The set-up for Escape from New York is so perfect. Manhattan Island is now a prison, run by the prisoners and a freak event causes the President of the United States to crash-land Air Force One right in the middle. … Continue reading Escape from New York (1981) Review
As far as dystopian futures go, there are few as iconic as the 2019 of Blade Runner. It is a fully realised world with fantastic touches which feel futuristic but realistic within the same moments. It makes for a compelling world … Continue reading When 2019 was the future: Blade Runner (1982) Review
Ben and Dave return to travel back in time and examine what movies believed 2019 would realy be like. They take a look at The Running Man, Daybreakers, Akira and Blade Runner and then decide which of those futures they would … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Podcast – Season 3 episode 11: When 2019 was the Future
Lockout could have been a cult, sci-fi classic. It has a whole heap of potential and ingredients that could have made it a brilliant escapist piece of cinema and a film that could have spurned a Blade Runner style world that people … Continue reading Lockout (2012) Review
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