Uncanny
The more a robot looks like a real human, the more empathy most people have for it. If a robot becomes almost 'real' in its looks, movements and interactions, many people suddenly experience a
Rupture
Noomi Rapace plays Renee, a divorced mother who one day finds herself abducted and taken to some secret facility. She soon finds out she is not the only abductee there, but why was she brought
Passengers
A giant starship is on a century-long journey to a recently colonised planet, carrying five thousand colonists plus crew in suspended animation. The ship is highly advanced and is self-repairing and self navigating, so no
Morgan
Lee Weathers (played by Kate Mara) is a corporate risk assessment analyst, which doesn’t sound a promising job for an action thriller until you realise that this is Hollywood, where considerable latitude to is given
Arrival
Arrival is a thoughtful science fiction film, about as far from “Independence Day” as it is possible to get, though the special effects are impressive in their own way. The basic premise is that aliens
The Girl With All The Gifts
Ever since George Romero made “Night of the Living Dead” there have been films about zombies, but few manage to be worth watching. Directors have tried applying comedy (“Shaun of the Dead”) and even Jane
Criminal (5/10)
When CIA agent Bill Pope gets killed on assignment, an experimental technology is used to transplant his memories to someone else to try and find 'The Dutchman'. The recipient of Bill's memories is convict Jericho
Independence Day: Resurgence (4/10)
It is twenty years since the aliens attacked our planet and were defeated by a cunning combination of Jeff Goldblum, a heroic pilot and the invaders’ dazzling inability naivety about the basic concept of a
Midnight Special (7/10)
A seemingly estranged father (Michael Shannon) appears to kidnap his own son from what turns out to be a cult and takes him on the road... But why? And where are they going? And why
Synchronicity (4/10)
What if someone would be able to harness the immense potential energy of Earth spinning in space and redirect that energy to open a wormhole... where would that wormhole lead? A different space, a different