The Martin Anderson Columns

When Good Guys Do Torture
Why did Martin stop watching Battlestar Galactica at season 1's Flesh & Bone?

CG-Why?
Having seen the poor CGI vampire-zombies in I Am Legend, Martin makes an argument for real-tech horrors.

Galifrey Is In Britain
Is Doctor Who at risk of trying to please too many factions across the pond?

The Second Coming Of Bill Hicks
Is Goat-Boy back to take on Bush 2.0?

Hi-Def Sci-Fi
Will Hi-Definition formats really benefit sci-fi classics that were filmed in grainy, light-sensitive film stock, such as Aliens?

It's Only A Movie
A rash of child-killing in Hollywood movies sets Martin thinking about the film that first broke the taboo, Assault On Precinct 13 (1976). Where will our determination to break all barriers in cinema morality lead us?

Drunkorexia
Martin marvels at a government that doesn't understand the basic rules of sci-fi dystopia...

Futures Past
Martin ponders the lost futures of yore...

Hazel Court's devilish dream in Masque Of The Red Death
Remembering scream-queen Hazel Court at her devilish best, in Roger Corman's classic adaptation of Poe...

Oh No! I Love Renny Harlin!
An encounter with his hero Stellan Skarsgård brings Martin to a horrific realisation...

The Economics Of Cowardice
Hollywood timidity is legendary. "If it was so great, we woulda made it already!". Martin looks for a solution in the world of comic-books...

Get Out And Push
Martin wonders if glossy production values are an irredeemable pre-requisite of good sci-fi shows.

Don't play it again
What IS that thing on Emperor Palpatine's face? And should Lucas and Spielberg leave their films alone already?

Women In Star Trek
From mini-skirts to Janeway, Martin wonders why Star Trek has had such a hard struggle with women...

Another Bum
Hype can ruin movies years after the trailers are history. Martin tries to lower his expectations.

The Doctor Who Board Game
Martin gets an exclusive hands on with a new Doctor Who board game, where only you can save the show...

Watch With Mother
Martin tries in vain to watch some movie he likes - so much can go wrong! 

Blade Runner's 25-Year Shoot Is Over
Lifelong Blade Runner devotee Martin on what's new in The Final Cut...

Roll Your Own
Lights, camera... aaaaand corpse! Martin suggests home-brewed alternatives to see us through the writers' strike movie drought.

Will Marilyn Do Porno Yet?
Martin considers Beowulf, the computer-generated actor, and old movie stars consequently doing unthinkable things ...

Last Day
Martin argues the case for actresses who absolutely aren't past their sell-by date...

Women In Sci-Fi
Martin's first column at DoG, talking about the portrayal of women through the decades.