Science Fiction Rating System

This week, we conclude the rerank season with Chris' pick, Starship Troopers ! Bugs, blood, and other things I've forgotten about because we recorded this ages ago. But it's good and no doubt very in-depth. Also, don't forget Time Travel is Dangerous hits cinemas this Friday, March 28th! Listen out for details about special q&a screenings up and down the country at the start of this episode! S...

This week we (re)watch Predator 2 ! Join us as we get nice and LA sweaty and discuss Alex's early obsession with this film, Danny Glover's trousers, the Films With Jeopardy! In Rating System, and much more! Also, don't forget Time Travel is Dangerous is in cinemas March 28th! Go and watch it! Next week it's Starship Troopers! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Website! W...

This week we finally actually watch The Thing as part of rewatch season. Join us as we learn about why Big Dog doesn't want you to remake The Thing in Antarctica (or Alaska?), we gush over the gushing special effects,and we definitively sort out the end of this film. Also, don't forget Time Travel is Dangerous is in cinemas March 28th! Go and watch it! Next week we watch Predator 2 ! See the new l...

We return to finally talk about Time Travel is Dangerous , a new sci-fi comedy directed by our very own Chris Reading! A podcast in the making as long as there's been a podcast, join us as Chris talks us through the inspiration behind the film, how it all came together, and what's next. Also, go and see it, it's great! Critics who aren't Sam and Alex have said it's a 'hilarious British time-travel...

This week we conclude our 2020 season with Chris' choice, Russia's Sputnik ! Join us for monster chat, iron curtain chat, and technically difficult chat because Chris' audio was SO far out of sync with the rest of us it sounds a bit like we're talking through an interpreter at times. Next week we begin another season of reranks, giving some classic films the proper one episode SFRS 2.0 treatment,...

This week, we report back from our fancy screening of Paramount+'s Star Trek: Section 31 . Join us for a spoiler-free discussion* about the newest trip to the Trek universe. Next week, we return to 2020 with Sputnik ! *I think we threaten to spoil something towards the end but don't actually spoil anything anyway. See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Watch us on Y...

2020 season continues with Sam's pick, the saviour of cinema, Christopher Nolan's Tenet . We spoilercasted it way back when and were confused and couldn't hear anything...has anything changed since? Join us as we try to unravel reverse entropy (again), discuss the pros and cons of an endless montage, and disagree about the merits of Kenneth Branagh. Next week, we conclude our 2020 picks with Sputn...

This week, we kick off 2020 season with The Invisible Man , Alex's pick! Join us as we remember how weird lockdown was, discover what we would do with invisible powers, and ask: is James Bond sci-fi? Well maybe not, but let me tell you about the car in Die Another Day ... Next week, we return to the backwards-talking nonsense of Tenet ! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the...

For an eighth (!) time we gather round the dying embers of the year and discuss what we liked (and didn't) from 2024. Join us for discussions of Megalopolis , Transformers One , Alien Romulus , and much, much more! Also, we have a quiz and choose the first 6 films for 2025! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Watch us on Youtube! See the old list! Download the so...

It's Christmas Eve, and as is tradition round these parts we watch a Star War. Unfortunately, we're up to The Last Jedi, a film we spoilercasted way back when. In those heady days of 2017 Alex was a fan and Chris and Sam really weren't...but has time cured all ills? Find out in this absolutely MASSIVE episode! Next week, we end the year as we always do with the end of year show, as it just makes s...

This week we watch Looper , Rian Johnson's time-travel film that doesn't want to talk about time travel. Join us as we discuss bad prosthetics, try not to get too in the weeds with how everything works, and have differing opinions about a scary kid. Next week we take our annual trip to a galaxy far, far away - it's The Last Jedi ! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Websi...

This week we head back to the '80s to watch three horny old men on their quest for eternal youth in Cocoon . Join us for the Old Man Rating System, the problem with an aimless film, God's waiting room, Steve Guttenberg (unfortunately), and a whole lot more! Next week it's Looper ! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Watch us on Youtube! See the old list! Download...

Halloween but really not season continues with Cube ! Join us as we hear more about Chris' exploits abroad, run out of plot to talk about very quickly, then Sam learns that films are shot in order (but still doesn't believe it), Alex is interrupted by some late night DIY, and we hallucinate a film like Cube, but it's in a balloon. Next week, some super old-dude sci-fi, it's Cocoon ! See the new li...

We're back! It's been a while, but we're here and we're still ranking! Keeping up with tradition, we miss halloween by almost a month and bring you sci-fi horror with Lifeforce ! Join us as we hear about Chris' trips to film festivals with Time Travel is Dangerous (coming to a cinema near you next year!) and then enjoy some absolutely bonkers '80s fun. Next week - and it really will be next week t...

This week, we watch Ikarie XB-1 , a film that is 'influential', or maybe actually influential, it's hard to tell! Join us as we discuss the reach of this film, enjoy people laughing at a robot, and get our vertical integration sorted, just in time for the debut of Chris' film. Next week (or some point soon anyway) we're watching Lifeforce ! I think...? See the new list! Play along at home! Get in...

This week, it's a bumper episode as we accept the podcast will NEVER END by watching the 'final' film, Blade Runner ! Join us as we learn about Chrismas, deep dive into different versions of the film, Sam can't shut up about Vangelis, we gush over the production design, and Sam really can't shut up about Vangelis. Next week, we watch '60s Czech sci-fi oddity Ikarie XB-1 See the new list! Play alon...

Hi! Remember us? After a month off, we're back! We accidentally deleted an episode and we're doing the films in the wrong order, but we're here! This week, It's Chris' birthday pick, our 2nd, 3rd, 4th viewing of the Devlin/Emmerich career highlight. Join us as we hear about Chris' holiday to Washington, consider shift patterns aboard motherships, and discuss (probably not for the first time) how a...

Alien fever continues as we watch the second AvP film. Chris hosts as we try and see what's going on, the problem with Detective Predator, muppet aliens, and then all hell breaks loose as we get to the rating in a way it hasn't in a long time. Alien Vs. Predator? More like Alex Vs. Sam. Also, secrets of the rating system are revealed! Next week, it's Wing Commander only it kind of isn't...you'll s...

This week we review the latest instalment in the Alien franchise - it's Alien Romulus ! Alex shares his experience of his trip to the premiere, Sam gets to enjoy some free beer, and Chris sent us some texts. Join us for a spoiler-free discussion until 17:55 and after that we go hard and heavy with a spoiler-filled breakdown of our thoughts on the film. Next week we stick with the xenomorph, it's A...

This week we go all the way back to 1936 to watch a slice of very early British sci-fi, it's Things to Come ! Join us as we revel in the bombast of the script, marvel at the special effects, and discover how moaning is eternal. Next week, we 'celebrate' the release of Alien: Romulus by watching AVPR: Alien Vs. Predator Requiem - it's literally the only Alien thing we have left to watch :\ See the...

This week we watch Kevin Costner's big budget post-apocalyptic flop Waterw- no, the other one, The Postman . Join us as we slog through three hours of people not sending the post, and then people really REALLY sending the post. It's a film we've watched so you don't have to, cos we're nice like that. Next week, it's Things to Come ! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Web...

Donald Sutherland (RIP) season concludes with Virus ! Join us for some top Jane's Fighting Ships discussion, lots of robot talk, and the Baldwin Rating System Next week it's Things to Come ! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Watch us on Youtube! See the old list! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Instagram  and Facebook too!   Hoste...

This week we continue our impromptu Donald Sutherland (RIP) series with Invasion of the Body Snatchers ! Join us for a lot of discussion about how feasible this particularly snatching really is and Chris makes a horrible noise. Next week, more Donald, with Virus ! See the new list! Play along at home! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Watch us on Youtube! See the old list! Download the soundtrack!...

This week we belatedly celebrate the release of Furiosa with the last Mad Max we can watch for now. Join us as we head back to post-apocalyptic Australia, discuss some super deep lore, play a game of Max or Martin, and marvel at how terribly this film craters halfway through. Sam's audio is a mess again, but will be better from next week, so that's good! And next week will be Invasions of the Body...

This week we watch Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within , a film so monumentally misguided that it managed to kill an entire company. Join us as we discuss high quality bad CGI, the concept of 'virtual actors', and what 3 things we would save on an asteroid. Also apologies for the audio quality on this one - Sam had some sort of insane crackle on the recording and some shitty kid screaming outside, a...