Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Jon Bass. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up Olympic swimmer finds himself teaming up with a squad of elite lifeguards to uncover an international drug smuggling plot and save the beach they’re sworn to protect. Based on a […]
The 5 Weirdest Monster Movies Ever
Ben Robins on the five weirdest monster movies ever… With the Godzilla/King Kong universe getting a sudden resurgence, and Cloverfield taking things into franchise territory at long last, the monster movie is suddenly in something of an unexpected heyday as far as Hollywood is concerned. Whether they’re human size or intergalactically huge, monsters of all […]
Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs
Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant. With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]
The 5 Best Movies to Look Out for at Sundance London 2017
Ben Robins with the five best movies to look out for at Sundance London 2017… Storming back to London’s Picturehouse Central off the back of an incredibly successful rebrand last year, Sundance’s London branch is fast becoming one of the city’s go-to film festivals. And while Netflix and Amazon have already sunk their claws into […]
Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – Immigration Game (2017)
Immigration Game, 2017 Directed by Krystof Zlatnik Starring Mathis Landwehr, Denise Ankel, Katharina Sporrer, Simson Bubbel, Eskindir Tesfay SYNOPSIS: In near future Germany, the only way for an immigrant to obtain full citizenship is to participate in a bloody, Purge-style TV show through the streets of Berlin, and a young German national soon finds himself […]
Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – Domain (2016)
Domain, 2016 Directed by Nathaniel Atcheson Starring Britt Lower, Ryan Merriman, William Gregory Lee, Kevin Sizemore, Nick Gomez, Sonja Sohn, Cedric Sanders, Beth Grant SYNOPSIS: In the years following a deadly flu epidemic, seven survivors communicate with each other from their individual underground bunkers, scattered throughout the United States. Low-rent sci-fi can usually go one […]
Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences
Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]
Phantasm: A Beginner’s Guide
Ben Robins with a beginner’s guide to Phantasm… One of cult fandom’s most dearly loved horror franchises has finally been given the blu-ray upgrade it deserves this year, off the back of not just a brand new sequel, but also a J.J. Abrams-backed 4K restoration of the original. Spanning five movies, countless casting back and […]
DVD Review – Stake Land II (2016)
Stake Land II, 2016. Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. Starring Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Laura Abramsen, and A.C. Peterson. SYNOPSIS: Years after leaving Mister and finding sanctuary at New Eden, Martin finds himself back on the road and in search of his old mentor, as a new-look Brotherhood starts closing in. A surprise […]
Movie Review – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: The victim of a horrific crash is transformed into a cyber-enhanced soldier, the first of her kind, and joins a team dedicated to bringing down the city’s most dangerous criminals. […]
