Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1577 Films to Buy & Rent
Arrow (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy
- The adventures of DC Comics' costumed crime–fighter Green Arrow make for a handsome escapist TV series, based on the secret vigilante deeds of…
Astronaut: The Last Push (2012)
- Dir. Eric Hayden
Feat. Khary Payton
- A small, but impressively formed space odyssey about an astronaut whose partner is killed and their mission to Jupiter's Europa moon is aborted. His…
Avengers, The (Marvel's Avengers) (2012)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson…
- Barnstorming blockbuster with Marvel's premier superheroes joining forces to combat Thor's evil brother Loki and his alien army.
Skilfully helmed…
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012)
- Dir. Jay Oliva
Feat. Peter Weller
- Another quality superhero animation set in the DC universe, this time adaptaing the first two issues of Frank Miller's legendary 'Dark Knight…
Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy…
- Christopher Nolan directs with bombast and brilliance this long–awaited finale to the "Dark Knight" trilogy, in which Christian Bale's aging…
Battleship (2012)
- Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna …
- The might of the US Navy take on marauding alien invaders in this belly–flop of a Hollywood blockbuster, apparently based on the popular Hasbro…
Chronicle (2012)
- Dir. Josh Trank
Feat. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan…
- Amping up the 'found–footage' concept to even dizzier heights than CLOVERFIELD, this fantasy has three teens running amok after acquiring…
Cloud Atlas (2012)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent…
- An awe–inspiring cinematic epic that adapts David Mitchell's ambitious and 'unfilmable' novel as an 'auteur blockbuster' and genuine…
Cosmopolis (2012)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton…
- David Cronenberg adapts Don DeLillo's post–modern novel about a billionaire asset manager whose journey via limousine across a gridlocked…
Doctor Who (Series 7) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2012)
- Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …
- Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside the departing Karen Gillian's Amy Pond, in this latest series which promises a return to…