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PODCAST

Science Fiction Rating System

Sam Draper, Alex Humphrey, Chris Reading

Join Sam, Alex and Chris as they rank every science fiction film EVER. Every week we dissect a new film before adding it to a giant and highly scientific ranked list. We review a film a week until we run out of films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

1:08:21

0198: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Sam’s Choice

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2021/07/02

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

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1:14:17

0197: Countdown to 200 - Best of SFRS | Alex’s Choice

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2021/06/25

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

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45:40

0196: Midnight Special

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2021/06/18

What does the name Midnight Special bring to mind? A cocktail? A club night? A group activity banned in several countries? Surprise! It's none of those, it's a film about a kid with weird eyes being chased across America by the feds and a cult. Seriously, if anyone knows why this film is called what it is, please let us know.Next week, the start of a double bill of Earth stopping, it's The Day The Earth Stood Still! (The old one)GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!Buy our

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1:13:25

0195: Star Trek: Insurrection

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2021/06/11

We make our annual trip back into the world of Star Trek, with Insurrection, the penultimate 'proper' Trek film. Picard and crew are out to thwart the most boring plot in the history of the galaxy, or are they accidentally making things worse? Also, another Star Trek quiz, where you should keep Data's manual and the problem with actors being actors.Next week we watch Michael Shannon and an annoying kid in Midnight SpecialGIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!Buy our Merch!Download

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52:41

0194: D.A.R.Y.L.

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2021/06/04

At some point in the past we said we would watch D.A.R.Y.L. and at an unspecified time later someone contacted us and said 'Hey, you still need to watch that film.' Well, we don't know who you were, we forgot saying it, but now we're watching D.A.R.Y.L. Join us as we immediately get wildly off topic with Crocodile Dundee, discuss carnivorous robots, Alex hosts an acronym quiz, and we get blue in a way we haven't for a while. Seriously, there's an 'E' for explicit label on this podcast for a

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37:11

0193: Impostor

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2021/05/28

We emerge from post-lockdown life and consequently get too busy to podcast. But don't worry, we're back, with a film no one has seen, no one wants to see, and no one should see. So, business as usual, then.Next week, D.A.R.Y.L.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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:54

0192: Virtuosity

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2021/05/14

It's the future, again, and this time cops are getting trained in a computer by a sadistic AI. What could possibly happen next? Join us as we really go off Russell Crowe, wonder how Brett Leonard keeps getting to make films and marvel that Denzel Washington already had an oscar when he signed on to this...Next week, it's Impostor!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! Hosted

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1:01:07

0191: Battle Royale

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2021/05/07

These days, kids love battle royale games, like Fortnite and all that. Back when we were young kids loved Battle Royale, an ultraviolent film about 40 schoolkids trying to kill one another. Join us as we take a trip down DVD memory lane, try and work out why anything is happening and play Battle Royale Top TrumpsNext week, it's Virtuosity!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

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28:39

0190: Rodney Ascher Interview

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2021/05/03

Alex is back with another brush with Hollywood, this time interviewing top documentary maker Rodney Ascher about his latest film, A Glitch in the Matrix!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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:31

0189: Godzilla (1998)

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2021/04/22

This week we're going deeper underground and celebrating the release of Godzilla Vs. Kong with Hollywood's first attempt at bringing the king of monsters to the west. Join us as we discuss the star (?) power of Matthew Broderick, the likelihood of losing a giant lizard in New York and the Devlin/Emmerich Rating System.Next week we watch Fortnite for Boomers, it's Battle Royale!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

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47:00

0188: Primer

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2021/04/16

This week we watch the super low budget indie time travel film Primer! Join us as we struggle to work out how time travel works, struggle to work out how time travel works, and finally struggle to work out how time travel works. Next week we're going deeper underground, it's 1998's Emmerich/Devlin Godzilla!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! Hosted on Acast. See

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1:14:39

0187: Ready Player One

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2021/04/09

So, it's come to this. Alex celebrates his birthday by breaking pod rules and picking a film we shouldn't technically see for another 3 years, or preferably never. Yes, it's Ready Player One, and yes, Sam has a lot to say.Next week it's Primer!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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:03:14

0186: A Clockwork Orange

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2021/04/02

It's Easter Friday, and what says Easter better than a healthy dose of ultraviolence and the old in out? We celebrate with a viddy at A Clockwork Orange, the film too shocking for you to see, although not actually because it wasn't ever banned, really. Anyway, it got people excited for a long time and is it worth the hype? Join us for architecture, bad acting, bad impressions and Sam read a book.Next week, it's all Alex's fault, and it's Ready Player One. Thanks, Alex.GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get

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1:10:03

0185: Zack Snyder’s Justice League Spoilercast!

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2021/03/29

Join Alex and Sam for a bonus spoilercast they didn't think they would record. Expectations were rock bottom for Zack Synder's reconstruction of Justice League so we approach it tentatively but...it's not that bad? Listen as we apply the Batman Rating System™ to the entire Synderverse and then work our way through four hours of superhero team up fun!And join us later this week for your regularly scheduled rating, A Clockwork Orange!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!Buy our

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54:45

0184: Akira

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2021/03/26

This week we watch the classic anime Akira, a film that did a lot to shape the tastes of at least two thirds of this pod. But 30 years later does it still hold up? Join us as we find out and discuss the wonders of animation, the two scenes that gave us nightmares and see if Chris has come round on Japanese films yet... Next week we stay with troublesome teens, it's A Clockwork Orange!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!Buy our Merch!Download the soundtrack!See the list so

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43:34

0183: Galaxy Quest

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2021/03/19

This week Chris combines negotiating film contracts with hosting a podcast as we watch Galaxy Quest in installments, starting, stopping, and starting again. We also learn about Tim Allen's idea exchange, the changing face of fandom and Sam wishes he was watching a very specific different film.Next week... Akira!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! Hosted on Acast. See

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59:41

0182: Masters of the Universe

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2021/03/12

We're back from break with a change to your scheduled film, it's listener-requested '80s fantasy sci-fi, er, classic(?) Masters of the Universe! Join us to learn which cast member is a chemical engineer, which cast member improvised all his lines, and how many people in this were also in Star Trek. We also have a quiz, a few listener requests from the mailbag and much, much more.Next week we really are doing Galaxy Quest. Honest.GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!Buy our

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54:39

0181: Alphaville

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2021/02/26

Bonjour! This week we present a podcast recorded entirely in the original romance language, le French, in which we talk about classic nouvelle vague Godard flick Alphaville. Think we can't handle something this deep? Think again as we discuss science fiction without science fiction, Jaques-'Jaques' Liverot, how to cheat on your French GCSE, and try and remember who Jeff Bitch is.Next week, the long-awaited and repeated fan requested Galaxy Quest!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the

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1:08:16

0180: Planet of the Apes

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2021/02/19

This week we're going back to the '60s to the very first Planet of the Apes, a film so big we can't work out why we haven't done it yet. Join us for confusing space missions, terrible captains and uncomfortable female stereotypes. And lots, and lots of apes.Next week we're staying in the olden days with the very different Alphaville!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

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51:55

0179: Elysium

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2021/02/12

This week we celebrate the 4K release of Elysium by doing what we do best: an hour of Hot Chat. Join us as we get into the science of this particular dystopian future and the problem with Jodie Foster being too good at French.Next week it's Planet of the Apes!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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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