Highway To Mars

Cocoon is the last entry into our first contact series and is the most complex character wise.  Each of our entries has had a quite different take on first contact, from war to alien superintelligences and this one is no different.  Three occupants of an old peoples home and a boat owner make contact with […]

Chloe Grace Moretz has been in a heap of movies since Kick Ass and built up a pretty big profile.  While she isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, movies such as Hick prove she has some serious acting ability. I loved her in Kick Ass and in many ways she is the best thing about Kick […]

The martian is travelling and fish whispering so here is an episode we recorded earlier in the year, will release the cocoon episode next week. I did have a look at this previously under special muffins of the apocalypse but seeing as there is a second instalment I thought it merited a better look. Have […]

But wait theres more.  There can’t be too many instances of a story making it to radio before Novelisation but then Douglas Adams is not a conventional man.  The novel follows the original radio play but with some important differences which we cover.  If you are a fan of the radio play the novel adds […]

Evolution is funny.  In the right mood I have a good laugh but I need my brain switched off to do so.  On the other hand I enjoy the aliens in Evolution every time I watch it and despite a dozen viewings too date, I always end it wanting more. Of all the movies we […]

We’ve all been down on our luck but Robert seems to have made an art of it.  Still the good folk of Lybourne are always there to help even when Robert starts to act very odd indeed.  What is Roberts hiding?

Independence Day is a bit like Avatar.  At the time it was a big thing but over time it’s kinda been put in the bin.  In part that’s because while the setup is great the payoff is not so great in many peoples eyes.  I won’t argue that but I will say that none the […]

Who is Zarniwhoop and why is he on an interstellar cruise in his office?  This is a very important question which needs a podcast to address.  Equally important is the question of why Douglas doesn’t seem to be able to find shoes that fit him.  This is the second and decidedly more sci-fi part of Hitchhikers […]

Back in the 1980’s people put beer on the bottom shelf of their fridge in reach of the children… (Think about that for a moment).  This is the story of two beings that come from very different worlds that overcome their differences to become friends.  Unlike Enemy Mine, this story is intended for children and […]

In the second episode of our Heroine Case Series we look at the first movie in the Kick Ass series, specifically the character Hit Girl.  I avoided watching this movie as I didn’t think it would be any good but couldn’t be happier to say I was wrong.  I love all the characters in the […]

Another in our First Contact Series, this time we have a look at Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  If you ever wondered what a legitimate presentation of the Alien Conspiracy theories would look like, look no further as Close Encounters covers a good many.  It’s a product of it’s time, unlike the later far […]

Like all good stories, the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy kicks off with the careless destruction of the earth in what could be considered to be an act of death by bureaucracy.  This made a lot of people happy and has been widely considered to be a pretty sweet move.  Not least the BBC Radiophonic […]

Widely considered the best science fiction movie, if not the best movie ever at some point we were going to have to cover this film.  While there is no doubt it is brilliant and demonstrates that science fiction is a serious medium it’s not “accessible” to all.  One of the key elements of science fiction […]

Kicking off the Heroine Cast on Highway to Mars a discussion we had on the movie Gravity featuring the Apocalypse before she became a moody teen.  Gravity was a great movie but also part of the growing list of movies carried by actresses. There will be bribes to get the apocalypse back for more Heroine […]

We drift a little off the conventional path with a black and white subtitled piece.  I really enjoyed this piece not least because the character development is in general really good.  This highlights my general disconnect with modern SF and Comic story telling, they stuff in so much what there is rarely time for more than […]

I am done with Zombies.  Having said that, this was a huge surprise to me, firstly because Arnie is good at something other than smacking up bad guys and second because despite the fact I thought there was nothing left to say on Zombies, this movie not only reopens the conversation but rehumanises Zombies in […]

So, Deadpool.  This is all sorts of fun and then some!  I have been waiting for this and I wasn’t disappointed.  No, it’s not super packed with story but in many ways that is so refreshing because instead we get to know the character instead of trying to determine their values from action scenes.  My […]

So we have a new star wars and after the “disappointment” of the prequels pretty much anything that doesn’t suck will be successful.  That said, having seen the movie it’s a whole lot of fun in all the right ways and I enjoyed it immensely.  This will be a movie that has significant rewatch value. […]

This week on Highway to Mars we look at three pieces of science fiction from the perspective of what they can tell us about the country of origin.  In this case we have Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series), Mad Max (Original Movie) and Independance Day.  Each of these movies is a reflection of […]

Sharks have a bit of a reputation for attacking humans and Jaws is the apex predator of Shark movies.  That said it leaves a fair bit to be desired in ascribing dark motivations to the shark and I have no doubt it has played a role in our feeling about the species. Not that this […]