Asni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 2)
Some of the blunt, knee-jerk assumptions that are made in much fantasy art are less obvious, and therefore more insidious. These are often assumptions about gender roles, and ethnicity.
View ArticleAsni’s Art Blog: The Painting of Earthsea (part 3)
I picked up the animated movie version from Studio Ghibli and was delighted to see Tenar pop up again. There must be a fourth book then!
View ArticleThe Illustrated Dune (or, Why I Hate Sam Weber)
Frank Herbert's Dune has been a favorite subject for science fiction illustrators for years. Now Sam Weber is about to release a new illustrated edition.
View Article2015: A Geeky Year for Movies
Forget about all the things we were promised to have in 2015 by Back to the Future. 2015 seems to be our year for the movies, us geeks and nerds, that is. I do hope that no one is insulted by my use of...
View ArticleFILM REVIEWS: NEWLY-FILMED HEINLEIN in “PREDESTINATION”!
This week Steve dislikes Keanu Reeves and Tricia Helfer, but really, really likes Ethan Hawke in a Heinlein-to-film movie!
View ArticleWE DON’T NEED ANOTHER “HEROES”—or do we? “POWERS” debuts!
Taking a break from his Personal Time Machine, Steve looks at the first episode of Playstation Network's first original series, "POWERS."
View ArticleWHAT’S THIS FANTASY DOING IN MY MYSTERY / THRILLER?
A review of In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
View ArticleHBO Versus George R. R. Martin
Is the Honeymoon for die hard fans of The Song of Ice & Fire over?
View ArticleCREATED: THE DESTROYER (Book Series Review)
This week, Steve looks at the popular book series The Destroyer and their Film and TV counterparts. (Caution: this series is more violent than Game of Thrones!)
View ArticleMarvel vs DC at the Movies
Suyperhero films: Marvel succeeds, DC fails. Could the difference be one of character?
View ArticleApocalypse Ex-Machina
Buddie steps in for Kirkman and finally reveals (copyrights attached) what caused the zompocalypse!
View ArticleLESLIE CHARTERIS’S “AMAZING” SAINT
Is it old? Is it new? Is it even SF/F? Steve examines the ever-popular Saint series by Leslie Charteris.
View ArticleREVIEW—CONSTANTINE: A surprisingly good movie!
This week Steve drops back ten years to review an underapreciated movie, "Constantine," with Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz, telling us why he thinks the movie deserves another look.
View ArticleMOVIE REVIEW: FRANKENSTEIN (1931), Just in time for Halloween!
For Halloween, Steve looks at one of the oldest, and perhaps the best-known "monster movie" of them all, James Whale's "Frankenstein," starring Boris Karloff.
View ArticleMOVIE REVIEW: NOSFERATU (1922), Copyright? What copyright?
Steve travels back to 1922 to look at the first vampire movie, Nosferatu, and its influence on modern vampire movies.
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: CHILDHOOD’S END by Arthur C. Clarke
In advance of the SyFy mini-series of Arthur C. Clarke's classic "Childhood's End," Steve reviews the actual book and finds it worth a read!
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