NewsHumour
Alex Winter: the joys of Bill and Ted, and vamping it up for the Lost Boys (actor interview).
This week, actor Alex Winter (of Bill & Ted, and Lost Boys fame) joins our best ex-Lex, Michael, to discuss Alex’s experiences growing…
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November 2022
November 2022
NewsScifi
Red Dwarf: the best and worst scifi TV comedy to creep out of the UK? (retrospective)
Rowan J Coleman is here to look at Red Dwarf, possibly both the best and worst scifi TV comedy to creep out of…
NewsCons
Tokyo Comic Con 2022: a visit by V.J. (convention news: video format).
V.J. is here to take us for a very nice walk around Tokyo Comic Con 2022. The marketing wasn’t so good this year,…
NewsScifi
Thunderbirds (1965-66), it’s all F.A.B. now, baby (video).
The 1960s classic scifi TV series Thunderbirds by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson is examined by our damn fine reviewer, Stam Fine. Thunderbirds, which…
NewsFantasy
Rings of Power: Amazon Prime’s Tolkien, how good, how bad? Brandon Sanderson’s take (video).
Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson knows a thing or two about sorcery, orcs, and proto-halflings. Well, perhaps not the Traveller Hobbits, but for everything…
NewsHorror
Event Horizon from 1997: a science fiction horror movie retrospective (video format).
Phat Samurai Guy is here to discuss one of his favourite science fiction horror movies, Event Horizon, with actor and director Alex Chung.…
NewsToys/Models
Painting your gaming miniatures with Speedpaints: does it work? (video tutorial)
According to these reviews of Speedpaints, you can forget about ever buying contrast paint again. Speed Painting is most excellent! Rich shading, brilliant…
NewsHorror
Which Dracula movie is closest to the source material?
Which Dracula film comes closest to the original Bram Stoker novel? James Rolfe chose 12 candidates and tested them, since he needed a…
NewsFantasy
An exhaustive analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of The Lord of the Rings (documentary: video).
An in-depth investigation into the hidden meanings and philosophical underpinnings of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of…
NewsFantasy
Willow, fantasy TV series – meet the Bone Reavers (clip).
In a scene from the upcoming Disney+ fantasy TV series Willow premiere, Willow Ufgood and a band of unexpected teenage heroes are pursued…
NewsScifi
Tom Corbet Space Cadet, Dimension X, Planet Patrol: eight hours of classic scifi radio shows (audio).
Tom Corbet Space Cadet, Dimension X, Planet Patrol, and more – here’s eight hours of classic scifi radio shows in audio format. Listen…
NewsFantasy
Here’s an interview with John Howe, the man behind the illustrations and concepts for Rings of Power (audio format).
This afternoon, John Howe sat down with Luke Shelton (co-host of The Tolkien Experience Podcast) and Jeremy Edmonds (TolkienGuide) for a live interview…