science fiction
Dork Shelf's Susan Stover joins the Dev Slate guys to tackle a reboot of The Secret World of Alex Mack!
The Development Slate Episode 39 – The Day the Earth Stood Still
Listen as the Dev Slate guys talk about the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, the remake, and how they’d make their own versions.
Westworld: Searching for Character at the Heart of the Maze
If HBO's Westworld wants its ambitious plot to matter it needs to give audiences better rounded characters.
The Development Slate Episode 34 – The Last Starfighter
This week James and Yaw take a look at a pioneer of CGI and another jewel from the 80’s: The Last Starfigher.
Travelers: Eric McCormack on a New Kind of Time Travel Series
We speak with Toronto's own Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) about his new sci-fi time travel series Travelers.
The Development Slate Episode 32 – Metroid
This week James and Yaw take on the Nintendo mega-franchise Metroid.
Westworld Review: The Best of Two Genres
Westworld has all the action, adventure, and intrigue of the ideal Western film, but that's all a veneer for tourists, under which lies a rich maze of philosophy, science fiction, and genre criticism.
TIFF 2016: Arrival Review
Denis Villeneuve's Arrival is quite simply one of the most extraordinary, affecting, and eye-opening films of the year.
Conquering the Empire – Parasite (1982)
Doug Tilley reviews Charles Band's 3D post-apocalyptic horror film Parasite (1982) as part of his Empire International Pictures retrospective.
The Development Slate Episode 23 – Outland
Listen as James and Yaw try to adapt the 1981 sci-fi western Outland!
Stranger Things Chapter Eight Recap
"The Upside Down” leaves viewers with what Stranger Things does best: unabashed nostalgia, spooky suspense, and heartfelt moments.
Stranger Things Chapter Seven Recap
It’s time to team up with parents and estranged siblings, it’s time to rob an evidence room, destroy an evil utility van, and make a sense-dep tank out of a kiddie pool. “The Bathtub” pulls together all the show’s plot threads into one propulsive rope of suspense.
Loose Cannons Episode #51 – The Apple
Justin and Mathew finally watch the mega anticipated musical extravaganza The Apple!
Stranger Things Chapter Six Recap
There is a monster under every bed. There is a monster under everywhere. Chapter Six of Stranger Things is all about getting to know the faceless bad boy that haunts Hawkins.
Stranger Things: Finn Wolfhard on Eleven, 80s Movies, Stephen King, and It
We sat down with Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard to talk Stephen King, Mike and Eleven, his favourite '80s movies, and much more.