Catherine Stone reviews the popular science fiction novel Dune, in light of its recent film adaptation.
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Review: Stowaway
Despite its stellar cast and interesting plot, Henry Hood finds there are too many flaws in Netflix’s latest sci-fi adventure
Preparing for the worst or hoping for the best?: Science-fiction in modern times
Max Shepherd discusses why science fiction might be the literary genre that is best equipped to deal with a world in crisis.
Review: Tenet
Review: Tenet Christopher’s Nolan’s time-bending, cinema-saving epic has finally hit cinemas, but is it good enough for you to leave the safety of home to see it? Isaac Bettridge gives us his thoughts. Christopher Nolan vanishes up his own arsehole with Tenet, a film that combines the glamorous locales and stylish action of a Bond […]
Alien: At 40, No One Can Hear You Scream
On its 40th anniversary, Max Shepherd celebrates the seminal science-fiction classic.
Ad Astra Review
Jim Norman finds Ad Astra to be both an intriguing character study and a distant disappointment.
Alita: Battle Angel – Review
Like the cyborgs that inhabit its glossy, commercialised metropolis, Alita: Battle Angel often feels stitched together from a scrapheap of genres and concepts. Far from a well-oiled machine, the film suffers greatly from the clashing methodologies of its two prominent filmmakers. Between the spectacle-driven James Cameron and the economical Robert Rodriguez, there is a war of function […]