An oft-repeated complaint of modern films is that films have lost the originality instead relying solely on C.G.I. to tell countless derivative sequels, or reboots, with the best performers recycled repetitively. But what if there was a film that went all-in on the same C.G.I. … Continue reading Jupiter Ascending (2015)
In the ever-expanding path towards the stars, Mars remains the next big hurdle for humans to tackle, it has held allure from countless Martians to expanding space bases. Yet setting foot on earth’s next-door neighbour has been challenging. In the year 2000, adapting the concept … Continue reading Mission to Mars (2000)
Kind of like the issues surrounding automated car travel, automated space travels has a whole range of obstacles that have yet to be contemplated. With the nearest habitable system many lifetimes away, suspended animation of the human colonists is likely the only way to go. … Continue reading Passengers (2016)
The western has had a long and turbulent history in American history, undergoing numerous changes as the attitudes of the time change too. Science fiction, however, still maintained an evergreen appreciation with the public. Cowboys and their encounter with supernatural elements form an offshoot genre … Continue reading Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
In the year 2007, The Alien vs. Predator franchise was in terrific form. With audiences entertained after the perilous adventure in the Antarctic, along with a successful video game and comic outings to its name. A sequel was needed to effectively up the ante and … Continue reading Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
The Alien Franchise has attached itself into pop-culture psyche like the face-hugger does to its victim. What has emerged is one of the most iconic and memorable films in the history of sci-fi. There have been attempts at translating the universe to a video game. … Continue reading Aliens Autopsy Part 2 – Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013)
The Alien franchise has managed to do some impressive achievements over its lifespan. Turning a H. R. Giger painting into a sci-fi survival horror behemoth. With the critical and commercial praise of the series so far, a third instalment was a virtual guarantee. What the … Continue reading Aliens Autopsy Part 1 – Alien 3 (1992)
With last week focusing almost entirely on the doom and utter bleakness of space travel, for the final part of this trilogy, a change of pace is in order to a film that is a little more positive. For the final instalment, we focus on … Continue reading Space Mishap Extravaganza Part 3 – Lost In Space (1998)
As I mentioned in the previous article, space is unknown and unfriendly. Yet that assumption only takes into account what we currently know and what is currently true (admittedly at the heart of the problem). Ignoring the countless possibilities of countless what-if scenarios that lie … Continue reading Space Mishap Extravaganza Part 2 – The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Space has often been described as the next frontier, the highest peaks of our mountains have been surveyed, and we have a good idea about what’s lurking at the deepest oceans. With the dwindling resources on earth, the race to explore and colonise space is … Continue reading Space Mishap Extravganza Part 1 – Event Horizon (1997)
