According to this film, on the Predator home world, they apparently have their own form of Greenpeace — am I getting that right, is that what this film is about? With this latest outing in the Predator franchise, action comedy director Shane Black does his best to cram five different movies into one – with…
Tag: science fiction
Monster on the Campus (1958) – Review
In the 50s, atomic monsters or alien invaders were all the rage – from giant tarantulas to flying saucers – but despite their inability to destroy buildings, one other science fiction staple overshadowed them all, and that would be that of the mad scientist. In fact, many of the atomic monster that rampaged across America…
Time Trap (2017) – Review
There are many time travel stories – with heroes zipping back and forth through time – from the H.G. Wells’ classic The Time Machine to more modern comedic tales like Back to the Future, but most of these time travel stories have one thing in common, they have some sort of device that propels our…
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Review
Did we need a Han Solo origin story? The obvious answer is no – we learned everything we needed to know about the character in Star Wars: A New Hope – but with Disney hell-bent on making the Star Wars brand as big a money-maker as the Marvel movies, we can expect to see a…
Valley of the Dragons (1961) – Review
From Georges Méliès Trip to the Moon to Walt Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, filmmakers have taken to adapting the works of science fiction giant Jules Verne like a duck to water, with even lesser-known pictures like Master of the World earning a certain amount of screen cred. But in 1961, producer Al Zimbalist…