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We're stomping our way through January, and knocking down buildings along the way, to bring you another Brave New Movie Review. This time, we're tackling the latest Godzilla instalment from director Takashi Yamazaki. We delve into the latest chapter in the ever-changing story of everyone's beloved colossal atomic fire-breathing lizard—Godzilla, and discuss what this new film serves up for fans of the kaiju genre. https://www.patreon.com/posts/godzilla-minus-96791370

This week we're joined by podcaster and writer Becky Darke to dive into the hilarious world of space opera parodies. We'll be dissecting Mel Brooks' iconic spoof of Star Wars, Spaceballs, and Dean Parisot's love letter to Star Trek fandom, Galaxy Quest. We explore the intersection between comedy and science fiction as we unravel how these two films 'find the funny' in the space opera genre.

BRAVE NEW MOVIE REVIEW Netflix have entrusted Zack Snyder with creating a brand new space opera franchise for them.  We discuss the first entry in the resulting saga and whether or not Snyder has stuck the landing (in slow-mo). https://www.patreon.com/posts/rebel-moon-part-96183537

This week, we look at the theme of interplanetary love in two more Space Opera adventures - Andrew Stanton's John Carter (2012) and Lily and Lana Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending (2015). Join us as we discuss the super jumping barbarian and ex-Confederate soldier, John Carter and the unassuming toilet cleaner with the genetic makeup of a long-dead Queen, Jupiter Jones.

Happy Life Day! We've raced home to Kashyyyk to be with our hairy family and celebrate the reason for the season. We discuss the iconic, weird TV holiday special set between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, how it came to be, why no-one seems to want to be there, and discuss the best and worst bits of this bizarre outlier in the legendary Star Wars franchise. https://www.patreon.com/posts/star-wars-1978-95364791

We're talking (Matt's fave topic) big box office flops on the podcast this week. We dive headfirst into the wreckage of two colossal cinematic misfires, Battlefield Earth (2000) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). Join us as we dissect John Travolta and Vin Diesel's respective passion projects and decide if they are deserving of their notorious flop status, or have some salvageable qualities in there somewhere. Settle in and let the cinematic autopsy begin!

Our Patron Omar suggested we get a couple of copies of Split Second into the bunker, telling us "Imagine crossing Se7en with Alien and Blade Runner, and setting it in a dystopian future London".  With a summary like that, we just couldn't resist checking out this classically cheesy supernatural sci-fi horror. https://www.patreon.com/posts/94610722/

We're joined by the sensational film critic, writer, and podcaster, Anna Bogutskaya. Together, we're delving into the wild world of Luc Besson's space opera adventures, The Fifth Element (1997) and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017). From Besson's (sometimes peculiar) casting choices to the eternal battle between practical effects and CGI, we dissect what works and what doesn't in these two space operas. Oh! And brace yourselves for another round of blue aliens, this time with some unexpected stage talents.

"Mike be back" as Arnold would say. Blasted through time straight from our conversation with him about the first film in the Terminator franchise, we are joined once again by our good friend Mike Muncer to talk about the (current) final film in the series. Tim Miller is at the directorial helm with a little help from series creator James Cameron, as well as returning favourites Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger in this rebootquel that ignores everything after the iconic T2. Was it a bold move to get the franchise back on the correct course, or cynical nostalgia baiting? https://www.patreon.com/posts/terminator-dark-93775808

This time, we're tackling space operas with BIG BLUE aliens, imperialism, and a dash of exotic flora and fauna on the podcast. First up, is the 1973 psychedelic animation "Fantastic Planet" (or in French "La Planète Sauvage") from René Laloux. Then we fast forward to 2009 to discuss James Cameron's blockbuster hit "Avatar" and its groundbreaking technology.

"It's Aliens meets Home Alone" Today we're discussing Brian Duffield's new dialogue-less Sci-Fi Horror, No One Will Save You. We discuss grief, Kevin McCallister, and whether or not an alien invader's intentions matter in our latest Brave New Movie Review. https://www.patreon.com/posts/92936721

This week on the podcast, we explore one of the most significant space opera television series of recent years: Battlestar Galactica, spanning both the 1978 original from Glen A. Larson and the 2003 reimagining from Ronald D. Moore. We are joined by Val Nolan, an academic and writer who has recently co-authored the book "Spec Fic For Newbies" with Tiffani Angus. Together, we analyse these two iterations of one of the most captivating space opera series in the world of science fiction.