Sci-Fi

Cowboys & Aliens

By Adam Woodward

Jon Favreau’s genre mash-up is yet another underwhelming summer brouhaha that fails to up the ante.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

By Paul O’Callaghan

This unlikely reboot is a relatively modest B-movie bolstered by A-grade technical wizardry.

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Attack the Block

By Matt Bochenski

Joe Cornish’s dazzling first feature is a brilliant first film by anybody’s standards.

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Source Code

By Adam Woodward

Duncan Jones has hit the ground running, but there’s no need for Nolan to watch his back just yet.

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TRON: Legacy

By Tom Seymour

The screen may glow in Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi spectacle, but the soul lies cold.

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Inception

By Matt Bochenski

It may not be art and it certainly isn’t truth. But Inception fulfils one of the basic tenets of cinema: it takes the breath away.

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Iron Man 2

By Dan Brightmore

This supposedly iron clad sequel is only fit to rust in the superhero scrap yard.

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District 9

By Dan Brightmore

Neill Blomkamp’s film offers thought provoking thrills that have the audience rooting its CGI characters.

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Moon

By Matt Bochenski

Moon is a thoughtful but imperfect sci-fi alternative to the brain-dead blockbusters that dominate the summer.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

By Matt Bochenski

A frenzy of sound and fury that takes Michael Bay’s vision to its final, eye-boggling extreme.

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Star Trek

By Jonathan Crocker

JJ Abrams’ franchise reboot is the most purely enjoyable blockbuster of the summer.

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Watchmen

By Jonathan Crocker

A big-screen version of Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel has finally arrived, but was it worth the wait?

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The Incredible Hulk

By Matt Bochenski

The second release from Marvel Studios picks up where Ang Lee left off.

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Iron Man

By Matt Bochenski

Jon Favreau’s Iron Man ticks all the boxes of the comic book geek pleaser.

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The Fountain

By Matt Bochenski

An emotional powerhouse that sucks you in and rips you apart layer by layer. An unparalleled experience.

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