Highway To Mars

Christmas wouldn’t be christmas without the Doctor Who christmas special. Yet they have been a variable fare of the year for the post Christmas Diner, some have been a pretty good accompaniment to the meal but some have been pretty meh. We have had a “first” doctor story for a christmas special with tennant and […]

Speaker for the Dead is the best book I have read all year bar none. If there was a book that I could say encloses all that is Science Fiction and Sci-Fi in one book this is it, or probably more accurately the Enders Game/Speaker for the Dead duo is it. Between the two, man […]

Everyone does christmas shows don’t they? Well I am not big on christmas and I think that instead of soppy feel good stories we need some good old fashioned time travel, Deloreans and rock and roll. This is one of my favourite movies ever but rather than cover it myself we “borrowed” an episode from […]

This is the third of Iain Banks Culture novel series. True to it’s title Use of Weapons explores how just about anything can be a weapon, a look, a kiss, a chair, a gun, a missile. In one direction (moving forward) the novel follows the attempt of Dismet Sma to bring back into service Cheradinine […]

Books vs Movies is always hard, especially when the book is one of the most celebrated books in all of science fiction. Hard as I try, I can’t avoid comparing the two. However that aside the reality is the movie is good, for the most part it maintains the core of the story and makes […]

The Apocalyse joined me to watch both versions of Carrie in a single day. Both versions are awesome, the 1976 version gets it about bang on for me but the modern version has quite a lot to like, not least Chloe Grace Moretz. We both love the story, this is undoubtedly one of the best […]

The martian household has been looking forward to catching fire and we were not disappointed. Katniss is the unintended hero, her actions starting a fire in the community that she can’t control. I enjoy the fact that for once the hero isn’t trying to be a hero, she’s simply out to survive in a horrible […]

Rating “B” Grade movies is hard at times because it’s hardly fair to compare them against modern, slick, well funded productions. This movie I looked at as a developing film, the acting isn’t fantastic but still there are some gems. The indians in the movie provide the conflict and emotional release and to be fair, […]

So, the Day of the Doctor. Stephen Moffat has been hoarding Dr Who action figures for years and this episode is his best shot at increasing their value by claiming the “10th Doctor Action Figure” with David Tennant is a misprint. That and living out a River Song fantasy date with a big red button […]

Yes I know it’s the 50th but while everyone was busy celebrating Odile and I caught up to talk Enders Game, the book that is. The movie isn’t out in Oz until the 5th of december so I thought I would review the book ahead of that outing. Despite my fears of disappointment Ender’s Game […]

The Doctor Who 50th is meant to be fun isn’t it??? The Apocalypse joined me to have a less serious look at The Night of the Doctor, the short pre 50th story. If you haven’t seen it, make sure you do, it will only take 6 mins.

This is a beautiful movie that tries to tell a really complex story and in some ways succeeds in others fails. The smaller character driven stories in this rock as does the first of the future dystopian stories. The other half of the stories are weak and somewhat contrived, ending with an unsatisfying conclusion. I […]

Mutants that can use telepathy, telekinesis and teleportation walk among us. They are sexy and they can’t kill. Dayam. I loved the 1970s version of the Tomorrow people so it was with great trepidation that I went into this one. I have been blown away by the writing on this one, it’s intense, I love […]

I don’t often want a happy ending, I am not against them but to want it you have to feel like the characters have earned it. More to the point if they have earned it but don’t get it you want a good reason. Damnation because you are “a great evil” when patently you aren’t […]

I am not a huge Thor fan and this installment didn’t make me a fan but it was fun. Kat Dennings and Tom Hiddleston are obviously having a ball and despite providing and perfect demonstration of why Gods should never have children, Anthony Hopkins is awesome as well. Thor himself? He has a big hammer? […]

Do not believe the press that this book gets. If you have seen the movie, disregard it. In it’s heart this is a thoughtful examination of the process of taking a normal person and turning them into a soldier. This shares some similarities with Enders Game, but explores a lot more philosophy. While it can […]

Agents of SHIELD carries the Whedon name so it’s going to be highly anticipated. Having said that it’s so far been quite un-Joss like. Not a lot of memorable dialogue, or characters that grab me is not exactly what I expected. I can’t say this one has gripped me but I am sticking with it.

This martian is officially in uncharted waters. With the theme of the show being exploring the universe of science fiction it’s nice when we divert from ground I haven’t been over and this was a big diversion. I took a little time to warm to this book but what I will say is it totally […]

How did The Apocalypse put again, oh yeah, ROBERT F***ING CARLYLE. For a number of reasons this movie isn’t as loved as the original but you have to say that Carlyle takes zombiedom to a whole new level and his character arc is just awesome. To be honest this set is best watched as we […]

Don’t go looking at the physics, put away your text book rage and just enjoy the ride. This is an awesome film, that owes a LOT to Ray Bradbury’s “Kaleidoscope” and while the ending is different, the themes are the same, what meaning does our life have when you are on breath away from death. […]