sci-fi
Hanna: A stylish, brutal thriller
November 29, 2015 | David FarnorJoe Wright’s stylish sci-fi thriller is bold and disarming, with a killer turn from Saoirse Ronan.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Adjustment Bureau
October 4, 2015 | Mark HarrisonDamon and Blunt excel in this thoughtful and earnest genre-bender.Read More
Channel 4 TV review: Humans Episode 1
June 14, 2015 | David FarnorThis contains mild spoilers.
“What if she isn’t pretty? Can we change her for another one?”
That’s the daughter of Laura (Katherine Parkinson), whose husband, Joe (Tom Goodman Hill), buys a new Synth to help around the house. They’re the … Read More
Short film review: Some Candid Observations on the Eve of the End of the World
May 24, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: John Howlett Cast: Theo Barklem-Biggs Runtime: 15 mins Watch Some Candid Observations… online in the UK: We Are Colony
Every Sunday, we review a short film and tell you where to watch it. We call it Short Film Sunday.
UK TV review: Residue (Season 1)
April 6, 2015 | David FarnorA promising piece of indie sci-fi with the binge-watching hook of a show with 10 times its budget.Read More
Trailer: Sci-fi series Residue lands on Netflix UK
April 2, 2015 | VOD NewsSci-fi series Residue has landed on Netflix UK.
The show, which reunites Game of Thrones’ Natalia Tena and Iwan Rheon, follows renowned photojournalist Jennifer Preston, who is investigating the aftermath of a terrible explosion that ripped through the city … Read More
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: A thrilling mix of personal and political
March 15, 2015 | David FarnorThe penultimate entry in The Hunger Games franchise is grippingly political and thrillingly personal.Read More
VOD film review: Predestination
February 19, 2015 | David FarnorEthan Hawke and Sarah Snook star in this enthralling indie sci-fi that dares to think big.Read More
VOD film review: Coherence
February 13, 2015 | Neil AlcockImagine Friends… if Central Perk were an inter-dimensional portal to existential terror.Read More
VOD film review: Source Code
January 29, 2015 | David FarnorSource Code matches confident mainstream entertainment with indie sci-fi smarts.Read More