Science Fiction Rating System

The X-Files

It's time for Sam's birthday pick, and it's The X-Files! Join us for contractual X arguments, the secret behind the X-Files existence, the birth of Chris' multiverse and an awful lot of Sam breathlessly explaining X-Files lore. Oh, and Agent Bee. Also, if you ever plan to watch the TV series, watch out - this show is full of spoilers for pretty much the entire thing (although Sam hasn't seen any of this stuff in decades so probably got a lot of it wrong). Next week, it's the 40th anniversary of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Splice

This week Sexy Season starts and stops with the decidedly unsexy weirdo horror film Splice, in which a strange blob of flesh is gross throughout. Join us for the sexiest of topics, like behind the scenes credits chatter, ape/human relation myths busted, a woman who loves a fence, kangaroo second husbands, and lots more! This podcast goes places, and none of them are particularly pleasant.   Next episode is Sam's birthday pick - it's The X-Files!   Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Death Race

Bloodsports season finally concludes with Paul W. S. Anderson's remake of Death Race 2000, which is just called Death Race. Join us as we discuss Statham, Carradine, badly designed prisons, and Lovejoy.   Next episode, we move on from deadly racing to, er, weirdo pervert body horror, with Splice!   Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Rollerball (2002)

This week future bloodsports season rolls on with John McTiernan's remake of Rollerball, a film that isn't half as interesting as the director's own travails. Wiretaps, bankruptcy and jail - Mctiernan's life story has them all, and this film has...well, none of that and not much else. Still, we discuss the terrible cast, the possibility this is the least cool film of all time, the strangest night vision sequence in cinema history, and maybe, just maybe, it isn't even sci-fi after all.... Oh, we also spend a lot of time discussing Michael Flatley's Blackbird. Next week, this ridiculous collection of films finally reaches an end with Death Race, the Jason Statham one. Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Death Race 2000

Bloodsport/Futuresport/something Season continues with Death Race 2000! Confusingly released a week before last week's Rollerball it's another slice of dystopian American satire, but this time with less of a stick up its posterior. Next week, we watch the remake of Rollerball, it's, er, Rollerball! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Rollerball (1975)

This week we commiserate the passing of beloved (?) actor James Caan by watching Rollerball, the 1975 classic (?) in which corporations rule the world and everyone loves watching a weirdo sport. Join us as we try and work out why anyone does anything, discover the secret origin of Britain's favourite greetings card retailer and learn all about Sam's Hollywood Nice Guy Rating System. Next week, deathsports season continues with Death Race 2000!   Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!  

Prey Special!

This week we take a break from ranking for a special episode dedicated to the brand new entry in the Predator franchise, Prey! Alex and Sam, both self-confessed Predator (1 & 2) superfans rank the existing films, take both a spoiler-free and spoiler-filled in-depth look at Prey, and then we have exclusive interviews with Dan Trachtenberg, the director of Prey, and Amber Midthunder and Jhane Myers, the star and producer of the film! As there's a lot to take in we've taken the unprecedented step of remembering to add some chapter marks for all these different bits: (2:35) Ranking of Predators (10:51) Spoiler-free chat (29:56) SPOILER chat! (43:04) Dan Trachtenberg interview (56:48) Amber Midthunder & Jhane Myers interview (01:12:19) A bit of rambling, and what's coming up next week! If you want to see Alex and his guest chatting on video both interviews are also available on YouTube. Dan's interview is here, and Amber and Jhane's is here. Phew! Next week, it's back to a normal ranking with Rollerball! Want even more? Why not check out episode 71 for our Predator review, 5 for Predator 2, 72 for Predators, and 142 for Alien Vs. Predator! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list so far! Download the soundtrack! Buy our Merch! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too! I need a lie down.

The Truman Show

Accidental Andrew Niccol Season concludes with the Niccol-penned but Weir-directed The Truman Show - but first we have an impromptu new film review round up, with Chris' opinion on Jurassic Park: Dominion review and Sam's hot take on Brian & Charles. Spoiler: They're both terrible. We're more positive about the main feature, though. Join us as we revel in almost every aspect of the film, from the structure of the script, to the unique score music, praise for Jim Carrey's first dramatic turn, and find out where all promotional material for the film ended up. Next week join us (a couple of days late, embargos innit) for some exclusive Prey interview content and Alex and Sam reviewing this bold new entry in the Predator franchise!   Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

S1M0NE

We're back, we've survived the heat, and we're here to continue Accidental Andrew Niccol Season with S1M0NE! Join us as we discuss deepfakes, the future of cinema, how much of this film is intentional, we pitch loads of different endings and Gun Machine is born. And there's even time for a quiz! Here's the article about the increasingly backward facing state of Hollywood and music that Sam vaguely references. Next week, Accidental Andrew Niccol Season concludes with (Peter Weir's) The Truman Show! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

In Time

This week, we watch we kick off our accidental Andrew Niccol season with In Time, a film with a premise so stupid that Chris' brain momentarily breaks, any attempt at a plot breakdown descends into time related madness, and Alex gradually realises this film is not as good as he maybe thought because he's written another hour of material in his own head. Also, Chris has plans for a dark harem, Alex goes mad and throws his mic, and Sam really wants to know where time comes from. It's a wild episode. Next week, S1M0N3! Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Next (2007)

We return after an unexpected hiatus with Next, in which Nicolas Cage plays himself, or maybe a clairvoyant magician who seems to share a lot of interests with Mr. Cage. Join us as we try and work out if this film actually has a villain, discuss the worst FBI agent in the history of cinema, and try and work out what on earth this film's gimmick actually is supposed to be. Next week we watch we kick off accidental Andrew Niccol season with  In Time Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!

Robocop 2

"Maximum thrash." (apologies if you've got this episode twice, something went haywire on the backend!) This week we celebrate the 32nd anniversary (weird) of Robocop 2. The first film has been in the top 10 since all the way back on episode 22, can the sequel fare as well? Join us as we discuss why you might bankrupt a city, animatronics, wrestling tie-ins , days of the month beef, and much more!  Next week, Next, next. Get in touch! Visit the Website! Buy our Merch! Download the soundtrack! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too!