Ready Player One hits cinemas this week, and so lets all pretend its the '80s and this isn't happening. We watch three films where videogames are more than just videogames, and children are in space, and in the computer, and in NORAD. Opinions are split with no one really agreeing on anything, except that the [Death Blossom](https://youtu.be/nmPGuMGs8cg?t=2m25s) is the most ridiculous way to end a war ever committed to film. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the lis...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Hey, Ready Player One is out soon! Don't go and see it because it will be terrible. Instead, watch three films with us that Ernest Kline watched when writing his awful book. Also we have some sci-fi news! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 12, 2018•27 min
This week we rank the three films chosen by Native director Daniel Fitzsimmons, and we've got a bit of everything- depressing space station suicide drama, linguistics and angry army men in a field, and '70s insanity with Bowie. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 05, 2018•1 hr 10 min
In a first for the podcast director of new indie sci-fi Native Daniel Fitzsimmons sends us three films to watch and rank. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 23, 2018•21 min
Alex steps into the captain's chair to host a very special bumper Star Trek show. We follow one of cinema's strangest trilogies as the crew of the USS Enterprise fight an awesome villain, a terrible villain and no villain. We also discuss ship design, Kirk's trouble with women, the problem with time travel, Scotty's expanding waist band and much, much more! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted o...
Feb 19, 2018•1 hr 18 min
This week we would have been previewing Star Trek II-IV, having a lovely quiz about Star Trek and chatting about Mr. Limpet. But instead Sam is an idiot and deleted various files that made this episode impossible to air, and so instead he rambles into a microphone for ten minutes whilst being harassed by his cat. Next week will be a bumper episode though, so dont miss it! Cheers x GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram an...
Feb 12, 2018•6 min
We travel back in time 20 years (20 years!!!) to watch and rank three very different films that all wear their late '90s heritage proudly. Ironic horror, gloomy miserabilism and Apollo Four Forty, this week has something for everyone! Also a squatting child robot. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 05, 2018•55 min
Let's all feel old by watching three films from 1998 because THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO! Wow. Three very different films get the trailer treatment as Alex quizzes us on 1998's biggest export: Google. Also in this week's show: Legitimate fanmail, Apollo Four Forty, and (inevitably) a bit of Star Trek. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 29, 2018•22 min
We've got over Star Wars and followed up on our enjoyment of Snowpiercer by watching three more slices of South Korean science fiction. Monster movies, zombie movies, an eight ball hurtling into the earth and a fish man, this week has pretty much everything. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 24, 2018•54 min
This week we preview three slices of South Korean science fiction. River monsters, robot Buddha and a fish-man, we've got it all. And then we spend almost an hour locked in furious debate about the merits (or lack thereof) of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In a non-binding non-rating capacity, of course. BEWARE: WALL TO WALL SPOILERS from 11:40 ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Jan 15, 2018•47 min
It's 2018! We made it! Celebrate another trip around the sun by snuggling up to three more film reviews as we fight back the new ice age in The Day After Tomorrow , The Colony and Snowpiercer . Everyone is pretty much in agreement and eager to talk about The Last Jedi but you'll have to wait for next week for that. (also no more Emmerich films for a while, promise.) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too!...
Jan 08, 2018•46 min
It's Christmas Day but we've taken time out of eating mince pies and arguing about Star Wars to record a bumper Christmas special! We look back at some of our favourite (and least favourite) science fiction films and tv shows from 2017, make some predictions for 2018 and spend too long talking about Star Trek. Again. Merry Christmas from SFRS, see you in the new year for LOADS MORE RATINGS! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , In...
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 38
The snow is falling, its nearly christmas so let's all imagine a future where its christmas ALL the time! No, hang on, where its snowing all the time. And everything has gone terrible. We watch three trailers but won't be rating these films till New Years Day, as next week is a christmas special! A real Christmas special! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Dec 18, 2017•21 min
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits cinema screens across the world this week, so we go back to where it all began with a thorough examination of 1977's Star Wars , and two films that attempted to ape its success, and got it spectacularly wrong. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 11, 2017•58 min
In a galaxy far, far away nothing is probably happening, but right here we're watching A New Hope and 2 ripoffs because pretty soon there's a new Star Wars film out, and that is still an exciting thing! Also Alex brings the best quiz we've had yet, even if he doesn't realise how famous the Gonk droid is. Gonk. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Dec 04, 2017•26 min
We revisit Independence Day and provide a definitive ranking for (probably) the most divisive film on the list. Why is it is so bad? The wafer thin plot? The hideous level of AMURICA? The grating attempts at a deeper meaning? And who writes these podcast notes anyway? (We also watched two other films by Roland Emmerich that were also pretty terrible) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 11 min
We're back! Out of chronosleep, back from the nth Dimension, season 2 of SFRS starts with not one bang, but ALL THE BANGS as we get into three films from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin that involve the world blowing up. And space Egypt. We also definitively decide that Alex isn't as into this stuff as Chris was, Chris was all the way into Indepedence Day, and Sam is definitely not a racist. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , I...
Nov 20, 2017•22 min
This week Chris and Sam get to talk about Star Trek, something you'll have to get used to as there are at least another 12 Star Trek films to watch! Yay! (also we discuss Serenity and Thunderbirds, which are both a little rubbish). GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Chris celebrates his birthday by hosting his first show! This week we discuss the new Star Trek series Discovery , have a Star Trek quiz and then preview three films that made the transition from TV to cinema. I mean really we are just starting a journey through 13 Star Trek films, and watching two other things that don't look too great... GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Oct 16, 2017•32 min
Close Encounters is re-released on 4K blu-ray so we rate it, along with two other Spielberg sci-fi joints. Its a rare week of unity in the pod as we unanimously agree on a ranking straight off the bat for (i think?) the first time ever, and generally enjoy a week with three actual competently main films. Next time we preview three franchises that started life on tv, so tune in for that. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instag...
Oct 08, 2017•1 hr
This week we celebrate the 4K re-release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind by taking a look at trailers for three of Steven Spielberg's forays into sci-fi! (There's also a quiz that took ages to come up with that doesn't go down very well :\ ) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 02, 2017•25 min
The year is 1991, and science fiction is big business. Arnie comes back, Mark Hamill's career hits rock bottom, and Disney fail at making a billion dollar franchise. This week's films are a diverse selection of sci-fi and there's something for everyone. Probably. PS when Sam keeps saying 'The four horsemen' he meant 'The Lone Gunmen' ! Join us next time for a Spielberg special! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and F...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Terminator 2 is back and released in 3D, which is a good enough excuse to go back to 1991 and see the original again! Also The Guyver and The Rocketeer came out that year, so why not watch those too! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 18, 2017•28 min
Computer disease and human disease can slow us down, but it can't stop us from ranking three more films. We're late but we're here and worth the wait, as we dive in to three book adaptations, with our most diverse collection of films yet. Andromeda Strain is old, I am Legend is ruined by rewrites, and Lawnmower Man is just ruined. He was my best chimp! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Aca...
Sep 15, 2017•58 min
After an (unscheduled) summer break we are back! This week we look to books for inspiration, and celebrate (well, more acknowledge) the release of Ron Howard's adaptation of The Dark Tower with three more books to films. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 04, 2017•26 min
There are imposters among us as we rate three more films. Rubbish sex comedies, classic suspense thrillers and all out gorefests, this week has everything! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 21, 2017•57 min
Trust no one! This week there are imposters among us as we preview three films where all is not what it seems. We have extreme horror, '50s classics and '80s nonsense, something for everybody! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 14, 2017•30 min
We celebrate the 20th 30th Anniversary (god i'm old) of three 'classic' sci-fi films. From the car crash that is Superman IV, to the nostalgia fest of Batteries Not Included and beyond to a bonafide classic: Robocop. Next week: Imposters! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 07, 2017•56 min
This week we preview three blockbuster sci-fi films that turned 30 this year, with 1987's Robocop, Batteries Not Included and, er, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. Join us as we watch the trailers and Alex quizzes us on some historical facts. Ever wondered how many people were bitten by squirrels in New York thirty years ago? The answer and so much more lies within! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too...
Jul 31, 2017•28 min
This week there's a double dose of excitement! Not only do we watch three wildly different dino flicks but there's an unprecedented re-calibration of the entire Science Fiction Rating System! Join us in this dark new timeline as we discuss Spielberg's second chomp at the Dino-fruit, Pat Boone's attempt at a scottish accent, and gawp in wonder at the car crash that is Theodore Rex. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram an...
Jul 24, 2017•1 hr 18 min
