The Gen X nostalgia train rolls on with latest resurrection of an 80’s favourite, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The original Ghostbusters from 1984 was a fun mix of sci fi, supernatural spookiness and zany comedy. The film worked in part because of the concept and director Ivan Reitman’s deft orchestration of its various elements but mostly because of the cast: Bill
Read moreLightyear, which features space ranger from Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear, is not strictly a Toy Story film. The idea behind this film is that this is the movie Andy (from Toy Story) would have seen that inspired him to get the Buzz Lightyear doll. The fact that this back story involves someone being compelled to pick up merchandise is a
Read moreEverything Everywhere All At Once We recently bemoaned the dearth of original ideas in Hollywood with the roster of current and upcoming films stuffed with sequels, reboots and remakes. Whether or not the incredibly weird existential, sci fi comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once – the brainchild of writer/directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as ‘the Daniels’ –
Read moreMoonfall follows in the noble tradition of Independence Day, Deep impact and Armageddon as a ludicrous ‘death from above’, global destruction sci-fi action flick in which the world can only be saved by jokey Americans. Astonishingly, this film is even more loopy than the films just mentioned. It comes from none other than Roland Emmerich who seems to have a
Read moreWith some of the ‘nature takes revenge’ horror of The Day of the Triffids, a touch of Black Mirror’s malevolent wit and a nod to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the intriguing, at times sinister but slightly undercooked British sci-fi drama Little Joe takes us into the lucrative but contentious world of bio-engineering and genetic modification. In an unnervingly pristine
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at young adult sci-fi flick ‘Voyagers’ and WW2 drama ‘The Last Vermeer’ starring Guy Pearce. We’ll also have many magnificent tunes for you with new tracks from Civic, Floating Points and many others as well as indie rock and classic rock favourites. Don’t forget our comprehensive round-up of music news,
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