Science fiction news and reviews
James Gunn’s Peacemaker was one of the biggest surprises to come out of DC’s streaming lineup when it first aired. The first season mixed irreverent humour, heartfelt character moments, a healthy dash … Read More
I love the Alien franchise (and the Predator one) and was excited about Alien: Earth. The films have been a bit hit and miss, though. Alien 3’s opening where you … Read More
A pleasing trend I’ve noticed recently, has been the rise in the number of anthologies coming out. This increase is logical, given the more general increase in the popularity of … Read More
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey is book 1.5 of The Captive’s War trilogy. It is part of the same universe as the awesome The Mercy of Gods, but is a … Read More
I read The Contest by Matthew Reilly a few years ago and it was daft, but really good fun. The Great Zoo of China is similar. I don’t know if … Read More
I’m already ludicrously excited about Star Wars: Starfighter, and now Matt Smith is going to join as the baddie, alongside Mia Goth. The main good guy we already know about … Read More
Before Hitchhiker’s Guide and Guardians of the Galaxy, there was Harrison’s the Stainless Steel Rat. Modern sci-fi has become more self-aware, ironic, and full of morally flexible rogues, but before … Read More
Apparently Taika Waititi will be directing a new Judge Dredd movie. Like many 2000AD fans this makes me simultaneously excited and a little concerned. Of course, Waititi has previously been … Read More
I’d been meaning to watch Avenue 5 since it came out, but didn’t have HBO. Now I do, and so I binged both seasons in a week. I have been … Read More
I read The Running Man by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King) in the mid-80s and it was a great read. Judging by the new trailer, the new Edgar Wright film … Read More
