Science Fiction Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Drive (1997)	A joy to watch	2022-11-12	Simon
Akira (1988)	A landmark in animation and sci-fi	2020-09-17	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
The Machine Girl (2008)	Greatest film ever?	2012-10-15	Simon
The Heroic Trio (1993)	Stylish and beautiful	2002-12-01	Simon
Tron (1982)	Prescient and influential	2003-05-10	Simon
Nausicaa: Valley Of The Wind (1984)	A wonderful movie	2002-05-05	Simon
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	Unmatched accomplishment	2003-06-17	Simon
Ghost in the Shell (1995)	Who are you?	2021-07-17	Simon
Acción Mutante (1993)	Wild and twisted genre mash-up	2021-05-19	Simon
Drive (1997)	Shows what people can achieve when they are doing what they love	2000-07-19	Simon
Starship Troopers (1997)	Smart, subversive and gory as hell	2021-05-07	Simon
The Virgin Psychics (2015)	It's outrageous	2020-06-25	Simon
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)	Beautiful contemplation on the bittersweet years of adolescence	2013-02-02	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002)	Decent finale	2003-03-07	Simon
Snowpiercer (2013)	Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory	2021-06-11	Simon
Bad Taste (1987)	The bastards have landed	2021-05-28	Simon
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	Simon
Altered States (1980)	...read review...	2020-07-19	Simon
Future Cops (1993)	Relentless lunacy	2020-07-18	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)	Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see	2013-06-10	Simon
Tai Chi Hero (2012)	A fine continuation of the story	2013-04-03	Simon
Tai Chi Zero (2012)	Slick, quirky kung-fu comedy	2013-03-31	Simon
Wicked City (1992)	Insanely ambitious, even by Tsui Hark standards	2002-02-25	Simon
Purple Storm (1999)	slick, high-budget action film	2006-01-07	Simon