sci-fi
50+ titles coming to BFI Player as BFI launches new sci-fi season
July 17, 2014 | David FarnorOver 50 titles will be added to the BFI Player later this year as part of the BFI’s new sci-fi season.
Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder is a three-month programme that will run from 20th October to 31st December. … Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Extant Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
July 9, 2014 | David Farnor“Just give me some time to figure it out.” That’s Molly’s reaction to her doctor in Episode 1 of Extant. It’s understandable: she’s just returned home after 13 months isolated in space. And discovered she’s with child.
It’s an … Read More
VOD film review: RoboCop (2014)
June 9, 2014 | David FarnorThis underrated remake is a sleek, character-driven thriller that’s low on satire but high on heart.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Men in Black 3
June 5, 2014 | Mark HarrisonDirector: Barry Sonnenfeld Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement Certificate: 12 Watch Men in Black 3 online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Extant available to watch online in the UK on Amazon Prime Instant Video
May 28, 2014 | David FarnorExtant will be available to watch online in the UK on Amazon Prime Instant Video in July.
The TV series, produced by Steven Spielberg, premieres in the US on Wednesday 9th July and will have its UK air date on … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Battleship
May 23, 2014 | David FarnorYou’ll spend most of this board game blockbuster laughing, but not necessarily in a good way.Read More
Interview: Caradog W. James, director of The Machine
March 30, 2014 | David FarnorIndie Brit flick The Machine came out in cinemas and on video on-demand last Friday. It’s a fascinating film, which tackles everything from creation and humanity to technology and the ethics of the modern military (read our review here).
One … Read More
VOD film review: The Machine
March 19, 2014 | David FarnorAn electric indie sci-fi that doesn’t let its low budget stop it tackling big ideas.Read More
VOD film review: Gravity
March 2, 2014 | Neil BrazierAlfonso Cuaron’s intimate survival thriller is a breathtakingly personal piece of sci-fi.Read More
VOD film review: Another Earth
February 7, 2014 | David FarnorThis moving, understated study of guilty and grief is an ambitious sci-fi that dares to think small.Read More