sci-fi

Behind The Scenes: Christopher Nolan & Matthew McConaughey On The Set Of INTERSTELLAR

Christopher Nolan’s 2014 release, Interstellar is very clearly inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – the benchmark for this type of science fiction drama. He keeps the CGI to a minimum, choosing to use practical effects [...]

August 10, 2020

Review: Gordon’s Alive! The Brilliant FLASH GORDON Gets A 40th Anniversary Re-Release

Director Mike Hodges’ Flash Gordon is a wonderfully executed piece of science fiction cinema. It’s a film which has become a much deserved cult classic since its original release way back in 1980. It will forever be known for a variety of [...]

August 7, 2020

Trailer For Ridley Scott’s HBO Max Series RAISED BY WOLVES

When he’s not cranking out movies at an amazingly regular rate, 82 year old Ridley Scott also dabbles in producing television series. His latest is Raised By Wolves, a new sci-fi series which will debut on HBO Max. Scott helmed the first [...]

August 6, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Astron-6’s MANBORG

I’ve seen a lot of films in my time; big budget, low budget and no budget efforts – but I’ve never seen anything quite like the 2011 film, Manborg. Steven Kostanski’s science fiction film falls into the latter category, it was shot on a [...]

July 24, 2020

Review: Sci-Fi Thriller BLACK BOX Is A Tremendous Feat In Low Budget Filmmaking

Back in 2014, director Angel Delgado showed huge promise with his feature film debut, Brothers’ Day. The gritty crime thriller shone a light on the gang culture which prevails across England. For his follow-up film Black Box, Delgado has opted for [...]

July 22, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Sci-Fi Oddity UPSTREAM COLOUR

I didn’t understand 2013’s Upstream Colour, but I don’t think you’re meant to understand it. You’re supposed to experience it and let it seep in. Shane Carruth has made his own thing; this is not a Hollywood movie in any way shape or [...]

July 21, 2020

Roll On Nolan! Warner Bros Pulls Christopher Nolan’s TENET From Release Schedule

Christoper Nolan’s Tenet has long been seen as the great hope of the summer movie going season. The movie that would get audiences back into the cinema after the coronavirus pandemic. That hope is no more. After being pushed back again and [...]

July 21, 2020

Trailer For Indie Sci-Fi Film BLACK BOX

Movies In Focus loves to champion low budget filmmakers – especially those who work hard to push financial boundaries with a strong vision. That’s why I’ve been getting behind Angel Delgado‘s sci-fi film Black Box. Delgado [...]

July 15, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: 2012’s Low Budget Sci-Fi Thriller MEMORY LANE

Flatliners meets Source Code – that’s the best way to describe 2012’s Memory Lane, a low budget science fiction drama about a former soldier who repeatedly kills himself to track down the killer of his fiancé. Memory Lane is a little [...]

July 15, 2020

Uncovering Curiosities: Budget B-Movie IT CAME FROM THE DESERT

It Came From The Desert is rollicking good time. This 2017 B-movie might be based on a forgotten 1980s video game, but this low budget sci-fi adventure deserves to be seen by as many people as possible. Harry Lister Smith, Alex Mills and [...]

July 14, 2020

Review: ELVIS FROM OUTER SPACE Is A Hunka Hunka Burning Junk

Elvis From Outer Space is one tiny (and long played-out) joke stretched to fill a slow and suffering 90 minutes of so-called cinema. The title pretty much sums up what this low budget sci-fi comedy is about and your tolerance for it will depend on [...]

July 10, 2020

MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL Will Be Back For 2020 – But Things Are Going to Be A Little Different For SKELETON MAYHEM!

The global Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the film industry in ways that no one could ever have imagined. It sent ripples of uncertainty around the globe as release dates, events and festivals were cancelled. Finally, it would seem like [...]

July 10, 2020

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