Clash of the captains: Kirk, Picard and the battle behind Star Trek Generations
Star Trek writers Ronald D Moore and Brannon Braga slouched into their boss’s office on the Paramount Studio lot in the summer of 1992 expecting to be…
Why everyone was wrong about Ghostbusters II
Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, and, erm, Slimer all reprised their roles. Murray poked fun at Weaver on set by calling her “double Academy Award…
Moonfall, review: the end of the world used to be so much more fun
So the Moon is going to… fall? This can only be a Roland Emmerich picture. The German director must have a vendetta against our planet: he previously…
The Matrix Resurrections, review: a boring, self-regarding rehash
The pressure to outdo these games is gruelling, but then so is the overall meta-ness of this script, co-written by David (Cloud Atlas) Mitchell. “Our beloved parent…
Swan Song, review: a sci-fi drama that is all smooth style and little substance
I’m not sure there’s been a more blissfully idealised screen couple this year than Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris in Swan Song – two actors the camera…
Encounter, review: Riz Ahmed stars in a stylish thriller about killer mites from outer space
Encounter is bugged-out science fiction paranoia, stylish and sinewy, with an opening sequence that may have you bolting for the door, or at least the remote control….