Science Fiction Archives

Somewhere in Time Review – The Special Christopher Reeve Film at 40

September 28, 2020

Powered by JustWatch I miss Christopher Reeve. I don’t say that in a fanboy “I miss my favourite Superman” way, though that’s certainly a factor. In his four film performances as...

Lucy in the Sky Review – A Strange and Wild Film, and Not in a Good Way

Christopher Spencer

May 15, 2020

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Written and directed by Noah Hawley, Lucy in the Sky stars Natalie Portman as Lucy Cola, a brilliant yet deeply troubled astronaut who begins to have an affair with the charming and handsome fellow astronaut M...

Carmentis Review – Proof of a Great Director on the Rise

Andrew F Peirce

May 12, 2020

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Australia isn’t well known for its sci-fi films, but it’s clear that with his visionary short film Carmentis, writer-director Antony Webb intends to change that mentality. Made over many years in Perth, this p...

The Platform Review – The Best Heavy Metal Movie Ever Made

Travis Johnson

April 2, 2020

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Well, if there was ever a time for movies about people locked in confined spaces slowly going nuts, it’s surely now. Or maybe it isn’t; escapist fantasy might be the order of the day when you literally can’t (...

Underwater Review – K-Stew’s Heavy Breathing Cannot Salvage this Empty Vessel

Hagan Osborne

January 22, 2020

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The bottom of the ocean contains more than just a sparkling blue diamond belonging to Kate Winslet. Released under the studio formerly known as 20th Century Fox, Underwater is a sci-fi horror where monolith...

Mac and Me Review – An Unfairly Maligned Hopeful Film

Andrew F Peirce

August 27, 2019

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In 1988, director Stewart Raffill released his follow up to the moderately successful The Philadelphia Experiment. Raffill’s career has never been one to garner awards attention, having delivered mostly genre f...

Alexandre M Kling and Megan Shabram from NASA and Living Universe – Not A Knife

Andrew F Peirce

August 18, 2018

Banter

On this episode of Not A Knife, Andrew chats with Alexandre M. Kling from NASA Ames Research Center and Megan Shabram- NASA Astrophysicist - Kepler/TESS/Exoplanet about all things space and all things ...

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More Human Than Human Review

Andrew F Peirce

August 6, 2018

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A perennial question raised by science fiction has been that of whether the rise of Artificial Intelligence and its existence in society will cause the cessation of humanity as we know it. Pick up any formative...

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Blade Runner 2049 Review

Andrew F Peirce

October 8, 2017

Reviews

Blade Runner 2049 opens with a similar opening text scroll with the first film, setting the scene for the events that are about to occur. Here, the role of the ‘blade runner’ - a being employed to wipe out rogu...

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Under the Skin Review

Andrew F Peirce

June 3, 2015

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As I drove home from watching Johnathon Glazer's Under the Skin, the sort of rain that doesn't really need the lowest wiper blade setting on, but in its own way kind of does, started to fall. It wasn't light ra...

The Top End Wedding Trailer is Here!

Netflix Acquires Groundbreaking Western Australian Indigenous Documentary, Our Law

Celebrate World Wombat Day with new ‘Aussie-mation’ Combat Wombat

Mace Francis Orchestra Celebrates 15 Years with a Big Band Show in Perth

Aussie Comedy Hot Mess Picked up by Netflix

For the Sake of the Climate and Indigenous Culture: It’s Time for Australian Arts to Break Up with Mining

What’s Going on with the AACTA’s: Are Australia’s Academy Awards OK?

AUSGust - Australian Film DVD/Bluray Pack Giveaway

The Witches Review – Horrid CGI Can’t Cover Up Awful Anne Hathaway Performance

Grassroots Initiative to Tackle Loneliness and Help Local Businesses this Victorian Christmas

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Book Club Review

She Dies Tomorrow Review – A Powerful and Unshakeable Slice of Horror Cinema

The Naked Farmer by Ben Brooksby Book Review – When it Comes to Mental Health, We Are All in This Together

64th BFI London Film Festival – Day Ten: New Order, Small Axe, Ammonite

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Nine: Possessor Review

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Eight: African Apocalypse, Ultraviolence Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Seven: American Utopia, Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes Reviews

The Coming Back Out Ball Movie Director Sue Thomson Interview - The Last New Wave

International Podcast Day 2020: It’s All About Filmmaking!

Roger Ward Interview – Aussie Film Icon from Turkey Shoot, The Faceless Man, Mad Max and More

The Pact Director Peter Blackburn on Theatre, Creativity in Lockdown, and Support

A Chat with Nathan Phillips – Blood Vessel, Acting in Australia, and Living with Yowies

The Pact: Closer Than You Think – Rose Flanagan Talks About the Phoenix-Like Webseries in the Midst of Covid

The Plastic House: Allison Chhorn’s Documentary is a Simple, Beautiful, Effective Ode to Change

Somewhere in Time Review – The Special Christopher Reeve Film at 40

Lucy in the Sky Review – A Strange and Wild Film, and Not in a Good Way

Carmentis Review – Proof of a Great Director on the Rise

The Platform Review – The Best Heavy Metal Movie Ever Made

Underwater Review – K-Stew’s Heavy Breathing Cannot Salvage this Empty Vessel

Mac and Me Review – An Unfairly Maligned Hopeful Film

Alexandre M Kling and Megan Shabram from NASA and Living Universe – Not A Knife

More Human Than Human Review

Blade Runner 2049 Review

Under the Skin Review

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