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
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Mutant Ghost Wargirl (2022)	Kind of mad	2024-05-03	Simon
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	Simon
Skylin3s (2020)	Easy to watch but pretty dumb	2021-03-20	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
Enthiran 2.0 (2018)	Crazy spectacle	2022-05-01	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Shin Godzilla (2016)	Mostly awful but Godzilla is pretty awesome	2021-05-17	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
The Virgin Psychics (2015)	It's outrageous	2020-06-25	Simon
The Midnight After (2014)	Uneven and ultimately a bit unsatisfying	2015-01-17	Simon
Snowpiercer (2013)	Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory	2021-06-11	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
Looper (2012)	Relatively coherent time travel thriller	2013-02-14	Simon
Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)	Cosplay soft porn	2013-05-26	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)	Quite a change of style	2023-02-07	Simon
Yatterman (2009)	Too adult for kids, too childish for adults?	2012-11-19	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
Doomsday (2008)	Very uneven but has some fun moments	2021-09-19	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Possibly the most outrageous film ever made?	2013-04-07	Simon
The Machine Girl (2008)	Greatest film ever?	2012-10-15	Simon
CJ7 (2008)	How cute can you get?	2008-02-03	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)	Beautiful contemplation on the bittersweet years of adolescence	2013-02-02	Simon