Sci-Fi

Paper Girls on Amazon Prime: a 1980s sci-fi with lots of heart
It’s the morning after Halloween 1988 ... So begins this intriguing and exciting story that blends time-travel with coming-of-age.

Neptune Frost film review: a visual album that defies form
In this ambitious sci-fi musical, a group of miners form an anti-colonialist hacker collective – it's an unforgettable experience.

Natasha Wanganeen on Bunker, The Last Fleet: 'Sci-fi films saved my life'
Actor-writer-producer Natasha Wanganeen takes us behind the scenes on Bunker: The Last Fleet, a dystopian, intergalactic reimagining of first contact…

Obi-Wan Kenobi review: 'a prodigiously talented cast'
We know that Anakin fell, and Vader will someday kill him, but Ewan McGregor plays the role so well that…

Feature film Foe brings screen jobs to Victoria
Filming for the international production Foe, starring Saoirse Ronan, has already begun in Melbourne.

Sci-Fi beyond spaceships and little green men
The 2021 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival returns for a second outing with a program for 'Australia's most adventurous movie-goers'.

Game Review: Returnal is the natural evolution of arcade
Housemarque's foray into the roguelike genre feels like the natural progression of their high score-chasing arcade roots, writes Chris Button

Ascendant Film Review: Charlotte Best shines in this sci-fi thriller
Ironically enough, Ascendant – a film in which a young woman is trapped in an elevator – also has a…

Film Review: The Wild Top End is a 3D expedition worth taking
Nick Robinson's latest environmental documentary puts the iMax screen to stunning use as it celebrates the Australian landscape.