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Patron Rob recommended we check out Vesper, the dark fable from directors Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper. We discuss the bio-hacking and bizarre Cronenberg-esque plant life of this folkloric sci-fi tale. Thanks for the suggestion Rob! Send us your patron's picks - sci-fi hidden gems you love, that didn't get the recognition they deserve. https://www.patreon.com/posts/patrons-pick-92116506

Join us as we explore the highly debated and often controversial Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, masterminded by the legendary George Lucas. Is it deserving of the harsh criticism it's received? and what makes it such a polarizing subject among fans? We also discuss Lucas' unwavering creative influence on the films and assess how his vision has stood the test of time, for better or worse.

Robots, Simulants and warmongering US armed forces are the subject of Gareth Edwards' new 'guerrilla filmmaking' blockbuster. Today we are bringing you our review of one of the biggest sci-fi releases of 2023. https://www.patreon.com/posts/creator-2023-91233425

Get ready for the second half of our Space Opera series, as we dive into video games and epic space battles. First up, we're rewinding the clock to 1984 and hopping into the cockpit of The Last Starfighter, before we fast forward to 2013 and join the the battle academy in Ender's Game.

Join us as we venture into the Bad Movie Bunker once again. This time we look at Ezra Miller's tumultuous return as The Flash. From directorial mishaps to script stumbles, we're dissecting the pitfalls of this DC bomb. https://www.patreon.com/posts/90310230

In this special bonus episode, we're leaping back into the world of time travel in film and TV, and stepping behind the scenes with Dick Fiddy, BFI TV historian and programmer. Join us as we dive into his career and his role at the BFI, before launching into an exploration of why time travel still tickles our collective fancy. We'll also be discussing the exciting new season taking place at the BFI Southbank throughout late October and November, "Destination Time Travel: Playing with Time in Film and TV." For additional details about the season, head to the BFI website here; all the secrets and showtimes are waiting for you there!

Better late than never, right? We're fashionably late to the party by a cool nine weeks, but hey, who's counting? Join us as we dive headfirst into the explosive (literally) world of Christopher Nolan's biopic on the mastermind behind the atomic bomb. We unravel the 'Nolan-approved' way to watch the film (IMAX, Digital, 70mm and whatnot) and offer up our thoughts on the director's latest cinematic work. Plus! we discuss some of the sci-fi(and sci-fi adjacent) films released over the summer, and what we are keeping an eye out for over the next few months. https://www.patreon.com/posts/89553169/

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 double header starring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. stranded on a hostile alien planet and forced to work together. We didn't want to miss out so we've decided to discuss it here as a patron's pick. Enjoy! And don't forget to send us your patron's picks - sci-fi gems you love that most people haven't seen or go unnoticed by the big audiences.

We step into the twisted mind of the twistedly prolific purveyor of bunker-worthy movies, Neil Breen, for his twisted sci-fi Twisted Pair. Favourable comparisons to David Lynch and extremely generous interpretations abound as we weigh up the pros and cons of this all timer for the bunker. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bad-movie-bunker-88144849

Today we're talking all things Master Chief, Covenant, Cortana, and the Arbiter as we dive into the influential Halo franchise thanks to our Patron Logan's suggestion. We get into the epic storyline and backstory of the main games, the sci-fi influences, and the game-changing multiplayer. https://www.patreon.com/JourneyThroughSciFi

ThIs week we head to Hollywood to look at two American animated films that had a crack at the space opera genre. We discuss the first ever animated feature made in 3D, Starchaser: The Legend of Orin and the Don Bluth animated Titan A.E, that had more than it's fair share of production issues along the way.

Patron Jamie suggested we watch Ben Foster and Mark Dennis' time travel thriller Time Trap for our latest Patron's Pick, which we somehow missed out of our time travel series on the main feed. We're back to getting our minds warped as we try to wrap them around a particularly wet form of cinematic time travel. https://www.patreon.com/posts/patrons-pick-86708187