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Deep Space (2016) (film review)
The opening introduction to the 2016 film ‘Deep Space’, previously called ‘Teleois’, reveals the history of GC humans, genetically superior humans who are…
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Earth by Ben Bova (book review)
Ben Bova should not need much introduction to SF fans. Bova has won the Hugo Awards no less than six times and has…
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Beyond The Barrier by Damon Knight (book review)
For those Brits old enough to remember, back in the late 1960s, our libraries released pamphlets of required reading in the various genres,…
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The Games by Ted Kosmatka (book review)
‘The Games’ was the first novel by prolific short form author Ted Kosmatka. First novels are always interesting. Will this author make mistakes…
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Moon Zero Two (1969) (film review).
With literal cartoon opening credits, you do have to wonder if this film is meant to be taken seriously. Although released under the…
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A Jura For Julia by Ken MacLeod illustrated by Fangorn (book review).
A Jura For Julia is a new short story collection from multiple award-winning author Ken MacLeod, with illustrations by Fangorn, including the cover.…
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The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed (book review).
I heard about The Fortunate Fall back in the 1990s, and now it’s getting a reprint this year. Cameron Reed, writing as Raphael…
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Birdwatching At The End Of The World by G.W. Dexter (book review).
Stephen Ballantyne, our first-person narrator for Birdwatching At The End Of The World, is the only boy at Near School for Girls, Near…
ReviewBooks
The Dinosaurs by William Stout and William Service (book review).
Every time I come across William Stout’s name, it’s associated with illustrating dinosaurs, so I tracked down his book The Dinosaurs from 1981,…
ReviewComics
Batman: Volume 9: Bloom [The New 52] by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, Yamick Paquette and Fco Plascencia (graphic novel review).
You would think that after volume 8, this post-Batman era would be drawing to an end. Volume 9: Bloom reprints Batman #46-50 and…
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Rebel Moon part two, The Scargiver (Mark Kermode scifi movie review).
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, the latest addition to Zack Snyder’s sprawling space opera saga, where subtlety is thrown out the…
ReviewHorror
Innocent Blood (1992) (blu-ray film review).
I bought the 1992 film Innocent Blood a couple of months ago and finally got around to watching it last night. Warner Bros…