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Starship TroopersStarship Troopers (1997)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer
ROBOCOP man Verhoeven's 'ironic' take on Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel about a totalitarian future society whose perfectly toned young 'citizens' wage…
Escape from L.A.Escape from L.A. (1996)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
Carpenter's belated follow–up sequel to his cult smash ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK revives Kurt Russell as a straight–faced, world–saving…
Twelve MonkeysTwelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe
Ingenious time–travel epic is a long overdue shot in the arm to the sci–fi genre. Terry Gilliam (BRAZIL) notches up another beautiful and…
Johnny MnemonicJohnny Mnemonic (1995)
Dir. Richard Longo
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Ice-T
Keanu Reeves as futuristic cyber courier, dude! Aimed well below the high–concept, author William Gibson gleefully cannibalizes much of his…
Judge DreddJudge Dredd (1995)
Dir. Danny Cannon
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante
Hollywood again turns wine into water with this adaptation of the British cult comicbook. No underground cultural icon here, instead Sly Stallone is…
ScreamersScreamers (1995) Recommended
Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Peter Weller
Devastating economic bloc–wars have led to out–of–control self–mutating weaponry – a complex story held together by…
Strange DaysStrange Days (1995) Recommended
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
Ralph Fiennes runs into all sorts of bother as a low–rent dealer of subversive pleasures encoded on diskettes. An ambitious,…
Tank GirlTank Girl (1995) Recommended
Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Ice-T
Lori Petty is well cast as the rumbuncious heroine of Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett's subversive comic strip. Purists may cry foul but though its…
VirtuosityVirtuosity (1995)
Dir. Brett Leonard
Feat. Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe plays a computer–generated composite of 200 serial killers who escapes cyberspace and proves a formidable opponent for…
TimecopTimecop (1994)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver
Big–budget sci–fi film disabled by a banal script and a leaden leading man. Jean Claude Van Damme plays a 21st Century cop who tracks…

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