PATRON'S PICK

Patron Dan has invited us to join him in revisiting a defining entry into the micro-niche of the late 90s sci-fi action blockbuster. Michael Bay's blue collar space epic landed on 1 July 1998, made $553.7 million worldwide on a $140 million budget, and finished the year as the highest grossing film in the world. It also sits at 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and made Roger Ebert's most hated list. So it's not exactly a hidden gem, and it's certainly no critical darling. Is it time to

Chris has stepped into the ring and thrown down a proper Patron’s Pick: Real Steel (2011). A film that can basically be summed up as Rocky … but swap Apollo Creed for a 2,000-pound robot and you’re halfway there. On this week’s bonus feed , we go deep on whether this is a quietly solid underdog sports movie… or just peak 2011 blockbuster fluff that got lost in the shuffle. LISTEN ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/151640274/ We get into: The Richard Matheson short sto

Megan recommended this one to us, calling it a “cool little low-budget art house sci-fi,” and she wasn’t wrong. We couldn’t resist diving...

For today’s Patron’s Pick , we’re diving deep into the world of underwater sci-fi horror with Underwater (2020), selected by Johan....

For today’s Patron’s Pick , we’re diving into Doomsday (2008), Neil Marshall’s big-budget follow-up to Dog Soldiers and The Descent ....

In this episode, we dive into a Patron's Pick from Owen, who recommended we explore this "unique take on the future of America." We...

Patron Omar thought we should check out this hidden gem that few people seem to have heard of, and it made a perfect choice for our...

Happy Halloween! We polled our patrons and gave them, "Three good options and Xtro". For our spooky season sci-fi patron's pick we...

Our patron Mike recommended Scavenger's Reign to us almost a whole year ago, and in the time since many other people have recommended it...

What better way to manage the post summer holiday comedown than the middle entry in Lars von Trier's Depression Trilogy? Patron Rodders...

Patron Malcolm recommended Peter Hyams' 1981 Sci Fi thriller Outland, describing it to us as "Alien meets High Noon with Sean Connery"......

Patron Omar suggested this British sci fi thriller for our next Patron's Pick, appealing to our love of James Callis and low budget/high...

This week on the bonus feed, we're diving into a Patron's Pick, courtesy of Jax, who recommended we explore Don't Worry Darling (2022),...

Patron Rob recommended we check out Vesper, the dark fable from directors Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper. We discuss the bio-hacking...

Patron Ian suggested Enemy Mine for our space opera series - we couldn't fit it into the main series but it's an excellent small scale...

Patron Jamie suggested we watch Ben Foster and Mark Dennis' time travel thriller Time Trap for our latest Patron's Pick, which we somehow...

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