Journey Through Sci-Fi | Sci-Fi Movie Podcast

Highlander works because it never explains itself. Immortals, swords, beheadings, there can be only one, and a Queen song on the soundtrack telling you it's a kind of magic. Ask why and the film winks and moves on. That vagueness is the entire trick, and it is why a quirky 1986 B-movie spawned four more films, six seasons of television, an animated series and an anime. Highlande...

New series, new stall to set out. For the next series we're following the history of the friendly alien screen, and as usual we're reaching back as far as we can before our 80s and 90s bias inevitably shows through. Which is how we've ended up starting in 1913. A Message from Mars is the story of Horace Parker, a wealthy man who won't take Minnie to her dance, won't help a frien...

Patrick Stewart spent seven seasons making Jean-Luc Picard the definitive Starfleet captain, so how does Paramount launch him onto the big screen? By handing him William Shatner for the opening fifteen minutes and hoping nobody asks whose film this actually is. You've had thirty years to make your mind up on that one, but stick around anyway, because we've got thoughts. Generati...

BRAVE NEW MOVIE REVIEW - SPOILERS AHEAD! Tom Holland may have thwipped his way into the hearts of audiences over three films, but can his spidey sense and super agility help him navigate the slings and arrows of superhero fatigue? The film's been out a little while now so you probably already know the answer to that one, but stick around anyway, because we've got thoughts. Here'...