Science Fiction and Fantasy Comment and Reviews
‘The Beyond’ is a 2017 film by Hasraf Dullul released on Netflix in August 2018. Set in the near future the films story is told via a documentary style which follows a talking heads format to explain what is happening. The story involves the appearance of a strange void in orbit which begins to eject... Continue Reading →
Marvel can safely be said to be the most successful comic book brand to make the move to movies. DC and Marvel the two main adversaries in the field have long been in a war with the various collections of superheroes and up until the Avengers, DC could be said to have been winning the... Continue Reading →
Frank Herbert wrote what is perhaps the masterpiece of science fiction space opera. 'Dune', whilst at its best in the first novel, is actually a series of 8 books the latter two of which were finished by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson after Frank died in 1986. The universe that Herbert created was rich... Continue Reading →
I am a long-term fan of Star Wars but a long-term disliker of the cinema so like most other films I read the book and then watch the film. Obviously, I would have to have been living in a cave not to have seen the controversy surrounding the film. Star Wars and Sci-fi, in general,... Continue Reading →
Netflix is churning out an amazing amount of films that bridge the gap between hard sci-fi, lo-sci-fi and drama. Not all have the gravitas of what many would consider 'proper' movies but they are certainly improving. This July 2018 offering - How It Ends, is an interesting disaster film with a strong cast. It is... Continue Reading →
Let’s get things straight first of all; I am of the ‘The Next Generation’ generation. I grew up watching Picard and co and gained adulthood with Deep Space Nine and Voyager. It is this era of trek that is what I relate as ‘mine’. Like any true Trek fan I watched the Original Series,... Continue Reading →
Into the Nebula 