Zombieland (2009) Movie Review

Ah, Zombies. There’s really no better way to spend an evening with your loved one than in the tender care of the recently deceased or horribly infected. Zombies are fun for the whole family! There’s something in the Zombie movie for everyone. Delight in the shambling hoards of the slow Zombie...

October 4th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: Stargate Universe – Pilot (#2)

I am just about a Stargate virgin. I have seen the first movie, starring Kurt Russell and James Spader and I liked it. It had a cool concept and I really liked the whole Egyptian mythic tie-in. Since that movie it just hasn’t been on the radar. I’m sorry. I’ve been a very, very, bad...

October 3rd, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: Stargate Universe – Pilot

You’ve heard about it, some of you have dreaded it, and others have been anticipating it. It’s the 2-hour premiere of Stargate: Universe, the third series in the long-running sci-fi franchise that helped launched the Sci Fi Channel and now, the SyFy Channel. As you may have heard, the idea behind...

October 2nd, 2009 | Read More

Mini-Capsule Reviews: Aliens vs. Predator 2, Babylon A.D.

Sometimes you just don’t feel like reviewing the whole movie, thus the creation of the Mini-Capsule Reviews category. Up first, the sequel “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem”, and the Vin Diesel mess — er, I mean, sci-fi action film — “Babylon A.D.” “Aliens...

September 28th, 2009 | Read More

Nufonia Must Fall…. and so shall we.

A long time ago in year long forgotten now, a small but quiet masterpiece was born and it was christened Nufonia Must Fall. The Creator of this quietly infectious grooving little tale was a multi talented guy that had been very busy wooing the world of music . Eric San, most people will know...

September 26th, 2009 | Read More

Pandorum (2009) Movie Review

Ok kids. We’ve got a winner. I’ll freely admit, I’m on the team. I love Science Fiction and when I see something good and especially good and smart, it gets me jumping. Since I am a card carrying member of the old guys Sci-Fi association I am also wary of Hollywood spewing forth movies...

September 26th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: FlashForward Pilot

Talk about high concept. You don’t get anymore high concept than the new ABC show FlashForward (one word) from movie producer/writer David S. Goyer (the “Batman Begins” and “Blade” films), who co-writes (with Star Trek’s Brannon Braga) and directs the one-hour FlashForward pilot. The concept...

September 25th, 2009 | Read More

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) Movie Review

Superman and Batman: bad guys? What madness is this? Well in a world where Lex Luthor is President, anything’s possible. That’s the background premise of “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies”, the most recent D.C. direct-to-DVD movie starring their two biggest icons. If you’ve seen D.C.’s recent...

September 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Second Skin (2008) Movie Review

Online gaming. What’s it good for? Apparently lots if you’re into it, but not very much if you’re not. Juan Carlos Pineiro-Escoriaza, the director of “Second Skin”, goes spelunking in the world of massively multiplayer online role playing games (aka MMORPG) and surfaces 20 pounds heavier for...

September 20th, 2009 | Read More

Ink (2009) Movie Review

“Ink” is a dark, modern-day fairy tale in which our nighttime world is inhabited by two factions of unseen, supernatural beings. On the side of good are the Storytellers, pretty twentysomethings who come to us as we sleep and give us happy (though clichéd) dreams. On the dark side are the Succubi,...

September 20th, 2009 | Read More

City of Dust…where Fairytales go to die.

Thinking of delving into a fictional work? Spending a Saturday night reading Grimm’s to the kiddies? Or Sunday morning giving kudos to your creator? Well you won’t be doing any of that in the City Of Dust, those things are currently illegal and if caught partaking of said indulgences you might...

September 19th, 2009 | Read More

FAQ About Time Travel (2009) Movie Review

Time travel is unpredictable business. Just ask the blokes of the UK movie “Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel”, a sci-fi comedy that barely has any big-budget special effects, but still manages to be pretty darn good if you enjoy wacky stories about time paradoxes, hot girls from the future,...

September 15th, 2009 | Read More

Sci-Fi Cinema Obscura: Steel Dawn

This edition of SFCO is dedicated to the memory of Patrick Swayze. Those of you following the regular Cinema Obscura posts (all 3 of you) will have no doubt noticed that I skipped last week. There was really no reason for it as I was not busy doing anything else, so I suppose you could say I ’slacked...

September 15th, 2009 | Read More

9 (2009) Movie Review

Spending the time and energy to create and release a non Pixar-ish animated movie these days is quite a gamble. Even with Tim Burton producing, a studio and a watching public, careful with their Saturday movie money, has to think, But are there cute bleeping robots? How about talking cars? There are...

September 13th, 2009 | Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009) Movie Review

It’s an awkward time to be a Doctor Who fan in 2009. David Tennant’s departure as the beloved 10th Doctor is bearing down on us like an eighteen wheeler with burned out brakes and a driver smashed on Wild Turkey. Matt Smith’s turn as the 11th Doctor is waiting in the delivery room,...

September 13th, 2009 | Read More

Get Down On Your Knees You Filthy Blood Sucker……and PRAY!!

Jesus Saves! Don’t Laugh, I’m being serious here, the Nuclear Holy War has made Jesus a very popular guy. What? you haven’t heard about the Nuclear Holy War ? Then you better get yourself a copy of The Loaded Bible because inside its cover is a primer for surviving the coming evils...

September 11th, 2009 | Read More

TV Review: Supernatural 5.01 Season Premiere

The boys return for their fifth season, picking up where Season 4 left off, with Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) stuck in a vault as Lucifer begins to rise from Hell, the boys having failed miserably to stop the Evil One’s return to Earth throughout much of last season....

September 10th, 2009 | Read More

Comic Book Review: Alien Pig Farm 3000

“Alien Pigs Tore the Shirt From My Breasts!” Big bosoms, daisy duke shorts, alien pigs & a couple of bumbling rednecks. Sound familiar? Search your mind; yep it’s right there, lurking on the edge of your brain, squirming around in your vapid trivia space of weirdness. Could it be Redneck Rampage?...

September 4th, 2009 | Read More

Gamer (2009) Movie Review

Gerard Butler’s latest, “Gamer” is essentially a rehash of the Arnold Schwarzenegger 1987 sci-fi actioner “The Running Man”, minus the groan-inducing quips and overall sense of cheesy fun. Sure, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have more to work with, including a more expressive leading man...

September 4th, 2009 | Read More

Sci-Fi Cinema Obscura: The Quiet Earth

Shhh, don’t make a sound because this week we’ll be tiptoeing our way around The Quiet Earth (1985). The Basics A scientist finds himself all alone in a big city after everyone in has been wiped out. He spends his time looking for other survivors all the while suspecting government shenanigans...

September 3rd, 2009 | Read More