The first trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film Prometheus shows just how closely the story relates to the first Alien film

The Thing is back. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars in this prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic science-fiction horror film. How does the new creature-feature hold up?

Guillermo Del Toro’s Mimic arrives on Blu-ray on the 31st October with an all-new director’s cut. But does it improve on his first Hollywood film?

The Spice Girls might have coined the phrase but the ladies in the following ten films exhibit far more Girl Power than Sporty, Scary, Baby, Ginger and Posh. From recent films such as Hard Candy, Erin Brockovich and Million Dollar Baby to classics like Carrie and Aliens, this top 10 features great female characters performed by the very best actresses at the top of their games.

I’m in the mood for some eighties science-fiction this week. When I say eighties science-fiction I don’t mean the horror shows of John Carpenter and James Cameron, I’m talking about the innocent romanticism of space seen in child-centric films such as The Last Starfighter, E.T., and Battle Beyond the Stars. For tonight’s Midnight Double Feature we are going to close the curtains and settle down to a double bill of kids heading into the stars. My choices for tonight are Joe Dante’s Explorers and Randal Kleiser’s Flight of the Navigator.

What if there was a magic ticket that transported you into your favourite movie? It is something I’ve been thinking about since watching Last Action Hero for the umpteenth time…

Rodney Twelftree takes a look back at the work of Ridley Scott highlighting the British director’s best films past and present.

After the successes of both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Simon Pegg reunites with friend and co-star Nick Frost for Area 51-inspired alien comedy Paul. Reviews have so far been mixed with Pegg deciding to write with Frost instead of usual collaborator Edgar Wright, who co-wrote and directed both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. However, with hot shot director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, SuperBad) behind the camera, it wouldn’t be remiss to suggest the film might be quite good. There’s certainly talent on show.