This week - excitement at the return of Ridley Scott as our Alien adventure takes us up to 2012’s origin story, Prometheus. Can it live up to Scott’s spectacular original? Or is it actually quite a lot like Alien Vs Predator? To paraphrase Lawrence of Arabia, "Certainly it's bad... the trick is not minding that it's bad". Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer. You...

Having struggled through the mirk of Alien 3 we find ourselves in the confusing jauntiness of Alien Resurrection, 200 years after Ellen Ripley seemingly - definitely - died. So how did she come back, and was it a bad idea? Listen to find out!. Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer. You can also follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema, and get in touch at...

Join us as we continue our journey through the Alien series with Alien 3. David Fincher's 1992 film is dark and divisive. Following a difficult production, the film reviewed badly and disappointed fans of the more cohesive Alien and Aliens. Over time the film has developed a sympathetic cult following of ardent supporters - but will Nath, Rob, and Dave be among them? Listen to find out! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes...

After the meticulous horror of Ridley Scott's Alien comes the muscular genre perfection of James Cameron's Aliens. Have we had two better films in a row yet on Redshirt Cinema Club? Ahaha, no, we have not. Join us as we battle past simply enjoying the heck out of this movie and try to say something meaningful and worthwhile. How does Aliens expand the horizons of Alien while remaining consistent to its core ideas? What gives the film its slick momentum and intensity? And look - LOOK - at how...

A new chapter dawns as Redshirt Cinema Club returns both to the silver screen and to space with the Alien series - a set of movies we'd all consider ourselves fans of despite acknowledging lots of them are a bit rubbish. As we take this journey through one of cinema's most iconic franchises we'll be repeatedly asking ourselves the question - are we still Alien fans? Let's find out! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every...

It's Dave's last chance. One final double bill of Doctor Who. One last attempt at drawing out the Whovian we're convinced lurks within. Can Jodie Whittaker's Doctor swoop in and save the day? This Bond-inspired romp is unlike any Who we've watched so far, featuring car chases, globe-trotting set pieces and Lenny Henry. What will Dave make of it? Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month as well as our newsletter, The...

Dave's Doctor Who enjoyment rollercoaster took a plunge last week thanks to the Weeping Angels unforgivably breaking both necks and rules - can we get him back on track with today's episode, 'Heaven Sent'? A mature, challenging fan-favourite from the Capaldi era, this surely has the makings of something Dave will love. Let's find out what he makes of it! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month as well as our...

Fresh from enjoying 'Midnight' and 'Blink' from the David Tennant era, Dave continues his Doctor Who fan journey with a 5 series double bill - 'The Time of Angels' and 'Flesh and Stone'. Described by showrunner Steven Moffat as Aliens to Blink's Alien, can this action-packed sci-fi romp tip Dave into full-blown fandom? Let's find out! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub to receive two bonus episodes every month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian...

Rogue Time Lord Rob continues his daring journey across time and space (or more accurately: through Dr Who, chronologically) by showing bewildered human companion Dave perhaps our favourite single episode of the whole show - the David Tennant-starring 'Midnight'. How will Dave take to having a new Doctor in the Tardis? Will he understand JUST HOW GOOD THIS EPISODE IS? And will it make Dave a Whovian? Let's find out! SPECIAL NOTICE - we have our first ever Patreon-only bonus episode arriving...

It's Dave's turn! After three months of forcing Rob to watch Star Trek the eye of fandom turns on our former captain - it's time to show Dave some Doctor Who. We're starting this week with two episodes from the Christoper Eccleston era - 'Rose' and 'Dalek'. It's a big leap from cutting edge sci-fi cinema to Saturday nights on the BBC in 2005, so can this most iconic of British institutions win a new fan? Can we make Dave a Whovian? Let's find out! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Support us at...

It's over! It's just beginning! Join us to celebrate the completion of our original mission with an Official and Scientific ranking of every Star Trek movie, before discussing our SECRET PLANS for the future. Which aren't secret at all. We're going to carry on making Redshirt Cinema Club! Watching and rewatching our favourite film series and sharing the journey with you. We're starting with a few weeks of Dr Who (which OK is television but which Dave has NEVER SEEN - sound familiar?) before...

This is it! The end of the 13-film mission to boldly see if we can make Rob a Star Trek fan. Join us for a celebratory lap discussing the as-yet final film in the franchise, Star Trek Beyond, which is almost certainly not as bad as we make out. We'll be back with a bonus episode this Wednesday with news of what's next for Redshirt Cinema Club, with a brand new series starting next week. Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema Get in touch at...

This week the team - including official Star Trek Fan™ Robert Pearson - are discussing Star Trek Into Darkness (NO COLONS) the second film of the JJ Abrams-led Kelvin timeline. Everyone agrees this is a pretty good action movie, but is it good Star Trek? Join the redshirts as they debate the rebooted timeline's reluctance to seek out new anything, the disputed merits of Benedict Cumberbatch, and why the holy trinity seems to be down to just two... Is Rob still a Star Trek fan? Listen to find...

It's all change on the Enterprise (and the entire timeline, actually) as a new cast and crew take the helm of our beloved franchise. But change isn't necessarily good, and neither are some of the accents... Will the redshirts see past all the lens flare? Can Leonard Nimoy fulfil the needs of the many? And is Karl Urban's Dr McCoy inspired or merely an imitation? We'll be hotly contesting all of the above AND MORE in this episode, before broaching the most important question of them all - is...

Join us as we bear witness the final big screen voyage of the Next Generation crew as we watch Star Trek Nemesis. It's the end of an era! But is it any good? The Redshirt Cinema Club team are divided, but their discussion includes the virtues of young Tom Hardy, where the Remans have been hiding all this time, and whether Star Trek has any big ideas that aren't crashing the ship or killing off the second-billed star of the franchise. Is Rob a Star Trek Fan yet? Listen to find out! Join the...

Rob, Nath, and Dave sit down to discuss Star Trek: Insurrection. The Next Generation crew encounter the fountain on youth, and let's just say we have questions. Like... is this the lowest ebb so far for the Star Trek movie franchise? Why does one of our hosts like the film anyway? And is Rob a Star Trek Fan yet? Who can possibly say. Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema Get in touch at [email protected] We'd love for you to watch along with us -...

A big moment for Redshirt Cinema Club, as we reach the film that cemented Nath and Dave's Star Trek fandom - Star Trek: First Contact. How will the Next Generation crew fare without the support of the original cast? Has the team basically made an action horror in the Star Trek universe? And if this doesn't make Rob a Star Trek fan, what in the known galaxy will? Let's find out... Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema Get in touch at...

Kirk and Picard! Enterprise A and D! (And B, for a bit). Witness the much-anticipated meeting of Star Trek's defining eras in this week's film, Star Trek: Generations. What will Rob make of a whole new cast and crew? Will this be a fitting send off for the mythical Kirk? And more importantly... is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Let's find out! Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema Get in touch at [email protected] We'd love for you to watch along with us -...

An era is over as we've reached the end of the original cast-only films, so in this bonus mid-week episode of Redshirt Cinema Club we give our full scientific ranking of the first six (6) Star Trek movies. Is there a surprise in store for the odd and even orthodoxy? Also in this episode, as massive and unashamed fans of The Next Generation, Nath and Dave give Rob a crash course in what to expect from the new crew ahead of watching their big-screen adventures, and we have our first bit of...

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country sees the return of Nicholas Meyer to the director's chair, and marks the first film without a cast member at the wheel since The Wrath of Khan! Has Kirk shouted "Klingon bastard!" for the last time? Has Spock finally found his protégé? It's possible Meyer is a Shakespeare fan... but is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Listen to find out... Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema Get in touch at [email protected] We'd love for...

Not content with the leading role in every Star Trek thing ever, William Shatner takes a seat in both the captain's and the director's chair for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. So how will Shatner's Trek directorial debut compare to what's come before? If you guessed 'More unicorns, Uhura takes her clothes off, and Spock shoots God in the face?' - my word you're good, which is more than we can say for the actual movie. OR IS IT? Perhaps watching The Final Frontier as the next step on our...

Join Rob, Nath, and Dave as they discuss this week’s film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The reunited crew of the Enterprise travel back in time to THE PRESENT to find a pair of whales in this, the actual best Star Trek movie so far. Probably. Join us on a time travel adventure full of insanely quotable lines, environmental anxiety, and all the sound and colour of 1986. Is Rob a Star Trek fan yet? Let's find out… Join the Redshirt Cinema Club! Follow us at x.com/redshirtcinema Get in touch...

Join Rob, Nath, and Dave as they discuss this week’s film, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock. As the 10-tonne clues dropped at the end of Khan suggested, there’s a chance our favourite Vulcan isn’t dead. NO ONE IS MORE SHOCKED THAN US. Picking up immediately after the events of the previous film, and including hammy Klingons, weird alien hand sex, and a classic Trek fight among plastic rocks, will this be the movie that turns Rob into a Star Trek fan? Listen to find out… Join the Redshirt...

Join the Redshirt Cinema Club as we discuss this week's film - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. Star Trek: The Motion Picture might have been slightly rubbish but, powered by the love of the fans, it earned enough money to defy critics and turn a profit. And so Paramount greenlit a sequel - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. What will Rob make of this more classic take on Trek? Will the team ever recover from Ricardo Montalbán's astonishing pecs? And will the childhood trauma of Khan's brain...