Loveland (Expired) (2022) - Movie Review

Independent Aussie sci-fi films are quite the rarity, which is quite a shame as an Australian filmgoer who loves sci-fi and also loves supporting (good) local product. As such, respect is due for this film existing in the first place, as a lack of budget and, in a lot of cases, a lack of production ambition often get in the way of such things. But when looking at this film specifically, again with that minimum respect in mind, there’s a fair amount that I like about this, and just as much, if not more, that I have questions about.

The Old Guard (2020) - Movie Review

After how chock-full the cinemas have been with Marvel and DC adaptations over the last several years, it feels like we’re currently going through withdrawal as a result of the COVID schedule shuffle. Or, at the very least, I seem to be, as while Birds Of Prey appeased that appetite for a while, I think I’ve been taking for granted just how prevalent this genre has become, now that there isn’t nearly as much of the new stuff coming in. As such, much like with pretty much all things cinematic this year, I’ve turned to streaming services to get my fix, and I stumbled upon this little number. And man oh man, what a hit this is.

Self/Less (2015) - Movie Review

If I had to point to a singular reason why I love speculative fiction as much as I do, it’d have to be the inherent freedom of it all: Within the confines of the umbrella that is SF, you are capable of writing about pretty much anything the human imagination can conjure up. The personification of dreams going to a convention for serial killers? Done. A go-go dancer who uses a machine gun leg to kill zombies? No worries. A man in a magical telephone box that travels through time and space? That story’s been going on for over fifty years now. A piece of burnt bread philosophising about the nature of life, death and the pursuit of happiness? You can trust Japan to deliver on that front. So, when a film comes out with a pretty high concept idea in its framework, it will immediately grab my attention. Whether or not it can hold my attention for the running time is another matter.