The World, the Flesh and the Devil is the most eye-catching film title I have found in my journey. I find it appealing and inviting, creating drama before you even lay your eyes on the […]
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The Quiet Earth,1985. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:28.
Geoff Murphy is a director I knew nothing about until I watched and reviewed Freejack in Part 27 of my Journey into Science-Fiction. After success in New Zealand, Murphy went on to Hollywood to direct […]
Hellraiser, 1987 and the Hellbound Heart, Clive Barker, 1986.
I have a suspicious feeling that I am not the only person who has gone back in time to revisit some of Clive Barkers’ earlier work. After watching Hellraiser 2022, I could not help but […]
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. I’m only happy when it rains.
I have been thinking about the Ghost in the Shell live-action film recently. Even though I am only about ten episodes into the Stand Alone Complex, I am beginning to understand the characters and themes […]
Freejack, 1992. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:27.
Hello, and welcome back to my journey into science-fiction part:27. Freejack, 1992 is a science-fiction cyberpunk action film directed by Geoff Murphy. That sounds pretty good. However, I have watched it before and remember nothing […]
Event Horizon, 1997. Magnum Opus or Monstrosity?
Introduction. I guess the title of this review is a little overdramatic, but I wasn’t aware that this film was so divisive among film fans. Okay, I do know that Red Letter Media had a […]
Battlefield Earth, 2000. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:26.
Hello and welcome back to My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:26. Battlefield Earth is a film directed by Roger Christian, who previously worked as a set decorator and production designer on my previous review, Alien 1979. […]
Galaxy Quest,1999. Strange New World.
Regrets, a headache and the smell of sea air reminds me of Galaxy Quest. I was actually sat in a bar in Greece, nursing a hangover from the previous day’s events. I was in my […]
Alien, 1979. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:25.
Hello and welcome back to My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:25. Alien, 1979 is a science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O’Bannon. In Part:24, I visited Nineteen Eighty-Four and if you […]
Second Variety. Philip K. Dick, 1953.
Earth is almost destroyed by a nuclear war, but the United Nations and Soviet Union still fight amongst the dust. Victory is in sight, and as Russia begins to deliver its triumphant blow, the opposition […]
1984, My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:24.
Hello and welcome back to My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:24 1984, is a British dystopian science-fiction film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell’s 1949 novel of the same name. In Part:23 […]
The Blob, 1988. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part:17.
Hello and welcome back to my Journey into Science-Fiction Part:17. I was thinking of a way to watch science-fiction films that I have might have missed in the past and take a deep dive into […]
The Jim Henson Biography 2013. It’s only forever not long at all.
It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to look at The Jim Henson Biography on the Neon Beach tonight. https://youtu.be/hEinCgoA48E Written by Brian Jay Jones and narrated by […]
Enemy Mine, 1985. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part 15.
Hello and welcome back to my Journey into Science-Fiction Part:15. I was thinking of a way to watch science-fiction films that I have never watched before, plus an opportunity to learn more about the ones […]
A Clockwork Orange, 1971.
Thank you for visiting my site dear brothers, as I viddy the films of Stanley Kubrick one at a time. Today’s film, A Clockwork Orange was adapted, produced and directed by Kubrick in 1971 and was based […]
The Fly, 1986. My Journey into Science-Fiction Part 14.
Hello and welcome to my Journey into Science-Fiction Part 14. I was thinking of a way to watch Sci-Fi films that I might have overlooked and learn about ones I have watched previously. It’s quite […]
Ghost in the Shell 2, Innocence, 2004.
Last year I decided to watch and review Ghost in the Shell for the first time and I really enjoyed it, but one of the criticisms I received is that I didn’t research the film enough! I fully take that on […]
Robocop, 1987: My Journey into Science-Fiction Part 12, Well give the Man a Hand!
Hello and welcome to part 12 of my journey into science-fiction. The last film I looked at was The Man Who Fell to Earth and today’s film Robocop has to be somehow linked to the previous […]
Captain Marvel, 2019: A Step Back in Time and a Huge Leap into the Future. A Non-Spoiler Review.
The first time I wrote about a Marvel movie, was after watching Thor Ragnarok. I was pretty late to the party on that one, as it was only after the release to home video that […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976: My Journey into Science-Fiction Part 11, Water, Water Everywhere.
Hello and welcome to part 11 of my Journey into Science-Fiction. Last time I looked at Twelve Monkeys 1995. But what links The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 with Terry Gilliam’s dystopian film? If you would like […]
Iconic Films: Rambo First Blood Part 1.
After watching and reviewing Das Boot a few weeks ago it got me thinking about iconic films from the past. Das Boot is an iconic film which I am glad I finally got round to […]
Who’s more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him? 