Sci-Fi Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Sci-Fi

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Review

The World’s End

by Adam Woodward

Lagergeddon? The hopocalypse? The bitter end? Edgar Wright and co are back for one final throw of the dice.

3
Anticipation
3
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3
In Retrospect
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Review

Pacific Rim

by David Jenkins

Guillermo del Toro’s epic homage to classic-era monster movies is a triumph of consummate design and old school romanticism.

3
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4
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4
In Retrospect
A man in dark clothing holding a weapon, standing on a ledge in a dark, orange-lit setting.
Review

Star Trek Into Darkness

by Adam Woodward

Cumberbitches rest easy: JJ Abrams ably navigates the USS Enterprise through dark skies.

4
Anticipation
3
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3
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A large robotic iron man figure and a man wearing a blue and white Iron Man-style outfit, both seated in a cluttered room.
Review

Iron Man 3

by David Jenkins

The superhero movie gets a Dickensian meta-comedy treatment care of writer/​director Shane Black.

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3
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3
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Review

Cloud Atlas

by Adam Lee Davies

Tom Hanks and Halle Berry go all out to give the mad, multi-stranded sci-fi folly a bad name.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A woman holding a handgun, wearing a pink top and red plaid shirt, standing in a grassy outdoor setting.
Review

Looper

by Matt Bochenski

Meet Looper, by a country mile the most resourceful, vivacious and savage science fiction movie of 2012.

3
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4
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3
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Dredd

by David Jenkins

Alex Garland takes another sweep at bringing the infamous 2000AD strip to the screen. The results are sensational.

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4
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4
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Review

Sound of My Voice

by Martyn Conterio

Brit Marling shines in this creepy cult sci-fi movie that has its genre cake and eats it.

3
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4
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3
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A man in a red superhero costume, looking seriously at the camera with web-like strings crossing in front of him.
Review

The Amazing Spider-Man

by Matt Bochenski

Despite a few comic book movie trappings, The Amazing Spider-Man is a major success story.

3
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4
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4
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Review

Prometheus

by Matt Bochenski

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi saga is an overreaching folly that’s well worth seeing on the biggest screen possible.

5
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect