The twenty years between the release of Independence Day and it’s sequel should have numbed audiences to the landmark destroying special effects which seem to be a staple of summer blockbuster season. Even though it was back in 1996, there is … Continue reading Independence Day (1996) Review
This summer sees the release of Independence Day sequel Resurgence and most people have viewed it with a collective “meh.” This seems ridiculous considering how huge the first movie was and how it ranks among many people’s top science-fiction films, … Continue reading Are audiences bored of city-destroying carnage?
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! When The X-Files left our TV screens in 2002 it felt like unfinished business. The final … Continue reading The X-Files (Season 10) TV Review
Before we start I want to place a stipulation on my choice of action films. These are movies which involve a hero against villain (usually European terrorist) and aren’t necessarily set in Science Fiction. This would rule out The Matrix, … Continue reading Why the 90s is the best decade for Action Movies
The Thing is helped and hindered by the decade it was released. The eighties have become such an iconic time for movies, with everything from Ghostbusters to Back to the Future to the beginning of the Alien franchise (this film’s cousin). … Continue reading The Thing (1982) Review
I’m very excited that The X-Files is back! I re-watched them all in the recent past and rekindled my love for the show, not realising at the time that the people behind the series were planning on bringing the show back … Continue reading What I want to see in The X-Files this January
H.G Wells’ The War of the Worlds is one of my favourite books. Since I became an adult and started reading comics and graphic novels rather than traditional novels (I’m fully aware of how backwards that sentence sounds) I don’t have … Continue reading Is it time for a faithful version of The War of the Worlds?
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! I made a bold claim that every tv show should stop after five … Continue reading The X-Files (Season 6) TV Review
If you are going to make the brave move of trying to take a successful tv show and put it on the big screen, you have to go bigger and better than anything we have seen on the show already. … Continue reading The X-Files Movie (1998) Review
Because I review a whole tv series rather than individual episodes, there is a chance of spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the whole series yet, stop reading now! Season 5 of any tv series is usually the true test … Continue reading The X-Files (Season 5) TV Review
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