With 2012 behind us and 2013 looking like another promising year for sci-fi films, its time to get rolling with a more spacey theme for today’s Top List Thursday. Women are, no doubt, the heart and soul of many sci-fi franchises but very often (and with much glee on our behalf) they tend to kick some major alien ass as …

Prometheus was easily one of the most divisive movies of the year. I thought director Ridley Scott produced a very well made movie from a technical perspective, unfortunately the script contracted a rather acute case of the stupids. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof appeared to be the carrier monkey that brought the dunderheaded infection, but he was actually just working off a …

Whether you loved or hated Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (I fall in the middle, sitting on the fence like I had pigeon DNA), you can’t deny that it sure has become a great conversation starter among film geeks (replace “conversation” with “no-holds barred fight” in certain corners of the web). Personally, I really enjoyed the film from a technical viewpoint, but …

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It’s been up, up and away for director Zack Snyder on Man of Steel, the latest reboot starring the last son of Krypton, as he works towards completing the film. We’re looking at a more modern Superman this time around, played by Henry Cavill, and of course, the movie has to reflect that on a visual level. Information has been …

You’ve read Kervyn’s original Prometheus review. Now let’s find out if the man was being too harsh… or too generous. As a “He Said She Said” counterpoint, here’s another take on Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sci-fi thriller. Prometheus is actually a pretty difficult film to review, given that any discussion of it almost automatically veers into spoiler territory. As such, …

At this time of year, fantasy and science fiction dominate at the box office. This week is no different, with the release – in South Africa and the US – of one of the most highly anticipated sci-fi thrillers of 2012. Meanwhile, the only other 2 releases with the courage to open against this behemoth cunningly cater for a very …

    It’s pretty much a given that if you’re a visitor at this site, you’re aware that there’s a film called Prometheus on the horizon. It’s likely that you’re also aware that this film is Ridley Scott’s return to the Sci-Fi genre and, more importantly, his return to the Alien universe. In that, it is rivalled only by The …