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The Dog Stars: Mark Kermode’s scifi film review (video).
If you have watched Mark Kermode’s video review above, you will already know that The Dog Stars did not exactly cause him to…
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Tim Curry dies aged 80: Darkness loses its best voice (obituary).
Tim Curry, the English actor who could turn a raised eyebrow into an instrument of mass seduction and somehow make Satan, Pennywise the…
FeatureFantasy
Gor blimey: swords, giant birds and an extremely dubious Counter-Earth (article).
There are fantasy series which age gracefully. There are fantasy series which become beloved period pieces. And then there is John Norman’s Gor,…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #24 October 2007 (magazine review).
# Back Issue #24 review This early issue of Back Issue deals with magic-based comic-book characters. Oddly, although there is an excellent interview…
ReviewFilms
Practical Magic (1998) (film review).
Sisters Sally (actress Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (actress Nicole Kidman) are witches, although the latter doesn’t show much of this talent when she…
ReviewBooks
True Brit edited by George Khoury (book review).
Trying to get hold of some of the early TwoMorrows books is rather like looking for gold. I’m not sure which is easier.…
ReviewSuperheroes
The Boys season 5 (TV series review).
The final season of The Boys has now been released on Blu-ray. One good thing straight away: there are nine extras this time.…
ReviewScifi
Exodus: The Helium Sea by Peter F. Hamilton (book review).
# Exodus: The Helium Sea review Peter F. Hamilton is well known as a crafter of sprawling space opera, and he has produced…
NewsScifi
WSFA Names Its 2026 Small Press Finalists: Billionaire’s Tears and Teleporting Fairies (award news).
The Washington Science Fiction Association has announced the eight finalists for its 2026 WSFA Small Press Award, proving once again that if you…
ReviewComics
Doom Patrol Vol. 6: Planet Love by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, Sean Philips and Stan Wock (graphic novel review).
This sixth and final volume of Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol runs from issues #58-63, followed by the Doom Force Special. Morrison’s six issues…
ReviewComics
Doom Patrol Vol. 5: Magic Bus by Grant Morrison, Richard Case, Ken Steacy, Stan Wock, Philip Bond, Mark McKenna and Scott Hanna (graphic novel review).
This fifth volume of Doom Patrol features issues #51-57. Did I mention that they originally came out in 1992? I can’t recall these…
ReviewFantasy
Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (book review).
There is a growing tendency to label books as ‘cosy’. Basically, this means that although characters may be placed in danger, they are…