ReviewScifi
Cageworld No 2: The Lost Worlds Of Cronus by Colin Kapp (book review).
Back to Solaria, or what was left of our star system when the AI Zeus turned it into a set of Dyson spheres…
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Batman: Volume 6: Graveyard Shift [The New 52] by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (graphic novel review).
The opening announcement at the beginning of this sixth volume, which states that the stories within are from different times in Batman’s career…
ReviewMovie books
From Alien To The Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film by Roz Kaveney (book review).
I picked up a small pile of books about SF a couple years ago and am slowly working my way through them. In…
ReviewComics
Alter Ego #39 August 2004 (magazine review).
This early issue of Alter Ego is devoted to comic book artist/writer Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) and features a two-part interview, spanning around 60…
NewsHorror
The Exorcism: Mark Kermode reviews the 2024 horror film (video).
In a world where horror movie clichés lurk like shadows in a haunted house, “The Exorcism” emerges as the latest entry in the…
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Season 14: episode 8: Empire Of Death by Russell T Davies
No introduction? I’m not sure yet. This season has had its ups and downs. Davies has certainly been testing his ground this year,…
ReviewScifi
Russian Doll seasons 1-2 (blu-ray TV series review).
Russian Doll could have easily ground to a halt. After leaving her own 36th birthday party, computer programmer Nadia Vulvokov (played by Natasha…
ReviewBooks
Mislaid In Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children book 9) by Seanan McGuire (book review)
There can’t be many children who, at one time or another, haven’t imagined a world that is ideal for them. It could be…
ReviewFantasy
Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys book 3) by Seanan McGuire (book review).
The Impossible City exists just beyond everything. It is a place that isn’t a place, architecture that isn’t really there, yet it is…
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Season 14: episode 8: The Legend Of Ruby Sunday by Russell T Davies
Blimey, it’s nearly the end of the season, and although it wasn’t promoted as such, this is supposed to be the first part…
ReviewBooks
Science Fiction Illustration edited by Yuka Tsutsui (book review).
I picked up Science Fiction Illustration last year, as I’m a sucker for artbooks, and this one is only three years old. Its…
ReviewComics
Batman: Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City [The New 52] by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Danny Miki and Fco Plasscencia (graphic novel review).
‘Batman: Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City’ is a big book, reprinting Batman # 25-27; 29-23. Quite what happened to # 28,…