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It Came From The 80s!: Interviews With 214 Cult Filmmakers by Francesco Borseti (book review).
Author Francesco Borseti says from the start that you ought to watch or have seen each of the 33 films covered before reading…
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2: first trailer.
First official look at Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – coming to UK cinemas 28th April 2017. The Guardians must fight…
ReviewScifi
Just Over The Horizon: The Complete Short Fiction Of Greg Bear Volume 1 by Greg Bear (book review).
One very big problem of defining a collection or a series of collections as the complete short fiction of a living author is…
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Godzilla Resurgence (Shin Godzilla) (2016) (film review by Frank Ochieng)
One might nostalgically recall the days back when the cheesy yet infectious Japanese monster movies were such a magnificent draw during those hazy…
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An Apprentice To Elves (Iskryne book 3) by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear (book review).
In all honesty, ‘An Apprentice To Elves’ by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear was a disappointment for me. Without being familiar with the…
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The Windmill (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
[Note: this review contains minor spoilers.] Eight or so tourists, each flawed, take the same one-day sightseeing excursion from Amsterdam. When the bus…
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Voyage Of Time: The IMAX Experience (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
Filmmaker Terrence Malick has always harboured the meditative and naturalistic nuances that seem to resonate so forcefully in his themed narratives. Malick’s movie-making…
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Treachery’s Tools : the Tenth Book of the Imager Portfolio by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (book review).
‘Treachery’s Tools’ continues L.E. Modesitt Jr’s ‘Imager Portfolio’ series set on the continent of Solidar, on the world of Terahnar, though the planet’s…
ReviewBooks
Christianity In The Light Of Science edited by John W. Loftus (book review).
I should start by pointing out that ‘Christianity In The Light Of Science’ is a US publication. America and Britain differ considerably in…
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The Best Of Gregory Benford edited by David. G. Hartwell (book review).
‘The Best Of Gregory Benford’ contains thirty-eight stories by Gregory Benford which he and editor David G. Hartwell reckon to be his best.…
ReviewBooks
The Circle: A Mathematical Exploration Beyond The Line by Alfred S. Posanebtuer & Robert Geretschläger (book review).
Picking out books to review months in advance can lead to some interesting choices. Take Alfred S. Posanebtuer & Robert Geretschläger’s book, ‘The…
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Recruitment by Geoff Willmetts.
It’s that time of year again. The nights are drawing in and those who read intently get ready for ever more books to…