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Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Discovery” Series One

Set roughly a decade before the time of Kirk and of the original Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery takes place at the start of the Federation/Klingon war, which was inadvertently set… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Discovery” Series One”

Taking the whole world by surprise when it was unexpectedly released on Netflix with no fanfare or prior build-up (as well as it all happening when a… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Cloverfield Paradox” (2018)”

The latest instalment in the Star Wars saga, writer/director Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi picks up where The Force Awakens left off and focuses on Rey (Daisy Ridley) as she tries to… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi” (2017)”

In 2520, the atmosphere of Terra/Earth has become contaminated, leading to the invasion of planet Rexar IV for its resources, one of the attacking soldiers being decorated… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Human Is””

Contains Potential Spoilers (never can be too sure!) Carrying on from Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 centres around the Blade Runner known as “K”… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Blade Runner 2049” (2017)”

A remake of Joel Schumacher’s 1990 cult film, Niels Arden Oplev’s Flatliners is about five medical students who venture to explore the mysteries of life after death, stopping… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Flatliners” (2017)”

In deep space, leisure and tourism agents Norton and Andrews (Jack Reynor and Benedict Wong) show tourists the wonders of the galaxy, subtly altering colour and sound… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “Impossible Planet””

New to Channel 4 on Sunday nights, “Electric Dreams” is a brand new 10-part anthology series based on the short stories of Philip K. Dick, produced by… Read more “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams: “The Hood Maker””

Getting in on this apparent “Spring Blockbuster” craze, Life, directed by Daniel Espinosa and penned by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, is about a six person team… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Life” (2017)”