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The Enzmann Starship: a craft we could use to reach the stars today? (science video)
Back in the last century, a chap called Robert Enzmann came up with the idea of a massive spaceship that could travel across…
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FeatureScifi
Aliens: the science facts behind the science fictions (article).
Michael Siegel is here to look at the science facts behind the science fictions of the “Alien” and “Aliens” movies, directed by Ridley…
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Andor: the good, the bad, and the Empire (first season review of the Star Wars TV series.)
Andor is a prequel to the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and David is joined by critics Erin Lindsey, Andrea…
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Arrow to DC: the actor interview with Stephen Amell (video).
Our best Lex Luthor, aka, Michael Rosenbaum, is here to interview actor Stephen Amell of the Arrow TV series fame. Ah, Stephen Amell.…
ReviewScifi
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2022, Volume 143 #764 (magazine review).
It is always good to see a magazine publishing new writers and encouraging those at the start of their careers. It is also…
ReviewScifi
The Steam-Driven Boy And Other Strangers by John Sladek (book review).
This John Sladek volume tends to be referred to by the main part of its title, ‘The Steam-Driven Boy’ with the ‘And Other…
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The fate of humanity in the cosmos (science video).
Isaac Arthur is back at Event Horizon for his yearly conversation with John Michael Godier, where they talk about a variety of topics,…
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Hollywood and big media’s love affair with fantasy films/TV and their untimely decline (video).
Author Chris Fix slips in to give us his take on Hollywood and big media’s love affair with fantasy films/TV, and the genre’s…
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Megaforce (a spy-fy movie retrospective).
Stam Fine is back for his damn fine look at some spy-fy/scifi film classics, in this case, the flick Megaforce. Yes, welcome to…
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Strong (short science fiction film: in full).
Here’s a very well-made short scifi movie from Jean Lee called Strong. Superterra is a place of hope, wealth, and medical wonders, but…
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Hasbro’s Nerf Aliens movie Pulse Rifle is unboxed and modified (video tutorial).
Dan received his NERF LMTD ALIENS M41-A Blaster from Hasbro a few weeks ago. Unboxing that bad boy didn’t disappoint him, but of…
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Foundation on TV: first series retrospective of this science fiction classic (video).
Foundation, the science fiction streaming television series created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, has got mixed reviews since its premiere on…