Tag Archives: sci-fi

Review: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets

Posted on Aug 11, 2017 by NFB

Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets Trailer OK Luc Beeson, let’s try this again. The French visionary’s last effort – the not all that great Lucy, a film whose pretentious display of pseudo-scientific quackery undercut anything else the … Continue reading →

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Review: Midnight Special

Posted on Apr 22, 2016 by NFB

Midnight Special Trailer Heading back to the cinema for the first time in a few weeks, myself and herself were faced with a choice: The Jungle Book, which has been critically celebrated but whose promotion left me numb, Eddie The … Continue reading →

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Firefly: “Our Mrs Reynolds” As Grounded Sci-Fi

Posted on Aug 31, 2015 by NFB

I think that the episode “Our Mrs Reynolds”, more than any other episode of Firefly, is the one that is the most sci-fi “lite” in the series. Firefly is, of course, a sci-fi western, one with a character drive. Well, “Our Mrs … Continue reading →

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Review: Ex Machina

Posted on Jan 30, 2015 by NFB

Ex Machina Trailer Ugh, AI stories. One of the most covered aspects of science fiction, with numerous films and TV options having approached the idea from seemingly every angle. Tired is the word, and we’ll be seeing plenty of it … Continue reading →

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Review: Gravity

Posted on Nov 15, 2013 by NFB

Spoilers Trailer A lot of positive reviews for this one doing the rounds as it was released abroad (takes ages to come out here) piqued my interest. In truth, the kind of science fiction that this film encapsulates isn’t my … Continue reading →

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Review: Oblivion

Posted on Oct 18, 2013 by NFB

Spoilers Trailer I don’t mind Tom Cruise. That seems like it is some sort of unique opinion sometimes, such is level of scorn and laughter sent in the direction of the man, though maybe that’s just because he is one … Continue reading →

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Looper

Posted on Oct 6, 2012 by NFB

Spoilers aplenty. Time travel is always a dicey concept to tackle in media, especially nowadays, when even the slightest hint of a plothole in science fiction can be enough to send the internet into a meltdown from all of the … Continue reading →

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Battleship

Posted on Apr 25, 2012 by NFB

(Really, any movie reviews on this blog should come with a spoiler warning) What can you say about a film like Battleship? Yes it is based on the Hasbro game with the little model ships and the pegs. Just about … Continue reading →

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John Carter

Posted on Mar 28, 2012 by NFB

A financial bomb, but an interesting flick. The titular hero, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, finds himself transported to a liveable, populated Mars in 1868, and become embroiled in a conflict between that of the human looking … Continue reading →

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History In The Future

Posted on Feb 28, 2012 by NFB

I gave a talk on the influence of history on science fiction the other weekend at Maynooth’s Epic-Con. It was fairly well received I thought, much better than my previous years offering at any rate. My main points, as a … Continue reading →

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