Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (book review).
In case no one has noticed, there are books in print that don’t contain elements of science fiction or fantasy.
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Shin Godzilla returns: Bureaucracy, behemoths, and a bloody big metaphor (monster movie trailer).
Godzilla, that beloved scaly metaphor for nuclear horror, ecological collapse, and now—joy of joys—governmental inefficiency, is back in Shin Godzilla,
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Good Fortune: Heaven can’t wait, Keanu, body-swaps and angelic chaos (fantasy film trailer).
If you’ve ever watched Trading Places while nursing a hangover and thought, “Yes, but what this really needs is Keanu
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Back Issue #157 February 2025 (magazine review).
This ‘Back Issue’ dedicates a significant portion of its cover to comic book creator/artist Keith Giffen (1952-2023). I didn’t always
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Predator Badlands, a secret Aliens movie? (trailer)
Just when you thought the galaxy had run out of ways to say “Get to the chopper!”, the Predator franchise
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Barsoom Reborn: John Carter rides again (in glorious animation) TV news.
Hold on to your radium rifles, dear readers, because John Carter of Mars is charging back into the fray –
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Alter Ego #191 January 2025 (magazine review).
This issue of ‘Alter Ego’ marks the 250th appearance of the Fawcett Collector of America, which has a checkered past
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The Emilie Adventures: Emilie And The Hollow World, Emilie And The Sky World by Martha Wells (book review).
‘The Emilie Adventures’ is a reissuing of Martha Wells’ two YA novels, ‘Emilie and the Hollow World’ and ‘Emilie and
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Torchwood season one (blu-ray review).
I bought the four season boxset of ‘Torchwood’. As I reviewed the episodes as they first came out, I’ll concentrate
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Tron Ares – the Grid comes crashing into the real world (trailer).
It’s been 15 years since Tron: Legacy gave us Daft Punk in motorcycle helmets and CGI Jeff Bridges mumbling existential
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