Category Archives: Sci Fi

Shocking Nu-Metal Confessions

The theatrical movie poster for The One (2001), featuring actor Jet Li passing through a wormhole from a parallel dimension.

Watch out for evil parallel universe versions of yourself, because The One (2001) is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring guest host Tom “finalfuryk” Pandich.

Review in a Nutshell: Cool in concept but thoroughly meat-headed in execution, The One (2001) highlights Jet Li’s incredible skills as a martial arts action star but draws unfavorable comparisons to The Matrix (1999) in the process. Let the bodies hit the floooooooooooooor!

Whalin’ It Up in the Red Spot

The DVD cover for the Discotek Media release of Sayonara, Jupiter (1984).

Hang on to your space hamburgers, because Sayonara, Jupiter (1984) is the Greatest Movie EVER?

Click on the tiny DVD cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring “Celebrity Translator” Neil Nadelman.

Review in a Nutshell: Mix excellent model-work and strong production design with one of the most half-baked science fiction scripts in the solar system, and you’ve got Sayonara, Jupiter (1984) – a film whose reach far exceeds its grasp.

Ants Misbehavin’

The theatrical poster for Phase IV (1974), featuring post apocalyptic imagery and a black ant emerging from a bloody hole in the palm of a man's right hand.

Hold on to your color-coded insecticides, because Phase IV (1974) is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or title above to download our review of the film, featuring guest host “Celebrity Translator / Bringer of the Apocalypse” Neil Nadelman.

Review in a Nutshell: A technically adept but thematically muddled film, Phase IV (1974) can’t seem to decide whether it wants to be an ecological horror tale, a creature feature, or a bit of psychedelic science fiction. As a film, it ends up being less than the sum of its parts.

Maybe He Actually Does Care for Hunky Boys?

The movie poster for Psycho Goreman (2020) featuring the main cast of humans and monsters posing dramatically, rendered in a realistic, painted style.

Hold on to your interdimensional magical gems, because Psycho Goreman (2020) is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring guest host Kyle “ChibiUFO” Foster.

Review in a Nutshell: A horror-comedy with the sensibilities of a Nineties kid’s show crossed with a video game (complimentary), Psycho Goreman (2020) has strong comic timing, great production design, and solid performances from its cast.

Gonna Need Bigger Guns

The DVD cover for Split Second (1992) featuring actor Rutger Hauer being stalked by a demonic monster.

Watch out for rats, because Split Second (1992) is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie title or the DVD cover above to download our review of the film, featuring guest host “Celebrity Translator” Neil Nadelman.

Review in a Nutshell: An unlikely mash-up of cyberpunk science fiction, buddy cop comedy, and supernatural serial killer movies, Split Second (1992) gleefully blends genres into a strangely compelling and fun little 90 minute romp. Come for the chocolate, stay for the anxiety.

Like Wu-tang, Gamera is For the Children

The movie poster for the English language release of Gamera the Brave (2006).

Fire of up your flying turtles, because Gamera the Brave (2006) is the Greatest Movie EVER! Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Tom “Finalfuryk” Pandich.

Review in a Nutshell: A kid-friendly film with a surprising degree of emotional depth, Gamera the Brave (2006) nevertheless failed to find its footing commercially and critically, and so it may end up being the final Gamera film ever produced…

Houston, We Have a Problem…

The VHS cover for I Come in Peace (1990).

Hold on to your compact discs, because I Come in Peace (1990), also known as “Dark Angel”, is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the VHS cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring guest host Alex Case of the Anime Explorations podcast.

Review in a Nutshell: An exuberantly goofy film, I Come in Peace blends buddy cop action with science fiction / horror elements and an acerbic sense of humor as well as strong casting. Come for the gangs of drug-peddling yuppies, stay for the mayhem.

GME! Anime Fun Time Episode #32 – Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

The movie poster for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children featuring Sephiroth in the background and cloud riding his motorcycle while wielding his buster sword.

A podcast 3, 5, or 12 years in the making! Join Tom, Mike Toole, and I as we delve deep into two versions of a very pretty but thoroughly inexplicable animated film from 2005 and 2009, respectively. CLICK HERE or on the movie poster above to download our review of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, a story that is brimming over with Planet Fever™.

#Justice for Ymir

The lobby card for the 1957 science fiction film, 20 Million Miles to Earth.

Hold on to your alien eggs, because 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie lobby card or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring “Celebrity Translator” Neil Nadelman.

Review in a Nutshell: A creature feature in which the movie monster is the most sympathetic character in the entire film, this otherwise by-the-numbers science fiction thriller is buoyed up by strong production design and the incredible stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen.

A Nice Relaxing Road Trip

The Blu-ray cover of the Shout! Factory release of the 1977 science fiction film, Damnation Alley.

Gas up the LandMaster, because Damnation Alley is the Greatest Movie EVER?

Click on the Blu-ray cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring “Celebrity Translator” Neil Nadelman.

Review in a Nutshell: A post-apocalyptic road trip movie hobbled by script issues and dodgy special effects, Damnation Alley is more interesting in concept than in execution. The Landmaster vehicle does most of the heavy lifting.