Science Fiction Rating System

This week we visit the afterlife with the brat pack in Flatliners, Joel Schumacher's very '90s tale of kids killing themselves for a bit.

Join us for a deep (not really) discussion into life after dea…

This week we watch the Total Recall sequel that never was, Steven Spielberg's Minority Report, a film most people remember for Tom Cruise waving his arms about in front a piece of glass. We discuss w…

It's 30 years since Arnie first asked us to get our collective behinds to Mars, so what better time to revisit Paul Verhoeven's other other science fiction film? Plotholes, bad props and accidental g…

After an impromptu summer break (that definitely wasn't Chris' fault) we are back with our 150th episode! 42 months and 135 hours of nonsense later we finally get to talk about Back to the Future. As…

This week we take a rare foray into sci-fi comedy (just about) with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Join us as we try and fail miserably to stop endlessly quoting from the film, discuss …

A messenger from the future told us to watch an Indian science fiction film, and who are we to argue? Enthiran a.k.a The Robot is a 3 hour epic that includes robots, weddings, exam cheats, suicide, a…

This week Vin Diesel is a bad guy (OR IS HE x 1000) as a marooned spaceship's crew fights to survive in Pitch Black. Join us as we discuss the magic of Vin Diesel and all the lesser parts of this fil…

This week we get frozen in time and re-emerge in a dystopian future with Sly Stallone and Sandra Bullock- it's Demolition Man! Join us as we discuss the problem with Wesley Snipes soundboard feet, th…

This week is the third and final I've Never Seen... film! What has Chris I've Never Seen...? Chris has I've Never Seen... Children of Men! Britain is under extreme lockdown after an apocalyptic break…

I've Never Seen... season continues with Alex's pick! What has Alex never seen? Mad Max: Fury Road. Join us as we watch Charlize Theron (and Tom Hardy a bit) race across the desert, and then turn rou…

For the next three weeks we're each picking a 'big' sci-fi film that we've never seen, the catchily titled (and not at all stolen) I've Never Seen... season!

First up, Sam has never seen... Ex Machina…

This week we find out what happens when you take two beloved sci-fi aliens and let them fight. Listen as Chris enjoys some architecture, Alex explains his patented Alien/Predator Ranking System™ and …

Alex had his birthday and got to pick any science fiction film to watch and he picked Universal Soldier because of course he did. Join us as we discuss Dolph Lundgren's scientific history, JCVD's act…

Space Truckers is the 1997 sci-fi comedy that unbelievably none of us had seen. Dennis Hopper delivers a consignment of deadly aliens to Earth whilst Charles Dance wears some bad prosthetics. It's a …

This week we get deep into conspiracy theories: Did man go to the moon? Did the makers of this film forget to write an ending? Why is Telly Savalas in everything? And, most imporantly, is Capricorn O…

Part two of our listener picks and it's Alex's turn to host with Saturn 3. A science fiction film starring Kirk Douglas, written by Martin Amis and with Harvey Keitel's face but not his voice, needle…

This week we watch the first of a trilogy of listener-picked films, one for each of us. First up is Redline, chosen for Sam because he's the most in to moaning on about Japanese animated stuff. Join …

Another little bonus pod as Chris and Sam convene on a strange Thursday morning to come to terms with the immediate future through the medium of film. Join us as we definitively rank a bunch of apoca…

SFRS is sticking up a couple of bonus episodes over the next few days. First up we present the uncut interview with special effects legend Valerie Charlton that featured in last week's Brazil episode…

In a very special episode we review Terry Gilliam's Brazil and are joined by Valerie Charlton who worked on the visual effects for the film for a fascinating interview on how some of the iconic shots…