Hello readers! This review has been brewing for a while. I watched Rebel Moon – Part One soon after it released in late December, and the film has been lingering in my mind for all the wrong reasons. Let me be clear from the outset: Rebel Moon – Part One is not a good film. … Continue reading Film review: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
Category: Reviews
Reviews of books, films and games in the science fiction and fantasy genres.
Film review: Godzilla Minus One
Hello readers! I have seen a lot of films over Christmas, but one in particular stands out from the crowd. Of course, it isn’t hard to stand out from the feel-good, easy-watching Christmas classics when you’re an epic kaiju film with subtitles, set in post-war Japan. In fact, Godzilla Minus One stands out as one … Continue reading Film review: Godzilla Minus One
TV review: Doctor Who – The Star Beast
Hello readers! A couple of weeks ago, Doctor Who returned to our screens. Russell T. Davies is the lead writer once more, and for three special episodes, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are reprising their roles as The Doctor and Donna, who defined what many people believe to be the ‘best era’ of the show. … Continue reading TV review: Doctor Who – The Star Beast
Investigating The Asylum
Hello readers! Last week I saw a particularly awful film – so awful, in fact, that I have been pondering whether it even deserves a review. The film in question is Jurassic Domination, and there is no way that any of you readers will have seen it. We’re talking about a film so obscure that … Continue reading Investigating The Asylum
Film review: Tenet
Hello readers! A few days ago I watched Tenet, a 2020 science fiction thriller from Christopher Nolan. If you made the perfectly reasonable decision to avoid cinemas that year, there’s a chance you haven’t heard of it. Tenet didn’t flop, but it didn’t make much of a splash, and although its ripples were scrutinised by … Continue reading Film review: Tenet
Film review: Annihilation
Hello readers! Last week I watched Annihilation (2018), a science fiction film that received widespread critical acclaim. As with my previous review of Arrival, I will respect the integrity of this film by splitting my review into two parts: the first will contain only minor spoilers, aimed towards people who haven’t seen the film but … Continue reading Film review: Annihilation
Film review: Arrival
Hello readers! This week, I rewatched Arrival (2016). Not quite sure what prompted me to do so: maybe it was the bizarre US Congress hearing, where ex-military personnel attested to seeing UFOs? Maybe it was the fact that Netflix has been pushing me to watch this film since I added it to my list a … Continue reading Film review: Arrival
Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Hello readers! I’m reviewing something different today. It isn’t a film, it isn’t science fiction, and it isn’t terrible. For those of you who aren’t familiar, The Legend of Zelda is a long-running series of video games focussed around exploring a fantasy world populated with logic puzzles, eccentric characters, and curiously adorable monsters. The latest … Continue reading Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Film review: Moonfall
Hello readers! This week I suffered through another sub-par sci-fi blockbuster: Moonfall (2022). This is yet another disaster film served up by Roland Emmerich, and it’s very similar to his previous offerings (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012), except somehow worse. Is it worth watching? That’s hard to say. Personally, I enjoyed Moonfall – … Continue reading Film review: Moonfall
Book review: Frankenstein
Hello readers! As mentioned in the previous post, this week my work dragged me away from the dreary confines of northern England - and what with all the travelling, I managed to get a bit of reading done. I read something that had been on my hit list for a while: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, published … Continue reading Book review: Frankenstein
