Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge is a flawless victory. By Rachael Harper 30-04-20 150 Certificate: 18 Director: Ethan Spaulding Cast: Joel McHale, Grey Griffin, Jennifer Carpenter Distributor: Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Running Time: 80 minutes Once in every generation, a great tournament between the realms takes place that will ultimately determine the fate of Earth.
Month: April 2020
Can you tell us more about your upcoming novel, Chosen Ones? Chosen Ones is about a group of people who saved the world when they were teenagers. They took down the ‘Dark One’, a being of great evil who wreaked havoc across North America. Now, ten years later, they’re the most famous people ever to have
We love a bit of YA dystopian fiction here at SciFiNow – strong female lead, a seemingly all-powerful bad guy, a big battle, perhaps a love interest… now, imagine if an author of one of the most successful YA dystopian fiction series in recent years wrote a novel about what happens after these kids save
In a post-apocalyptic future, Adrian J Walker’s, The Human Son, takes an unflinching look at humanity. By Burt Peterson 30-04-20 101 Author: Adrian J Walker Publisher: Solaris Released: Out now (in paperback in September) Price: £8.99 The premise is familiar to fans of SciFiNow: The Earth is broken due to a multitude of factors, and
One of the things people warned me about when it comes to writing novels is that no matter how smoothly novel N goes, there’s no guarantee that novel N+1 will also go smoothly. I learned this the hard way in writing Phoenix Extravagant. I thought I had the plot all planned out, and I knew
Jeff Barnaby’s first-of-its-kind Indigenous zombie thriller crams in broken families, gore and constitutional statements. By Rachael Harper 29-04-20 3,269 Director: Jeff Barnaby Writer: Jeff Barnaby Cast: Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck Running Time: 97 mins Written and directed by Jeff Barnaby, Blood Quantum reveals two days in the lives of the Indigenous people in
First Nations director Jeff Barnaby’s timely TIFF selection is available now in the US, UK & Ireland. By Rachael Harper 28-04-20 472 Shudder has announced that is has rerouted from its planned spring release for the acclaimed Canadian Indigenous zombie thriller Blood Quantum and has said it is excited to spontaneously launch the movie at a
We review Spies In Disguise as it flies into home video release. By Rachael Harper 27-04-20 1,436 Director: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, Karen Gillan, DJ Khaled Distributor: 20th Century Fox Running Time: 102 minutes With endless quips and the ability to fight off hoards of bad guys single-handedly, Lance
Disney+ will be releasing a documentary on The Mandalorian to celebrate Star Wars Day on 4 May. By Rachael Harper 27-04-20 222 Need more Baby Yoda in your life? Of course you do! Well thankfully Disney+ has got you covered and will be releasing an eight-episode documentary series named Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian on Monday
SciFiNow exclusively reveals the paperback cover for David Koepp’s Cold Storage. By Rachael Harper 27-04-20 3,370 We are delighted to exclusively reveal the paperback cover for Cold Storage by the brilliant David Koepp. Check out the illuminating cover for yourself! Cold Storage is the highly-anticipated debut from acclaimed Hollywood screenwriter, David Koepp who is best known
The Folio Society will be releasing the second title in the best-selling A Song Of Ice And Fire saga with A Clash Of Kings. This wonderful title will be a proud addition to anyone’s book collection, with eye-catching illustrations in each book, all housed in a bold, beautiful slipcase that will look stunning on anyone’s
As the last movie in the Skywalker saga heads to home video, we review the latest Star Wars film. By Abigail Chandler 22-04-20 563 Certificate: 12 Director: J J Abrams Cast: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac Distributor: Walt Disney Running Time: 142 The Skywalker Saga gang get back together for one last
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind by Jackson Ford caused much excitement and expletives when published last year – being hailed as “Alias meets X-Men in a grimly LA setting” by Maria Lewis, a “madcap adventure” that speeds along at “breakneck pace” by the Guardian and “furious, frenetic, fun, and ‘f*ck you’’ by Robert Brockway.
The Folio Society has released a stunning edition of A Clash of Kings – the second title in its best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire saga, with artist Jonathan Burton continuing his wonderful illustrations. The story explodes off the page, starting just where A Game of Thrones left off: the King is dead and Westeros has been thrown into
‘Next Level’ is a truly apt title as we reunite with the Jumanji gang for a solid sequel that takes things up a notch. By Rachael Harper 13-04-20 517 Certificate: 12A Director: Jake Kasdan Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment If you like this, try… Jumanji Go
Get a serious Doctor Who fix from the latest bumper documentary series now available on Amazon Prime. By Rachael Harper 03-04-20 636 A bumper 11 series Doc-who-mentary of pure nostalgia for all Doctor Who fans is now available free to stream on Amazon Prime. With over 60 hours of unmissable insight including interviews, clips and