an accident and their suspicions are fueled by a series of…
- Terra Nova (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn
- Short–lived sci–fi drama series about a 22nd Century family who escape their modern dystopia by returning to an outpost in the Cretaceous…
- Thing, The (2011)
- Dir. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen…
- A fairly perfunctory, though by no means terrible prequel to John Carpenter's sci–fi classic, centred on a young paleontologist (Winstead)…
- Thor (2011)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman…
- Engaging superhero escapism with The God of Thunder banished to earth where his skills with a hammer soon come in handy.
Flitting between godly…
- Transformers - Dark of the Moon (Transformers 3) (2011)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro…
- The brashest of blockbuster franchises rolls on seemingly eternally, but this one's at least an improvement of the execrable REVENGE OF THE FALLEN.…
- Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner…
- Penultimate installment of the Gothic fantasy phenomenon teases out the conclusion to the romantic saga in lucrative and popular fashion with Bella…
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- The X–MEN juggernaut rolls on, benefiting from a spring clean of the principal cast, in this hugely entertaining origin movie set against the…
- Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
- Dir. Brandon Vietti
- The 8th stand alone Batman feature film in the "DC Universe Animated Original Movies" series, with Batman going up against a mysterious vigilante…
- Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
- Dir. Panos Cosmatos
Feat. Eva Allan, Michael Rogers, Scott Hylands
- This startling cult–film–in–the–making concerns the escape attempt of a sedated prisoner from a futuristic commune.
An…
- Black Panther (TV Series) (2010)
- Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Djimon Hounsou, Jill Scott
- Motion comic TV series based on the popular Marvel superhero. The original Black Panther is assassinated and his son T'challa assumes the name, along…
- Book Of Eli, The (2010)
- Dir. Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Feat. Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis…
- Post–apocalyptic fable with attitude sees Denzel Washington play a hard–bitten prophet who must fight his way across America in order to…
- Caprica (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson
- This short–lived but worthwhile prequel to the Battlestar Galactica universe is set 58 years prior to the events of the popular rebooted…
- City Under Siege (2010)
- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Aaron Kwok, Colin Chou, Wu Jing…
- One–of–a–kind Hong Kong mash–up has a group of criminals gaining super powers after being infected with a biological weapon,…
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes…
- Beefy, special effects–saturated blockbuster reworks the 1981 fantasy film (and Ray Harryhausen’s beloved stop motion animations), based on…
- Crazies, The (2010)
- Dir. Breck Eisner
Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell
- George Romero's low budget classic gets a flashy, though ultimately needless makeover angled at the Iraq war set, with Radha Mitchell and Timothy…
- Doctor Who (TV Specials) [Matt Smith] (The Day of the Doctor; The Time of the Doctor; The Snowmen; The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe; A Christmas Carol) (2010-2013)
- Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, David Tennant…
- Matt Smith and David Tennant combine for this high–end 50th anniversary special. Shot in 3–D and screened in cinemas upon its release,…
- Gantz (2010)
- Dir. Shinsuke Sato
Feat. Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kazunari Ninomiya
- Part one of a riveting, action–packed remake of the ultra–violent anime series, in which a group of deceased individuals must engage in a…
- Halo Legends (2010)
- Spun–off from the popular X–Box video game franchise, this eight episode series explores the mythology and back–story of the HALO…
- Haunters (2010)
- Dir. Min-suk Kim
- Two brooding pretty boys with unexplained superpowers battle it out in what is a familiar, if distinctly Korean spin on the anarchic superhero…
- Haven (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour
- An FBI agent finds herself inextricably linked to the paranormal activity in the fictional north eastern town of Haven, Maine, in this eccentric…
- Inception (2010)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt…
- Hitmaker Christopher Nolan (THE DARK KNIGHT) conjures up yet another thrilling, immaculately shot blockbuster, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the…
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson…
- Spiffy, if routine blockbuster sequel finds Robert Downey Jr. reveling in his new–found celebrity as Iron Man while attracting the unwanted…
- Kick-Ass (2010)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage…
- Adapted from the kick–ass graphic novel, this gleeful bone–cruncher portrays a world in which wannabe superheroes don costumes and fight…
- Last Airbender, The (2010)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz…
- Based on the weirdly popular Nickelodeon series, this cheesy live–action version from know–it–all director M. Night Shyamalan was…
- Legion (2010)
- Dir. Scott Charles Stewart
Feat. Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black…
- Enjoyable apocalyptic hokum with diner patrons caught in a crossfire between gun–toting celestials on the eve of Armageddon. Paul Bettany plays…
- Loups=Garous (2010)
- Dir. Junichi Fujisaku
- Confined to her home by a deadly virus, a shy 14–year–old girl ventures into the outside world when one of her online friends goes…
- Monsters (2010)
- Dir. Gareth Edwards
Feat. Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy
- Hailed as "this year's DISTRICT 9", this is another enterprising alien invasion film that similarly belies its independent budget (and spirit) with…
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
- Dir. Mark Romanek
Feat. Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield…
- Faithful adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro's 'unfilmable' novel that follows the relationship of three childhood friends who are raised as 'donors' in…
- People vs. George Lucas, The (2010)
- Dir. Alexandre O. Philippe
- Rabid Star Wars devotees take umbrage to George Lucas's tainting of the classic sci–fi trilogy's legacy – namely, his much–maligned…
- Phasma Ex Machina (2010)
- Dir. Matt Osterman
Feat. Sasha Andreev
- A grieving college drop–out left to care for his younger brother contrives to build a machine that will bring back his deceased parents –…
- Predators (2010)
- Dir. Nimrod Antal
Feat. Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga…
- Chosen for their ability to kill without conscience, a group of killers must survive an alien race of predators that have set out to target them as…
- Repo Men (2010)
- Dir. Miguel Sapochnik
Feat. Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga…
- In a derivative future–world where artificial organs are readily sold and repossessed, this cocksure shoot em up pits a debt–riddled repo…
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates…
- Bloody fourth installment has Jovovich join a group of survivors who want to relocate to the mysterious, but supposedly unharmed safe haven, known…
- Skyline (2010)
- Dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Feat. Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson…
- Resourceful low–budget alien invasion film has bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring…
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
- Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki
- Hulking sci–fi blockbuster sees the survivors of a radioactive Earth pin their hopes on a massive spaceship outfitted with all the…
- Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010)
- Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy…
- Lavish adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel set once again in the discworld universe. A convicted conman gets a fate worse than death, in this case…
- This is Not My Life (TV Series) (2010)
- Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Charles Mesure, Tania Nolan, Ariana Brunet…
- Set in a fictional New Zealand town in the 2020s, this high–end Kiwi production runs with a number of well–worn science–fiction…
- Troll Hunter (2010)
- Dir. André Øvredal
Feat. Otto Jespersen
- Three college kids who set out to make a documentary about illegal bear hunters encounter more than bargained for in this thrilling Norwegian…
- Tron: Legacy (2010)
- Dir. Joseph Kosinski
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde…
- Eye–popping sequel to Disney's digital effects landmark of the eighties, with Jeff Bridges reemerging as the arcade whiz trapped in an…
- Womb (2010)
- Dir. Benedek Fliegauf
Feat. Eva Green, Matt Smith, Lesley Manville…
- Thoughtful drama in which a woman's overwhelming grief over her dead lover leads her to birth his clone. Languidly paced and loaded with Oedipal…
- 2012 (2009)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandiwe Newton…
- Oh the humanity! Doomsday specialist Roland Emmerich renders the disaster movie redundant with this senseless, all–or–nothing…
- 9 (Nine) (2009)
- Dir. Shane Acker
Feat. Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly…
- Successfully expanded from an Oscar–nominated animated short, this quite extra–ordinary fable pits nine thumb–sized creations…
- Alice (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer…
- Modernist re–imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic with wonderland portrayed as a dystopian netherworld that sucks the emotions from the 'real…
- Alien Trespass (2009)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin
Feat. Eric McCormack, Robert Patrick, Dan Lauria
- Old school invaders–from–space movie has prissy scientist McCormack 'inhabited' by friendly alien Urp and used to track down…
- Avatar (2009)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver…
- James Cameron’s record–shattering 3D epic is a woozy mix of allegory and special effects (developed at Wellington's Weta studios), set on a…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - The Plan (2009)
- Dir. Edward James Olmos
Feat. Tricia Helfer, Edward James Olmos, Grace Park…
- Feature length installment of the acclaimed BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series, telling the story of the attack on the human colonies through the eyes of…
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
- Dir. Alex Winter
Feat. Ryan Kelley, Galadriel Stineman
- Second installment of the BEN 10 live action series follows Ben, a boy with super–hero powers granted by a magical wristwatch, go on a quest to…
- Black Lightning (Chernaya Molniya) (2009)
- Dir. Dmitriy Kisselev, Aleksandr Voytinskiy
Feat. Grigoriy Dobrygin, Ekaterina Vilkova, Viktor Verzhbitskiy
- Timur Bekmambetov–produced action–adventure, about a poor Russian student who's gifted a used car by his father for his birthday.…
- Blood - The Last Vampire (2009)
- Dir. Chris Nahon
Feat. Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham
- Nonsensical 'live action' movie of the popular anime sees a surly demon–killing teenage vampire inserted in a military school in order to catch…
- Cargo (2009)
- Dir. Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter
Feat. Anna Katharina Schwabroh
- A slavish, though impressively conceived sci–fi on a shoestring, centred on the voyage of a cargo ship with a mysterious consignment on board.…
- Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Nick Copus
Feat. Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard…
- This second–stab by the BBC excitingly updates John Wyndham's cautionary sci–fi novel with a big budget and spectacular special effects.…
- District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
- Dir. Patrick Alessandrin
Feat. Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle
- Cash–in sequel to the Luc Besson–produced sci–fi thriller whose action was shaped creatively around Parkour, an athletic pursuit…
- District 9 (2009)
- Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Feat. Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James
- Superb sci–fi blockbuster from first–time writer/director Blomkamp, set in an alternate–reality Johannesburg where an…
- Doctor Who (Series 5) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2009)
- Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …
- Eleventh 'regeneration' of the time travelling Doctor Who puts Matt Smith in control of a brand new TARDIS, joined by new sidekick Amy Pond (Karen…
- Dollhouse (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Eliza Dushku
- Joss Whedon's short–lived sci–fi series set in a futuristic laboratory that assigns different tasks to its various residents, who then…
- Dragonball Evolution (2009)
- Dir. James Wong
Feat. Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum…
- Live–action feature based on the popular anime series DRAGONBALL Z sees a young warrior compete with an evil Lord to collect seven powerful…
- Eden of the East (TV Series) (2009)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- A sprawling, suspenseful anime series in the wake of popular narrative arc serials (i.e. LOST, FLASH FORWARD), this centres on an amnesiac man who…
- Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Darkside (2009)
- Dir. Dominic Polcino
- FAMILY GUY series creator Seth MacFarlane continues his loving spoof of the STAR WARS saga in this EMPIRE STRIKES BACK–inspired sequel to 2007…
- Flash Forward (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Dominic Monaghan, Courtney B. Vance
- A high concept narrative where a mysterious event has caused nearly everyone on the planet to simultaneously lose consciousness for 137 seconds,…
- Fourth Kind, The (2009)
- Dir. Olatunde Osunsanmi
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton…
- Jittery alien abduction flick has Jovovich as an Alaskan psychotherapist whose hypnotised patients claim alien abduction.
'Documentary' footage…
- Fullmetal Alchemist (TV Series) (2009)
- Two brothers scour a war–torn land for the Philosopher's Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform Alchemy in impossible ways.
- Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder (2009)
- Dir. Peter Avanzino
- Succinct feature–length animation rumoured to be the final screen outing for the FUTURAMA crew, with Fry, Leela and Bender attempting to stop a…
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols…
- SFX heavy live–adaptation of the popular toy franchise sees the G.I. Joe super–soldiers take on a corrupt arms dealer and the mysterious…
- Gamer (2009)
- Dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Feat. Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall…
- Gerard Butler fights the system in this action orgasm, caught in a world where gamers control humans in mass–scale, multi–player online…
- Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
- Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge…
- Call us biased, but Jemaine Clement is worth the price of admission alone to this zany yet well–aligned comedy from the creator of NAPOLEON…
- Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
- Dir. Lauren Montgomery
Feat. Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer…
- A solid animated outing for one of the lesser–known superheros of the DC Universe, The Green Lantern, who gains his powers through a magical…
- Haeundae (Tidal Wave) (2009)
- Dir. Je-gyun Yun
Feat. Kyung-gu Sol, Ji-won Ha
- Corny, king–sized Korean blockbuster of a mega–tsunami bound for Busan, and the marine geologist in a race against time to save the…
- K-9 (TV Series) (2009)
- K9 the robotic dog and his trio of teen companions, defeat aliens, defuse evil plots and protect the world from whatever comes through the holes in…
- King of Thorn (2009)
- Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama
- An impressively realised anime set in a world beset by a "Medusa" virus which turns its victims into stone. Both visually and conceptually complex,…
- Kings (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson…
- A bold and enjoyably bizarre drama fantasy series loosely based on the biblical story of King David (played by Chris Egan), but set in a kingdom that…
- Knowing (2009)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson…
- Sci–fi thriller focused around a teacher (Cage) who opens up a time capsule from 50 years ago which unnervingly predicts accurate dates of past…
- Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
- Dir. Ace Hannah
Feat. Debbie Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas
- Former pop princess Debbie Gibson plays a marine biologist charged with saving the world from a pair of super–sized sea predators. Strictly for…
- Metropia (2009)
- Dir. Tarik Saleh
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Udo Kier…
- A minion trapped in a giant subterranean web beneath Europe attempts to escape the clutches of his dystopian existence.
Upscale futurist saga is…
- Misfits (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Robert Sheehan, Antonia Thomas, Lauren Socha…
- "SKINS meets HEROES" is the catch–cry for this Bafta Award winning, streetwise drama about five teenagers stuck in community service, where…
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
- Dir. Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
- Rollicking animated flick in which Reese Witherspoon's "50 Ft. Woman" leads a rag–tag group of 'B–movie' monsters kept secret by the…
- Moon (2009)
- Dir. Duncan Jones
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott…
- Smartly handled science fiction from the offspring of David Bowie (aka Zowie Bowie), with Sam Rockwell playing the lone occupant of an energy…
- Pandorum (2009)
- Dir. Christian Alvart
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet…
- Two astronauts adrift in deep space awaken to find their vessel abandoned, possibly haunted, and with no memory of what happened. Paul…
- Planet 51 (2009)
- Dir. Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad
- Cosmic comedy sees a less–than–stellar astronaut land on supposedly uninhabited Planet 51 only to find little green people living in what…
- Push (2009)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Camilla Belle, Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning…
- Four telekinetic outcasts band together to expose a government conspiracy in this familiar, if crispy executed sci–fi thriller.
Derives…
- Race To Witch Mountain (2009)
- Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Tom Everett Scott, AnnaSophia Robb…
- A flashy but bland reboot of the 1975 Disney film ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN that sees Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson play a cab driver who inadvertently…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Back To Earth (2009)
- Feat. Richard O'Callaghan, Jeremy Swift, Sophie Winkleman
- Reunion of sorts for the cast of the British sci–fi comedy, where the crew of RED DWARF land back on earth in 2009, only to discover they are…
- Redline (2009)
- Dir. Takeshi Koike
- This turbo–charged anime spectacle centred on a death–defying racing tournament is an out–and–out thrill ride, with breakneck…
- Riverworld (2009)
- Dir. Stuart Gillard
Feat. Alan Cumming, Tahmoh Penikett, Laura Vandervoort
- Welcome to Riverworld, a place of strange, watery beauty and the current abode of a fascinating cast of the recently (and…
- Road, The (2009)
- Dir. John Hillcoat
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall…
- Cormac McCarthy’s much–feted novel about the lengths a father goes to protect his son’s innocence in a post–apocalyptic wasteland is…
- Robogeisha (2009)
- Dir. Noboru Iguchi
Feat. Aya Kiguchi
- Two sisters, recruited as assassins in a robotic geisha army, fight from the inside to take down the head of an evil corporation. More cartoonish,…
- S. Darko (Donnie Darko 2) (2009)
- Dir. Chris Fisher
Feat. Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan, James Lafferty…
- Tricky sequel to DONNIE DARKO with Donnie's sparkle–motion sister Samantha suffering apocalyptic visions and dodging meteorites. Although this…
- Sengoku Basara (TV Series) (Samurai Kings) (2009)
- In the bloody Warring States Period, of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big of a…
- Splice (2009)
- Dir. Vincenzo Natali
Feat. Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley
- The director of cult hit CUBE ups the ante in hybrid horror with this story of geneticists who, after recombining DNA from different species, give…
- Star Trek (Star Trek XI (Reboot)) (2009)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg…
- Enterprising and entirely effective "reboot" of the Sci–Fi franchise, charting the early days of Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS…
- Stargate Universe (SGU) (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith…
- Fourth series in the STARGATE franchise sees a team of scientists, soldiers and civilians stranded on a runaway ship, millions of light years from…
- Summer Wars (2009)
- Dir. Mamoru Hosoda
- Stupendously entertaining hybrid of eccentric family comedy and technological dazzle, centred on the woes of a whiz kid who inadvertently sabotages…
- Surrogates (2009)
- Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike…
- Bruce Willis is called to action in this glassy, futuristic thriller, set in a world in which humans live their everyday lives through lifelike…
- Tell Tale (2009)
- Dir. Michael Cuesta
Feat. Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, Brian Cox…
- A man's newly transplanted heart leads him on a dangerous journey to find out who murdered its donor in this nerve–jangling adaptation of the…
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood…
- Po–faced fourth installment in the TERMINATOR franchise sees a grizzly John Connor (Bale) lead the resistance against SKYNET and its army of…
- TiMER (2009)
- Dir. Jac Schaeffer
Feat. Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth, John Patrick Amedori…
- A fresh, engaging independent rom–com that posits the invention of a literal biological clock which, when implanted, counts down to the moment…
- Titan Maximum (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Seth Green, Rachael Leigh Cook
- Offbeat sci–fi spoof from the creators of ROBOT CHICKEN parodies 'Super Robot' serials and other intergalactic tropes with an obscure, but…
- To (2001 Nights) (2009)
- Two standalone stories from Yukinobu Hoshino’s manga "2001 Nights" are vividly rendered in this 3D–animation concerning fantastical but…
- Transformers - Revenge Of The Fallen (Transformers 2) (2009)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel…
- Blockbuster buffoon Michael Bay reignites the conflict between warring robot tribes the Autobots and the Decepticons, with weedy hero Sam (LaBeouf)…
- Under the Mountain (2009)
- Dir. Jonathan King
Feat. Tom Cameron, Sophie McBride, Sam Neill…
- The special effects are right up to spec, and it's a step up for the director of BLACK SHEEP, but in souping up its source material for a teenage…
- Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
- Dir. Patrick Tatopoulos
Feat. Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
- Latest in the long–suffering Underworld series focuses on the origins of the ancient feud between the vampires and the Lycans.
This…
- V (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Elizabeth Mitchell, Scott Wolf, Morris Chestnut…
- Alien invaders claiming to 'come in peace' battle a tenacious human resistance in this 21st century update of the cult 80s sci–fi…
- Warehouse 13 (TV Series) (2009-2014)
- Feat. Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek
- Described as "part The X–Files, part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part Moonlighting", this SyFy channel series follows two Secret Service Agents…
- Watchmen (2009)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino…
- Spectacular – although flawed – live action adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, focused around a group of retired…
- Wonder Woman (2009)
- Dir. Lauren Montgomery
Feat. Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina…
- Excellent animated feature telling the origin story of Wonder Woman (voiced by Russell) and her quest to protect the world from Ares (Molina).
The…
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston…
- Hugh Jackman reprises his role as wolfy superhero Wolverine, charting his origin–story from innocent child through to fully–fledged,…
- Andromeda Strain, The (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Dir. Mikael Salomon
Feat. Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller…
- A update of the terrifyingly plausible techno–thriller novel by Michael Crichton, following a team of scientists working in secret to research…
- Babylon A.D. (2008)
- Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
Feat. Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Depardieu…
- Mind–numbing, muddled Vin Diesel thriller that sees the furrowed–brow strongman playing a callous mercenary recruited to smuggle a woman…
- Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
- Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Feat. Kevin Conroy, David McCallum, Parminder Nagra
- From the producers of BATMAN BEGINS and the highly anticipated 'The Dark Knight' comes this stylish anime collection of six sequences tracing…
- Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart…
- Christopher Nolan’s follow–up to BATMAN BEGINS pitches Christian Bale’s Batman against Heath Ledger’s lunatic Joker, propelling this…
- Ben 10: Alien Force (TV Series) (2008)
- The return of Cartoon Network's adventure animation series 'Ben 10' taking place 5 years on from the original series. A now more mature…
- Blindness (2008)
- Dir. Fernando Meirelles
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Danny Glover…
- Psychological thriller set in a big city where a sudden epidemic of 'white blindness' strikes half the population, and those affected set up their…
- Bonekickers (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester
- From the creators of LIFE ON MARS comes this hybrid of INDIANA JONES and THE DA VINCI CODE as a crack team of archaeologists are thrust into various…
- Chasing World, The (2008)
- Dir. Issei Shibata
Feat. Mitsuki Tanimura, Takuya Ishida
- A high school student discovers a portal into a parallel universe, where those with the surname "Sato" are marked for elimination in a public…
- CJ7 (Cheung Gong 7 hou) (2008)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
- Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow turns his directing talents to the family–friendly fantasy, playing a dirt–poor father who surprises his…
- Cloverfield (2008)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas…
- A giant, malevolent extraterrestrial terrorises New York City in this dazzling cult creature–feature–with–a–twist: the action…
- Day the Earth Stood Still, The (2008)
- Dir. Scott Derrickson
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith…
- Rather vague, king–sized remake of the 1951 sci–fi classic, in which an alien visitor brings to earth a warning of imminent…
- Dead Space (Downfall + Aftermath) (2008)
- Dir. Chuck Patton
- A deep space survivalist horror, based on the video game of the same name, centred on a group of miners battling against a gruesome alien invasion…
- Death Race (2008)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane…
- Give ‘em what they want actioner starring the genre’s go–to guy Jason Statham as a former racing champ turned wrongfully imprisoned convict…
- Doomsday (2008)
- Dir. Neil Marshall
Feat. Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig…
- Cult director Neil Marshall (THE DESCENT) returns with this gleefully anarchic, ultra–violent sci–fi actioner in which a taskforce from…
- Franklyn (2008)
- Dir. Gerald McMorrow
Feat. Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam Riley…
- Ambitious sci–fi juggles two parallel narratives; the first set in a dystopian society where atheism is outlawed and the second set in present…
- Fringe (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble…
- Daring sci–fi offering from the creator of (the equally ambitious) LOST, focused on an FBI 'Fringe Division' team specializing in unorthodox…
- Futurama - Beast With a Billion Backs (2008)
- Dir. Peter Avanzino
Feat. Katey Sagal, Billy West, John Di Maggio
- The second feature–length movie outing for the Matt–Groening–created FUTURAMA franchise with Leela, Bender and Fry uncovering a…
- Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor…
- The cigar–smoking demon must defeat the fabled golden army and his own self–doubt in this fabulous sequel to 2004’s HELLBOY.…
- Incredible Hulk, The (2008)
- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt…
- The Green Machine gets another going–over in this serviceable update of the Marvel comic, tracking itinerant scientist Edward Norton as he…
- Iron Man (2008)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges…
- Technically stunning live–action realisation of the story of Marvel comic superhero Iron Man – otherwise known as Tony Stark – a genius…
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2008)
- Dir. Eric Brevig
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
- A "rollercoaster" entertainment based very loosely on Jules Verne's famous novel, this version sees a contemporary trio embarking on an inadvertent…
- Jumper (2008)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell
- Pea–brained, wildly disjointed sci–fi chase flick from the director of THE BOURNE IDENTITY centres on a 'jumper' (Christensen) whose…
- K-20 - Legend Of The Mask (2008)
- Dir. Shimako Sato
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu, Tôru Nakamura
- An adventurous Japanese swashbuckler spun around a flamboyant mtaster thief who steals from the rich, and the unassuming acrobat (Kaneshiro) who is…
- Life on Mars (US TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Harvey Keitel, Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli…
- Polarizing remake of the British sci–fi success shares an identical premise – namely cop hit by car in present wakes up in 1973 –…
- Meet Dave (2008)
- Feat. Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks
- Passable sci–fi comedy starring Eddie Murphy as an alien captain / spaceship disguised as a man in order to hide the rest of his…
- Mutant Chronicles (2008)
- Dir. Simon Hunter
Feat. Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, John Malkovich
- Sci–fi indie loosely based on the role–playing game of the same name set in the year 2707 of steam–powered technologies and Earth's…
- Outlander (2008)
- Dir. Howard McCain
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman…
- Spaceman Jim Caviezel crash lands in the fjords of Norway, must help Vikings defeat the dragons. Enjoyable daft sci–fi fantasy is by turns…
- Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
- Dir. Makoto Kamiya
- Passive animation adventure derived from the original video game series focusing on a couple of ex–special force agents tackling the outbreak…
- Sky Crawlers, The (2008)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- Mamoru Oshii’s (GHOST IN THE SHELL) latest head–scratcher conceives an alternate World War II–reality around another conceptually dense…
- Sleep Dealer (2008)
- Dir. Alex Rivera
Feat. Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Luis Fernando Peña
- Ideas over special effects characterise this Mexican sci–fi sleeper, where in the not–to–distant future cheap Hispanic labour is…
- Speed Racer (2008)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman…
- The Wachowskis(THE MATRIX) take the wheel in this hyperactive version of 60s animation series SPEED RACER, with the eponymous hero (Hirsch) battling…
- Spirit, The (2008)
- Dir. Frank Miller
Feat. Jaime King, Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes…
- Hollow directorial debut from comic book artist Miller centered around a rookie cop who comes back from the dead to fight crime as the stylish…
- Splinter (2008)
- Dir. Toby Wilkins
Feat. Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner
- Lean sci–fi thriller in which a couple and an escaped convict are trapped in a gas station by a deadly parasite intent on making their bodies…
- Star Wars - The Clone Wars (2008)
- Dir. Dave Filoni
- Watered down kids animation from the STAR WARS franchise, focusing on the Jedi Knights battle to retain peace in the galaxy during the…
- Stargate - The Ark of Truth (2008)
- Dir. Robert C. Cooper
Feat. Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Beau Bridges…
- Epic movie–length version of the sci–fi series STARGATE set at the end of STARGATE SG–1. We rejoin the SG team as they hunt for a…
- Stargate: Continuum (2008)
- Feat. Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge…
- Second "direct–to–video" sequel to the STARGATE SG–1 series (following The Ark of Truth), sees the team return from years in space…
- Survivors (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph…
- Sharp remake of the cult seventies show is every bit as downbeat as the original with a virulent flu wiping out 99% of the population leaving a hardy…
- Suspension (2008)
- Dir. Ethan Shaftel
Feat. Scott Cordes, Annie Tedesco, Caroline Vinciguerra
- Independent sci–fi thriller in the TWILIGHT ZONE mold, concerning a man who loses his wife and son in a car accident, and subsequently…
- Tamagotchi The Movie (2008)
- Kids movie based on the popular 'virtual pet' toys sees a child from Earth being inadvertently sent to the Tamagotchi Planet, where mischief and…
- Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Busy Phillips
- Flashy sci–fi series set two years after TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY and centred on Sarah Connor and her son preparing for battle against the…
- Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
- Dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura
Feat. Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Ltao, Yukihide Benny
- Trashy, imaginative Japanese gore fest aims to out–splatter Peter Jackson’s BRAINDEAD with its outrageous hybrid of ROBOCOP and…
- Wall-E (2008)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton
- Another stroke of Pixar genius, this time one for our conservationist times, this is the delightful eco–tale of the last surviving "waste…
- Watchmen Animated: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood (2008)
- Dir. Mike Smith
Feat. Gerard Butler, Salli Saffioti, Stephen McHattie
- Short animated companion piece to dir. Snyder's blockbuster WATCHMEN tells the story of a castaway's desperate struggle to return home and warn his…
- Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (2008)
- Dir. Jake Strider Hughes
- Page–for–page, word–for–word adaptation of Alan Moore's gritty graphic novel WATCHMEN, brought to life with minimal external…
- X-Files - I Want to Believe (2008)
- Dir. Chris Carter
Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly…
- The second big screen outing for the X–Files crew, 10 years on, with former FBI agents Mulder and Scully recruited onto a case involving…
- 28 Weeks Later (2007)
- Dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…
- Post–Apocalyptic sequel to 28 DAYS LATER takes place weeks after the Rage Virus outbreak, with a small community attempting to…
- Alien vs. Predator 2 - Requiem (AVPR) (2007)
- Dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Feat. Robert Joy
- On–the–cheap follow–up to AVP observing the warring Alien and Predator races as they draw battle lines on either side of a small…
- Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
- Dir. Shinji Aramaki
- Propulsive, bulked–up sequel to the hi–tech APPLESEED movie, continuing the exploits of its kiss–ass female heroine, now deployed…
- Battle for Terra (2007)
- Dir. Aristomenis Tsirbas
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, James Garner
- A peaceful alien race comes under siege from a human race starved of natural resources in this animated sci–fi adventure. Owen Wilson and Evan…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - Razor (2007)
- Dir. Felix Enrique Alcala
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer…
- Step–by–step sci–fi film that comprises the first two episodes of Series 4 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, focused on a new lieutenant…
- Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Michelle Ryan, Miguel Ferrer, Molly Price…
- Updated version of the 70's TV series about a female athlete who is gifted with bionic strength after a serious accident.
- Chrysalis (2007)
- Dir. Julien Leclercq
Feat. Albert Dupontel, Marie Guillard, Marthe Keller…
- Relentless French sci–fi flick shot in gun–metal blue and packed with fine examples of classic and contemporary science–fictional…
- Doctor Strange - The Sorceror Supreme (2007)
- Dir. Jay Oliva
- Another popular comic book adaptation from the Marvel animated stable: here, the ‘Dr. Strange’ series makes for a fantastical world’s end…
- Doctor Who (Animated TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, Anthony Head…
- Animated spin–offs that aim predominantly at a younger audience, but have enough well–crafted animation locations and clever technique to…
- Doctor Who (Series 4) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2007-2008)
- Feat. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Billie Piper
- David Tennant returns as the Doctor accompanied by his new sidekick, played by Catherine Tate, as they battle intergalatic monsters on their time…
- Doctor Who (TV Specials) [David Tennant] (Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Water of Mars, The End of Time) (2007-2010)
- Feat. David Tennant, John Simm, Catherine Tate…
- In his final appearance as the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant signs off in style with this two part Winter Special. Old nemesis The Master (John Simm)…
- Dragon Wars (D-War) (2007)
- Dir. Hyung-rae Shim
Feat. Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster
- Schlocky and ungainly monster movie makes good fist of its Korean legend, about giant dragons resurrected and dispatched upon Los Angeles, served…
- Evangelion 'Rebuild' Movies (1.11: You Are (Not) Alone, 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance, 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo) (2007-2014)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
- The much repeated, much imitated anime makes its big screen debut as a ‘reboot’ of the landmark 26 episode series, following boy hero Shinji’s…
- Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2007)
- Dir. Dominic Polcino
- Standalone FAMILY GUY parody of pop–cultural megalith STAR WARS finds Peter, Stewie and co. assuming the roles of hero, villain, princess and…
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans…
- Comparable sequel to the hit live–action adaptation of the Marvel comic books, with the dir. and cast returning as the four discover there are…
- Futurama - Bender's Big Score (2007)
- Dir. Dwayne Carey-Hill
Feat. Katey Sagal, Billy West, John Di Maggio
- Bender the sleazy robot, Leela the (Katey Sagal–voiced) cyclops space–babe and Fry the AV guy perform their satiric spacejinks, breathing…
- Ghost Hound (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Ryutaro Nakamura
- Conceived by Masamune Shirow (GHOST IN THE SHELL), this genre–bending anime series concerns the experiences of three boys who can see into an…
- Heart Of An Empire (2007)
- Dir. Jay Thompson
- Engaging doco taking a look into the lives of an ever–expanding network of Star Wars fanatics, known as 'Fighting 501st Legion,' who get their…
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Will Smith, Alice Braga
- In the post–apocalyptic ruins of New York City, Will Smith is the (seemingly) sole survivor of a mutant cancer vaccine gone bung, which has…
- Invasion, The (2007)
- Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
- Riddled with flaws, yet entertaining enough to sustain attention, the third remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS centres on a Washington D.C.…
- Jekyll (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman
- A modern adaptation of the 'Jekyll and Hyde' tale, this twisted comedy series focuses on an everyday guy who morphs into his violent alter ego 'Hyde'…
- Last Mimzy, The (2007)
- Dir. Robert Shaye
Feat. Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O'Neil
- Bro and sis develop amazing mental powers when they uncover a mysterious black box full of objects including Mimzy, a stuffed rabbit, sent from the…
- Lost (TV Series) - Season 4 (2007)
- Feat. Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Emilie de Ravin…
- The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue, now accompanied by intriguing flash forwards of life off the island, with…
- Lost Room, The (TV Mini-series) (2007)
- Feat. Peter Krause, Julianne Margulies, Peter Jacobson…
- Sci–fi TV miniseries about a motel room on Route 66 that is discovered to be a portal to another dimension, and the detective whose daughter…
- Man from Earth, The (2007)
- Dir. Richard Schenkman
Feat. Tony Todd, William Katt
- Considered sci–fi focused on a history professor who unexpectedly resigns without reason, until he reveals the shocking secret that he is…
- Martian Child (2007)
- Dir. Menno Meyjes
Feat. John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet
- Nicely judged performances from a quality cast lend weight to this rather feathery, maudlin tale of a lonely sci–fi author who adopts an…
- Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) (A Clean Escape, Jerry Was A Man, The Awakening, Little Brother, Watchbird, The Discarded.) (2007)
- Dir. Mark Rydell, Michael Petroni, Darnell Martin
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Waterston, Anne Heche…
- Collection of six stories from the world's top sci–fi writers brought to life by a top–notch cast and hosted by Professor Stephen…
- Mist, The (2007)
- Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden
- Unnerving horror adapted from a Stephen King short story about a mysterious mist which rolls into a small town in Maine, driving the townsfolk to…
- Mosaic (Stan Lee presents Mosaic) (2007)
- Dir. Roy Allen Smith
Feat. Anna Paquin
- Conducting a lighting bolt by–way–of some ancient relics, Anna Paquin voices an ordinary teenager suddenly imbedded with…
- Next (2007)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Jessica Biel, Julianne Moore
- Nick Cage plays a schlocky Vegas magician with a secret power – he can see a wee way into the future – which makes him a useful (if…
- Primeval (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Douglas Henshall, Juliet Aubrey
- Exciting kidult adventure romp posits time slips in modern–day England that unleash various prehistoric creatures onto the world. From the…
- Rabbit Fall (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Andrea Menard, Kevin Jubinville, Peter Kelly Gaudreault
- Unusual curio traces life in the small Canadian town of Rabbit Fall with new cop Menard having more than just petty crime to contend with as she…
- Resident Evil - Extinction (2007)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter
- Milla Jovovich returns in the war against the undead in this third installment of the game–turned–film franchise.
This time our…
- Sanctuary (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Emilie Ullerup…
- Canadian sci–fi series from the makers of STARGATE SG1 focused around a crew of highly–gifted scientists who serve to protect an alien…
- Sarah Jane Adventures, The (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Elizabeth Sladen
- Family–friendly DOCTOR WHO spin–off sees arguably the most popular companion, investigative journalist Sarah Jane, getting into various…
- Seeker, The - The Dark is Rising (2007)
- Dir. David L Cunningham
Feat. Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston…
- Choppy big screen adaptation of Susan Cooper's popular children's series, which pits a chosen young boy against Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane,…
- Spider-Man 3 (Spiderman 3) (2007)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco…
- The third entry in the mega–successful Marvel franchise finds Peter Parker/Spiderman confronting a coterie of villains and emo–like teen…
- Star Wars: Robot Chicken Special (2007)
- Dir. Seth Green
- 'Adult Swim' stop–motion satire created by Seth Green (AUSTIN POWERS) expounding on the 'Star Wars' segments from the show 'Robot Chicken'…
- Strait Jacket (2007)
- Dir. Shinji Ushiro
- Sorcerers battle a marauding demon race in this flashy, steam–punk adventure.
- Stringer (2007)
- Dir. Steven Morrison
Feat. Matthew Sunderland, Paul Glover, Danielle Cormack
- The excellent Matthew Sutherland (OUT OF THE BLUE) plays a journalist investigating organ trafficking in this local sci–fi digital…
- Sunshine (2007)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh…
- Proverbial space peril from the creators of 28 DAYS LATER; a crew of astronauts, and mankind’s last hope, set about delivering a nuclear payload to…
- Superman: Doomsday (2007)
- Feat. Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, John Di Maggio…
- Brutal animation based on 'The Death of Superman' comic where our red caped superhero must defeat the creature 'Doomsday' and rise from the dead to…
- Superstorm (TV Mini-series) (2007)
- Feat. Nicola Stephenson, Tom Sizemore, JR Bourne…
- Three–part BBC thriller in which a team of scientists working on a theoretical project to manipulate the weather are thrown into turmoil when…
- Sword Of Alexander (Taitei no ken) (2007)
- Dir. Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Feat. Hiroshi Abe, Riki Takeuchi
- Camp sword and sorcery pastiche mines the Japanese tradition for bizarre humour, genre–mincing, and spectacular overacting, with…
- Time Crimes (Los Cronocrímenes Timecrimes) (2007)
- Dir. Nacho Vigalondo
Feat. Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernandez, Barbara Goenaga
- Intricate, mind–bending Spanish gem following a man who trips back a fraction in time and inadvertently interferes with his past, present and…
- Transformers (2007)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight…
- Industrial–strength live–action adaptation of the cult 80s cartoon, about two waring robot factions with the ability to 'transform' into…
- Vexille (2007)
- Dir. Fumisiko Sori
- Brawny sci–fi anime set in the year 2077, in which a special agent is sent to examine the capabilities of Japan’s robot technology, and its…
- Xavier Renegade Angel (TV Series) (2007)
- One of Adult Swim's edgier offerings, about a New Age wanderer searching for truth and meaning in the world. The show's ribald, at times offensive…
- Aachi and Ssipak (2006)
- Dir. Beom-jin Jo
Feat. Ryoo Seung-beom
- Bawdy Korean anime imbues its puerile subject matter – where in a post–apocalyptic society, human excrement is the currency of choice –…
- Altered (2006)
- Dir. Eduardo Sanchez
Feat. James Gammon
- A belated return to screen for the co–director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, who works another resourceful and potentially nerve–racking…
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (2006)
- Dir. Alex Winter
Feat. Graham Phillips, Lee Majors
- Live–action version of the kid's animation phenomenon about a boy wonder with a magic wristwatch who must protect the earth from a space…
- Bleach (TV Series) (2006)
- Immensely popular anime series follows the supernatural adventures of a gifted teenager whose ability to channel the powers of a ‘Soul Reaper’…
- Children of Men (2006)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
- Clive Owen is pursued across a dystopian England of 2027 in this stimulating, pertinent sci–fi parable, rendered with stunning virtuosity by…
- Court of Lonely Royals (2006)
- Dir. Rohan Michael Hoole
Feat. Damon Gameau, Samantha Noble, Leah De Neise…
- Atypical Aussie indie in which a group of twisted teen mercenaries kill for the cops, using their targets’ weaknesses against them, in an urban…
- Daft Punk's Electroma (2006)
- Dir. Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo
Feat. Peter Hurteau
- Scrambled sci–fi homage to the existential sees Daft Punk outfitters De Homem–Christo and Bangalter curate a contemplative odyssey of two…
- Day Watch (Dnevnoi Dozor, Daywatch) (2006)
- Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Dima Martinov
- The vampiric Muscovite forces of Good and Evil fight it out again in this frenetic, fantastic FX fantasy every bit as good as the first one (NIGHT…
- Doctor Who (Series 3) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2006-2007)
- Feat. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, John Simm…
- David Tennant returns for a second series as the most current Doctor Who, sharing the Tardis briefly with bride–to–be Donna, played by…
- Eureka (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Colin Ferguson, Greg Germann, Joe Morton…
- Novel sci–fi series focused on a stranded U.S. Marshall who uncovers a remote hamlet populated by a community of hand–picked scientists…
- Event 16 (2006)
- Dir. Derek Pearson
- An ambitious sci–fi yarn – shot on a shoestring in Wellington – in which the backroom tinkerings of a wannabe young inventor…
- Fountain, The (2006)
- Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn…
- A madly ambitious, visually splendid odyssey from dir. Darren Aronofksy, this will certainly intrigue fans of his earlier work, while sci–fi…
- Freedom (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. Joe Egender
- Katsuhiro Otomo's distinctive character designs flavour this beautifully rendered seven–part anime serial, originally devised as a marketing…
- Frisky Dingo (TV Series) (2006)
- Twisted sci–fi animation from the 'adult swim' company (SEALAB 2021) introduces us to Xander Crews–playboy by day and superhero…
- Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex: Individual Eleven (2006)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- Concluding sequel to THE LAUGHING MAN serves up the '2nd Gig' season of STAND ALONE COMPLEX as a reconstituted feature length film. See SOLID STATE…
- Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society (2006)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- High–end, feature–length addition to the GHOST IN THE SHELL universe, employing a futuristic, if baffling array of spectacular anime…
- Hellboy Animated (2006)
- Dir. Phil Weinstein
- Teasing series of animated features continuing the HELLBOY legacy, with Ron Perlman and Selma Blair faithfully reprising their roles from the…
- Heroes (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka…
- Sprawling, overarching fantasy series posits the transformation of a group of ordinary Americans (and one dorky Japanese man) into destined…
- Hogfather (Terry Pratchett's Hogfather) (2006)
- Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. David Jason, Marc Warren, Nigel Planer…
- Another installment in Terry Pratchett's universe sees Discworld's equivalent to Father Christmas 'the Hogfather' go missing on Hogswatch eve with…
- Host, The (Gwoemul) (2006)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Ah-sung Ko
- Colossal Korean blockbuster that single–handedly revives the generic monster movie: birthed from a batch of military–grade chemicals…
- Hyperdrive (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Nick Frost, Miranda Hart
- Post–RED DWARF spin–off combines British sci–fi humour with splashes of STAR TREK subversion. Set in 2151, it concerns the…
- 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…
- Prehistoric Park (TV Series) (2006)
- Interesting documentary speculation pitched to children has naturalist Nigel Marvin 'rescue' dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, hypothetically…
- Renaissance (2006)
- Dir. Christian Volckman
Feat. Daniel Craig, Jonathan Pryce, Ian Holm…
- Painting a typically bleak, oppressive view of the not–to–distant future, this French animation conception realises its dystopian malaise…
- Scanner Darkly, A (2006)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jnr., Woody Harrelson…
- Richard Linklater’s latest ‘rotoscope’ animation adapts Philip K. Dick's sci–fi novel into a dystopian proxy for the near future, where…
- Sinking of Japan, The (Nihon chinbotsu) (2006)
- Dir. Shinji Higuchi
Feat. Ko Shibasaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
- Japan is posited as a submerging island nation in this cloying, ultra–earnest disaster movie, based on the (oft–told) theory that seismic…
- Southland Tales (2006)
- Dir. Richard Kelly
Feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Mandy Moore…
- A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey…
- Solid revival of the 'Man of Steel' franchise soars to new heights of conceptual daring and tour–de–force action, with newcomer Brandon…
- Tales From Earthsea (Gedo senki) (2006)
- Dir. Goro Miyazaki
- The animated feature debut from Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao, based on Ursula K Le Guin's popular 'Earthsea' novels, this is a commendable addition to…
- Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
- Dir. Michael Arias
- Notable Western–directed anime about two street kids defending their turf across a sprawling, fantastical cityscape.
Involving yakuza muscle…
- Torchwood (TV Series) (Children of Earth; Miracle Day) (2006-2011)
- Feat. John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman…
- This Dr. Who spin–off series, set in present day Cardiff, focuses on 'The Captain' (a former travel companion of the Doctor), who travels…
- Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- Dir. Bob Richardson
- Slim, cheerfully low–grade Marvel animated feature which unites six iconic superheroes (Captain America, The Hulk, etc.) in a fight against…
- Ultraviolet (2006)
- Dir. Kurt Wimmer
Feat. Milla Jovovich, William Fichtner
- Bleak and vaguely coherent sci–fi actioner, with Milla Jovovich playing a diseased half–vampire who must protect a small boy –…
- War of the Worlds - Live on Stage (2006)
- A suitably spectacular multi–media stage version of Jeff Wayne's musical version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", filmed at Wembley Arena in…
- X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart…
- Third entry in the X–MEN series maintains the intensity with a raft of new mutants – of various persuasions – and an intriguing new…
- Zoom - Academy for Superheroes (2006)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase…
- Tim Allen plays a has–been caped crusader, recruited in his twilight to train four gifted children with superpowers into a new…
- Aeon Flux (2005)
- Dir. Karyn Kusama
Feat. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller…
- Sci–fi action fantasy based on the mid–1990s animation by Peter Chung, in which a spandex–clad superheroine (Theron) flits around…
- Alien Apocalypse (2005)
- Dir. Josh Becker
Feat. Bruce Campbell
- Suspension of disbelief is strongly advised in order to enjoy this campy, schlocky spatter–fest.
Campbell (EVIL DEAD) hams it up as an…
- Alone in the Dark (2005)
- Dir. Uwe Boll
Feat. Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff
- A sadly fumbled attempt to adapt the Atari videogame of the same name, set around a pair of investigators – a detective (Slater) and musuem…
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman…
- Angular and grim prequel explores the origins of brooding superhero Batman, here played by Christian Bale, from the childhood trauma of millionaire…
- Brothers Grimm (2005)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Jonathan Pryce…
- Loosely based on the lives of 19th century German folklore collectors Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, this has the said brothers (played by Ledger and…
- Disaster! (2005)
- Dir. Roy T. Wood
- A marginal, clay–mated spoof of disaster films, this offers a potty–fixated twist on the script of ARMAGEDDON, with impending doom coming…
- Doctor Who (Series 2) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2005-2006)
- Feat. Billie Piper, David Tennant
- Tenth 'regeneration' of the enigmatic Doctor Who with David Tennant bequeathed the Tardis and sidekick Rose (played again by Billie Piper) in a new…
- Doom (2005)
- Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
- Based on one of the most popular computer games ever made, this concerns a corp of elite commandos who are sent into a quarantined laboratory on Mars…
- Elektra (2005)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Terence Stamp
- Reprising her quasi–superhero role from DAREDEVIL, Garner dons a red supervixen outfit as a contract assassin pitted against a cabal of ninjas…
- Evil Aliens (2005)
- Dir. Jake West
- Riotous horror–comedy in the shamelessly low–rent tradition of BAD TASTE, in which a tabloid TV presenter gathers up her film crew to…
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans…
- A surprisingly fetching adaptation of Stan "Spider–man" Lee's tale of a group of astronauts transformed by accidental exposure to cosmic…
- Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man (2005)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- A compartment–sized crash course in the STAND ALONE COMPLEX universe, this two hour feature skillfully edits down the seven volume TV series…
- Gisaku (2005)
- Dir. Baltasar Pedrosa
- Spanish–anime hybrid concerns an alliance of samurai warriors pitted against a demonic ‘Master of Darkness’ hell–bent on destroying…
- Hard Pill (2005)
- Dir. John Baumgartner
Feat. Jonathan Slavin, Scotch Ellis Loring, Susan Slome…
- Provocative comedy–drama dares to posit a scenario in which a little pill can induce heterosexuality and when a depressed gay man wonders if…
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)
- Dir. Garth Jennings
Feat. Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell…
- Maintaining the comic wonderstuff and special British eccentricity of Douglas Adams' original novel (and radio and TV spin–offs), this…
- How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
- Dir. Julian Jones
Feat. William Shatner
- In his goofy middle age, William Shatner hosts this irreverent yet informational documentary on the continuing influence of STAR TREK’s fictional…
- Invasion (TV Series) (2005-2006)
- Feat. William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian
- Creeping sci–fi series concerning a small–town family who find their town bizarrely quarantined after a mysterious hurricane. Like a…
- Island, The (2005)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi…
- Surprisingly effective dystopian actioner proposes a blandly synthetic future world, in which humans inhabit cities to protect themselves from the…
- Karas - The Prophecy / The Revelation (2005)
- Dir. Kei'ichi Sato
- Large–scale, CG rendered anime concerns the battle for Tokyo between two guardian angels who weld various powers of the occult. Two volumes:…
- King Kong: Peter Jackson Production Diaries (2005)
- Presenting a close–to–the–ground account of the forging of Peter Jackson's KING KONG (2005), this shows the filming with all its…
- Locusts - Day of Destruction (2005)
- Dir. David Jackson
Feat. Lucy Lawless, John Heard
- Cheese–dipped thriller set in the good ol' US of A, where a swarm of pissed off bio–engineered locusts run riot across the countryside…
- Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
- Dir. Bruce Campbell
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Stacy Keach
- Absurdist sci–fi comedy directed by and starring the EVIL DEAD's Bruce Campbell, about a wealthy industrialist who's mad on brain…
- Medium (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber
- Moderately–spooky paranormal soap–opera with Patricia Arquette playing a psychic attached to the DA's office in Phoenix, Arizona, who…
- Point Pleasant (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Elisabeth Harnois, Grant Show
- Short–lived, mildly cultish series may interest BUFFY fans as a brief alternative: it concerns a mysterious girl who washes up on the shoreline…
- Puzzlehead (2005)
- Dir. James Bai
Feat. Stephen Galaida, Robbie Shapiro
- Grungy sci–fi set in a desolate future in which a lonely scientist creates a self–aware android and unwittingly a love rival. Shot on a…
- Robots (2005)
- Dir. Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
- Set in a future world inhabited totally by robot creatures, this sparky animation from the creators of ICE AGE ratchets through its thriller plot…
- Samurai 7 (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Toshifumi Takizawa
- Daring anime update of Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI, set in a post–apocalyptic world where partly–bionic former samurai roam the wilderness…
- Serenity (2005)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk
- Thoroughly enjoyable sci–fi romp based upon the cult TV series FIREFLY, in which the ship 'Serenity' cruises a future solar federation of human…
- Sin City (2005)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen…
- A sensational slab of stylized and ultra–violent pulp fiction, adapted from Frank Miller's own notorious 'crime noir' comicbooks, and…
- Sky High (2005)
- Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston…
- Likeable family comedy set in a future where superheroes are trained as teenagers at special schools, such as the 'Sky High' of the title, before…
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor
- Dir. George Lucas completes his blockbusting space opera saga with a gratifying flourish, providing certainly the most thrilling of the 'prequels'…
- Supervolcano (TV Series) (2005)
- Dir. Tony Mitchell
Feat. Michael Riley, Gary Lewis
- Sci–fi/ doco hybrid from the BBC presents a possible case scenario for the cataclysmic eruption of the volcano under Yellowstone Park. comes…
- Surface (TV Series) (2005-2006)
- Feat. Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins…
- Short–lived but acclaimed Sci–fi TV series starring Lake Bell as a marine biologist who confronts a new species of sea life, while…
- Tetsujin 28 (2005)
- Dir. Shin Togashi
- Wacky but earnest live–action update of the classic 1950s anime GIGANTOR, replotted to depict the struggle between a ferocious robot 'Black Ox'…
- Threshold (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Carla Gugino, Brent Spiner, Peter Dinklage…
- Campy but enjoyable sci–fi show, in which a team of experts are hastily assembled when the U.S. Navy discovers an extraterrestrial craft in the…
- Tideland (2005)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland
- Perennial mindbender Terry Gilliam burrows down the rabbit hole, perverting a child’s fairytale into a corrupted, deeply disturbed nightmare…
- Transformers Cybertron (TV Series) (2005)
- The Transformers revival continues with this latest addition to the popular animated series.
- Triangle, The (TV Mini-series) (2005)
- Dir. Craig R. Baxley
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips…
- Three part miniseries produced by sci–fi aficionado BRYAN SINGER (X MEN), following a crew of specialists who attempt to uncover the truths…
- Underworld: Evolution (2005)
- Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
- The slinky, rubber–clad Kate Beckinsale continues her Vampiric crusade against 'the Lycans' (Werewolves) in this obligatory sequel to the…
- V for Vendetta (2005)
- Dir. James McTeigue
Feat. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea…
- Set in the year 2020, this dystopian thriller adapts Alan Moore's graphic novel about a world where deadly viruses have wiped out most of America and…
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto…
- Dynamic and intense re–imagining of H.G. Wells sci–fi staple (for its first half at least), in which hostile aliens invade Earth in…
- Wild Blue Yonder, The (2005)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Brad Dourif
- Moody 'science fiction fantasy' depicting an alternate reality where an alien species try to colonise a now inhospitable Earth.
Dir. Herzog…
- Zathura (A Space Adventure) (2005)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins
- Highly effective 'sequel of sorts' to JUMANJI, with two squabbling kid brothers unearthing a strange clockwork boardgame in the basement, which upon…
- 4400, The (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie
- An effectively puzzling sci–fi TV series which begins on a day when 4400 missing persons suddenly reappear on Earth, not a day older than when…
- Alien vs. Predator (AVP) (2004)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner…
- A loud and slime–lacquered clash of the sci–fi titans, the enticing prospect of two classic bogeymen going monstrous…
- Appleseed - The Movie (Appurushîdo) (2004)
- Dir. Shinji Aramaki
- Muscular and violent anime set in a post–WW3 landscape, where a gung–ho woman warrior is captured and transported to a seemingly benign…
- Barrio 13 (District B13) (2004)
- Dir. Pierre Morel
Feat. Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle
- Set in a near–future ghetto dystopia, this slightly–plotted action spectacle thrills as a vehicle for its martial art of choice: Parkour,…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004-2009)
- Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell
- Following on from the 2003 miniseries, this has been hailed as Sci–Fi’s greatest TV series to date...
SEASON ONE: 13 episodes over 4 DVDs…
- Blade - Trinity (2004)
- Dir. David S Goyer
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel…
- The third (and surely last) installment in the vampire slasher BLADE trilogy, with Snipes again donning the sobering mantle of vampire–human…
- Casshern (2004)
- Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya
Feat. Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Akira Terao
- Set in a ravaged, post–nuclear war future, ruled by a fascist clique, this rearranges some familiar elements with a visually charged, epic…
- Catwoman (2004)
- Dir. Pitof
Feat. Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone…
- A mild–tempered woman (Berry), killed by her treacherous employer, is mysteriously reincarnated with feline–speed reflexes and the…
- Chronicles of Riddick, The (2004)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Thandiwe Newton…
- Vin Diesel goes on the run as 'Riddick', the anti–hero of PITCH BLACK, in a far more elaborate space opera based around the evil ambitions of a…
- Control (2004)
- Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodriguez…
- Ray Liotta is typically compelling as an unrepentant sociopath on 'death row', who, in return for his life, agrees to become a guinea pig in a…
- Cutie Honey (Kyûtî Hanî) (2004)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
Feat. Eriko Sato
- Colourful cluster bomb romp pits a sexy supercharged heroine against an assembly line of comic book villains in a camp futuristic netherworld. Fun,…
- Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dash Mihok…
- Another disaster–spectacle revival from the makers of "Independence Day" that sees scientist Dennis Quaid trying in vain to warn the world of…
- Dead Leaves (2004)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Jittery and brutal anime from the makers of KAI DOH MARU, in which a pair of young amnesiac miscreants (Pandy and Retro) half–destroy a city…
- Devilman (2004)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Nasu
Feat. Hisato Izaki
- Clunky live–action manga adaptation saddles a dorky teenager with the fate of mankind, forcing him to adopt the characteristics of a…
- Doctor Who (Series 1) [Christopher Eccleston] (Dr. Who) (2004-2005)
- Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper
- A Doctor Who for the digital age with Christopher Eccleston upholding the fine tradition of the quirky, time–travelling hero, with one time…
- Dragon's World - A Fantasy Made Real (2004)
- Dir. Justin Hardy
- Interesting TV hybrid, poses the question "what if dragons were real?", and unfolds the story of a group of hikers who stumble upon the frozen…
- Elfen Lied (2004)
- Dir. Mamoru Kanbe
- Anime TV series adapting the earlier part of a manga of the same name by Lynn Okamoto that was considered edgy in its time due to being pretty dark…
- Final Cut, The (2004)
- Dir. Omar Naim
Feat. Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel…
- Pertinent in an age where everything is over–recorded, and continuing a wave of films that play with memory, this sci–fi speculation from…
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2004)
- Dir. Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
- The second major feature film to emerge from the PlayStation game franchise (after FINAL FANTASY – THE SPIRITS WITHIN), this again encases some…
- Forgotten, The (2004)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Julianne Moore, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard…
- A year after her young son is killed in a plane crash, Julianne Moore is told by authorities that he never existed and that she is suffering from…
- Gankutsuou (TV Series) (Count of Monte Cristo, The) (2004)
- Born into an aristocratic family in Paris, Albert sets out on a journey with his best friend, Franz, to escape his privileged yet dull life. They…
- Gantz (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Ichirô Itano
- A kinetic and ultraviolent adaptation of Hiroya Oku's legendary 'manga' comics, beginning with the resurrection of several unconnected indivduals by…
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe
- Richard Ayoade (THE IT CROWD) spun this radical late–night oddity with cohort Matthew Holness, who plays a fictional horror author and creator…
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- Visually emphatic, conceptually flummoxing sequel to Mamoru Oshii's cyberpunk touchstone GHOST IN THE SHELL.
Cybernetic detective Batou returns to…
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Akira Takarada
- A 50th anniversary celebration of the GODZILLA movie franchise, with the big lizard coming up against a roll–call of old foes: Gigan, King…
- Hellboy (2004)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Ron Perlman, David Hyde Pierce, John Hurt…
- Surefire comicbook yarn – fusing Nazi occultism, demonic otherworlds and FBI intrigues with nice touches of style, humour and…
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Yet another miraculous animated odyssey from Hayao Miyazaki, who finds a perfect vehicle in the English fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones, about a…
- I, Robot (2004)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood…
- Standard model adaptation of Isaac Asimov's 1950s sci–fi speculations about the dystopian possibilities of a robot–riddled…
- Immortal (Immortel Ad Vitam) (2004)
- Dir. Enki Bilal
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Thomas Kretschmann
- Adapted from the astounding 'Nikopol Trilogy' comicbook, this futuristic parable is set in New York in 2095, where an Egyptian god hovers above the…
- Lost (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004)
- Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…
- One of the more daring, offbeat and addictive TV Series of recent years, this concerns the survivors of a plane–crash who find themselves…
- Naruto - The Movie(s) (2004-2014)
- Dir. Tensai Okamura
- The NARUTO series concerns its titular hero and his companions protecting the world from bands of rogue ninjas and other dangers in wait.
In…
- Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor, aka. Nightwatch) (2004)
- Dir. Timur Bekmambetov
Feat. Konstantin Khabensky, Maria Poroshina, Dima Martinov
- A mega–hit in its native Russia, this sci–fi–horror–action cocktail concerns a running battle on the mean streets of…
- One Point 0 (1.0) (2004)
- Dir. Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson
Feat. Jeremy Sisto, Deborah Kara Unger, Udo Kier…
- An inventive science–fiction speculation, set in a delapidated future world in which a computer programmer (Sisto) begins to get mysterious…
- Otogi Zoshi (2004)
- Dir. Mizuho Nishikubo
- A historical fiction series from the I.G. Anime production house (makers of NINJA SCROLL and KAI DOH MARU) that achieves a good balance of action,…
- Paranoia Agent (TV Series) (Mousou dairinin) (2004)
- Dir. Satoshi Kon
- Beautifully animated and conceptually ambitious 'anime' TV series from the dir. of PERFECT BLUE, set in a present–day metropolis of social…
- Place Promised in Our Early Days, The (2004)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- Evocative and measured anime, which bases its sci–fi storyline around a future Japan divided by civil war into two islands separated by…
- Primer (2004)
- Dir. Shane Carruth
Feat. Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden…
- A group of computer engineers tinkering with technology in their garage (hoping to escape their dayjobs), reach a turning–point when two invent…
- Punisher, The (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Hensleigh
Feat. Tom Jane, John Travolta, Laura Elena Harring
- A violent, straight–faced adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero (without superpowers), a traumatised cop who seeks to inflict grave punishment…
- Resident Evil - Apocalypse (2004)
- Dir. Alexander Witt
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr…
- Sequel to the adaptation of the Playstation video game, has Jovovich returning for another blood–drenched 90 minutes trying to fight her way…
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Dir. Kerry Conran
Feat. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie…
- Ambitious futuristic 'boys own' adventure sets up a scenario in which giant robots are attacking Earth in a 1930s retro–futuristic world of…
- Spider-Man 2 (Spiderman 2) (2004)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina…
- The webbed superhero swings back with a vengeance in this excellent sequel, dir. Raimi winding up the vertiginous action to exhilarating…
- Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Joe Flanigan
- Further wormhole adventures from the Stargate universe, with this latest spin–off following a dispatch of scientists and military personal to…
- Starship Troopers 2 (Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation) (2004)
- Dir. Phil Tippett
Feat. Richard Burgi, Lawrence Monoson, Colleen Porch
- Sequel to Paul Verhoeven's satirical futuristic sci–fi, which achieves much of the same thing on a fraction of the budget. The plot this time…
- Steamboy (2004)
- Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo
- A rapturous adventure set in quasi–futuristic Victorian England, where a young lad is given a "steamball" to take care of and becomes slowly…
- Thunderbirds (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, Barry Corbet…
- A live–action replay of the classic 60s sci–fi series which bears more relation to generic teen adventure than the spirit of the…
- Transformers Energon (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Jun Kawagoe, Yutaka Sato
- Fairly creditable sequel to the original animation series (following on from Transformers: Armada), with the Autobots and Decepticons living in peace…
- Trekkies 2 (2004)
- Dir. Roger Nygard
- A surprisingly compelling followup to the documentary TREKKIES, which peered into the strange world of American STAR TREK fandom.
A tad upset by…
- 28 Days Later (2003)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson
- Effective 'end of the world' thriller, where a scientifically–engineered contagion escapes the lab, turning most of Britain's populace into…
- Angel (TV Series) - Season 5 (2003)
- Feat. David Boreanz
- Fifth season of the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER spin–off in which David Boreanaz plays an angelic vampire battling demons, serial–killers…
- Animatrix, The (2003)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
- A collection of nine animated short films by various top ‘anime’ directors set within the backstory to THE MATRIX movie, some directly detailing…
- Astro Boy (TV Series) (2003)
- An updated English–language version of the cult 60s TV Series, reprising the jet–powered robot lad and his adventures.
Volume 1…
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (Battle Royale 2) (2003)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji, Fukasaku Kenta
Feat. Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari
- Bolder and bloodier sequel that introduces 9/11–style terrorist topicality into its violent, 'last teen standing' scenario, with overt…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Mini Series) (2003)
- Dir. Michael Rymer
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell
- Glossed–up reprise of the late–70s sci–fi TV series, which replaces the cuteness with a more sombre tone, ethnic diversity and…
- Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003)
- Animated spectacular from the makers of 'Lego', set on a half–mystical/half–futuristic islands of Mata Nui.
Subject to a devious plot…
- Butterfly Effect, The (2003)
- Dir. Eric Bress, J Mackye Gruber
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz
- A timewarping thriller with a touch of genuine B–movie originality, this portrays the unintended consequences when its young hero (Kutcher)…
- Children of Dune (TV Series) (2003)
- Dir. Greg Yaitanes
Feat. Alec Newman, Julie Cox
- Mini–series sequel to the Sci–Fi Channel TV–adaptation (with William Hurt) that maintains the purist approach with a complex…
- Code 46 (2003)
- Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton
- A cerebral, provocative 'future shock' thriller in which Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton try to conduct a forbidden affair in a politically…
- Daredevil (2003)
- Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell…
- The darkest tinged Marvel Comics adaptation yet, with Ben Affleck doing a sterling job of playing the titular superhero, a blind lawyer turned…
- Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV Series) (2003)
- Dir. Wilson Milam
Feat. Richard E. Grant
- Animated DOCTOR WHO series continuing the narrative of the original 1963–89 programme and DOCTOR WHO: THE MOVIE (1996), written by Doctor Who…
- Equilibrium (2003)
- Dir. Kurt Wimmer
Feat. Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, Emily Watson
- Modest, but intelligent sci–fi thriller, where a policeman misses his daily dose of emotion–lowering drug Prozium and realises the…
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
- Dir. Masaaki Tezuka
- More colossal mayhem from the never–ending franchise, with Japan vulnerable to a recuperated Godzilla, who will attack if government scientists…
- Hulk (2003)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte…
- The thinking person's superhero actioner, this boldly revises the 1960s Marvel Comics icon, a mild–mannered scientist who, when triggered or…
- Interstella 5555 (The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem) (2003)
- Dir. Kazuhisa Takenôchi
- Quirky and well–crafted animated feature, which extends a series of music–videos by the French electronica group Daft Punk, which…
- It's All About Love (2003)
- Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn…
- A wacky, overambitious, though not unendearing flop for dir. Vinterberg (FESTEN), in which young couple Danes and Phoenix attempt to resolve the…
- Kino's Journey (TV Series) (Kino No Tabe) (2003)
- Dir. Ryutaro Nakamura
- Unusual and yet quietly rewarding Japanese anime about a young girl, Kino, who travels the world on her sentient motorcycle, Hermes, seeking wisdom,…
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003)
- Dir. Stephen Norrington
Feat. Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Jason Flemyng…
- A swanky action–adventure in Victorian period dress that’s enticing premise teams up heroes and villains from classic fiction – Allan…
- Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Limited Edition) (2003)
- Dir. Peter Jackson, Costa Botes
- Special limited edition re–release of Peter Jackson's final installment of the monumental J.R.R. Tolkien novel. Features both the theatrical…
- Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving…
- The 'Matrix Trilogy' concludes in a green–tinged maelstrom of CGI–enhanced action and conceptual confusion.
Trinity (Moss) and…
- Natural City (2003)
- Dir. Byung-chun Min
Feat. Ji-tae Yoo, Jae-un Lee, Rin Seo
- A stylised high–tech thriller set in 2080 – after global war has destroyed much of civilisation – where an isolated metropolis has…
- Nemesis Game (2003)
- Dir. Jesse Warn
Feat. Carly Pope, Ian McShane, Rena Owen
- Twisted, overly enigmatic thriller shot in New Zealand, that concerns a student's obsession with a high–stakes game of riddles.
Noticing…
- Paycheck (2003)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman…
- Action–orientated version of a typically complex Phillip K Dick sci–fi story, in which hero Affleck must contend with wiped memories,…
- Planetes (TV Series) (2003)
- The year is 2075 AD. The dream of working and living in the vast openness of space is now a reality. However, a new threat has arisen and if left…
- Spectres of the Spectrum (2003)
- Dir. Craig Baldwin
- An experimental 'ficto–history' of the age of electricity onwards, which uses 'found' footage – kinescopes, early educational films,…
- Star Wars - The Clone Wars (TV Series) (2003)
- Animated Star Wars 'micro' series set between EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH, detailing the grand–scale…
- Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes…
- The final, belated chapter of the TERMINATOR series, minus the original director and most of the original cast, Schwarzanegger excluded.
In many…
- Timeline (2003)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Frances O’Connor…
- Time–travel actioner adapted from the novel by Michael Crichton (JURASSIC PARK) in which a group of students race through a wormhole in time to…
- Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life (2003)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds
- Equally preposterous (and fun) sequel to the first bigscreen incarnation of computer–game adventure idol Lara Croft. In this latest collection…
- Tru Calling (TV Series) (2003-2005)
- Feat. Eliza Dushku
- Paranormal TV drama with Dushku playing a morgue intern who discovers she can hear the voices of the recently deceased and reverse their fates.…
- Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002)
- Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson…
- Sci–fi comedy set in 2080 and following a lunar nightclub owner and ex–convict (Eddie Murphy) who is trying to keep the mafia out of his…
- Alive (2002)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Hideo Sakaki, Koyuki, Tak Sakaguchi
- A convicted murderer is sentenced to death, only to escape execution and become the subject of bizarre prison experiments in this inventive marriage…
- Angel (TV Series) - Season 4 (2002)
- Feat. David Boreanz
- Season 4 of the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER spin–off in which David Boreanaz plays an angelic vampire battling demons, serial–killers etc.…
- Armitage - Dual Matrix (2002)
- Dir. Katsuhito Akiyama
- Set on a future Martian colony amid growing tensions between humans and cyborgs, this digitally–enhanced anime puts action above ideas, but…
- Blade 2 (2002)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman…
- Surpassing the original in both imagination and thrills, thanks primarily to dir. Del Toro (CRONOS), we again ride with…
- Core, The (2002)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo
- Overblown actioner in which scientists discover that the Earth's core will soon stop spinning, unleashing a wave of natural…
- Cypher (2002)
- Dir. Vincenzo Natali
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu
- A striking, coolly managed thriller, where future corporations mount elaborate espionage missions against each other using specially trained…
- Dead or Alive 3 (Final) (2002)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi
- Imaginative, futuristic final entry in a remarkable action trilogy that this time presents its anti–heroic pair toughing it out in a dystopian…
- Dead Zone, The (TV Series) (2002-2006)
- Dir. Robert Lieberman
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, David Ogden Stiers, Nicole De Boer
- Surprisingly effective spinoff from the 1983 David Cronenberg–Stephen King film, with Hall playing a coma victim who upon awakening six years…
- Demonlover (2002)
- Dir. Olivier Assayas
Feat. Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloe Sevigny…
- An insinuating future–shock Euro–thriller, with Connie Neilsen as an attractive corporate executive caught in the…
- Don't Ask Don't Tell (2002)
- Feat. Peter Graves
- A sci–fi spoof that re–dubs minor 50's B–movie "Killer from Space" with new dialogue and a plot concerning a military scheme to…
- Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
- Dir. Ellory Elkayem
Feat. David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson
- Every decade produces at least one eight–legged monster movie, and this one for the CGI generation comes courtesy of Kiwi ‘bug…
- Firefly (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Adam Baldwin
- Devised by Josh Whedon, the creator of BUFFY and ANGEL, this intelligent sci–fi series concerns a small group of space–travellers aboard…
- Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex (TV Series) (2002-2004)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- A surprisingly excellent television sequel to the classic 'anime' of 1995, this chiefly concerns the life of a female police officer in a special…
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla III (Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla) (2002)
- Dir. Masaaki Tezuka
Feat. Yumiko Shaku
- The 27th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fourth film in the Millennium Series. Followed up with a direct sequel the following year, Godzilla:…
- Haibane Renmei (TV Series) (2002)
- Dir. Tomokazu Tokoro
- Accomplished Japanese anime TV series that shuns the usual props – weaponry, robots, demons, spaceships – for a bittersweet tale of a…
- Hellsing (TV Series) (Herushingu) (2002)
- Adapated from his own manga comicbook by Kouta Hirano, this concerns the battle of survival of the Hellsing Organisation, a shadowy group which looks…
- Ichi The Killer - Anime Version (2002)
- Dir. Shinji Ishidaira
- An animated prequel to the ultra–violent Japanese thriller of the same title, this flashes back to explain how Ichi gained his psychopathic…
- 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…
- Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Limited Edition) (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson, Costa Botes
- Special limited edition re–release of Peter Jackson's second installment of the monumental J.R.R. Tolkien novel. Features both the theatrical…
- Lost World, The (TV Mini-series) (2002)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox…
- Sterling BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs…
- Matrix Reloaded, The (2002)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss…
- Not called "reloaded" for no reason, the video–game influence presides over this second chapter of the Matrix trilogy – a sequel…
- Men in Black 2 (2002)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle…
- Recycling the characters, humour and premise of the first, this much–diluted sequel has Tommy Lee Jones lose his memory, giving Will Smith the…
- Mercano the Martian (Mercano El Marciano) (2002)
- Dir. Juan Antin
- Satirical Argentine animation about a Martian who crashes his flying saucer on Earth and thus stranded builds himself a virtual Mars on the internet.…
- Minority Report (2002)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow…
- An exhilarating science fiction thriller that lavishly realizes (and embellishes) a Philip K. Dick short story with the corporate muscle and…
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (TV Series) (Kido Senshi Gundam Seed) (2002)
- In the Cosmic Era, mankind has developed into two subspecies: Naturals, who reside on Earth, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans capable of…
- Odyssey 5 (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Peter Weller, Sebastian Roche, Christopher Gorham…
- Good quality sci–fi series about a crew of five astronauts (led by Peter Weller) onboard a space shuttle who witness the destruction of Earth…
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey
- Fire–breathing dragons are woken from their millennial slumbers by repairmen in the London Underground, and begin laying waste to the earth in…
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
- Lifted from the Playstation computer–game, this action–horror concerns an off–limits scientific installation which has become…
- Returner (2002)
- Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Kitted out with a charismatic cast, CGI–action that delivers, and tongue–lightly–in–cheek, this slick, big–budget…
- Robot Stories (2002)
- Dir. Greg Pak
Feat. Sab Shimono, Tamlyn Tomita
- Four tales concerning the future interraction between humans and robots are explored with effective melodrama and cinematic crafting by…
- Scorpion King, The (2002)
- Dir. Chuck Russell
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Steven Brand
- Spun off from the recent MUMMY remakes, this logically demented action–horror prequel concerns the struggle of Mathayus (played by WWF’s…
- Signs (2002)
- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
Feat. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, M. Night Shyamalan…
- Trading on a promise to explore the mysterious crop–circle phenomenon, the third supernatural blockbuster from M. Night Shyamalan instead…
- Solaris (2002)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies…
- Revisiting Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci–fi epic, dir. Soderburgh sustains comparisons with a thoughtful, stately reprise of its mysterious story…
- Spirited Away (2002)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Miyu Hiragi, Miyu Irino
- Animation visionary Hayao Miyazaki gets to fully unlock his boundless imagination through the otherworldly adventures of an innocent young girl that…
- Star Trek - Nemesis (2002)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton…
- The ‘Next Generation’ film series continues with another competent adventure set around a fresh Romulan threat to the planet Earth.
Sporting…
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen…
- The attack of the most successful–ever movie franchise continues, with Lucas’ space–opera following further galactic struggles, in…
- Stranded (Náufragos) (2002)
- Dir. Maria Lidon
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Maria de Medeiros
- A team of astronauts crashland on the 'red planet' without hope of rescue, beginning a race against their diminishing oxygen supply to somehow find…
- Teknolust (2002)
- Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, Karen Black
- Human and artificial frontiers overlap to intriguing effect in this independent feature propelled by Tilda Swinton in four incarnations – a…
- Time Machine, The (2002)
- Dir. Simon Wells
Feat. Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Jeremy Irons
- Though directed by the great–grandson of H G Wells, this adaptation of the classic sci–fi fable glosses the humbling future vision of a…
- X-Files, The - Season 9 (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi…
- The final season of the X–FILES saga divided audiences somewhat, with various loose strands having to be quickly resolved.
Most longterm…
- X-Men 2 (2002)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart…
- A new war between humans and mutants looks to boil over in this sure–footed sci–fi sequel, again steered by dir. Singer.
Centred…
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, William Hurt
- Speculative sci–fi at its most fascinating and opaque, this project developed by Stanley Kubrick is comparable to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in…
- American Astronaut, The (2001)
- Dir. Cory McAbee
Feat. Cory McAbee
- Wobbling unusually between satire, male angst and experimental derring–do, this slice of outer orbit cinema is set in a grungy future existence…
- Angel (TV Series) - Season 3 (2001)
- Feat. David Boreanz
- Season 3 of the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER spin–off series centred around an angelic vampire, played by David Boreanaz.
- Avalon (2001)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- A landmark technical achievement from the director of Anime classic GHOST IN THE SHELL, this distinctive 'hybrid' Anime is curiously inspired by…
- Broken Saints (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Brooke Burgess
- One of the most celebrated online animations – which began as a grassroots guerilla exercise and grew into a sprawling, prize–winning…
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live in New York City (2001)
- Dir. Chris Hilson
- Emmy award winning HBO concert film of the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen performance, live at Madison Square Garden.
1–1 My…
- Cowboy Bebop - The Movie (2001)
- Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe
- A full–length adventure for the bounty–hunting crew of the spaceship 'Bebop', pursuing a bioterrorist across the Martian…
- Dark Portals - Vidocq (2001)
- Dir. Pitof
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Andre Dussollier…
- Before the diabolical CATWOMAN, French visual effects maestro Pitof directed this wildly eccentric 19th century mythology, pitting the historical…
- Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within (2001)
- Dir. Hironobu Sakaguchi
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, David Sutherland…
- Derived from a computer game scenario, this sci–fi actioner, set on an Earth ravaged by alien invasion, is notable as the first movie to…
- Fruits Basket (TV Series) (2001)
- A teenage girl ingratiates herself to a mysterious family who are known to transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac in this peppy comedy romance,…
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Monsters All Out Attack (GMK) (2001)
- Dir. Shusuke Kaneko
Feat. Chiharu Nîyama, Ryudo Uzaki, Masahiro Kobayashi…
- Eagerly awaited redux of the GODZILLA brand by Toho Studios has its faults, but is surprisingly smart and effective overall.
Like most GODZILLAs,…
- Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius (2001)
- Dir. John A Davis
- Sophisticated animated feature from Nickelodeon TV is a mite hyperactive but is breathtaking in design and has a captivating story that will…
- 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…
- Kai Doh Maru (2001)
- Dir. Kanji Wakabayashi
- Short though superbly animated fable of ancient Japan concerning a young girl who is raised as a samurai warrior in feudal times. From the…
- Lone Gunmen, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund…
- An interesting spinoff series, this trails a trio of computer hackers who repeatedly cropped up in THE X–FILES, and were given a single season…
- Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Limited Edition) (2001)
- Dir. Peter Jackson, Costa Botes
- Special limited edition re–release of Peter Jackson's first installment of the monumental J.R.R. Tolkien novel. Features both the theatrical…
- Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The (2001)
- Dir. Larry Blamire
Feat. Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Larry Blamire
- A dead–on Z–grade movie parody that replicates the wooden acting, dumb dialogue, sloppy editing and cheap props of 50's "creature…
- Mists of Avalon, The (2001)
- Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Joan Allen, Julianne Margulies
- Interesting TV–Movie re–casting of the King Arthur mythology from the women’s – Igraine, Morgaine, Viviane, Gwenwyfer –…
- Mutant X (TV Series) (2001-2004)
- Feat. John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Lauren Lee Smith…
- Sci–Fi TV series about a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering when used as test subjects…
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth
- Attempting to “re–imagine” (rather than merely ape) the 1968 original, dir. Burton ups the ante with fiercer simians and darker…
- Princess Blade (Shurayuki-Hime) (2001)
- Dir. Shinsuke Sato
- Post–apocalyptic Japanese samurai action adapted from a graphic novel, employs a stark visual style to convey its tale of a disturbed young…
- Reboot (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Steve Ball, Gavin Blair
Feat. Michael Benyaer, Sharon Alexander, Kathleen Barr
- Popular Canadian CGI series set in a computer system where a group of sprites must defend their territory known as the 'Mainframe' from viruses and…
- Rollerball (2001)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Jean Reno, Chris Klein, LL Cool J…
- Now–notorious flop ‘remake’ of the James Caan original, set around the violent futuristic game of the title (kind of a cross between…
- Smallville (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Tom Welling
- TV–series set around the pre–adult existence of Superman a.k.a. Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in the small American town of Smallville. Pilot…
- Star Trek - Enterprise (TV Series) (2001-2005)
- Feat. Scott Bakula
- Probably the last in the ongoing TV STAR TREK sagas, this is set 100 years before Captain Kirk first set off into space.
In the 22nd century, the…
- Teenage Caveman (2001)
- Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Andrew Keegan, Tara Subkoff, Richard Hillman
- The highlight of a ‘Creature Feature’ series that updates drive–in fare of yesteryear, this delirious slab of camp set in a…
- Titan A.E. (2001)
- Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Feat. Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo…
- Unique combination of traditional animation and computer–generated images draws new inspiration from the debris of other sci–fi sources,…
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz…
- A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
- Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
- Dir. Makoto Shinkai
- A short but compelling 'anime' that was also written and animated by dir. Shinkai. Set on a future Earth, where the looming threat of Tarsians…
- Volcano High (Whasango) (2001)
- Dir. Tae-gyun Kim
- Wildly action–packed Korean thriller, set in a future high–school where combat–trained, telekinetic students and staff slug it out…
- Wave Twisters (2001)
- Dir. Syd Garon, Eric Henry
- From the album ‘Wave Twisters’, DJ Qbert’s turntable stylizations are transformed into a form of conceptual animated ecstasy through creative…
- X-Files, The - Season 8 (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick
- The continuing adventures of Scully and... Doggett (Patrick) in murky urban myths and higher conspiracies of America. With Duchovny appearing in only…
- Amazon (Amazone) (2000)
- Dir. Phillipe De Broca
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Arielle Dombasle
- Convoluted sci–fi adventure has jewel thief Belmondo stumbling upon an alien visitor in the guise of a twelve year old girl.
Almost…
- Andromeda (TV Series) (Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda) (2000-2005)
- Feat. Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Keith Hamilton Cobb
- Dystopian sci–fi series, based on unused material by STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry. Set thousands of years in the future around the…
- Angel (TV Series) - Season 2 (2000)
- Feat. David Boreanz
- Season 2 of the broodier spin–off from Buffy, and the series is finding it's feet after a sometimes shaky start in Season 1. 22 episodes over 6…
- Arabian Nights (Mini-Series) (2000)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital…
- Visually stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, in which a mad Sultan weds his childhood friend, planning to execute her the following…
- Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2000)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara…
- This hyper–kinetic, violent satire from Japan courted controversy (and a fair swag of hype) for its ‘irresponsible’ premise and searing…
- Battlefield Earth (2000)
- Dir. Roger Christian
Feat. John Travolta, Forest Whitaker
- Ludicrous though fun space–opera adapted from guru L. Ron Hubbard's book and a long–cherished project for Scientologist John Travolta.…
- 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…
- Cell, The (2000)
- Dir. Tarsem Singh
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn
- Entering the mind of serial killer might seem like a tired idea, but commercial supremo and visual stylist Tarsem Singh creates a impressively creepy…
- Dark Angel (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Jessica Alba, David Nutter, Michael Katleman
Feat. Jessica Alba, John Savage
- A James Cameron–created sci–fi series featuring Jessica Alba as an updated, genetically engineered version of La Femme Nikita.
- Dune (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. John Harrison
Feat. William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini
- Frank Herbert’s sci–fi classic, a mixture of New Testament, pulp fantasy and T.E. Lawrence, where the galaxy is enslaved to a…
- Dungeons and Dragons (2000)
- Dir. Courtney Soloman
Feat. Jeremy Irons
- An elaborate yet hokey movie–isation of the popular fantasy role–play game, with the prestige casting of Jeremy Irons as the villain.…
- Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
- Dir. Kazuki Akane
- Lavish, if much darker theatrical version of the popular anime TV series, reinventing its beloved heroine as a disenchanted high school girl…
- Frequency (2000)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. John Caviezel, Dennis Quaid
- Time–travel thriller tuned to an interesting premise – a NYPD cop speaks to his dead father via a ham radio.
Features some…
- 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…
- Godzilla Vs. Megaguiris (2000)
- Dir. Masaaki Tezuka
Feat. Shosuke Tanihara
- The 25th film in the Godzilla franchise and the second film in the Millennium series. While the film uses the Godzilla suit from Godzilla 2000, it is…
- Gospel According to Philip K. Dick, The (2000)
- Dir. Mark Steensland
- A loosely–assembled scan through the unusual life and mind of influential sci–fi writer Philip K. Dick, whose twisting literary…
- Hollow Man (2000)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, James Brolin…
- Unpleasant, one–dimensional sci–fi thriller that lavishes astonishing, groundbreaking special effects on a script that doesn't deserve…
- Metropolis (2000)
- Dir. Rinataro
- Visually splendid ‘future–noir’ set in a teeming, multi–leveled city, inhabited by several storylines: a detective quest, the…
- Mission to Mars (2000)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle
- A loop–ily solemn mission to the red planet in the year 2020 with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins and Don Cheadle, that threatens at times to overcome…
- Pitch Black (2000)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Vin Diesel
- A gang of space travellers crash land on a foreign planet (in a blistering opening sequence) where they confront infighting, a volatile prisoner and…
- Possible Worlds (2000)
- Dir. Robert Lepage
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Tom McCamus, Sean McCann
- A bittersweet sci–fi reflection on the possibility of a love when an individual exists in simultaneous parallel worlds.
Constructed around…
- Red Planet (2000)
- Dir. Anthony Hoffman
Feat. Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore…
- Attempting to colonise Mars in 2050, Val Kilmer, Carrie–Ann Moss, Tom Sizemore and a pesky robot helper suffer the NASA–jinx and…
- Requiem From The Darkness (TV Series) (Kurayami no rekuiemu) (2000)
- A supernatural anime series set in the Edo period, in which an aspiring writer, Momosuke, sets out into the troubled land to collect 100 ghost…
- Sixth Day, The (2000)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Duvall
- Topical, intriguing premise about cloning is levelled out into being just another vehicle for the ailing star of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
As an…
- Space Cowboys (2000)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland…
- Director Clint Eastwood plays a specially trained astronaut who takes three of his retirement–age buddies into space on a mission to repair a…
- Spriggan (2000)
- Dir. Hirotsugu Kawasaki
- Spectacular ‘anime’ produced by Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA) that springs an elaborate futuristic plot, centred round the search for a…
- Todd McFarlane - The Devil You Know (2000)
- Dir. Kenton Vaughan
- A straightforward look at the life of comicbook 'wunderkind' Todd McFarlane, who got his start at Marvel comics drawing Spider–Man, and later…
- What Planet Are You From? (2000)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear…
- Polarizing sci–fi sex comedy starring Garry Shandling as a human–looking alien from an emotionless all–male society is sent to…
- X-Men (2000)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman…
- Star Trek's Patrick Stewart gathers together an argumentative bunch of superheros with a variety of mutant powers, in a society where prejudice…
- X-Men Saga (8 Films) (X-Men 1, 2 & 3; X-Men Wolverine; The Wolverine; X-Men Prequel Trilogy) (2000-2016)
- 8 X–MEN films in their special–edition versions in one set.
- Xchange (2000)
- Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Stephen Baldwin
- With more than a few IQ points, this MATRIX–like thriller centres round the concept of body–swapping, in which one changes bodies to cut…
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz
- The indefatigable Robin Williams extends his range into the robotic, playing a household android who, over the course of 200 years learns what it is…
- Big O, The (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama
- Reasonably inviting anime series is set in the noirish future of an 'Art Deco' metropolis ("Paradigm City") where the inhabitants have, except for…
- Crusade (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Gary Cole, Peter Woodward
- A short–lived BABYLON 5 spinoff, in which the inhabitants of Earth in 2267 AD, must combat a virulent plague that has been implanted in the…
- Dragonball Z (TV Series) (1999)
- A violent Japanese children’s animation that features standoffs between various good and evil characters. Rather repetitive after a while, though…
- Farscape (TV Series) (1999-2003)
- Feat. Ben Browder, Claudia Black
- Suprisingly resourceful sci–fi series, with Channel 9 and Jim Henson collaborating in an extended saga of intergalactic intrigue.
Human…
- Fortress 2: Re-entry (1999)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Pam Grier
- Geoff Murphy helms this trashy, belated sequel to low–brow prison sci–fi pic, FORTRESS, with Christopher Lambert returning as one of the…
- Futurama (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio
- Matt Groening’s sci–fi followup show to THE SIMPSONS is a similarly clever adult–oriented cartoon, again with layers of satire and…
- Godzilla - Millennium Series Boxset (Godzilla 2000; Godzilla vs Megaguirus; Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Monsters All Out Attack; Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (III); Godzilla: Tokyo SOS; Godzilla Final Wars) (1999-2004)
- Boxset of Godzilla's six most recent outings.
- Godzilla 2000 (1999)
- Dir. Takao Okawara
Feat. Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida
- A reverential GODZILLA 'sequel' that plays its tale of flying saucers, overgrown reptiles and sea monsters with sober, though good humoured verve.…
- Harsh Realm (TV Series) (1999-2000)
- Feat. Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn…
- A US infantryman (Bairstow), about to be demobilised, is given one last mission – to test a top secret 'virtual reality' training game.
It…
- Heavy Metal 2000 (1999)
- Dir. Michel Lemire, Michael Coldewey
- Sequels eschews the multiple story approach for a single storyline (from a graphic novel by Kevin Eastman, Simon Bisley and Eric Talbot) in which the…
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Okikura
Feat. Michael Dobson, Mike Kopsa
- Visually rich and tasteful ‘anime’ set in a slightly futurised post–WW2 Tokyo, where an anti–terrorist commando, suspended from duty,…
- Matrix, The (1999)
- Dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving…
- Computer hacker Keanu Reeves is singled out by a high–tech guerilla network and trained as an operative to seize power from the evil guardians…
- My Favourite Martian (1999)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd
- Family sci–fi comedy based on the US 60s TV series, with Jeff Daniels as the ordinary Joe who harbours a stranded extra–terrestrial…
- Mystery Men (1999)
- Dir. Kinka Usher
Feat. Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria…
- Doing for the super–hero genre what PLEASANTVILLE did for 50s sitcoms, this frequently hilarious spoof sets a rag–tag team of…
- Now and Then, Here and There (Ima, soko ni iru boku) (1999)
- Regarded for its unflinching depiction of ‘atrocities’ in a grim totalitarian society, this is an exceptionally bleak, if sufficiently grounded…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 8 (1999)
- Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 VHS tapes.
Vol…
- Roswell (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Brendan Fehr, Katherine Heigl, Colin Hanks
- A unique melding of science fiction, rites–of–passage drama and teen comedy, this television series, like BUFFY, developed a similiar…
- 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…
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Po–faced revival of the billion–dollar STAR WARS money–spinner, jammed full of digital landscapes, excessive political exposition,…
- Supernova (1999)
- Dir. Thomas Lee
Feat. Troy Larsen, Robert Forster, James Spader…
- Aboard the hospital spaceship 'Nightingale', psycho–patient Troy Larsen is on the loose after gaining super–powers from an alien…
- Thirteenth Floor, The (1999)
- Dir. Josef Rusnak
Feat. Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Handsomely designed but meandering virtual reality thriller with a now second–hand premise that flits between 1937 and 1999 and ultimately…
- Thunder Stone (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Jeffrey Walker, Kate Keltie
- Effective Aussie sci–fi kid's series of a heroic teenager who exists in a future where all animals have become extinct, once he figures out the…
- Trekkies (1999)
- Dir. Roger Nygard
- Comprehensive, eye–opening tour of the STAR TREK phenomenon and the lives of some of its more ardent devotees. Chuckle and gasp as Denise…
- Tribe, The (TV Series) (1999-2003)
- Set in an post–apocalyptic future where all adults have been wiped out by a virus and children must fend for themselves by ganging up together,…
- Virus (1999)
- Dir. John Bruno
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin…
- A Russian research vessel in the South Pacific is attacked by an alien life form that seeks to turn humanity into cyborg slaves, in this sci–fi…
- Wild Wild West (1999)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh…
- The star and director of MEN IN BLACK and recoupled for this Sci–fi–Western–spoof, first aired as a popular,…
- X-Files, The - Season 7 (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
- More adventures of the X–Files crew – this was also David Duchovny's final season.
- 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…
- Cowboy Bebop (TV Series) (1998)
- Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe
Feat. Steven Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee…
- The futuristic adventures of animated bounty–hunter Spike Spiegel and pals on the frontiers of the solar–system, newly colonised to…
- Cube (1998)
- Dir. Vincenzo Natali
Feat. Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett…
- More than meets the eye of this enthralling dark–horse B–movie from Canada.
Five strangers find themselves thrown together in a…
- Dark City (1998)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly…
- Advancing on earlier efforts like THE CROW, director Alex Proyas, fabricates a shadowy urban jungle, replete with echoes of earlier sci–fi…
- Deep Impact (1998)
- Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Morgan Freeman…
- Contrasting the gung–ho cartoonery of the other meteor–disaster–pic, ARMAGEDDON, this chooses to show the 'human side' of an…
- Existenz (1998)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm…
- Dir. David Cronenberg bestows his customary intelligence on the 'Virtual Reality' genre, yet this time complements his visceral obsessions and mad…
- From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Dylan Baker, Adam Baldwin, Gary Cole…
- Truly epic dramatisation of the Apollo space programme – produced by Tom Hanks after the success of APOLLO 13 – which looks at the entire…
- Godzilla (1998)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno
- This box–office behemoth from the INDEPENDENCE DAY–makers is not nearly as terrible as the backlash would have you believe – in…
- Last Night (1998)
- Dir. Don McKellar
Feat. Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sandra Oh…
- Ingeniously crafted drama from actor Don McKellar, who stars here too, as one of six people spending the last six hours before the end of the world…
- Lost in Space (1998)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman…
- Warning! Warning! This ill–conceived big screen adaptation of a tele–series starts bad and does not get better, in fact, it's worth…
- Postman, The (1998)
- Dir. Kevin Costner
Feat. Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate…
- The postie, Kevin Costner, delivers another clutch of post–apocalyptic improbabilities a la WATERWORLD. Again playing Man From Nowhere, here he…
- Serial Experiments Lain (TV Series) (1998)
- Dir. Various
- A uniquely thoughtful Manga TV–Series concerning an introspective teenage girl who starts receiving emails from a deceased classmate and is…
- Six-String Samurai (1998)
- Dir. Lance Mungia
- Armed with an excellent grasp of all the genres it cheekily adopts, this indie concerns the journey of its Buddy Holly–lookalike hero across a…
- Soldier (1998)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Kurt Russell, Gary Busey, Jason Scott Lee
- Military sci–fi adventure wherein Kurt Russell utters terse words as an out–moded fighting machine grasping at a few straws of humanity…
- Sphere (1998)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson
- Back in the ocean depths, a 300yr–old alien spacecraft lies silently waiting for the team to investigate. Michael Crichton's story unavoidably…
- Trigun (TV Series) (1998)
- The $60,000,000,000 Man – Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a…
- Truman Show, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone…
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
- Ultimate Matrix Collection (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions) (1998-2003)
- Dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- The original Matrix masterpiece, the two blockbuster sequels. hours and hours of bonus content. Whoa.
- X-Files Movie, The (1998)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
- Following the STAR TREK model, the '90s TV phenomenon, featuring terminally–perturbed FBI agents Mulder and Scully, beams up onto the big…
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman
- Sigourney is back from the dead in part four of the continuing Alien saga, this time in the hands of the French DELICATESSEN helmer who sneaks in as…
- Anaconda (1997)
- Dir. Luis Llosa
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Ice-Cube, Jon Voight…
- Riverboat excursion through the Amazon proves treacherous for a bunch of wholly unsympathetic stock characters. Among giant man–eating snakes,…
- Batman and Robin (1997)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger…
- It's George Clooney's turn in the batsuit, with Chris O'Donnell, Arnold, Uma and Alicia all able to indulge the designer fetish–wear, too. A…
- Black Mask (1997)
- Dir. Daniel Lee
Feat. Jet Li, Lau Ching-wan
- Mild–mannered librarian by day – pain–resistant, cool–garbed crime–fighter by night – Jet Li's engaging…
- Contact (1997)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey…
- The E.T.s phone Earth in this lavish adaptation of Carl Sagan's novel, with scientists retrieving alien radio signals from Somewhere Out There. …
- Crime Traveller (TV Series) (1997)
- Feat. Michael French, Michele Riondino
- Naturally inspired by Dr. Who, though with its own unique charms, this cult sci–fi series marries classic British sleuth fiction with the…
- Event Horizon (1997)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill
- This sleek monstrosity is worth a look for some reasonably scary special effects or if you just want reminding of what a masterpiece ALIEN really is.…
- Fifth Element, The (1997)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich…
- Whether you think it's a gorgeous sci–fi masterpiece or narcissistic fluff, French director Luc 'Nikita' Besson's multi–million dollar…
- Gattaca (1997)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman
- The big league writer/directing debut of ex–pat Wellingtonian and former London adman Niccol, is a highly intriguing thriller about the scary…
- Lexx (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Brian Downey, Eva Habermann, Michael McManus
- This oddball sci–fi series follows four misfit characters aboard the Lexx, a giant, insect–esque spaceship that is also 'the most…
- Lost World, The (Jurassic Park 2) (1997)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Spielberg steals a few licks from KING KONG for this perfunctory JURASSIC PARK sequel. Yup, its more of the same, really, so its no surprise that the…
- Men in Black (1997)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino…
- Far out effects, a slightly believable alien conspiracy plot and some savvy comic timing render this superior blockbuster fare. Will Smith and Tommy…
- Mimic (1997)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam
- A mutant strain of humanoid bugs come back to taunt entomologist Mira Sorvino, who enters into a fierce confrontation through the dank, falteringly…
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
- Dir. John R. Leonetti
Feat. Robin Shou, James Remar, Talisa Soto
- Bottom–of–the–barrel sequel to the hit vidgame–adaptation picks up immediately after the original concluded. Which is to say…
- Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) (1997)
- Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
Feat. Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera
- A surrealistic nightmare unfurled with Hitchcockian precision and irony, Eduardo Noriega plays a young–man–who–has–everything…
- Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) (1997)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- A landmark animation that set box–office records in Japan and was a hit worldwide due to it’s stunningly smooth visuals, and complex,…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 7 (1997)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on DVD or over 2 VHS…
- Sleepwalker Project, The (TV Series) (Sleepwalkers) (1997)
- Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Naomi Watts
- With a premise that's a cut above the usual sci–fi series imagination, this has a team of researchers at the Morpheus Institute use special…
- Spawn (1997)
- Dir. Mark A. Z. Dippe
Feat. Theresa Randle, Martin Sheen
- Mightily fluid digital FX are the primary inspiration in this version of Todd McFarlane's cult comic book, wherein the forces of light and darkness…
- 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…
- Stargate SG1 (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- Feat. Richard Dean Anderson
- Based on the rather average 1994 sci–fi movie, this series proved a long–running success, boosting the original concept with a more…
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer
- ROBOCOP man Verhoeven's 'ironic' take on Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel about a totalitarian future society whose perfectly toned young 'citizens' wage…
- Tykho Moon (1997)
- Dir. Enki Bilal
Feat. Julie Delpy, Michel Piccoli
- Mixed sci–fi odyssey features stunning art direction, but a rather shapeless plot involving an aging dictator’s search for life saving brain…
- X-Files, The - Season 5 (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin, Kim Manners, Rob Bowman
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- Series 5 continues along the lines of Series 4, and is dominated by Mulder's series–long sustained belief that there are, actually, no aliens,…
- 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…
- Arrival, The (1996)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Charlie Sheen
- Radio astronomer Charlie Sheen detects signs of intelligent life in outer space, and soon discovers hostile ET's, already intent on…
- Barb Wire (1996)
- Dir. David Hogan
Feat. Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison
- Pam Anderson bounces though an enjoyably trashy catalogue of apocalyptic–future cliches. Aside from the obvious attractions, it's worth seeing…
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Collector's Edition (1996-2002)
- Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller
- A boxed set that includes all seven series of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
- 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…
- Dark Skies (TV Series) (1996-1997)
- Feat. Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh
- Darkly imaginative series set in 1960s America, where a young couple is attempting to expose a hostile alien invasion, whilst struggling to stay one…
- Doctor Who - The Movie [Paul McGann] (Dr. Who) (1996)
- Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Paul McGann, Eric Roberts
- Paul McGann (WITHNAIL AND I) incarnates the Doctor in this feature–film revival, materialising in San Francisco on the eve of the millennium…
- Dragonheart (1996)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis…
- Medieval fantasy hokum highlighted by Sean Connery in drag! Drag–on, that is – the large lizard of legend variety. The sublime CGI…
- Escape from L.A. (1996)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
- Carpenter's belated follow–up sequel to his cult smash ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK revives Kurt Russell as a straight–faced, world–saving…
- Frighteners, The (1996)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson…
- A big–budget Hollywood hootenanny made in Miramar and starring Lyttleton harbour, this is a must–see for any self–respecting…
- Independence Day (ID4) (1996)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Will Smith
- Absurdly mega–hyped sci–fi blockbuster revels in its own trashiness, but to its credit revives an old high–concept with (then)…
- Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Temuera Morrison
- HG Wells' ever–timely tale of the perils of genetic science, featuring big–name Hollywood talent and a troubled production record, it…
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening…
- Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage.
This gleefully (though…
- Millennium (TV Series) (1996-1999)
- Feat. Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott
- Occult sci–fi series from the creator of The X–Files) following the investigations of ex–FBI agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen),…
- Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (1996)
- Dir. Jim Mallon
Feat. Trace Beaulieu, Michael J Nelson, Jim Mallon
- Movie version of a popular cable show in which a B–movie (in this case, THIS ISLAND EARTH) is mercilessly heckled by a trio of 'witty'…
- Neverwhere (Mini-series) (1996)
- Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Laura Fraser, Gary Bakewell
- Highly worthwhile sci–fi confection from the pen of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman (MIRRORMASK), in which an 'ordinary' Londoner (Bakewell) one day…
- Phantom, The (1996)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Billy Zane straps into purple tights to fight the depression–era blues and a supernaturally–empowered villain (Treat Williams). An…
- Prophecy, The (1996)
- Dir. Gregory Widen
Feat. Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Elias Koteas…
- Christopher Walken plays the Archangel Gabriel(!), spreading terror on earth on behalf of a private vendetta in heaven. X–FILES fans should…
- Rurouni Kenshin (TV Series) (Wandering Samurai; Legends of Kyoto; Tales of the Meiji) (1996-1999)
- Dir. Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Beloved adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki, about a former assassin in the early Meiji period who takes a vow never…
- Space Truckers (1996)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Debi Mazar…
- A non–villainous Dennis Hopper plays a long–haul truckie of the future, toting a lucrative sealed cargo across the galaxy. Stephen Dorff…
- Star Trek - First Contact (1996)
- Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
- Highly accredited STAR TREK entry in which an entirely new crew of the Starship Enterprise E come up against series arch–enemies The Borg……
- Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) (1996)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe
- Ingenious time–travel epic is a long overdue shot in the arm to the sci–fi genre. Terry Gilliam (BRAZIL) notches up another beautiful and…
- Ultraman - Zearth 1 (1996)
- Dir. Shinya Nakajima
- A mockingly ludicrous homage to the long–running Japanese TV serial, in which the heroic MYDO (Mysterious Yonder Defence Organisation) must…
- X-Files, The - Season 4 (TV Series) (1996)
- Dir. Rob Bowman, R.W. Goodwin, Kim Manners
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- Things get a little darker and much wider–spread in the fourth series, which both develops lots more mythology while raising the stakes for all…
- Batman Forever (1995)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris O'Donnell…
- A new director and a new Batman (Val Kilmer) line up for this lucrative threequel. Its relentless onslaught of action has a rather numbing effect,…
- City of Lost Children (1995)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Feat. Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet
- Visual wonderstuff from the unique genius pairing of the creators of DELICATESSEN, this is as good a follow up as one could wish for.
While…
- Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
- Dir. Bradford May
Feat. Larry Drake, Arnold Vosloo, Kim Delaney
- Larry Drake returns as Durant in this direct–to–video sequel of Darkman with South African actor Arnold Vosloo taking over from Liam…
- Downtime (1995)
- Dir. Keith Barnfather, Christopher Barry
Feat. Elizabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Deborah Watling
- Doctor Who spin–off where the retired commander of The United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, an associate of the Doctor, attempts to defeat an…
- 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,…
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Dir. Shusuke Kaneko
Feat. Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani
- Japanese Kaiju genre film (giant monsters!) which is the ninth inclusion to the Gamera film series, but enjoyable as stand–alone entertainment,…
- Ghost in the Shell (1995)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- An Anime feature technically superior to AKIRA. There's car chases, shoot–outs, tongue–in–cheek dialogue aplenty, but where it…
- Hideaway (1995)
- Dir. Brett Leonard
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Christine Lahti, Alicia Silverstone
- The director of LAWNMOWER MAN turns his high–tech sensibility to this enjoyably silly supernatural thriller in which family man Jeff Goldblum…
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
- Dir. Richard Longo
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Ice-T…
- Keanu Reeves as futuristic cyber courier, dude! Aimed well below the high–concept, author William Gibson gleefully cannibalizes much of his…
- Judge Dredd (1995)
- Dir. Danny Cannon
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante
- Hollywood again turns wine into water with this adaptation of the British cult comicbook. No underground cultural icon here, instead Sly Stallone is…
- 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.
- Memories (1995)
- Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Tensai Okamura, Kouji Morimoto
- A unique triptych, threaded loosely by its dystopian–future theme, that integrates three very different narratives and animation techniques…
- Mortal Kombat (1995)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby
- Finally, a computer–game–turned–movie that's worth it's salt, this dispenses with story so it can devote itself entirely to the…
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
- Iconic Japanese manga set in the yeat 2015 on an Earth devasted by wars, and suddenly invaded by nearly invincible extraterrestrial "angels".
An…
- 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.…
- Outer Limits (TV Series) (1995-2002)
- A worthy and faithful 90s remake of the cult 60s series, exploring the extremities of humanity’s hopes and fears through science fiction scenarios…
- Powder (1995)
- Dir. Victor Salva
Feat. Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flannery, Lance Henriksen
- Teenage alienation is given a supernatural charge in this story of a terminally–isolated, albino–like youth with metaphysical…
- Prophecy II & III, The (1995-2000)
- Feat. Christopher Walken
- Two sequels in the 'PROPHECY' Series.
- Screamers (1995)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Peter Weller
- Devastating economic bloc–wars have led to out–of–control self–mutating weaponry – a complex story held together by…
- 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…
- Sliders (TV Series) (1995-2000)
- Feat. Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies
- While experimenting in his lab, budding genius O'Connell unwittingly invents a teleportation device that slides open portals to alternate realities…
- Species (1995)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker…
- Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
- Star Trek - Generations (1995)
- Dir. David Carson
Feat. LeVar Burton, Malcolm McDowell, James Doohan…
- Capt. Picard and crew get their big–screen debut but are forced to call on the spirit of predecessor Capt. Kirk to assist them in a struggle…
- Star Trek - Voyager (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran
- As a spinoff TV series of the STAR TREK empire, this was not as high–achieving as DEEP SPACE NINE, but still holds it own with some good…
- Strange Days (1995)
- Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
- Ralph Fiennes runs into all sorts of bother as a low–rent dealer of subversive pleasures encoded on diskettes.
An ambitious,…
- Tank Girl (1995)
- Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Ice-T
- Lori Petty is well cast as the rumbuncious heroine of Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett's subversive comic strip. Purists may cry foul but though its…
- Virtuosity (1995)
- Dir. Brett Leonard
Feat. Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington
- Russell Crowe plays a computer–generated composite of 200 serial killers who escapes cyberspace and proves a formidable opponent for…
- Waterworld (1995)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn…
- Most famous as a production fiasco, Kevin Costner made a painful public bellyflop with this MAD MAX on water.
His film has many things to…
- Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- Dir. Yoshifumi Kondo
- A bookish, teenage girl grows into maturity through her love for a lad who wishes to be an Italian–trained violin–maker.
With only…
- 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…
- X-Files, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin, Rob Bowman, Kim Manners
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Jack Black…
- The third series keeps close to the high standards of season two, continuing to develop the conspiracy themes. Both Cancer Man and Skinner start to…
- 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…
- Fantastic Four (TV Series) (1994-1995)
- An animated TV series, in which Marvel Comic's superhero foursome – Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing – battle…
- Future Cops (1994)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok
- Good dumb fun is the pure agenda of this kitsch, kinetic fantasy–comedy based on the popular ‘Streetfighter’ arcade game.
On the trail…
- Guyver, The (1994)
- Ten parts on five cassettes.
- 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…
- Highlander 3: The Final Dimension (Highlander III) (1994)
- Dir. Andrew Morahan
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Kara Unger…
- A psychotic immortal escapes his mountain tomb and seeks revenge of our sword–slinging hero. Third in the series is actually a prequel to…
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV Series) (Mantis) (1994)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees
- A wheelchair–bound scientist becomes a crime–fighter after building himself a powerful exo–skeleton that gives him superhuman…
- 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…
- Oblivion (1994)
- Dir. Sam Irvin
Feat. Richard Joseph Paul, Andrew Divoff, Isaac Hayes…
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- Ocean Girl (TV Series) (1994-1997)
- Feat. Marzena Godecki, Jeffrey Walker, Kerry Armstrong
- Environmentally conscious Australian cult adventure series based around a mystical girl from under the sea who has the ability to communicate with…
- Puppet Masters, The (1994)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner…
- Sci–fi based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel of the same name, about an alien invasion in rural Iowa.
When a mysterious spacecraft…
- RoboCop (TV Series) (1994)
- Feat. Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar
- A Canadian television adaptation of the RoboCop film series tailored for appeal to a younger demographic with toned–down violence. RoboCop here…
- 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…
- Royal Space Force (Wings of Honnemaise) (1994)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga
- Quality Anime feature distinguishes itself by taking its time to develop story and character, as well as boasting intricate animation. Score by…
- Space Precinct (TV Series) (1994)
- Feat. Ted Shackelford, Rob Youngblood, Simone Bendix
- One of the more recent Gerry 'Thunderbirds' Anderson productions revolves around high–tech policeman in outer space.
Using human actors…
- Stargate (1994)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
- Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
- Dir. Gisaburô Sugii
- Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the…
- Tekwar (TV Series) (1994-1996)
- Feat. Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, William Shatner
- Ropey but enjoyable future–noir adapted from William Shatner's sci–fi novels, about a police officer framed for murder and trafficking…
- Timecop (1994)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver…
- Big–budget sci–fi film disabled by a banal script and a leaden leading man. Jean Claude Van Damme plays a 21st Century cop who tracks…
- X-Files, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (1994)
- Dir. David Nutter, Daniel Sackheim, Rob Bowman
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- The second series is probably the strongest, getting a real kick from Scully's abduction by aliens in the 2 parter Duane Barry/ Ascension early in…
- Babylon 5 (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Richard Compton
Feat. Michael O'Hare, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian…
- Renegade staff from Star Trek's Next Generation developed their own series for an opposition TV network. Computer generated effects give them a run…
- Babylon 5: The Movie Collection (The Gathering, In The Beginning, Thirdspace, River of Souls, Call to Arms) (1993-1999)
- Dir. Richard Compton, Michael Vejar, Jesús Salvador Treviño
Feat. Bruce Boxleitner
- Compilation of the five TV–movies made as stand alones during Babylon–5's five year run.
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Feat. Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany
- Adapted from the suitably nasty TV series, this exciting animated feature manages to deliver loads of action and black humour without detracting from…
- 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…
- Body Snatchers (1993)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar
- Director Ferrara adds visceral punch to the sci–fi staple about an alien life force that takes over human bodies in their sleep. The third…
- Coneheads (1993)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin
- Slightly strained attempt at stretching a five–minute sketch idea with its one–note 'alien' novelty. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise…
- Demolition Man (1993)
- Dir. Marco Brambilla
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock…
- Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes are cryogenically thawed in a totalitarian, crime–free L.A. in 2032 where their cop/villain…
- Fire in the Sky (1993)
- Dir. Robert Lieberman
Feat. D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer
- Allegedly true account of a lumberjack who claimed to suffer a horrific ordeal aboard an alien space craft. Maybe laughable to skeptics, but genre…
- 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…
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Dir. Takao Okawara
- The 20th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fifth film in the Heisei series, but in fact not a sequel to 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
- 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…
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum…
- Richard Attenborough's eccentric billionaire has perfected his tropical island themepark. With cutting edge science; he has revived the dinosaurs!…
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1993-1997)
- Feat. Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher
- Popular T V serialisation of the 'Superman' story, with Cain playing the superhero who doubles as meek journalist Clark Kent, and Hatcher playing his…
- Macross Plus: Complete Collection (1993)
- Ninja Scroll (1993)
- Dir. Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Top rate period manga.
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 6 (1993)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 VHS tapes.
Vol…
- Robocop 3 (1993)
- Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Robert Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn…
- Replacing Peter Weller in this final installment is Robert Burke.
- Seaquest DSV (TV Series) (1993)
- Feat. Roy Scheider
- Deep sea is the final frontier in this popular mid–nineties riff on STAR TREK, logging the oceanic adventures of an advanced submersible vessel…
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) (Deep Space 9) (1993)
- Feat. Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig…
- Son of the Next Generation, this initiated a new tele series for trekkies to indulge. Intrepid officers of Starfleet acquire an abandoned alien space…
- 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…
- X-Files, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Robert Mandel, Daniel Sackheim, Harry Longstreet
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- The first series of the sci fi TV phenomenon – not quite finding the shape of the mythology of later seasons, but with some excellent episodes…
- Alien 3 (1992)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Third entry suffers from its plagued production history, but still emerges as an enjoyable piece of hokum and Sigourney is as terrific as always.
- Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3) (1992)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz
- Raimi's third 'Evil Dead' movie is an out–and–out Pythonesque comic–fantasy in which the hero, Ash, confronts simpleton locals and…
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer…
- The lone Bat returns to defend Gotham City from Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) and The Penguin (Danny De Vito). Everything you loved or loathed about…
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
- Respectful and crafted TV animation of the much–adapted Bob Kane comicbook, with Bruce Wayne transforming himself into a terrifying superhero…
- 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…
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
- Dir. Fran Rubel Kuzui
Feat. Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer…
- Perry, Paul 'Pee Wee' Reubens, Sutherland, Hauer and Swanson bring to life this bubbly froth about an adolescent bimbo who finds herself chosen to…
- Cool World (1992)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Feat. Brad Pitt, Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne
- Cartoonist Gabriel Byrne is seduced into the animated world of his sexy creation in this dense, saucy amalgam of live–action and animation for…
- 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…
- Delicatessen (1992)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Feat. Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Karin Viard…
- Two former Ad–men splash down with an audacious, darkly comic masterpiece set in a vegetarianist, post–apocalyptic future. Consumed with…
- 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…
- Freejack (1992)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins
- Champion race driver Emilio Estevez is rescued from death and beamed into 2009 where he soon sets about kicking the totalitarian asses of both Mick…
- Lawnmower Man, The (1992)
- Dir. Brett Leonard
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright
- Tech–head Pierce Brosnan unwittingly transforms his simple–minded gardener into a megalomaniac. This first feature to explore 'Virtual…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 5 (1992)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 discs or tapes.…
- 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,…
- Scanners 3: The Takeover (1992)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Liliana Komorowska
- Third in the SCANNERS trilogy with another fresh set of characters built around the concept of humans with telepathic powers. Liliana Komorowska…
- Split Second (1992)
- Dir. Tony Maylam
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall
- It's 2008, and Rutger Hauer must use his devastating machismo to rid a flooded London of the ultimate alien killing machine.
- Universal Soldier (1992)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren
- Van Damme and Lundgren team for this big–budget futuristic romp with an extravagance of punch–ups, explosions and wisecracks.
- 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…
- Flash, The (TV Series) (1991)
- Feat. John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, M. Emmet Walsh…
- Vastly underrated TV adaptation of the DC comicbook hero, in which a forensic detective (Shipp) has a laboratory accident which causes the molecules…
- Godzilla - Heisei Series Boxset (Godzilla vs King Ghidorah; Mothra; Mechagodzilla II; Spacegodzilla; Destoroyah) (1991-1995)
- Five Godzilla showdowns from the Heisei Studio era.
Includes the follow films: GODZILLA vs KING GHIDORAH, GODZILLA vs MOTHRA, GODZILLA vs…
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah / Godzilla vs. Mothra (1991-1992)
- Dir. Kazuki Omori, Takao Okawara
Feat. Anna Nakagawa
- A double–feature of later 'Godzilla' films from the unofficial 'Heisei' era of the early 1990s.
In GODZILLA VS. KING CHIDORAH, Godzilla…
- Highlander 2 (1991)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside…
- Sequel to the video blockbuster of the 80's sees the back–story of the original film ditched and Scottish immortal MacLeod now in fact an alien…
- Legend of the Four Kings (1991)
- Four parts on two cassettes.
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 4 (1991)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
- 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…
- Rocketeer, The (1991)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin…
- A young pilot stumbles upon a jetpack that enables him to fly, but greedy villains lurk in the wings. Exciting update of the comicbook hero evokes…
- Roujin Z (1991)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- Futuristic morality tale from writer Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA) about a compassionate young nurse who is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped…
- Scanners 2: The New Order (1991)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin
- Reasonable sequel without originator Cronenberg's involvement, about a breed of humans with strong psychic abilities that are seen as a threat to…
- Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (1991)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Gracious conclusion to the film series featuring the original cast. Combines great special effects, a plot with a social conscience, and some deft…
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
- Dir. Michael Pressman
Feat. David Warner
- A sillier, brighter, bigger–budgeted follow up to the original early 90s kids hit.
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong
- The ultimate Sci–fi action picture, it shamelessly flaunts its $100 million budget with Big Arnie playing second fiddle to a plethora of…
- Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1991)
- Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto
Feat. Nobu Kanaoka, Iwata
- Sensational sequel is everything fans of the first one should expect, and much more.
A full length, Technicolor, ultra–slick revision of…
- Timescape (1991)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Jeff Daniels
- Jeff Daniels sets about rescuing his town from catastrophe when he learns the secret of an alien tourist party on his front doorstep. Engaging…
- Until the End of the World (1991)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill
- Wim Wenders dream project, shot in nine countries, concerns global ambling at the end of the millenium before developing its best idea about…
- Wedlock (1991)
- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers
- Rutger Hauer and Mimi Rogers escape a high–tech prison but are bound by a security device that will explode if they stray more than 100 yards…
- 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…
- Arachnophobia (1990)
- Dir. Frank Marshall
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman…
- A rare breed of poisonous spider begin to bump off members of an idyllic rural community. Enjoyable 'monster' movie with deft humour finding its way…
- Back to the Future 3 (1990)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen…
- Fun conclusion to the trilogy sends Marty McFly back to the wild west to resolve the havoc he created in part 2.
- 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.
- Darkman (1990)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
- A superhero emerges from a scientist charred beyond recognition, but able to assume the identity of anyone he chooses. Fun all the way, with the…
- 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…
- Flatliners (1990)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon…
- Young medical students experiment with their own deaths amid splendid gothic architecture. An intriguing premise is blown up to biblical proportions…
- 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…
- Handmaid's Tale, The (1990)
- Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway
- Disturbing but thoroughly rewarding version of Margaret Atwood's novel set in a near future where 99% of women have become infertile. Privileged…
- Hardware (1990)
- Dir. Richard Stanley
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Lemmy , Iggy Pop
- A bone–crunching excursion through a warped, MAX HEADROOM–like future where machines pose a major health hazard. In an undernourished…
- Moon 44 (1990)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Michael Pare, Lisa Eichhorn, Malcolm McDowell
- Low–rent, but tolerable sci–fi action set on a remote corporate mining colony which is under siege from rival interests.
Pare plays an…
- Patlabor 2 (1990)
- First sequel to the cult movie based upon the Japanese anime TV Series concerning a future Tokyo, where Mobile Police enforce the law.
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades…
- No Arnie this time, but the evil alien is back (he was cheaper) for another bout of human carnage. This time downtown Detroit gets the brunt of its…
- Robocop 2 (1990)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Peter Weller
- Peter Weller returns as the cyber–policeman in this violent sequel.
- Total Recall (1990)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone
- From the heyday of the Arnold Schwarzenegger craze, this excellent sci–fi thriller boasts a massive f/x budget, Sharon Stone and a Phillip K…
- Tremors (1990)
- Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross
- Exciting tongue–in–cheek horror flick in the tradition of 50s 'Creature Features' has Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward among the desert yokels…
- 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,…
- Abyss, The (1989)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn
- Ed Harris leads a civilian diving team who encounter an alien aquatic species while searching for a lost nuclear submarine.
Director James…
- Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Robin Williams
- An elaborate and hugely expensive adventure for dir. Gilliam who successfully visualises the fantastic tall–tales of the real–life 18th…
- Akira (1989)
- Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo
- Dazzling cyberpunk animated feature adapted from the cult comic books, it's a violent, anarchic, wildly ambitious ride through Neo–Tokyo in…
- Alien Nation (TV Series) (1989-1990)
- Feat. Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint
- From the creator of "V" comes this sci–fi police procedural series based on the 1988 feature film about an LA police officer reluctantly…
- 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.
- Back to the Future 2 (1989)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…
- Second part of the trilogy has Marty McFly catapulted into 2020 and back again into a dark alternate reality. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd,…
- Batman (1989)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger
- The box–office sensation that almost survived its own hype. Jack Nicholson's Joker and the incredible set designs will ensure it to be…
- Batman Anthology (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin) (1989-1997)
- The four first BATMAN films in their 2–disc special edition versions.
- 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…
- Communion (1989)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse
- Based on the ‘experiences’ of novelist Whitley Strieber, who claimed multiple abductions by aliens, this has Christopher Walken whisked away for…
- Cyborg (1989)
- Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Inglorious "sword–and–sci–fi" vehicle for the then–rising star of Jean Claude Van Damme, directed by prolific trash merchant,…
- Dominion Tank Police (1989)
- Four parts on two cassettes.
- Fly 2, The (1989)
- Dir. Chris Walas
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, John Getz
- Unnecessary 'son–of–the–fly' sequel to the revisionist horror classic with dir. Walas clearly no Cronenberg and EricStoltz no…
- Gunhed (1989)
- Dir. Masato Harada
Feat. Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, James Brewster Thompson
- Live–action Manga movie is strictly an American B–movie in Japanese dress (though the female lead is even an American cheerleader type).…
- Legend of the Demon Womb (1989)
- Legend of the Overfiend (Urotsukidoji) (1989)
- A genuine Manga 'video nasty', this has all the trademark elements of sex, violence and the supernatural to enough of an extreme to ensure an…
- Millennium (1989)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd
- Perplexing but fascinating sci–fi think piece about an air disaster investigator (Kristofferson) who discovers evidence of time travel while…
- 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…
- Patlabor (1989)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
Feat. Shigeru Chiba, William Dufries
- A more action–orientated film based on the Japanese anime TV Series. Set in a futuristic Tokyo where armoured Mobile Police enforce the laws,…
- Quantum Leap (TV Series) (1989-1993)
- Dir. Donald P Bellisario
Feat. Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell
- An often thoughtful speculative sci–fi drama in which a scientist finds himself trapped in time, leaping into the body of a different person in…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 3 (1989)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
- Robot Jox (1989)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo
- Crash and burn in a bleak future where one–to–one combat is conducted using robot killing–machines the size of buildings. The idea…
- Salute of the Jugger (1989)
- Dir. David Peoples
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen
- Rutger Hauer leads a band of brutal apocalyptic gladiators in their challenge for The League.
- 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…
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
- Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto
Feat. Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara
- Mind–blowing cyberpunk tour–de–force that sandwiches enough visuals to fill three movies into its sweat–breaking 67 minutes.…
- Venus Wars (1989)
- Alien Nation (1988)
- Dir. Graham Baker
Feat. James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp
- Extra–terrestrials have now settled in suburban California – some are good, some bad, but all are ugly! A futuristic buddy–cop…
- 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…
- Cherry 2000 (1988)
- Dir. Steve DeJarnatt
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Ben Johnson, David Andrews
- Melanie Griffith stars as a sort of bazuka–wielding female MAD MAX in this tongue–in–cheek blast from the future. An A–grade…
- Gandahar (Light Years) (1988)
- Dir. Rene Laloux
- Typically vibrant animation from Laloux has an evil force from a 1000 years in the future threatening an idyllic paradise, where the citizens are in…
- Moonwalker (1988)
- Dir. Colin Chilvers, Jerry Kramer
Feat. Michael Jackson
- Feature–length fantasy from the imagination of pop–prince Michael Jackson that combines sci–fi, adventure and plenty of…
- Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (TV Series) (1988-1999)
- Feat. Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu…
- Legendary cult series about a man and his robot buddy who get shot into space by an evil scientist and forced to watch the most horrific…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 1 (1988)
- Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- Catch up on those missed or classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on…
- Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 2 (1988)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
- Short Circuit 2 (1988)
- Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb…
- The lovable robot of SHORT CIRCUIT fame is back, with the same endearing naivety – this time he's up against street hoods, a greedy banker and…
- 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…
- They Live (1988)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Keith David, Meg Foster
- Earth is invaded by aliens that offer materialism in exchange for human souls. One can only detect their presence through special glasses. Too often…
- Warlock (1988)
- Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Julian Sands, Mary Woronov
- Richard E. Grant plays a witch–hunter on the tail of an evil 17th Century Warlock (Julian Sands) in this hammy fantasy adventure that enjoyed a…
- Batteries Not Included (1987)
- Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy
- Produced by Steven Speilberg, this version of E.T. has frisbee–sized flying saucers enter the lives of an elderly couple whose NYC building is…
- 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…
- Deathstalker II - Duel Of The Titans (Deathstalker 2) (1987)
- Dir. Jim Wynorski
Feat. John Terlesky, Monique Gabrielle, John Lazar
- Sword and sorcery bollocks with weedy John Terlesky stepping into Rick Hill's furry boots and helping future soft porn hall–of–famer…
- 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…
- Hidden, The (1987)
- Dir. Jack Sholder
Feat. Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan
- An alien lifeform uses innocent human bodies to rob banks, kill people and listen to heavy metal! An exciting and bizarre sci–fi actioner…
- Innerspace (1987)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan…
- The premise of FANTSTIC VOYAGE is comically reworked with a vastly different plotline involving a miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected…
- 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…
- Robocop (1987)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox…
- Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
- Robocop Trilogy, The (1987-1993)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven, Irvin Kershner, Fred Dekker
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen
- Contains all three Robocop movies.
- Running Man, The (1987)
- Dir. Paul Michael Glaser
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto…
- Schwarzenegger is in his element in this dystopian fantasy set around a televised game–show. The story has much in common with ROLLERBALL, but…
- Star Trek - The Next Generation (TV Series) (1987)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn…
- The STAR TREK series relaunched, with a new crew and modernised ‘Enterprise’, that led to a revival of trekkie–mania.
- Superman 4 (Superman IV: The Quest for Peace) (1987)
- Dir. Sidney J. Furie
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper…
- Final entry in the Christopher Reeve series, this time clashing with implacable foe Lex Luther (Hackman) who has produced a superpowered ally,…
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) (1987-1996)
- The cult comicbook turned TV–series about 4 ninja turtles and their endless urban struggles with the forces of evil.
- Alf (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Max Wright
- Irresistibly cute sitcom about a furry, wise–cracking alien that settles into American suburbia in the 1980s. Season 1 available.
Disc 1:…
- Aliens (1986)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn…
- Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
- American Way, The (Riders of the Storm) (1986)
- Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, James Aubrey
- Varied political satire following a group of Vietnam vets on a quest to reveal the shady nature of a new electoral candidate by taking over TV…
- Critters (1986)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Zane
- A gang of teeth–knashing alien fur–balls who have escaped from 'space prison' invade smalltown Kansas and terrorize the locals, cutting…
- Dead End Drive-In (1986)
- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Low–budget Ozploitation thriller set in a post–apocalyptic world where an unwitting young couple get themselves interned with fellow…
- Highlander, The (1986)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown…
- Visually splendid action–fantasy with Christopher Lambert as a 16th Century immortal, destined to battle his arch enemy through the ages. This…
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Karen Black, Louise Fletcher, Bud Cort
- Madeover by Tobe 'Texas Chainsaw' Hooper, this version of 50s paranoia classic is patchy but above–average. Same basic story with an…
- Legend (1986)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Cruise, Tim Curry
- Breathtaking imagery highlights this fantasy adventure about evil trying to corrupt innocence. Tom Cruise struts around in tights, but it's Tim Curry…
- 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…
- Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986)
- Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…
- Short Circuit (1986)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg
- A family adopts an alien–robot which develops a personality of its own. Good family fodder.
- Space Camp (1986)
- Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott…
- Good natured 80's adolescent romp in which a group of young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is…
- 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…
- 2019: The New Barbarians (Nuovi barbari, I) (1985)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Fred Williamson, Giancarlo Prete
- Third and final episode in the post–apocalyptic BRONX WARRIORS series, escapes the bloody rubble of New York City for a MAD MAX–style…
- Amazing Stories (TV Series) (Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories) (1985)
- Fantasy/supernatural series created by Steven Spielberg in the spirit of the TWILIGHT ZONE, featuring self–contained stories of the macabre and…
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…
- A bona fide 80s classic, this original sci–fi comedy/adventure has a perfectly cast Michael J. Fox sent back to the '50s to have his mother…
- Brazil (1985)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm…
- Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
- Cocoon (1985)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn…
- Delightful fantasy about a group of elderly folk who find the fountain of youth in a swimming pool that has been adopted by alien visitors. A special…
- Creator (1985)
- Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano…
- A charmingly absurd sci–fi rom–com from the 1980's starring Peter O'Toole as a madcap scientist who applies his eccentric methodology to…
- D.A.R.Y.L. (Daryl) (1985)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Barret Oliver
- A whitebread American couple adopt a young boy (Oliver) who has striking talents and abilities. Turns out he is in fact a Pentagon robot or Data…
- 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…
- Enemy Mine (1985)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Louis Jr. Gossett, Brion James
- Warmhearted Sci–Fi yarn with two space pilots on opposing sides in an intergalactic war crash landing on a desolate planet, and having to make…
- Flesh and Blood (1985)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh are mercenary soldier and captive who fall in love amid rampant flesh and blood–letting in medieval…
- 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…
- Ladyhawke (1985)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Enjoyable sword–and–sorcery yarn filmed in the Dolomites pits Matthew Broderick as a Medieval tyke who must unlock the evil spell cast on…
- Lifeforce (1985)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay…
- London descends into chaos following an invasion of space vampires, in this 80's sci–fi box–office bomb from director Tober Hooper and…
- Mad Max III - Beyond Thunderdome (Mad Max 3) (1985)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence
- Tina Turner's appearance as Mel Gibson's foe in this third of the series, signalled a vie for a broader audience, but the hyper–kinetic battle…
- Quiet Earth, The (1985)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge
- New Zealand's best attempt yet at the sci–fi genre. Bruno Lawrence wakes one morning to find himself apparently the only person left on earth.…
- Ray Bradbury Theater, The (TV Series) (1985-1992)
- An HBO–originated fantasy anthology series entirely scripted by the eponymous (and prolific) author, based on his short stories and novels. A…
- Real Genius (1985)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink…
- Kooky sci–fi comedy set on a Californian college campus, where a teenage genius develops a high powered chemical laser, but the CIA wants to…
- Red Sonja (1985)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman…
- Unremarkable except for its silliness, this excursion into CONAN territory pits uber–bimbo Nielsen against various diehard villains.…
- Starfleet (TV Series) (X Bomber) (1985)
- Dir. Go Nagai
- Heavily influenced by Gerry Anderson's supermarionation series, this sci–fi Japanese production from manga creater Go Nagai kicks off when an…
- Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace, Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Bruce Willis, Eric Bogosian, Amy Irving…
- A solid if variable 1980's reprise of Rod Serling's iconic series of off–beat fantasy stories.
Also available; "Lost Classics" (1994),…
- 1984 (1984)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. John Hurt, Richard Burton
- Adaptation of George Orwell's novel remains faithful to his book and is thus a despairing experience. John Hurt and Richard Burton represent the…
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren
- Belated sequel jettisons the metaphysics of 2001 for more traditional sci–fi explanations, bolstered by excellent special f/x. Roy Scheider…
- Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)
- Dir. W.D. Richter
Feat. Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin…
- This offbeat genre film has been described as a silly movie for smart people. A bored neurosurgeon (Buck) decides to become a rock star and defender…
- Alphabet City (1984)
- Dir. Amos Poe
Feat. Vincent Spano
- Crime drama set entirely over one evening and following a NYC drug dealer who decides to get out of the business and escape the the wrath of the mob.
- Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…
- Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
- Chocky (TV Series) (1984)
- Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater
- One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
- Conan the Destroyer (1984)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones
- Semi–nude Arnie grunts through his second Conan adventure.
- Doctor Who (TV Series) [Colin Baker] (Dr. Who) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Colin Baker
- The sixth 'Doctor Who' was played by Colin Baker as flamboyant and over–dressed, as the BBC tried to quell dropping audience figures by turning…
- Dream One (Nemo) (1984)
- Dir. Arnaud Sélignac
Feat. Jason Connery, Harvey Keitel, Mathilda May
- Very strange, tonally confused but often fascinating fantasia, a very loose adaptation of Winsor McKay's 1920s comic strip Little Nemo – itself…
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
- Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
- Dune (1984)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif…
- Ambitious but muddled adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult novel recouped less than half its $25 million cost. Still of interest to spotters of…
- Dune (Extended Version) (1984)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Brad Dourif, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen
- Adds an extra 50 trimmed–minutes to this gargantuan, flawed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel. Quality varies between the new footage…
- 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…
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…
- Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
- Ice Pirates, The (1984)
- Dir. Stewart Raffill
Feat. Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts…
- Goofy sci–fi comedy set in a distant future where water is scarce on the planet earth. After a band of space pirates get caught raiding ice,…
- Iceman (1984)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, Josef Sommer…
- Arctic explorers discover the body of a prehistoric man who is still alive in this enjoyable piece of sci–fi hokum, with John Lone giving a…
- Last Starfighter, The (1984)
- Dir. Nick Castle
Feat. Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart
- Diverting wish–fulfilment has teenager Lance Guest inducted by aliens into a galaxy–saving space–force because of his ace skills at…
- Lensman (1984)
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Kaze no tani no Naushika; Warriors of the Wind) (1984)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- In a strange post–apocalyptic world, a young girl has to save her people from the huge insects that threaten them.
An extraordinary early…
- Night of the Comet (1984)
- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney
- Terrific B–movie where a comet hits earth and two surviving valley girls must fight the resulting cannibal zombie apocalypse. Trashy in all the…
- Philadelphia Experiment, The (1984)
- Dir. Stewart Raffill
Feat. Michael Pare, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas…
- Michael Pare plays a WW2 naval officer who takes a quantum leap into 1984.
- Runaway (1984)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons…
- Micheal Crichton writes and directs this whimsical, entertaining cops and robots action–adventure starring Tom Selleck as a police officer who…
- Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984)
- Dir. Leonard Nimoy
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Leonard Nimoy himself directed this continuation of 'The Wrath of Khan', in which the crew set out to rescue Spock from Kurge (Christopher Lloyd).…
- Star Wars Ewok Adventures (Caravan of Courage / The Battle for Endor) (1984-1985)
- Feat. Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller…
- George Lucas–created fantasies especially for younger STAR WARS admirers, following further adventures of the creatures so fondly remembered in…
- Starman (1984)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith…
- Jeff Bridges plays an alien trying to recover his spaceship on Earth with the help of young widow Karen Allen. Entertaining fantasy–drama.
- Supergirl (1984)
- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole…
- Dilute but amiable spinoff has Superman's kid cousin, Supergirl (Slater), sent to Earth to foil the plans of an evil sorceress (Dunaway) who has laid…
- Terminator, The (1984)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
- Breakthrough film for Schwarzenegger and its director, it's a high–powered action fantasy that set a precedent for the genre. And 'I'll be…
- Threads (1984)
- Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale
- A disturbing vision of a nuclear attack on Sheffield, which comes across as an English THE DAY AFTER, with more focus on the grim details of such a…
- Transformers (TV Series) (1984)
- One of the defining children's TV series of the 1980s, featuring autobotic heroes who transform into cars, planes etc. to defend Earth against…
- Brainstorm (1983)
- Dir. Douglas Trumball
Feat. Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher…
- A ‘Hard Sci–fi’ fable about the development of a sensory experience device – ‘virtual reality’ in today’s…
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
- Feat. Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee…
- 25th Anniversary Edition of this Sci–Fi classic featuring five embodiments of the doctor. Most of the doctors find themselves transported to…
- Escape From the Bronx (1990: Bronx Warriors II) (1983)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Henry Silva, Giancarlo Prete
- Dystopian sequel to the cult 80s dud BRONX WARRIORS, with New York City a wasteland ruled over by vicious motorcycle gangs and corporate villains.…
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
- In its time this animated TV series was a ubiquitous pop phenomena, being simultaneously unleashed on the world with a line of model toys and…
- Krull (1983)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Ken Marshall, Francesca Annis
- Well–remembered though mostly incoherent grafting of fantasy and sci–fi elements, in which laser–beams jostle with monsters, Celtic…
- Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno
- The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…
- Rock and Rule (1983)
- Dir. Clive A. Smith
- Obscure, though excellent cult animation made by Canada's 'Nelvana' studio, set in a post–apocalyptic world of mutant rodents.
The story…
- Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Dir. Richard Marquand
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- Final installment in George Lucas' space–trilogy sees the conclusion of the galactic war between the Empire and the 'Rebel forces'.
Mark…
- Superman 3 (Superman III) (1983)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper…
- Further adventures of the 'man of steel' (Reeve) this time the victim of a personality reversal, which complicates his fight against a meglomaniac…
- Terrahawks (TV Series) (1983)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson, Tony Bell
- A NASA mission to Mars encounters a hostile alien empire (from the planet Guk) in Gerry Anderson’s final stab at TV sci–fi…
- Twilight Zone - The Movie (1983)
- Dir. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante
Feat. John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks…
- Big–screen homage to the classic 60s TV–series, features four segments of varying (though often effective) creepiness, helmed by…
- V (TV Series) (1983)
- Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Robert Englund, Michael Ironside
- Compelling sci–fi saga detailing the mass invasion of alien spacecraft whose inhabitants dubiously claim to have come in peace.
- 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Vic Morrow, Fred Williamson, Christopher Connelly
- Renowned cheese–fest in which youth gangs of the post–Apocalypse Bronx, battle each other and an evil corporate arms manufacturer. Prime…
- 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…
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah…
- This sci–fi neo–noir classic is an exercise in style over substance, but what style! A work of towering imagination and extraordinary…
- Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Slave–turned–swordsman Arnold Schwarzenegger's 20 year search for his parent's killers is a violent, comic–pulp romp through a…
- Doctor Who (TV Series) [Peter Davison] (Dr. Who) (1982-1984)
- Feat. Peter Davison
- Succeeding the ever–popular Tom Baker, Peter Davison held his own as the fifth incarnation of "Doctor Who' by bringing a boyish charm to the…
- Fire and Ice (1982)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
- One of dir. Bashki’s (FRITZ THE CAT) lesser efforts, this sword–and–sorcery animated fantasy is notable for the seminal visuals by…
- Les Maitres du Temps (Time Masters) (1982)
- Dir. Rene Laloux
- Another vivid, otherworldly animation from French dir. Laloux (FANTASTIC PLANET), with design from Jean Giraud (aka Mobius). Bygone sci–fi…
- Q: the Winged Serpent (1982)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine
- A tongue–in–cheek monster movie about a prehistoric giant bird nesting at the top of New York's Chrysler building. Surprisingly well…
- Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
- Dir. Osamu Dezaki
- Space opera at its soapiest – a rouge intergalactic criminal thwarts alien pirates, saves the universe, and gets the ladies in this retro anime…
- Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- The Enterprise crew are back to do battle with Kirk's old enemy Khan, as he takes control of a Federation Starship. Nice touches of humour and…
- Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982)
- Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis…
- Not bad swords–and–sandals fantasy, set in a medieval kingdom ruled by an evil sorcerer. To the rescue comes a mercenary who wields a…
- Thing, The (1982)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart…
- Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
- Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin
- One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
- Tron (1982)
- Dir. Steve Lisberger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner…
- Jeff Bridges becomes trapped in an alternative computer universe where he is forced to combat evil pac–men and corporate corruption. Made at…
- Under the Mountain (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Kirsty Wilkinson, Lance Warren, Roy Leywood
- Disquieting, dark–hued tele adaptation of Maurice Gee's beloved sci–fi fantasy, about a pair of twins with latent psychic powers,…
- Voyagers! (TV Series) (1982-1983)
- Feat. Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce
- Endearing sci–fi show from the 1980's featuring a time–traveller called Phineas Bogg(!) and a young accomplice who use a hand–held…
- Xtro (1982)
- Dir. Harry Bromley Davenport
Feat. Maryam d'Abo, Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer
- Sci–fi horror about a man who is abducted by aliens, then shows up three years later looking for his son. Pretty good fun, with some…
- Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 4 (1981)
- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series.
Series Four: 13 episodes over five…
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Ursula Andress
- Brave stab at visualising Greek mythology, taking the Perseus legend as its basis, this turned out to be the swansong for Ray Harryhausen and his…
- Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (1981)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne
- More convincing and clinical than previous adaptations of John Wyndham's novel, this BBC series depicts the blinding of Earth's human population and…
- Escape from New York (1981)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine…
- 1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
- Excalibur (1981)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay…
- The King Arthur legend is given a fanciful, dynamic spin by a director at his creative peak in an epic fantasy tale of sorcery and magic.
- Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca…
- A reluctant superhero if ever there was one, William Katt is engaging in this spoof sitcom as the toussle–haired school–teacher who is…
- 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…
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon…
- The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
- Inseminoid (Horror Planet) (1981)
- Dir. Norman J. Warren
Feat. Judy Geeson
- An interplanetry archaelogical team unleash a female vampire (Geeson) into their spaceship, in this super–trashy ALIEN knockoff. Unconvincing…
- Looker (1981)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey…
- Sci–fi thriller written and directed by Michael Crichton that comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and…
- Mad Max II - The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) (1981)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence
- Studio–backed sequel retains the integrity of the first while sprucing up the artillery, pyrotechnics and going for a more futuristic style.…
- 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…
- Outland (1981)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen…
- Enjoyable outer–space remake of High Noon with Sean Connery as an ass–kicking 21st Century marshall determined to rid the planet of…
- Quest for Fire (1981)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Everett McGill, Ron Perlman
- Sci–fi set 80,000 years ago, it follows a tribe's attempt to replenish fire when it is stolen from them. Ambitious production makes the most of…
- Time After Time (1981)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen
- Intriguing time–travel fantasy sees a young H G Wells (Malcolm McDowell), tracking Jack the Ripper from 1890s England to 1970s San Fransisco…
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1981)
- A quintessential retro import by way of Japan that found its way onto afternoon TV screens in the eighties, this gleefully pre–empted POWER…
- Altered States (1980)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown
- William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Saxon, Richard Thomas
- A campy space–set reworking of THE SEVEN SAMURAI/MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, produced by Roger Corman and scripted by John Sayles. The effects shine…
- Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 3 (1980)
- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series.
Series Three: 13 episodes over five…
- Castle of Cagliostro (1980)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Ground–breaking animated feature from the director of PRINCESS MONONOKE holds its own in today's high–tech animation environment. Based…
- Chain Reaction, The (1980)
- Dir. Ian Barry
- A holidaying couple are unwittingly exposed to contamination in this watchable nuclear thriller. Plausibility soons gives way to an enjoyable…
- 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.
- Final Countdown, The (1980)
- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Martin Sheen, Kirk Douglas, Katherine Ross…
- The nuclear–era aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, skippered by Martin Sheen, steams into a time–warp and pops up in the Pacific Ocean, just…
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Dir. Michael Hodges
Feat. Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol…
- Max Von Sydow's Ming the Merciless only has one thing in his way of universal domination – that blasted quarterback from the New York Jets!…
- Hangar 18 (1980)
- Dir. James L. Conway
Feat. Robert Vaughn, Darren McGavin, Gary Collins…
- Hokey Sci–Fi riffs on the Roswell incident with two astronauts determined to prove the U.S government is in possession of a flying saucer.
- Nightmare City (1980)
- Dir. Umberto Lenzi
Feat. Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio…
- Survival horror from director Umberto Lenzi (CANNIBAL FEROX) set in a city overrun by zombies in the aftermath of a nuclear accident. Follows the…
- Saturn 3 (1980)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel
- Space–base scientists Farrah Fawcett and Kirk Douglas become menaced by baddie Harvey Keitel and his sex–crazed robot. Martin Amis's…
- Somewhere in Time (1980)
- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer…
- Fantastical love story stars Reeve as a successful playwright who becomes obsessed with a woman he believes he is destined to be with, even if it…
- Space Firebird 2772 (1980)
- Dir. Taku Sugiyama
- Futuristic Sci Fi anime conceived by the creator of ASTRO BOY sees a young cadet sent on a search to retrieve a mystical 'firebird', which may have…
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- The remaining rebel forces play a game of cat and mouse with the emperors immense galactic armada.
Tight action sequences, deft plot twists and a…
- Superman 2 (Superman II) (1980)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
- Laudable continuation of the super–hero franchise, that adds more action and comic sparks to the familiar characters –The Man of Steel…
- 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…
- Alien (1979)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt…
- One of the best films of modern cinema, this classic combines nail–shredding suspense with H.R. Giger's awesome production design. This film…
- Alien Anthology Box Set (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection) (1979-1999)
- Feat. Sigourney Weaver
- All four of the seminal ALIEN horrors – in their special–edition versions – in one box–set.
- Battlestar Galactica (Original TV Series) (1979)
- Feat. Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Jane Seymour…
- The followup television series to the 1978 feature–film concerning the future plight of the human race when persecuted by the powerful Cylon…
- Black Hole, The (1979)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster…
- Maniacal scientist Maximilian Schell plans to dive into a vast ‘black hole’ in space – this is the compelling idea of one of…
- Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 2 (1979)
- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series.
Series Two: 13 episodes over five…
- 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…
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (1979-1981)
- Feat. Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor
- Kitsch TV serial adapted from the comic strip with Gil Gerard as the all–American 20th Century astronaut who is cryogenically re–animated…
- Captain America (1979)
- Dir. Rod Holcomb
Feat. Len Birman, Reb Brown
- A cheesy TV–movie incarnation of the star–spangled crime fighter is an origin tale about a motor–cross crash–survivor who is…
- Flash Gordon: The Animated Series (1979)
- Wonderfully retro Saturday morning animated series sees Flash Gordon crashland on Planet Mongo, ruled by the evil dictator Ming the Merciless, and…
- Mad Max (1979)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley…
- Mel Gibson made his international splash in an apocalyptic, futuristic actioner charged with a fierce energy that only a paltry budget can bring.…
- Mad Max Anthology, the (1979-2015)
- Dir. George Miller
- All four MAD MAX films in one box set.
- Martian Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1979)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Bernie Casey, Gayle Hunnicutt…
- Sluggish adaptation of the famed Ray Bradbury short stories concerning mankind's first expedition and attempted conquest of Mars. Adapted by Richard…
- Meteor (1979)
- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden…
- Clumsy disaster movie with the USA and the USSR forming an unlikely alliance during the Cold War to prevent a giant asteroid from destroying the…
- Quintet (1979)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Paul Newman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson
- Curious, if not entirely realized sci–fi excursion for Robert Altman, following 3 WOMEN’s dream existentialism with a post–apocalyptic…
- Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)
- Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum
- A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
- Shape of Things to Come, The (1979)
- Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry Morse…
- Loosely adapted from the H.G. Wells novel, this follows a mankind's post–nuclear colonisation of the Moon and series of crises that bedevil the…
- Stalker (1979)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Aleksandr Kajdanovsky, Alisa Frejndlikh, Anatoli Solonitsyn
- A stark, apocalyptic vision into a world where the Stalker guides those who wish to enter the forbidden Zone. Intimate, dilatory work conjures images…
- Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Starring the cast from the 60's TV phenomenon, this special effects fest features the crew fighting a lethal force field spinning toward Earth.…
- Star Trek I-X Boxset (1979-2002)
- 12–disc boxset of all ten 'original' and 'Next Generation' Star Trek feature films.
- Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The (1979)
- Dir. Frank De Felitta
Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Linda Gray…
- An enchanting made–for–television drama starring Lindsay Wagner as Jennie Logan, a woman finds an antique dress in her attic that…
- Visitor, The (Stridulum) (1979)
- Dir. Giulio Paradisi
Feat. Joanne Nail, Lance Henriksen, Paige Conner…
- A young girl cursed with an inhuman, malevolent power is central to a cosmic battle between forces of good and evil in this ambitious and at times…
- Battle of the Planets (TV Series) (1978)
- Dir. David E Hanson
- Ground–breaking serial, a dubbed and re–edited Japanese sci–fi cartoon, that became one of the most popular TV–shows of the…
- Battlestar Galactica (1978)
- Dir. Richard A. Colla
Feat. Lorne Greene, Ray Milland, Dirk Benedict
- The TV origins of this STAR WARS retread are plainly evident, with the cast all looking rather self–conscious in their 70s lurex clobber.
- Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978)
- Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas
- An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
- Capricorn One (1978)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro…
- Intriguing, thought–provoking thriller, with astronauts Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson helping NASA to fake a manned landing on Mars, unknowing…
- Coma (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley…
- Numerous patients fall into a permanent coma, arousing the suspicions of maverick doctor Genevieve Bujold. Excellent thriller unfolds its queasy…
- Fury, The (1978)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes
- Despite a barmy sci–fi plot concerning telekinetic teenagers being used for military experiments, this Brian de Palma–directed thriller…
- 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…
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy…
- Accomplished and intelligent remake has a weird clinical atmosphere and provides a few more creepy twists to the pod invasion theme.
- Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (Kiss In Attack Of The Phantom!) (1978)
- Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley…
- Filmed at the height of KISS's popularity, this glorious piece of 70's rock 'n' roll camp pits the cosmic, cosmeticized crusaders against a…
- Lupin the Third: Secret of Mamo (1978)
- Dir. Soji Yoshikawa
- The first in a popular series of films featuring "Lupin III" (based on the graphic novels by Monkey Punch), this nostalgically–styled manga…
- Quatermass (TV Mini Series) (1978)
- Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale
- Sir John Mills gives a great late performances as the legendary 1950s hero Professor Quatermass in this TV mini–series conclusion to Nigel…
- Starcrash (1978)
- Dir. Luigi Cozzi
Feat. Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff…
- Galactic adventure following a pair of smugglers who take on the evil Count Zartharn who is developing a mysterious and deadly weapon.
Very much a…
- Superman (1978)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
- Christopher Reeve is the Man of Steel in the first and best adventure – from his humble inception through to…
- Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer
- Enjoyably hokey British sci–fi adventure film about a perilous trip to the lost world of Atlantis where Doug McClure and his expedition…
- Alternative 3 (1977)
- Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Tim Brinton
- Public fear (or gullibility) was exposed with this hoax science report proposing three drastic alternatives to then–emerging hysteria around…
- Children of the Stones (TV Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson
- A spooky classic of British television, in which a scientist and his son move to the village of Milbury, only to be sucked into a quasi–pagan…
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Special Edition (1977)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut
- Richard Dreyfuss embodies a working class lineman who is chosen by a higher power for some great purpose. With a head full of ambiguous images and…
- Damnation Alley (1977)
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda…
- Post–apocalyptic thriller that follows a group of WWIII survivors at a military installation who drive across the desolate wasteland to find…
- Demon Seed, The (1977)
- Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. Julie Christie
- The thought of a woman (Julie Christie) being literally impregnated by a machine may be a dodgy premise for a movie, but it all works surprisingly…
- Fantastic Journey, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Feat. Jared Martin, Ike Eisenmann, Carl Franklin…
- A short–lived but influential 70's sci–fi show about a team of protagonists who jump from one time zone to the next, encountering bizarre…
- Hardware Wars (1977)
- Dir. Ernie Fosselius
- This rather dated, but well–remembered sci–fi spoof paved the way for countless Star Wars parodies and tributes.
- Man From Atlantis (TV Series) (1977-1978)
- Feat. Patrick Duffy, Alan Fudge, Belinda Montgomery
- In the wake of the success of shows like THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, Patrick Duffy ("Bobby" from DALLAS) steps up to play an earnest,…
- Star Wars Trilogy, The (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) (1977-1983)
- Dir. George Lucas
- George Lucas' original trilogy of sci–fi blockbusters, presented in their extended, remastered versions.
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Charles Durning…
- A powerful political thriller following an American Air Force pilot (Burt Lancaster) who goes renegade, escaping from military prison and taking…
- Wizards (1977)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
- A counter–culture animated fantasy, set in a supernatural future populated by elves, fairies and derelict technology.
Centred around two…
- Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (1976-1978)
- Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lee Majors
- The respectable female spinoff to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, has Wagner play the tennis pro fiance of 'Steve Austin' who after a skydiving accident…
- Embryo (1976)
- Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd…
- Stillborn bio–horror in which Rock Hudson's scientist discovers how to mature a fetus into a human female adult in just a few days, but the…
- Futureworld (1976)
- Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Peter Fonda, Yul Brynner
- WESTWORLD sequel is set in a 1985 'fool–proof' theme–park that spawns a new generation of robot doubles threatening to take over the…
- Logan's Run (1976)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael York, Jenny Agutter
- Enjoyable escapism set in an idyllic 23rd Century society where no–one is allowed to live beyond 30! Lurex clad twenty–somethings Michael…
- Logan's Run (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies, Donald Moffat…
- Television spin–off from the 1976 film of the same name expands on the premise of twenty–somethings Logan 5 and Jessica 6 searching for…
- Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark…
- David Bowie plays a humanoid trapped on Earth during a quest for water.
Genuinely original and imaginative article is stamped with Nic Roeg's…
- Questor Tapes, The (1976)
- Feat. Robert Foxworth, Mike Farrell, John Vernon…
- Though never developed into the TV series it was designed to precede, this curious Gene Roddenberry telemovie has all the makings of a sci–fi…
- Boy and His Dog, A (1975)
- Dir. L.Q. Jones
Feat. Don Johnson
- Intriguingly subversive film about a youth and his telepathic canine friend who scour the post–holocaust landscape in search of civilisation.…
- Crazies, The (1975)
- Dir. George Romero
Feat. Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones
- Underrated low–budgeter about germ warfare, a personal favourite of Romero's. Fast–paced editing creates some real excitement.
- 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…
- Invisible Man, The (TV Series) (1975)
- Feat. David McCallum
- An American–produced version of H.G Wells’ classic sci–fi tale which combines light–hearted humour and gags around the gift of…
- Rollerball (1975)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams…
- The title refers to a violent sport in a corrupt, totalitarian future society where all forms of violence have been outlawed. Influenced by A…
- Stepford Wives, The (1975)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson…
- Beautifully understated, bizarre satire on suburbia and the feminist movement in which the inhabitants of a small town seem curiously contented. …
- Survivors (TV Series) (1975-1977)
- Feat. Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming
- Memorable post–apocalyptic drama serial following a small group of survivors after 99.9% of Earth’s population has been wiped out by a deadly…
- 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.
- Chosen Survivors (1974)
- Dir. Sutton Roley
Feat. Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel…
- Sci–fi horror about a group of people who have been flown to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, after being chosen at random to survive…
- Dark Star (1974)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Carl Kuniholm…
- Directing debut of Carpenter contains that renegade spirit that is so often lost further down career paths. With ALIEN scribe Dan O'Bannon, he forges…
- Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (Godzilla Vs. The Cosmic Monster) (1974)
- Dir. Jun Fukuda
Feat. Masaaki Daimon
- A titanium cyborg Godzilla, manufactured by invading aliens, is the big lizard’s foe in this 14th film of the franchise.
- Invasion: UFO (1974)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
Feat. Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Gabrielle Drake
- A feature film cleverly edited from several episodes of Gerry Anderson's UFO TV Series. Set in the year of 1980, S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters…
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) (1974-1975)
- Feat. Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage
- Darkly comic supernatural series following newspaper reporter Carl Kochak as he attempts to uncover supernatural occurrences in downtown Chicago.…
- Land of the Lost (TV Series) (1974)
- Feat. Wesley Eure, Philip Paley, Kathy Coleman
- Oddly camp Saturday morning TV show following forest ranger Rick Marshall and his two children who inadvertently opened a rift in time, and now must…
- Phase IV (Phase 4) (1974)
- Strange structures are appearing in the desert. Scientists are shocked to find that they are the work of super intelligent ants with sinister motives.
- Planet of the Apes (TV Series) (1974)
- Dir. Various, Don Weis, Arnold Laven
Feat. Roddy McDowall, James Naughton, Booth Colman
- Continuing the ‘APES’ sequence of movies, this entertainingly fills–out the initial conceit. Roddy McDowall crosses over to the…
- Space 1999 (TV Series) (1974- 1978)
- Dir. David Tomblin
Feat. Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse…
- A live–action creation from puppet–master Gerry Anderson about a crew of scientists stationed on "Moonbase Alpha". With sterling…
- Sun Ra - Space is the Place (1974)
- Dir. John Coney
- Mind–straining curiosity has freaky jazz bandleader Sun Ra and his "Intergalactic Solar Arkestra" landing on Earth in a yellow spaceship and…
- Terminal Man, The (1974)
- Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. George Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart…
- A man experiencing violent seizures agrees to undergo experimental treatment involving the implantation of microcomputers in his brain. Seventies…
- Zardoz (1974)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling
- Sean Connery stars in this enigmatic, garish space odyssey about a group of eternally young intellectuals in the year 2293. The bizarre visual…
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Severn Darden
- Tired final film in the saga is a chronological prequel to the original that also tries to patch up loose ends of the other chapters. Still…
- Doctor Who - Bred for War: The Sontaran Collection (1973-1985)
- Feat. Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker…
- Dr. Who Box Set containing four episodes featuring the alien species 'The Sontarans,' featuring Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Patrick…
- Fantastic Planet (1973)
- Dir. Rene Laloux
- Cannes award–winning, delightfully animated film concerning the class struggle and eventual war between two alien races.
Videotape edition…
- Godzilla Vs. Megalon (1973)
- Dir. Jun Fukuda
- The 13th film in the Godzilla franchise and Showa series has underground nuclear tests upsetting an undersea civilization who set a beetle–like…
- Moonbase 3 (TV Series) (1973)
- Feat. Donald Houston, Ralph Bates
- A British sci–fi show set in 2003 when five world powers have colonised the moon, the third of which is a European base run by Donald Houston…
- Sleeper (1973)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Woody Allen plays a health–food shop owner who is frozen and awakened 200 years later in a fascist state. His campy version of the future…
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young
- Charlton Heston reprises his brusque persona from PLANET OF THE APES for this post–nuke, sardine–jammed New York story of 2022.…
- Star Trek - The Animated Series (TV Series) (1973)
- A respectful rendition of the Star Trek universe, this early seventies "Filmation" reprised the space explorations of Captain Kirk and crew, complete…
- Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973)
- Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young
- Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…
- Westworld (1973)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin
- A theme–park where one experiences violent fantasies in perfect safety gradually goes haywire. Inspired idea would strike the big time for…
- World on a Wire (1973)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Klaus Löwitsch, Mascha Rabben, Adrian Hoven…
- Fassbinder's one–and–only sci–fi foray is awash with trademark visual motifs, gaudy fashion, and dramatic power struggles of the…
- Beware the Blob (Son of the Blob) (1972)
- Dir. Larry Hagman
Feat. Burgess Meredith, Dick Van Patten, Robert Walker Jnr
- A light, spoofish sequel to the 50s sci–fi–er in the best Z–grade traditions. And yes, this was directed by DALLAS–star…
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Roddy McDowall
- The fourth in the series prefaces the original as enslaved Apes revolt against the humans. Worthwhile for those wishing to fill in the gaps of the…
- Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972)
- Dir. Jun Fukuda
- The 12th film in the Godzilla franchise concerns aliens plotting to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control…
- Night of the Lepus (1972)
- Dir. William Claxton
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun
- One of the most incredibly lame (and strange and entertaining) horror films of all time, in which giant mutant rabbits terrorize a small community in…
- Slaughterhouse Five (1972)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche
- Though a conservative adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's time–tripping novel, this is still a significant entry to the genre, with a wide cult…
- Solaris (1972)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Juri Jarvet
- Brilliant imagery permeates this provocative insight into life on an isolated space station, where madness threatens all who work there. Paced to…
- State of Siege (1972)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, Maurice Teynac
- Influenced by the rise to power of Uruguay's 1970s dictatorship, Costa–Gavras's gritty drama follows the kidnapping and interrogation of U.S.…
- 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…
- Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson…
- Four experts undergo a rigid sterilisation program to identify a deadly virus that has wiped out a small town. Fascinating science parable adapted…
- Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates…
- From Anthony Burgess' novel, Stanley Kubrick flexes his genius with this electrifying satire about an ultra–violent gang of 'droogs' whose…
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Blood of Frankenstein) (1971)
- Dir. Al Adamson
Feat. J. Carrol Naish, Lon Jr. Chaney, Anthony Eisley
- J. Carrol Naish plays a mad scientist in a wheelchair who conspires with Dracula to resurrect Frankenstein, in this C–grade horror that finds…
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
- Second sequel brings the Apes back in time to contemporary LA, where the dominant human race exploit the simians.
The gimmick makes it hard to…
- Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) (1971)
- Dir. Yoshimitsu Banno
- The 11th film in the Godzilla franchise and the 'Showa' series features a microscopic alien life–form that feeds on Earth's pollution and grows…
- Octaman (1971)
- Dir. Harry Essex
Feat. Pier Angeli, Kerwin Mathews, Jeff Morrow
- Z–grade sci–fi, made in the 70s but with its heart in the 50s, which concerns a mutant octopus–like creature which descends upon…
- Omega Man (1971)
- Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash
- Charlton Heston is the last man on earth in this passable screen version of Richard Matheson's classic novel 'I am Legend'.
- Punishment Park (1971)
- Dir. Peter Watkins
- Extraordinary, 'fictionalised' docu–drama from the unique and largely unheralded talent of British director Peter Watkins, portraying the…
- Silent Running (1971)
- Dir. Douglas Trumball
Feat. Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin…
- Environmental parable stars Bruce Dern as a space–station botanist who defies authority to preserve final samples of Earth's vegetation. A…
- 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…
- Colossus - The Forbin Project (1970)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent
- Believably unsettling cold war parable concerning a huge electronic brain called Colossus, designed to control the American missile defense system.…
- Crimes of the Future (1970)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Ronald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania Zolty…
- Cronenberg's sophomore feature "Crimes of the Future" takes Stereo's stylings even further into the realms of intentional loopiness. The plot…
- Doctor Who (TV Series) [Jon Pertwee] (Dr. Who) (1970-1974)
- Feat. Jon Pertwee
- Jon Pertwee took over from Patrick Troughton as the third and one of the most memorable 'Doctors' in the long–running BBC series. Pertwee…
- Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973)
- Feat. Rod Serling
- Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
- THX-1138 (1970)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
- The man behind STAR WARS and, yep, THX digital sound, made his feature debut with this stark sci–fi chamber piece, most remembered for its…
- Timeslip (TV Series) (1970-1971)
- Feat. Spencer Banks, Cheryl Burfield, Denis Quilley
- A smart children’s sci–fi series that tells in four separate stories what happens when two intrepid siblings discover an invisible portal…
- 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…
- Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (Doppelganger) (1969)
- Dir. Robert Parish
Feat. Roy Thinnes, Lynn Loring, Herbert Lom
- Venturing behind the sun to a planet that turns out to be the mirror opposite of Earth, Roy Thinnes heads the space crew that come face to face with…
- Marooned (Space Travelers) (1969)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, Gregory Peck…
- An excellent outer space thriller which proffers an APOLLO 13–like situation of NASA astronauts being stuck in orbit, while the Earthbound…
- Moon Zero Two (1969)
- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. James Olson, Catherina Von Schell, Warren Mitchell…
- Low–budget science fiction foray from Hammer Films, billed as the first moon "western" and released very soon after the first moon landing in…
- Secret Service, The (TV Series) (1969)
- Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's (THUNDERBIRDS) final excursion into "supermarionation", this gadget–laden spy series concerns a priest (voiced by…
- U.F.O. (TV Series) (1969)
- Feat. Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Gabrielle Drake
- Supermarionator Gerry Anderson pulls the strings on this live–action sci–fi series, full of the same secret agencies, evil empires and…
- Valley of Gwangi, The (1969)
- Dir. James O'Connelly
Feat. James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson…
- Ray Harryhausen's stop–motion stuff animates this monster–mash about Wild West drifters who try to cash in on the prehistoric creature…
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
- Stanley Kubrick's milestone sci–fi film is a magnificent visual wonder.
Based on the short story 'The Sentinal' by Arthur C. Clarke, this…
- Barbarella (1968)
- Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Milo O'Shea…
- Camp fantasy film starring Jane Fonda as an innocent space vixen who adventures through lands of drooling men and phallic spaceships. Funny, crazy…
- 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…
- Joe 90 (TV Series) (1968)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
- All thirty episodes of Gerry Anderson's wonder boy of hi–tech espionage. With a subtext as high camp as the theme song, this may well send you…
- Land of the Giants (TV Series) (1968-1970)
- Feat. Gary Conway, Don Marshall
- Irwin Allen's long lost sci–fi adventure for the ages finally comes to DVD! In the future (1983), a spaceship of travellers crash lands on a…
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall
- Classic sci–fi is a perfect blend of high entertainment and thought–provoking allegory.
Charlton Heston and his band of…
- Planet of the Apes Box Set (Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of) (1968-1973)
- Feat. Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter…
- Space Thing (1968)
- Dir. Byron Mabe
- Sexploitation in space from cult producer David F. Friedman, this dreams up a story about the spaceship S.S. Supreme Erection, which is voyaging the…
- 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.
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (TV Series) (1967)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
- The complete series of Gerry Anderson's most technically accomplished sci–fi puppet, Captain Scarlet, who has limitless clones of himself…
- Fahrenheit 451 (1967)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack…
- Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's sci–fi novel, set in a book–burning 'utopian' future, has naïve fireman Oskar Werner questioning the…
- Herculoids, The (TV Series) (1967)
- Dir. Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
- Saturday–morning cartoon from Hanna–Barbera in the late 60's, following a space barbarian family and their giant pets the Herculoids…
- Invaders, The (TV Series) (1967-1968)
- Feat. Roy Thinnes, Diane Baker, J.D. Cannon…
- After a close encounter with an alien spacecraft, architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) tries to persuade a skeptical world that…
- 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…
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley
- Excellent update for the big–screen of the 50's cult TV serial harnesses a rich sense of intrigue through its perceptive script about an alien…
- Rocket To The Moon (1967)
- Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Burl Ives, Troy Donahue, Gert Frobe…
- Jules Verne’s sci–fi classic gets a stupendously silly makeover in this comic chronicle of a scientific consortium’s attempts to launch a…
- Sorcerers, The (1967)
- Dir. Michael Reeves
Feat. Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy…
- An aging couple conduct secret experiments in vicarious mind–control, living out perverse scenarios through young and unwitting victims.…
- Yongary (Yongary, Monster from the Deep) (1967)
- Dir. Kim Ki-duk
Feat. Oh Yeong-il, Nam Jeong-im
- In the aftermath of a nuclear bomb test, a giant reptilian monster emerges and proceeds to lay waste to Seoul. A spectacularly bad Godzilla…
- Batman (TV Series) (1966-1968)
- Feat. Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith…
- Batman and Robin, as many would best remember them, take on a succession of colourful Gotham City villains – Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin,…
- Batman: The Movie (1966)
- Dir. Leslie Martinson
Feat. Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether…
- Spawned from the original sixties TV series, this feature–length adventure pitting the caper crusader against his fiercest adversaries was the…
- Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
- Dir. Gordon Flemyng
Feat. Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks
- A mixed attempt to translate Doctor Who (Peter Cushing in this incarnation) to the big screen, with Daleks enslaving humans in a future,…
- Doctor Who (TV Series) [Patrick Troughton] (Dr. Who) (1966-1969)
- Feat. Patrick Troughton, Patrick Troughton, Patrick Troughton…
- After the disappearance of William Hartnell, the cult BBC series continued with Patrick Troughton assuming the mantle of the enigmatic…
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Raquel Welch, Stephen Boyd…
- A team of 'experts' are miniaturized and injected into a high–ranking scientist as a last resort to repair his medical condition.
An…
- 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.
- Manos The Hands of Fate (1966)
- Dir. Harold P. Warren
- Legendary cult turkey concerning a family looking for a place to stay in the desert, and picking a sinister ranch–house looked after by a…
- 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.
- Seconds (1966)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Rock Hudson
- Boldly experimental thriller from the director of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, in which a bored businessman opts for a new, 'more fulfilling' identity…
- Star Trek - Season 3 (TV Series) (1966)
- Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Further adventures of Captain Kirk and crew, on the Starship Enterprise. Complete Third Season over 7 discs.
Episodes:
Disc 1 – Spock's…
- 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…
- Time Tunnel, The (TV Series) (1966-1967)
- Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. James Darren, John Zaremba, Lee Meriwether…
- One of producer Irwin Allen's (LOST IN SPACE) most ambitious and successful series, finds two US scientists working on the secret time–travel…
- Ultraman (TV Series) (1966)
- When the world is threatened by aloien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, There is only one agency equipped with the high tech weaponry to…
- Alphaville (1965)
- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff…
- A private eye is sent to a futuristic city run by a computer to rescue a trapped scientist. Amalgam of film noir and science fiction illustrates the…
- City Under the Sea (1965)
- Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Vincent Price
- Cornish villagers discover a subterranean cult lead by Vincent Price in this hammy fantasy yarn.
- Doctor Who and the Daleks (Dr. Who and the Daleks) (1965)
- Dir. Gordon Flemyng
Feat. Peter Cushing
- First go at putting the classic TV serial on the big–screen, with Peter Cushing giving a pleasingly daffy rendition of the Doctor, combating…
- 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.
- Gigantor (1965)
- Pioneering Japanese animation in which young Jimmy Sparks defends the Earth against marauding aliens using a... gigantic flying robot. An influence…
- Journey to the Centre of Time / Wizard of Mars (1965-1967)
- Dir. D L Hewitt
- Z–grade sci–fi double feature from director David L Hewitt.
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF TIME (1967) – This concerns a gigantic…
- Lost in Space (TV Series) (1965- 1968)
- Feat. Guy Williams, June Lockhart
- Re–live the kinda camp adventures of the Space Family Robinson. From mega–producer, Irwin Allen.
The complete first Season available…
- 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…
- Star Trek - Season 2 (TV Series) (1965)
- Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Further adventures of Captain Kirk and crew, on the Starship Enterprise. Complete Second Season over 8 discs.
Episodes:
Disc 1 – Amok…
- Thunderbirds (TV Series) (1965- 1966)
- The complete series of Gerry Anderson's exemplary puppet suspense TV series that continues to enthrall new generations.
Set around the…
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet / Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1965-1968)
- Dir. Curtis Harrington, Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Mamie Van Doren
- A pair of notable cheese–fests from the "planet of the low–budget":
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) Directed by Curtis…
- Earth Dies Screaming, The (1964)
- Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price…
- British sci–fi set in the aftermath of an alien invasion, with much of the earth laid to waste and a group led by an American pilot fighting to…
- First Men in the Moon (H. G. Wells' First Men in the Moon) (1964)
- Dir. Nathan Juran
Feat. Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries…
- Typically stunning Ray Harryhausen effects are the main drawcard of this interesting, if minor sci–fi bauble adapted from H.G. Wells'…
- Godzilla Vs Mothra (Godzilla Vs The Thing) (1964)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi
- The hulk lizard of Japanese comic book legend takes on the recently hatched spawn of Mothra, with a little help from some spirited stop–motion…
- 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…
- Last Man on Earth, The (1964)
- Dir. Sidney Salkow
Feat. Vincent Price
- Rough but effective version of Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend" (also the basis for OMEGA MAN), Price playing the last living survivor of the human…
- Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The (1964)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames
- Disney live–actioner about a brainy freshman (Kirk) who causes a stir on campus when he goes to college, with the help of a mind–reading…
- Monstrosity (The Atomic Brain) (1964)
- Dir. Joseph V. Mascelli
Feat. Frank Gerstle
- An elderly woman pays a mad scientist to create a new body for her in his fiendish laboratory, by somehow utilising nuclear power and three beautiful…
- Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
- Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Paul Mantee, Adam West, Victor Lundin
- Unusually accurate pre–space age adventure chronicles the marooning of an American astronaut on inhospitable Mars, sometime before mankind…
- Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
- Dir. Nicholas Webster
Feat. Pia Zadora
- Kidnapping Santa because their children have become obsessed with Christmas due to TV broadcasts from Earth, the Martians get more than they bargain…
- 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…
- Star Trek - Season 1 (TV Series) (1964)
- Feat. Jeffrey Hunter, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy…
- The original Star Trek series was a milestone in television – as one of the best sci–fi conceptions and as the start of a remarkable…
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) (1964)
- Feat. Richard Basehart, David Hedison
- A spin–off of Irwin Allen's 1961 underwater adventure movie about top–secret team sent below waters to battle enemies of…
- Astro Boy (TV Series) (1963-1980)
- Dir. Noboro Ishiguro
- The Japanese–animated robot boy struts his stuff in this historic series, performing Superman–style heroic deeds and dealing with a bit…
- Damned, The (These Are The Damned) (1963)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors…
- Dir. Joseph Losey’s bleak but brilliant movie about a breed of radioactive children groomed to withstand a nuclear apocalypse is one of best…
- Day of the Triffids (1963)
- Dir. Steve Sekely
Feat. Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey
- Harmless plants mutate into giant man–eaters after a strange meteor blinds those who witnessed it. From John Wyndham's famous novel.
- Doctor Who (TV Series) [William Hartnell] (Dr. Who) (1963-1966)
- Feat. William Hartnell
- William Hartnell plays the very first incarnation of the BBC's highly successful TV creation, the resourceful Time Lord "Doctor Who" who travels time…
- Godzilla vs. King Kong (1963)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara
- Two titans of movie monsterdom battle it out over a low–budget Tokyo set.
- Mind Benders, The (1963)
- Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, Michael Bryant…
- A sombre and sobering thriller about the dangers of scientific experiments into sensory deprivation.
Investigating the suicide of a colleague,…
- Outer Limits, The (TV Series) (1963-1964)
- Dir. Byron Haskin, Laslo Benedek, Various.
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Martin Landau, Shirley Knight…
- Seminal TV series that explored the universal themes of time, space and humankind. Twelve hour–long episodes contained on four volumes, with…
- Stingray (TV Series) (1963)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
- One of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first 'Supermarionation' series, set around W.A.S.P. and the submarine 'Stingray' as it battles the evil…
- X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Ray Milland, Don Rickles, John Hoyt…
- Furrow–browed scientist Ray Milland discovers the ability to see through matters, and takes advantage with card games and ladies etc., but…
- Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1962)
- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Edward Judd, Leo McKern
- A solidly old–fashioned 'disaster film' in which H–Bomb test knock the Earth of its axis, leading to terrifying and accelerating climate…
- Fireball XL5 (TV Series) (1962)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
- A precursor to the Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5 is a massive spacecraft, patrolling a dangerous sector of the galaxy and piloted by the handsome and…
- First Spaceship On Venus (1962)
- Dir. Kurt Maetzig
Feat. Yoko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski
- Adapted from a novel by Polish sci–fi writer Stanislaw Lem (SOLARIS), this follows an expedition to Venus to discover the ravaged remains of an…
- Journey to the Seventh Planet / Planet of Blood (1962-1966)
- Dir. Sidney Pink, Curtis Harrington
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, John Saxon…
- Two inventive low–budget science fiction films from the 1960s that influenced later films.
JOURNEY TO THE 7TH PLANET (1962) –…
- Panic in Year Zero (1962)
- Dir. Ray Milland
Feat. Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon
- Eerily filmed in black–and–white, this is a minimalist yet vividly detailed post–apocalyptic survival thriller directed by Ray…
- Planeta Bur: The Planet of Storms (1962)
- Dir. Pavel Klushantsev
Feat. Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Yuri Sarantsev
- Cult science–fiction with Russian cosmonauts landing on a Venus teeming with flesh–eating plants, lizard men and dinosaurs! Ingeniously…
- 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…
- Slime People, The (1962)
- Dir. Robert Hutton
Feat. Robert Hutton, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton
- Fairly basic B–grade monster paranoia with slimy, reptilian breed of creatures being awoken by nuclear testing and heading out to hunt humans…
- Andromeda Anthology, The (TV Series) (A for Andromeda, Andromeda Breakthrough) (1961-1962)
- Dir. Michael Hayes, John Elliot, John Knight
Feat. Julie Christie, Susan Hampshire
- Cold War parable within a British sci–fi skin, this chronicles the fight against an alien super–computer whose designers transmit…
- 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…
- Supercar (TV Series) (1961-1962)
- The first fully developed Supermarionation series from Gerry Anderson, establishing his winning formula of futuristic vehicles, high adventure, and…
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
- Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine…
- Admiral Walter Pidgeon takes his brand new atomic submarine for a drive with Commander Peter Lorre, just as a cosmic catastrophe occurs – the…
- Amazing Transparent Man, The (1960)
- Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman
- Underrated, though still fairly tacky mad–scientist caper in which Douglas Kennedy turns a convict invisible so he can steal uranium for…
- My Favourite Martian (TV Series) (1960)
- Dir. Sheldon Leonard
Feat. Ray Walston, Bill Bixby
- Affectionate 60's TV sitcom starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby about a friendly alien who settles down in modern America.
Season One: 37 episodes…
- Time Machine, The (1960)
- Dir. George Pal
Feat. Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux
- Distinguished version of the H G Wells novel, with Rod Taylor as the scientist who invents a machine to take him back in time, then ultimately to a…
- Wasp Woman, The (1960)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Susan Cabot, Michael Mark
- A glamorous but ageing cosmetic executive develops an age–retarding serum, but her lust for youth and wealth is besieged by ugly…
- 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.
- Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
- Dir. Bernard Kowalski
Feat. Yvette Vickers
- A 'rubber–suited' swamp thing lurks in a Florida bayou. Even B–movie aficianados shouldn't get suckered by this one. 'Stars' Yvette…
- 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…
- Giant Behemoth, The (Behemoth the Sea Monster) (1959)
- Dir. Eugene Lourie, Douglas Hickox
Feat. Gene Evans, Andre Morell
- Cult low–budget creature feature where a dormant dinosaur is resurrected during botched nuclear testing, and rampages through the city of…
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959)
- Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. James Mason, Pat Boone
- James Mason and Pat Boone head an intrepid earth–burrowing expedition in good, old fashioned adventure based on Jules Verne's novel.
- Killer Shrews, The (1959)
- Dir. Ray Kellogg
Feat. James Best, Ken Curtis
- Low–budget B–movie set on an isolated island where a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a…
- Last Days of Pompeii / City of Metropolis (1959-1961)
- Dir. Mario Bonnard, Umberto Scarpelli
Feat. Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey
- Two dubbed 'spaghetti epics' from the heyday of the 1950s and 1960s:
The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) Directed by Mario Bonnard –…
- One Step Beyond (TV Series) (1959)
- Feat. John Newland
- Classic television series billed as 'your guide to the supernatural' serves half–hour docudramas of unexplained, paranormal 'true events'.…
- Teenagers from Outer Space (the Gargon Terror) (1959)
- Dir. Tom Graeff
Feat. David Love, Dawn Bender, Bryan Grant
- Perhaps the ropiest of the ‘TEENAGE…’ 50s drive–ins, with two aliens visiting Earth as teens, one ‘good’, the…
- Twilight Zone, The (Original TV Series) (1959-1964)
- Dir. Robert Parrish, Jack Smight, John Brahm
Feat. Agnes Moorehead, Ed Wynn, Jack Warden…
- Iconic and influential cult TV series with self–contained episodes telling sci–fi tinged tales of the unexpected and mysterious,…
- Astounding She-Monster, The (1958)
- Dir. Ronnie Ashcroft
Feat. Robert Clarke
- Cheap drive–in fodder has a deadly female alien crash–land near the hideout of a band of kidnappers. Some fun to be had with the cheesy…
- Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
- Dir. Bert I. Gordon
Feat. John Agar, John Hoyt, June Kenney…
- One of the earliest depictions of the creepy puppet master, this low budget sci–fi horror follows a doll maker with abandonment issues who…
- Blob, The (1958)
- Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth
Feat. Steve McQueen
- Steve McQueen's first film sees him as a teenager trying to save his home town from a hostile hunk of red protoplasm. Camp fun as only the 50's could…
- Brain Eaters, The (1958)
- Dir. Bruno VeSota
Feat. Ed Nelson, Alan Frost, Cornelius Keefe…
- Shoestring drive–in fare about brain creatures from the Earth's core that go about turning humans into mindless zombies.
- 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…
- Fly, The (1958)
- Dir. Kurt Neumann
Feat. David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
- Classic B–movie is a hammy horror tale of an obsessed scientist who unwittingly turns himself into a freak of nature.
- I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958)
- Dir. Gene Fowler Jnr.
Feat. Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott
- An exceptional, well–directed 1950's B–movie in which a race of monster–like aliens try to conquer Earth by taking over a…
- Invisible Man, The (TV Series) (H. G. Well's Invisible Man) (1958-1960)
- Feat. Tim Turner
- H.G Wells’ classic sci–fi premise is preserved in this superior television adaptation of science gone awry. Tim Turner plays the eponymous…
- It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
- Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Kim Spalding, Shawn Smith
- 50's sci–fi horror set in a future 1973. A hostile martian life form stows away on a rescue ship heading to Mars to recover survivors of an…
- 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…
- Queen of Outer Space (1958)
- Dir. Edward Bernds
Feat. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Laurie Mitchell, Eric Fleming
- Campy cult fantasy with an American space crew crash landing on Venus, which is inhabited by beautiful woman presided over by a despotic Queen.
- Sinbad Collector's Edition (Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger) (1958-1977)
- Feat. Kerwin Mathews, John Phillip Law, Patrick Wayne
- 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…
- War Of The Colossal Beast (1958)
- Dir. Robert Gordon
Feat. Sally Fraser, Russ Bender, Rico Alaniz
- Colossally inept sequel to the genuinely interesting AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, has the scarred giant discovered looting government food trucks in the…
- 20 Million Miles To Earth (The Beast from Space, aka The Giant Ymir) (1957)
- Dir. Nathan Juran
Feat. William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia…
- A superior 1950s 'monster mash' unfolds after the first spaceship to Venus crashes off Italy with a shy, but dangerous Venusian on board. Ray…
- 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…
- Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957)
- Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
- The first true Hammer gothic horror and number one in the Frankenstein series bringing together the fantastic talents of Cushing (as the Baron) and…
- Fiend Without a Face (1957)
- Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Kim Parker
- Noteworthy 'alien invader' thriller in which creatures resembling the human brain run amok in a small town. Macabre proceedings are resolved in a…
- Incredible Petrified World, The (1957)
- Dir. Jerry Warren
Feat. John Carradine, Robert Clarke, Phyllis Coates
- This slimly plotted adventure has four divers trapped in an undersea cavern with a grim–faced hermit. This dull fate is soon livened by…
- Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Grant Williams, Randy Stuart
- A man suffers a humiliatingly gradual size–reduction after exposure to radiation. A class act, compellingly told through water–tight…
- 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…
- Monster That Challenged the World, The (1957)
- Dir. Arnold Laven
Feat. Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Mimi Gibson…
- Campy 50's sci–fi creature feature in which an underwater earthquake in California's Salton Sea causes a crevice to open, releasing an army of…
- Mysterians, The (1957)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Takashi Shimura, Kenji Sahara, Susumu Fujita
- Pastel coloured invader movie from the creative team behind GODZILLA. Aliens refugees from a planet destroyed by atomic bombs flee to Earth in the…
- 1984 (1956)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling…
- The first adaptation of George Orwell's visionary novel is this little known, stark BBC television production. Apparently hated by his widow for the…
- Day the World Ended (1956)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens
- Tight B–movie version of post–nuclear existence from with a small group of survivors battling various mutant creatures and their own…
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- Dir. Fred Sears
Feat. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor
- Animator Ray Harryhausen provides the fab effects for the familiar 50's alien invasion theme, making it a standout example of the genre.
- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
- Pre–eminent sci–fi film of the 50's with a story and special effects well beyond its time. This fascinating film launched the careers of…
- Godzilla - King of the Monsters (1956)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda, Terry O. Morse
Feat. Raymond Burr
- The original US version of ‘Godzilla’ which spawned countless remakes and sequels. Raymond Burr plays a reporter investigating various disasters…
- Indestructible Man (1956)
- Dir. Jack Pollexfen
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney
- Homicidal maniac Lon Chaney Jnr is revived, post–execution, by a mad scientist, before going on a revenge–spree. Interesting entry for…
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates…
- 50's sci–fi masterpiece about alien pods replicating and replacing American townspeople. Whether read as a Communist or McCarthyist parable, it…
- Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)
- Dir. Dan Milner
Feat. Kent Taylor
- Dredged from the darkest depths of B–Movie hell, this quaint 50s horror concerns a murderous underwater creature produced by leaking uranium.
- Rodan (1956)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata
- GODZILLA spin–off has a small Japanese town undergoing various monstrous threats, starting with caterpillars and ending with flying prehistoric…
- Roger Corman Collection #2 (Creature from the Haunted Seas, It Conquered the World) (1956-1961)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland…
- A double–feature of Corman sci–fi 'quickies'.
It Conquered the World (1956) – Van Cleef lures a malevolent alien from Venus to…
- It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
- Dir. Robert Gordon
Feat. Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Ian Keith…
- It's Ray Harryhausen again, so expect some dazzling special effects. A huge octopus emerges from the Pacific to wreak havoc on San Fransisco.
- Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
- Dir. Franklin Adreon
Feat. Phyllis Coates, Myron Healey, Arthur Space
- Cult movie serial which reworks stock footage from 1941's JUNGLE GIRL. A giant crayfish monster terrorises the African jungle and it's up to the…
- Quatermass II (TV Series) (1955)
- Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. John Robinson
- Professor Quatermass returns (this time palyed by John Robinson) in Nigel Kneale's popular sci–fi serial of the 1950s.
The six–part…
- Tarantula! (1955)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll…
- One of the best B–movie directors of the 1950s crafts an effective tale of a manic scientist (Carroll) whose experiments unleash a gigantic and…
- 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…
- Crash of the Moons (1954)
- Dir. Hollingsworth Morse
Feat. Scotty Beckett, Richard Crane
- Feature–length edit of the classic sci–fi TV serial 'Rocky Jones Space Ranger' in which Richard Crane plays the raygun–toting hero…
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning
- A boatload of scientists variously misunderstand the actions of a subterranean humanoid that lurks in an Amazonian lagoon. Graceful handling of a…
- Devil Girl From Mars (1954)
- Dir. David MacDonald
Feat. Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri…
- High camp sci–fi cheapie about a female alien commander from Mars who is sent to earth to collect human males as breeding stock to save the…
- Godzilla (Gojira) (1954)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura
- The original Japanese version of GODZILLA, complete with the anti–nuclear subplot which was cut from the 1956 US version.
Concerns a…
- Godzilla - Showa Classics Boxset (Godzilla; Mothra vs Godzilla; Invasion of the Astro-monster; Godzilla vs Ebirah; Son of Godzilla; Destroy All Monsters; All Monsters Attack; Terror of Mechagodzilla; Godzilla vs Hedorah; Gigan; Megalon; Mechagodzilla) (1954-1975)
- A dozen Godzilla movies from the King of Monsters' original creator, Showa Studios. Available in two volumes.
Volume One: GODZILLA (50th…
- Monster From the Ocean Floor (1954)
- Dir. Wyott Ordung
- Ultra–cheap Corman production from the writer of 'Robot Monster' concerns a holidaying couple in Mexico who stumble across the monstrous (very…
- Target Earth (1954)
- Dir. Sherman Rose
Feat. Richard Denning, Virginia Grey, Kathleen Crowley…
- Invading alien robots trap people in an eerie deserted city. For all the 50s cliches this is mostly on–target.
- Them! (1954)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn
- Mutated giant ants run amok after a nuclear test in the New Mexico desert. Atomic parable is a major studio '50s creature feature that benefits from…
- This Island Earth (1954)
- Dir. Joseph Newman
Feat. Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue
- Seriously cool sci–fi adventure with startling production values enriching its B–movie spirit. Rex Reason plays a scientist unwittingly…
- Tobor the Great (1954)
- Dir. Lee Sholem
Feat. Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Franz Roehn…
- Sentimental sci–fi curio examines the attachment between a young boy and a robot called Tobor. When dastardly communists kidnap the youngster…
- War of the Worlds, The (1954)
- Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne…
- Atomic–age adaptation of H.G. Wells frightening novel about the Martian invasion is excitingly paced with special–effects that were then…
- Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953)
- Dir. Eugene Lourie
Feat. Paul Christian, Paula Raymond
- A–Bomb tests in the Arctic circle unearths an angry giant rhedosaurus! A landmark creature feature, it helped create a genre around experiments…
- Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1953)
- Feat. Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, Judd Holdren
- Black–and–white TV series following the adventures of masked super–scientist Commando Cody, who is recruited by the U.S. government…
- 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.
- Invaders from Mars (1953)
- Dir. William Cameron Menzies
Feat. Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz…
- A young boy witnesses the landing and encroachment of hostile Martians. Paranoia allegory pre–dates the similarly–themed BODY SNATCHERS.
- It Came from Outer Space (1953)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson
- A spaceship crash lands in the Arizona desert (where else?), causing friction between mild–mannered scientist Richard Carlson and the more…
- Quatermass Experiment, The (TV Series) (1953)
- Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean
- The seminal serial (in six parts) by award–winning writer Nigel Kneale that laid the foundations of British Sci–Fi TV..
This first…
- Robot Monster (1953)
- Dir. Phil Tucker
Feat. George Barrows
- Sharing the mantle with PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE as the "worst movie of all time", this lesser–known unpolished turd is just as bad, only…
- Invasion U.S.A. (1952)
- Dir. Alfred E. Green
Feat. Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy
- A crudely devised, but fascinating slice of early Cold War paranoia, this has the 'Land of the Free' being invaded by hordes of Russians, with…
- Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
- Dir. Fred C. Brannon
Feat. George Wallace, Roy Barcroft, Aline Towne…
- Cracking Republic serial has Commando Cody taking on the baddies – including future Lone Ranger Moore – armed with his trusty aluminum…
- Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal
- The blueprint for excellence in fifties sci–fi, Michael Rennie plays Klaatu, a peace–seeking alien whose good intentions meet with…
- Five (1951)
- Dir. Arch Oboler
Feat. William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubeš, James Anderson…
- Apocalyptic 50's sci–fi set in the aftermath of an atomic bomb disaster where five survivors (a pregnant woman, a philosopher, a black man, a…
- Flight to Mars (1951)
- Dir. Lesley Selander
Feat. Cameron Mitchell, Marguerite Chapman, Virginia Huston…
- Expedition adventure set on a Red Planet inhabited by an underground–dwelling but dying civilization that appear to be human.
- Man From Planet X, The (1951)
- Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, William Schallert
- As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions. An…
- Thing, The (The Thing From Another World) (1951)
- Dir. Christian Nyby
Feat. Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite
- Howard Hawksian macho men in leather tussle it out with men in cardies over how to protect themselves from the abomidable alien outside in the snow.…
- When Worlds Collide (1951)
- Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen…
- When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
- Destination Moon (1950)
- Dir. Irving Pichel
Feat. John Archer, Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson…
- Prescient sci–fi film that deals with the practical scientific and engineering challenges of space travel and to speculate on what a manned…
- 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…
- Purple Monster Strikes, The (1946)
- Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Feat. Dennis Moore, Roy Barcroft, Linda Stirling…
- Charmingly hokey serial with a shape–shifting martian out to steal our best scientific secrets setting the stage for an alien invasion.
- Superman (TV Series) (1941-1943)
- After being invented by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, then debuting as an 'Action Comics' superhero, Superman went on to become an animated movie…
- Flash Gordon Serial (Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe) (1940)
- Dir. Ford Beebe
Feat. Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton
- One of the early Flash Gordon serials, which enthralled audiences in the 1940s. Here Flash must battle Ming the Merciless who has unleashed the…
- Buck Rogers- Original Complete Series (1939)
- Feat. Henry Brandon, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall…
- Beloved classic series about a heroic pilot and his young passenger who crash–land on a mountaintop where a mysterious gas puts them into a…
- Things to Come (1936)
- Dir. William Cameron Menzies
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman
- Mind–boggling visualisation of a 21st century utopia, with ant–like humans inhabiting monolithic structures on towering, ten–acre…
- Phantom Empire, The (1935)
- Feat. Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Smiley Burnette
- Oddball children's serial from the thirties has singing cowboy Autry discovering the last remaining inhabitants of the lost continent of Mu living…
- She (1935)
- Dir. Irving Pichel, Lansing C. Holden
Feat. Randolph Scott, Helen Gahagan, Helen Mack…
- Influential, special effects laden fantasy from KING KONG producer Merian C. Cooper about a beguiling, 500–year–old woman as ruler of a…
- Vanishing Shadow, The (1934)
- Dir. Lew Landers
Feat. Onslow Stevens, Walter Miller, Ada Ince…
- 12–episode sci–fi serial about an electrical engineer and a mad scientist who attempt to take down a corrupt politician with a device…
- Invisible Man, The (1933)
- Dir. James Whale
Feat. Claude Rains
- Engrossing fantasy about a scientist who becomes invisible, thus leaving ego unchecked to gain advantage and wreak havoc. A memorable,…
- Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond) (1929)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Willy Fritsch, Fritz Rasp, Gerda Maurus…
- Silent–era sci–fi from director Fritz Lang. Based on the 1928 novel "The Rocket to the Moon" by his collaborator (and wife at the time)…
- Metropolis (1926)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Alfred Abel, Gustav Frohlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge…
- Fritz Lang's masterpiece is a magnificent marriage of pure cinema innovation and startlingly ambitious set design.
Set around the year 2000, a…
- Metropolis (1984 Version) (1926)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
- Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece retains its magnificence in spite of the slashed running time and the rock bombast of Georgio Moroder's contemporary…
- Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
- Dir. Yakov Protazanov
Feat. Nikolai Tseretelli, Valentina Kuindzhi
- Russian silent science–fiction film based on Alexei Tolstoy's novel about a young man in post–war Soviet Union given the chance to travel…
- All Monsters Attack
- A splendid assembling of over fifty sci–fi movie trailers, with an eye for the monstrous, malign and massive. See the destruction meted out by…
- Dalekmania
- Feat. Peter Cushing
- Cast members and cultists take a nostalgic peek at the making of the Dr. Who feature films.
- Earth 2 (TV Series)
- Feat. Clancy Brown, Debrah Farentino, Joey Zimmerman
- Sci–fi adventure series following an interplanetary expeditionary group called the Eden Project, whose mission is to find an earth–like…
- 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!…