Set in Johannesburg (more than a welcome change to the usual formulaic Hollywood paradigm whereby LA or New York are not only the backdrop for disaster but act too as the centre-point of planet Earth), An ominous mothership hovers above Johannesburg containing an alien race of insectoid refugees. Derogatively referred to as 'Prawns' by humans they are cordoned off in an apartheid-esque fashion and forced to live a desolate and slum-like existence in the titular District 9. While forcibly relocat find out more...

1997 New York transformed into a city-wide prison from which NO ONE escapes. When the President's plane crashes into this urban hell-hole, only one man could be capable of getting him out...Snake Pliskin. They thought he was dead, but now he's back! Superbly classy cult sci-fi action. find out more...

A series of In this sequel to Westworld the pleasure centre has been reopened after a megabuck refit and with added safety features. At the opening junket we are taken round the array of fantastic games on offer, but two reporters start a little investigating on the side and their snooping around uncovers some odd goings-on. This film takes a diffferent tack to its mighty predecessor and functions well as a sci-fi curio. find out more...

Fascinating futuristic yarn set in a world that's finally cracked genetic engineering. Only the perfect are rewarded with social acceptance, with the un-improved branded as in-valids. But aspiring astronaut Ethan Hawke is not about to be held back by his "imperfections", so, borrowing the genes of the enhanced but wheelchair-bound Jude Law, he cons his way into a job at the gigantic Gattaca corporation. His ensuing affair with the immaculate Uma Thurman, however, triggers a desperate race to avo find out more...

Cobb is a skilled thief in the dangerous art of extraction: stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious mind when at its most vulnerable, during sleep. However, one last job could prove a step too far as his team have to pull off an 'Inception'. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse; their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one.
Superior blockbuster fare that will delight some even after repeated viewing, whil find out more...

Tony Stark is the epitome of "come-the-revolution…" capitalism, a morally ambiguous playboy billionaire who's built his wealth on mankind's incessant need to slaughter his fellows, but, after showing off one of his latest weapons to the military, Stark endures an experience that will leave him, both physically and mentally, a changed man. Stark is now an individual with a conscience, a burning desire to see justice done and the limitless cash to make it a reality… the building of a ‘superhero' find out more...

It's 2009 and a time capsule buried 50 years earlier is opened up and inside are a series of numbers that seem to have predicted major disasters in the intervening period AND a coming apocalypse... so we're all for the chop. find out more...

Gloriously tacky, this is the ultimate vampires from outer space extravaganza as a space mission brings back a sexy alien lifeforce sucker from the stars. Like a Hammer movie with a large budget this is a hugely enjoyable sci-fi horror. find out more...

A writer takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. On an NZT-fueled odyssey, everything Eddie's read, heard or seen is instantly organized and available to him. As Bradley Cooper's former slacker rises to the top of the financial world, he draws the attention of business mogul Carl Van Loon (De Niro), who sees this enhanced version of Eddie as a tool to make billions. But brutal side effects jeopardize his meteoric ascent... Surprisingly fresh Hollywood thrill find out more...

On Jupiter's third moon the hard working miners have been becoming psychotic, and as Connery investigates the causes of these unprovoked attacks he himself becomes the prey of hired killers. An excellent western-style Sci-Fi with all the style which you`d expect from Connery. find out more...