Science Fiction Reviews

Science Fiction

Transcendence

Transcendence

Going into a sci-fi movie, I always really want it to be good. There just about nothing more satisfying than sci-fi done really well. It can introduce you to...

Linda
The Host (Gwoemul)

The Host (Gwoemul)

I haven’t had this much fun at the movies since Babel! No, really, now…. The Host is a silly horror movie which is so danged non-stop entertaining that I...

Linda
Robocop (2014)

Robocop (2014)

I always say I’ve never seen the original Robocop movie, but that’s not entirely true. I’ve seen it in passing about fifteen times, and never once has it clicked...

Jennifer
Her

Her

Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) is a sweet, gentle man who excels at a job that is perfect for sweet, gentle people. In this very near-future world, Theodore works at a...

Linda
9 (2009)

9 (2009)

At first you may see glimpses of Coraline in this film (the stitching of the doll/robot at the beginning), or any Terminator movie (the apocalypse was caused by a...

Linda
Trekkies

Trekkies

This documentary is for anyone who is an admitted (or in-denial) Star Trek fan, or for anyone who enjoyed the movie Galaxy Quest. It’s a no-frills low budget film...

Linda
Gravity (2013)

Gravity (2013)

Gravity is basically a 90-minute thrill-ride. The audience lives vicariously through astronaut Sandra Bullock’s point of view as, almost immediately, a space walk goes very very wrong. The Space...

Linda
Babylon A.D. (2008)

Babylon A.D. (2008)

Babylon A.D. has an interesting sci-fi premise, mixing religious hope with what looks like the end of the world, features a bunch of cool international actors (like Michelle Yeoh...

Linda
The Island

The Island

Honestly, when my friend started raving about The Island this summer, I thought she might actually be stark raving mad. I just didn’t see what could be so great...

Jennifer
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

The Day of the Doctor is the story of a painting with two titles: “No More” and “Gallifrey Falls.” We meet the War Doctor (John Hurt) – the incarnation...

Samantha
This Island Earth

This Island Earth

This Island Earth is one of those classic cheese-fest sci-fi classics from the 1950s that would probably be a laugh riot if it didn’t take itself so darn seriously....

Linda
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

As famous as The Day the Earth Stood Still is, I expected a hair-raising, action-packed shocker of a movie. Instead we get a carefully paced sci-fi thriller whose tension...

Jennifer