ReviewScifi
Psion (Cat book 1 of 3) by Joan D. Vinge (book review).
Actually, the reason I bought ‘Psion’ by Joan D. Vinge is because of ‘Catspaw’, which turned out to be the second book, which…
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ReviewScifi
The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2023 edited by R.F. Kuang (book review).
An anthology collecting what purports to be the best of the year is highly subjective. The contents are drawn from multiple sources, and…
ReviewHorror
Horrors Of The Black Museum (1959) (DVD film review).
Be careful when putting binoculars directly in the eyes, as they can become really blind and fatal. At least in this 1959 film,…
ReviewScifi
Echoes Of The Arcane: A Collection Of Short Fiction by Cody D. Campbell (e-book review).
‘Echoes of the Arcane’ by Cody D. Campbell has 20 stories over 183 pages, so many of them are shorter shorts, snippets, and…
ReviewBooks
The Worlds Of Gerry And Sylvia Anderson by Ian Fryer (book review).
For a book on the Anderson empire with an introduction by Shane Rimmer, it seems a shame that the marionette he voiced, Scott…
ReviewBooks
Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art Of The 1970s by Adam Rowe (book review).
I’m not quite sure how I missed out on this book, Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s, in 2022. Its author,…
ReviewHorror
It Rose From The Tomb by Pete Normanton (book review).
Later in the year, TwoMorrows is releasing a new horror magazine, ‘Cryptology’, edited by Peter Normanton. In the lead-up to it, he had…
ReviewScifi
Devil Girl From Mars (1954) (SF film review).
‘Devil Girl From Mars’ is an interesting film. First released in 1954, this black-and-white science fiction film has been restored and reissued. I…
ReviewMusic/Audio
The Tomita Planets by Isao Tomita (CD review).
I came across a reference to ‘The Tomita Planets’ by Isao Tomita in one of the recent ‘Alien’ books I reviewed. During filming,…
ReviewHorror
Godzilla x Kong The New Empire (Mark Kermode’s monster movie review).
Hold onto your hats (and maybe find a sturdy bunker) for Mark Kermode’s monster movie review, because the Titans are back in town,…
ReviewFilms
Monkey Man: superhero-ish film (Mark Kermode’s movie review).
Our man-of-many-movies, Mark Kermode, explores the cinematic jungle of 2024, where a new alpha predator has emerged, not swinging from the vines but…
ReviewFantasy
Seize Them! (Mark Kermode’s fantasy comedy movie review)
Our man-of-many-movies, Mark Kermode, hoists the flags and sounds the fanfares, for there’s a new chuckle-fest on the British silver screen that’s sure…