Articles Posted in the " Sci-Fi " Category





  • The Zero Theorem

    First published on Popcorn Addiction. Reclusive computer genius Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) is waiting for a phone call. He doesn’t know when the call will come or who the caller might be, but he expects it to relate somehow to the meaning of life. Unfortunately, Leth has to spend a considerable amount of time at…


  • Mr. Peabody and Sherman

    Mr Peabody (Ty Burrell) — time-travelling hero, genius inventor, talking dog — is also the adoptive father of a human boy called Sherman (Max Charles). It’s an unconventional relationship to say the least, and when Sherman bites a classmate during a confrontation on his first day at school social services waste no time in calling…


  • I, Frankenstein

    Before the legend of vampires went all vegan and sparkly and werewolves held about as much menace as a puppy dog, they were kick-ass in Underworld. Written by the then unknown Len Wiseman, Danny McBride and Kevin Grevioux, the franchise, which spawned two sequels and a prequel, infused these popular supernatural beings with a scientific…



  • 47 Ronin

    Despite years having passed since he was taken in by Lord Asano (Min Tanaka), half-breed Kai (Keanu Reeves) is still an outcast shown little respect by his surrogate family or their loyal samurai. When Asano is betrayed by rival Shogan master Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) and his trusted sorceress Mizuki (Rinko Kikuchi), and the samurai…


  • Ender’s Game

    As ever, Steven’s review was first published on his own (brilliant) site popcornaddiction.com. Head there post haste. Years after an alien invasion, in which the formic race’s attack on Earth was foiled by jet-fighter pilot Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), Andrew “Ender” Wiggan (Asa Butterfield) is scouted for Battle School by Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford)…