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Review By Brian Edwards, 4 out of 5 Metropolis is the first ever big science fiction film, a German film from the 1920s this is the mother of all modern cinematic science fiction, imagery from this film has been borrowed time and time again from sources as diverse as Star Wars (just look at C3PO) …
Review By Liam O Brien, 4 out of 5 If your are planning on going to see a happy, festive film over the holidays, perhaps it would be best to avoid LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. Instead, go and see THE POLAR EXPRESS or something less unhappy and tragic. Indeed, the story of …
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Review By LIAM O’BRIEN, 4 out of 5 I will be the most powerful Jedi in the Galaxy….. Ahhh, Christmas. Time for family, friends, and that really nasty mulled wine stuff. Oh and of course, the obligatory wave of summer blockbusters released on shiny disc. Although, this year, the game has changed a little. The …
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Review By Paul Mount, 3 out of 5 US science-fiction TV in the 1970s was a very strange beast indeed. There were none of the hallmarks of today’s better fantasy shows ?no multi-layered story arcs, no intriguing conspiracy theories, no well-rounded characters. No, back in the 1970s US SF TV was just runaround stuff, variations …
Review By Liam O Brien, 1 out of 5 ?ou’re making me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.? On the whole, summer 2003 was ok. We had gems like RELOADED or PIRATES, and even 2FAST2FURIOUS was hair brained fun. But, call it what you like- tragedy, drama, Ang Lee? attempt to inject art …
Review By Paul Mount, 3.5 out of 5 “Sometimes it seems like it happened to someone else. Like maybe it was a story I heard?The hardest part is not knowing?f any of them made it. If I knew for sure I was the only one left, it would be worse. The truth is they’d be …
Review By Paul Mount, 4.5 out of 5 ANGEL. To many it’s just BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’s impudent offspring, the show which stands forever in the shadow of its bigger, spikier sister. To others it’s a dark, grim tale of the quest for redemption, a story much darker and visceral that the eternally sunny antics …
Review By Paul Mount, 3.5 out of 5Handy budget-priced release for Joe Dante’s fondly-remembered but oft-forgotten 1993 homage to 1950s B-movie and the age of nuclear paranoia. Goodman plays Lawrence Woolsey, a cheesy director of cheap and cheerful horror films. He brings his circus to town for the premier of his latest film – Mant: …