Science Fiction Rating System

Chris is still in the land of showbiz so Sam and Alex tackle the second half of The Animatrix! Samurai fights, ghost houses and absolute robot insanity, it's the episode that's got everything. Except a third host. Next week, we're running on fumes. There'll be a show but...just stick with us, okay? GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

Chris is off on a super secret shoot so it's left to Alex and Sam to keep this train rolling. With the trailer for The Matrix Resurrection tearing up the internet we take the opportunity to indulge our love of Japanese animation with a two part in depth look at The Animatrix. We run through the first four of the nine shorts and start a brand new ranking list. Next week, the rest of The Animatrix! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

Idiocracy is in the news a lot lately, because a lot of people like to write things like "5 ways that Idiocracy predicted the future" and "You won't believe these 11 things Idiocracy got right - number 7's a doozy!" all the while not realising the great irony of the content of said articles and existence of the whole clickbait mill of adverts that passes for 'journalism' these days. Sigh. Anyway, we watched the film and everyone gets a bit miserable, but not too miserable. We also reminicise about Chris' encounter with the American emergency services, Sam gets whistful over a burger, and Alex starts a presidential debate. Next week...well, it should be Alita: Battle Angel but Chris is off on a shoot and we didn't get our act together so it probably won't be...watch this space! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

Daft Punk split up and eventually we get round to honouring their legacy by watching their arty flick Electroma. Join us for some Daft Punk hot takes, Chris takes up the mantle of Poppins Advocate and Alex is briefly a poet. Next week we remain massively on topic with current zeitgeist favourite Idiocracy. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

M. Night Shyamalan returns to the list with Signs, in which Mel Gibson and family fight off an alien invasion. We discuss the problems with a water-averse alien invading Earth, how asthma works, and try to answer the most important question of all- how long does it take to defrost a chicken? Next week we commiserate Daft Punk splitting up (about 400 days too late) by watching their arty art flick Electroma. Art.GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

Last week's admin controversy spills over into this week's episode as Chris struggles to become our Social Media Officer, and then eventually we talk about Space Jam because a sequel came out about 48 years ago and we're just getting round to it. Elsewhere, Chris recommends a futurist, Alex has got a quiz, and Sam pitches the InsuranceVerse. Despite what we say at the end of the episode, next week Mel Gibson runs around a house in Signs! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

It's part 2 of our Earth-stopping double bill! This time, Keanu Reeves is playing to his 'strengths' as emotionless blank slate Klaatu and Jennifer Connelly is the most loosely defined scientist we've seen in some time. Join us to learn some maths, find out where the only blue McDonald's in the world is, and what happens to cats when the apocalypse comes. Next week, it's, er, Space Jam. Yup. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

Season 3 (or maybe 4?) begins as we reach episode 201 and start a classic remake double bill. This week, it's the 1951 original The Day The Earth Stood Still. Listen as we discuss what olden days people thought about UFOs, how most tropes are older than we think, and the ethics around Alex moving into Sam's caravan park whilst owning a gun. Next week, we see how Keanu Reeves gets on as Klaatu 2 in the 2008 remake! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

We're back! After weeks of travel and turmoil the three of us finally reconvene to record our 200th episode! 200!? Yes, it's a bit mad. Four years and 6 months after we started we finally have an occasion momentous enough to justify watching the wonderful/terrible Alien³! Well, we actually watch the 'Special Edition' (or 'Assembly Room'/'Workprint') version of the film as this one of the few occasions that a special edition makes enough difference to demand we watch it. We explain it all on teh pod, don't worry. Next week, we start the road to episode 300 with the 1951 sci-fi classic (?) The Day The Earth Stood Still! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

The countdown to 200 reaches its terrifying conclusion with Chris' pick for favourite film. Sam and Alex finish their nostalgia quizzes, get off topic with Fast & Furious and reveal what film we'll be watching on episode 200! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

The countdown to 200 continues with the dark middle chapter of our nostalgia trilogy. Sam and Alex continue their trip down memory lane, fire some quiz questions at one another and then settle down to listen to another classic episode of SFRS! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!

For the next three weeks we approach our 200th episode with buckets of nostalgia and self indulgence. Sam's moving house and Chris is on holiday so join Alex and Sam for a trip down SFRS memory lane. Behind the scenes gossip, duelling quizzes, and then a rerun of Alex's favourite episode of the pod! (If this isn't your thing, don't worry - we'll be back with new films from episode 200 onwards!) GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! 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!