I have my preferences in sf films. The Matrix is my first movie that I can instantly identify. I was immediately drawn to the promise of an alternate universe and the movie's relentless action kept me on the edge. Blade Runner, with its dark future, and nuanced examination on human nature, is another favourite. Ex Machina explores the same issue bu

A "blast" from the past, the Nature Unleashed series of movies from Nu Image were a special breed. Theoretically based on science, the need to make them larger than life stories tended to grant more than a little artistic license, which we see well on display in today's review of Nature Unleashed: Volcano. A man loses his wife, and travels t

A homage to classic grindhouse horror cinema from 2004, Skinned Deep doesn't shy away from its inspiration at all in its aesthetic. Presented in a 4 by 3 aspect ratio, with heavy film grain and overdubbed dialogue, you don't even need the story of a middle-of-nowhere family of maniacs (this post) to make this one feel unnerving. Oh, but it's

Alien Origin: Story. A film made from "found footage" of a lost military mission that reveals the beginnings of life on Earth. An Alien Origin made by the Asylum looks very different from Prometheus in its own weird way. Perhaps the most different from the original movie of any of their cheap knock-offs, Alien Origin was shot as a found foo