Science Fiction

by J. Fletcher|15 September 202215 September 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category

While Star Trek is currently enjoying a renaissance under the stewardship of Alex Kurtzman with a number of eclectic new serials including Picard, Strange New World, Discovery, Lower Decks and Prodigy, the imminent release of the franchise’s first foray onto the big screen, Star...

Alex Proyas: The Heretic Within

by J. Fletcher|15 January 202223 February 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category

Having enjoyed a prime position as judge in last year’s Flickerfest Short Film Festival, Australian filmmaker Alex Proyas returns to Bondi’s premiere short film competition to compete with a number of other thematically charged entries for this year’s top gong...

Lower Decks: Season Two: Review

by J. Fletcher|01 August 202127 February 2022|Film Reviews, Post Category

After a slightly inconsistent first season, Star Trek’s latest animated series, the aptly named Lower Decks, returns with an unapologetic nosedive into the more absurdist culture of Easter-eggs, running gags and what the shows ensemble band of Starfleet rouges affectionately...

Scott Bakula: Leaping Back

by J. Fletcher|21 March 201622 February 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category

During the late 1970s a quiet revolution within American television was underway as a select group screenwriters and producers began transforming America’s leading broadcast networks from within. Leaving behind the gentrified Leave-It-To-Beaver naivety and gosh-darn punchline standards established during the...

Star Trek Into Darkness: Review

by J. Fletcher|01 May 201308 March 2022|Film Reviews, Post Category

When you look over the cinematic excursions of J.J. Abrams, the 46-year-old producer, writer and director presents an intriguing conundrum with each film in his repertoire, delivering contradictory fusions of strikingly original, yet instantly familiar storytelling. From his unique take...

GANTZ: Review

by J. Fletcher|25 January 201117 March 2022|Film Reviews, Post Category

With Hollywood showing no signs of relenting on their homogenized blockbuster comic book exploits, Japanese cinema thankfully continues to draw from a far darker - and to be honest - more compelling creative pool of its native manga for cinematic...

Alessandra Torresani: Ex Machina

by J. Fletcher|20 January 201024 February 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category

It could be argued that 2004’s Battlestar Galactica has redefined the parameters of contemporary science fiction in ways that no other television show has done since the likes of The Twilight Zone or classic Star Trek. From its innovative cinematography,...

Neill Blomkamp: Straight Outta Joburg

by J. Fletcher|25 June 200911 March 2022|Interviews, Post Category

While the name Neill Blomkamp may not garner much recognition at the moment, the short films and commercial work of this South African-Canadian director has teased stardom for a number years. His most recognizable efforts, a series of Citron car commercials...

Max Beesley: The Great Survivor

by J. Fletcher|23 February 200918 May 2022|Interviews, Post Category

The English have a rich history when it comes to long-form science fiction with some of the genres finest tentpoles emerging from the turbulent social upheaval of the 1970s. In fact, while the disruptive decade not only delivered the dark...