Science Fiction Rating System

This week we're going deeper underground and celebrating the release of Godzilla Vs. Kong with Hollywood's first attempt at bringing the king of monsters to the west. Join us as we discuss the star (?) power of Matthew Broderick, the likelihood of losing a giant lizard in New York and the Devlin/Emmerich Rating System. Next week we watch Fortnite for Boomers, it's Battle Royale ! GIVE US 5 STARS O...

This week we watch the super low budget indie time travel film Primer ! Join us as we struggle to work out how time travel works, struggle to work out how time travel works, and finally struggle to work out how time travel works. Next week we're going deeper underground, it's 1998's Emmerich/Devlin Godzilla ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the s...

So, it's come to this. Alex celebrates his birthday by breaking pod rules and picking a film we shouldn't technically see for another 3 years, or preferably never. Yes, it's Ready Player One , and yes, Sam has a lot to say. Next week it's Primer ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagra...

It's Easter Friday, and what says Easter better than a healthy dose of ultraviolence and the old in out? We celebrate with a viddy at A Clockwork Orange , the film too shocking for you to see, although not actually because it wasn't ever banned, really. Anyway, it got people excited for a long time and is it worth the hype? Join us for architecture, bad acting, bad impressions and Sam read a book....

Join Alex and Sam for a bonus spoilercast they didn't think they would record. Expectations were rock bottom for Zack Synder's reconstruction of Justice League so we approach it tentatively but...it's not that bad? Listen as we apply the Batman Rating System™ to the entire Synderverse and then work our way through four hours of superhero team up fun! And join us later this week for your regularly...

This week we watch the classic anime Akira , a film that did a lot to shape the tastes of at least two thirds of this pod. But 30 years later does it still hold up? Join us as we find out and discuss the wonders of animation, the two scenes that gave us nightmares and see if Chris has come round on Japanese films yet... Next week we stay with troublesome teens, it's A Clockwork Orange ! GIVE US 5...

This week Chris combines negotiating film contracts with hosting a podcast as we watch Galaxy Quest in installments, starting, stopping, and starting again. We also learn about Tim Allen's idea exchange, the changing face of fandom and Sam wishes he was watching a very specific different film. Next week... Akira ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download...

We're back from break with a change to your scheduled film, it's listener-requested '80s fantasy sci-fi, er, classic(?) Masters of the Universe ! Join us to learn which cast member is a chemical engineer, which cast member improvised all his lines, and how many people in this were also in Star Trek . We also have a quiz, a few listener requests from the mailbag and much, much more. Next week we re...

Bonjour! This week we present a podcast recorded entirely in the original romance language, le French, in which we talk about classic nouvelle vague Godard flick Alphaville . Think we can't handle something this deep? Think again as we discuss science fiction without science fiction, Jaques-'Jaques' Liverot, how to cheat on your French GCSE, and try and remember who Jeff Bitch is. Next week, the l...

This week we're going back to the '60s to the very first Planet of the Apes , a film so big we can't work out why we haven't done it yet. Join us for confusing space missions, terrible captains and uncomfortable female stereotypes. And lots, and lots of apes. Next week we're staying in the olden days with the very different Alphaville ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! B...

This week we celebrate the 4K release of Elysium by doing what we do best: an hour of Hot Chat. Join us as we get into the science of this particular dystopian future and the problem with Jodie Foster being too good at French. Next week it's Planet of the Apes ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twi...

This week we conclude our trip back to 2016 with Sam's pick, The 5th Wave ! Alex isn't sure whether this film was actually released, Sam has trouble with the wave system, and Chris broadcasts from a COVID secure bunker somewhere deep underground. Next week we watch Elysium ! Want to watch it yourself? Leave us a review on iTunes, Spotify or wherever, drop us a line and let us know and you could wi...

This week we continue our 2016 trilogy with Alex's pick- it's Shin Godzilla ! After a decade away from making Godzilla films Toho returned with a different but also not different take on the world's greatest monster. Join us for some city-smashing action, a great soundtrack and loads of, er, bureaucracy. Next week it's the final 2016 film, The 5th Wave ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Vi...

Alex is back with another exclusive interview, this time speaking to Scott Adkins, star of the new sci-fi comedy The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud . Alex Zooms into Scott's car and discusses the film, working with Jean Claude Van Damme, The Mandalorian, and much more! Join us back here Friday for your regular scheduled ranking! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Bu...

Our season of Star Wars comes to an end with Gareth Edwards' spin-off prequel Rogue One , also the first of our 2016 film season! Opinions are all over the place as we discuss what this film gets right, and what it doesn't, before one of the more contentious rankings in quite some time. Next week we continue our 2016 films with Shin Godzilla GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Websi...

Its 2021 and before we get back to ranking films we look back at one of the few highlights of 2020, the second season of The Mandalorian . We work through the big moments throughout the season before playing a quick game of Mando or Boba and analysing the ridiculous upcoming slate of Star Wars shows. There are so many. Next week, the Star Wars train rolls on with Rogue One ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITU...

As is tradition we end the year with a round up of what we've been watching aside from the 50-odd films we've stuck in the list. Join us for our six highlights of the year, a mailbag bursting with festive cheer, an impromptu discussion on the state of the film industry in 2021, and find out what we'll be watching in January. This year has been a bumper one for us with the audience growing a surpri...

Happy Life Day! We continue our tradition of watching Star Wars for Christmas but this year with a bit of a twist. For too long we've ignored the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special but as the worst year any of us can remember wraps up we decided to break glass in case of misery and trotted out this most peculiar of experiences. All the Star Wars stars you know and love, plus a four armed chef in d...

As we approach Christmas we continue watching some festive flicks from years past- it's a big slice of '80s nostalgia, Twins ! Schwarzenegger and DeVito are unlikely siblings in this Reitman classic. Join us for discussion of pretty foxes, nature vs. nurture, Alex's most inscrutable quiz yet and generally just a lot of whistful mewing about happier times. Next week we celebrate christmas with...we...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a podcast about the film Superman . We take an extensive look at Richard Donner's superhero blockbuster and ask the important questions: What food item did Marlon Brando want to be cast as? Is the Lois and Clark flying scene the worst scene in this film, or in cinematic history? And what's the proper etiquette when finding a baby inside a meterorite? All this...

This week it's back to the '70s for John Carpenter's student film Dark Star . The film that sort of inspired Alien , its a film that is not for everyone, but is very much for us. Alien beachballs, sentient bombs, and lots of nothing, it's the film that's got everything! Actually no, it really isn't. Next week we start getting festive with nostalgic xmas blockbuster Superman , the 1978 one! GIVE US...

This week we interrupt our regular scheduled ranking for an exclusive interview with Michael Ironside aka baddie Richter from Total Recall . The Verhoeven classic has been re-released to celebrate its 30th Anniversary and so Alex got to (virtually) sit down with Michael to discuss the working with Verhoeven, Michael's sci-fi roots and the book adaptation he wished he could've starred in. If you wa...

Many moons ago we watched Short Circuit and kept saying 'I thought this happened.' throughout. This week the cliffhanger is resolved and we discover if we were actually thinking of Short Circuit 2 , or if there's something more serious going on and we're all going senile. Elsewhere we discuss the bizarre casting of Fisher Stevens, Sam and Alex reminisce about their time in Toronto, and there is de...

This week we're going all the way back to 1965 to watch The 10th Victim , the italian sci-fi film that 'inspired' Austin Powers. Bad dubbing, amazing costumes and a terrible ending, it's the film that has everything! Join us for crocodile death rolls, terrible robots and high fashion! Next week we find out if all the stuff we thought was in Short Circuit 2 when we watched the original is actually...

After an unexpected week off because we literally forgot to record an episode we explode back onto your pod delivery device with a hot slice of opinion. Arriving predictably too late to be relevant we watch Cloverfield because it was Halloween at some point. Join us as we discuss the unfortunate timing of Cloverfield's release, how many ways the camera work in this film doesn't make sense, and Sam...