sci-fi

Review: Arrow Films’ 4K UHD Release Of SOYLENT GREEN Starring Charlton Heston

Science Fictions films don’t get any more prescient than Richard Fleischer‘s Soylent Green. Released in 1973, the film sees Charlton Heston play a detective trying to solve a crime that leads to a humanity-shaking conspiracy. Set against the [...]

July 21, 2026

Review: THE THING EXPANDED Is The Final Word On John Carpenter’s Classic Sci-Fi Horror

I was probably far too young when I was introduced to John Carpenter’s The Thing. My dad let me watch it when I was around 10 years old (maybe a year or two on either side) – a huge Kurt Russell fan thanks to Big Trouble In Little China [...]

May 11, 2026

Review: The New 4K Arrow Films Release Of SOLDIER Really Hits The Mark

Some films just aren’t appreciated in their time. For whatever reason – be that marketing, a poor release date or a million other factors – some films just don’t connect with an audience when they first come out. However, [...]

April 19, 2026

Rutger Hauer in Blood Of Heroes/ Slaute of the Jugger

Book Review: SALUTING THE BLOOD OF HEROES: BEHIND THE APOCALYPTIC FILM Delves Deep Into Dystopian Cinema

Film writer Danny Stewart‘s book, Saluting The Blood Of Heroes: Behind The Apocalyptic Film takes us on a journey into a world of post-apocalyptic cinema. Anchored with a focus on David Webb Peoples’ 1989 cult pic The Blood of Heroes (I [...]

December 28, 2024

Futuristic soldier chased by a giant bug-like alien.

Notebook Reviews: STARSHIP TROOPERS

Paul Verhoeven – 1997. Starship Troopers once again sees Dutch director Paul Verhoeven return to the world of futuristic satire. This big budget sci-fi action pic delivers the spectacle, but it doesn’t quite pack the punch of RoboCop or [...]

December 1, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Tom Cruise & Steven Spielberg On The Set Of MINORITY REPORT

In a career filled with many great films, Minority Report stands as one of director Steven Spielberg‘s finest efforts. Visually impressive, energetically propulsive and complexly plotted – it’s a cinematic blockbuster with a [...]

September 28, 2024

Podcast Episode 67: Director Mikael Håfström On SLINGSHOT Starring Casey Affleck & Laurence Fishburne

Director Mikael Håfström joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss his latest film, Slingshot, a space thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne. Mikael is no stranger to crafting tense, atmospheric films, having [...]

September 8, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Will Smith On The Set Of I AM LEGEND

Director Francis Lawrence’s I Am Legend is a pretty decent stab at adapting Richard Matheson’s seminal 1954 sci-fi/horror novel of the same name for the screen. Having said that, this Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich written movie isn’t as [...]

July 7, 2024

Podcast Episode 49: Stefon Bristol On Directing Sci-Fi Thriller BREATHE & Its A-List Cast

As its title suggests, Stefon Bristol’s Breathe is a claustrophobic and tense film that will leave you gasping for air. A prescient science fiction piece, Breathe is set in the near future where the earth has a depleted oxygen supply. A small [...]

May 1, 2024

Podcast Episode 48: Author Danny Stewart On The Underappreciated Kurt Russell Movie SOLDIER

Unfairly dismissed in 1998, Paul W.S. Anderson’s Soldier underperformed when it was released, grossing a paltry $14.5 million at the U.S. on a then substantial $60 million budget. In the UK the Kurt Russell starrer became the most expensive film [...]

April 21, 2024

Book Review: SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN Reclaims Paul W.S. Anderson’s Sci-Fi Actioner

Some movies are embraced by critics and audiences on release, while others gain respect over time. Gaining respect over time is what has happened with Paul W.S. Anderson’s, Soldier, a $60 million sci-fi action film that was ignored by audiences [...]

July 30, 2023

Review: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Sci-Fi Actioner SOLDIER Finally Deserves Reappraisal

Paul W.S. Anderson’s $60 million sci-fi actioner, Soldier fizzled on its release in 1998, grossing just $14.5 million at the U.S. box office. It also faced the indignity of being dumped straight to DVD/video in the U.K., where (at the time) it [...]

June 25, 2023

Trailer & Poster: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

The first teaser trailer and poster for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water have arrived. Avatar conquered the cinematic landscape back in 2009 – but things have changed since then. The pic grossed more than $2.8 billion at the global [...]

May 12, 2022

Get A Look At David Cronenberg’s New Body Horror CRIMES OF THE FUTURE Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux & Kristen Stewart

Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg is returning to the realm of body horror with Crimes Of The Future. The film – which shares a title with a film Cronenberg made in 1970 – has just been announced as being in competition as part of the [...]

April 15, 2022

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