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Westworld seasons 1 & 2 (DVD TV series review).
When I was given ‘Westworld’ to review, I had previously kept away from it, mostly because I wasn’t sure how much it was…
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February 2019
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror [2019] (a film review by Frank Ochieng)
One of the familiar clichés that have always been identified in mainstream horror cinema is that ‘the black guy or gal is always…
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Making Your First Blockbuster by Paul Dudbridge (book review).
British born director Paul Dudbridge’s first book, ‘Shooting Better Movies: The Studentmaker’s Guide’ that I reviewed last year makes an enormous jump to…
ReviewComics
Jack Kirby Collector Seventy-Five: Kirby & Lee: Stuf’ Said!: The Complex Genesis Of The Marvel Universe (review).
The Jack Kirby Collector # 75 is a special book-sized issue entitled ‘Kirby And Lee: Stuf’ Said!’ It’s an attempt by publisher John…
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After Atlas (A Planetfall Novel) by Emma Newman (book review).
The first novel by Emma Newman, ‘Planetfall’, was a masterpiece in characterisation. It could have been set anywhere and at any time and…
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Wandering Earth: Liu Cixin inspires China’s first major scifi movie.
Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin’s work (a short story) has – Arthur C. Clarke-style – booted up China’s first native major big…
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Hobbs & Shaw (action movie trailer).
The Fast & Furious franchise gets its first spin-off as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprise their F&F roles as Luke Hobbs and…
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American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990s: 1990-1999 by Jason Stacks and Keith Dallas (book review).
Mid-way through the 1990s, my lack of funds cut short my comicbook collecting, although from the looks of things, it was probably at…
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In Like Flynn (2018) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Based on an autobiography by actor Errol Flynn (‘Captain Blood’, ‘The Sea Hawk’, ‘The Dawn Patrol’), ‘In Like Flynn’ tells the story of…
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The Only Living Boy Omnibus by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis (graphic novel review).
‘The Only Living Boy Omnibus’, written by David Gallaher and illustrated by Steve Ellis features the entire saga collected into one magnificent edition…
January 2019
ReviewComics
Back Issue #110 February 2019 (magazine review).
The latest issue of ‘Back Issue’ has the sub-title ‘Make Mine Marvel’, so you should guess which company predominates. Interestingly, the first two…
ReviewBooks
Remembering by Donald G. Mackay (book review).
Donald G. Mackay’s book, ‘Remembering’, has a longer more significant sub-title, ‘What 50 Years Of Research With Famous Amnesia Patient H.M. Can Teach…