Alastair JR Ball, Author at Moderate Fantasy Violence

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Alastair JR Ball

Alastair JR Ball is a London based science fiction and politics writer. When not writing he can usually be found in a pub, art gallery or a lecture

Episodes

MFV #67 – Mid Year Review

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16th July 2018

We’re just over halfway through the year, so Nick and Alastair have prepared a mid year review instead of a regular episodes. This is completely because we love taking stock and not because we have holidays.

First up, Alastair counts down his top 6 films he’s seen on the big screen so far this year (because it was too hard to choose 5) and then he offers some thoughts on what we have to look forward to for the rest of the year.

Then Nick and special guest Julian Benford, discuss interesting development on the small screen. They talk over TV shows of 2018 that we haven’t covered so far on the podcast. Some good, some confusing and some that maybe should have ended a season ago or two ago.

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How Is Deadpool Like A Business Park In Slough?

26th May 2018

How is Deadpool like a business park in Slough? They’re both postmodern. If you just wanted to find out the answer to the click-bait headline, there it is. If you want to find out more…

Every Marvel Netflix TV Series Rated Worst To Best

29th March 2018

Marvel and Netflix have collaborated on 7 series now based on comic characters owned by Marvel. Some have been great. Others not so much. Below I list my least favourite to my favourite.

Why Are Sci-fi Dystopias So Popular?

1st February 2018

Dystopian science fiction stories have always been popular, but they seem to be in demand now more than ever. George Orwell’s 1984 became a bestseller, again, following an explosion of interest in post-truth after the…

2017: A Year In Film

31st December 2017

I finished my summary of film in 2016 by saying that I was not “hugely hopeful for an explosion of quality in 2017” and in many ways I was wrong. Like last year, 2017 was…

Five Great Horror Films You Might’ve Missed

28th September 2017

Some of the biggest horror movies of 2017 came out recently. The long awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s It and Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! had a huge impact. Amongst all this hype, less high profile…

Let’s Get Abstract

18th May 2017

Warning: Spoilers for Hannibal, Legion and 2001: A Space Odyssey (although that film came out in 1968 so why haven’t you seen it?) We have all seen a film or TV show that has taken…

Excessive Fantasy Violence

Excessive Fantasy Violence #27A – BAFTAs

15th February 2017

Alastair takes a look at the winners and nominees of the 2017 BAFAs. Who were the big winners? Where there any surprises? How well did the films we have covered on the podcast fair on the night? What does all this mean for the Oscars? Find out in this audio clip.

Articles

2016: A Year In Film

26th December 2016

This year, I have been to the cinema a lot. I think I have seen more films on the big screen this year than any other year since I was 18. It was a lot…

Articles

How does Middle Eastern cinema respond to the dominance of Hollywood?

6th November 2016

There is conflict in the Middle East. Ideological differences are causing strife between communities. If a resolution is not found then this conflict might spread instability across the region. Well, maybe that’s overstating the importance…