Two Blade Runner Fan Films, Slice Of Life And Tears In The Rain
There are two short films dong the rounds at the moment, both inspired by Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 science-fiction release,Continue Reading
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The Nerd Crew, Episode 2
Red Letter Media are back with a second episode of the Nerd Crew podcast, which includes such observational nuggets as, “TheContinue Reading
Iain McCaig, From The Forest Of Doom To The Broadsword And The Beast
Though he illustrated only a handful of publications in the Fighting Fantasy line of roleplaying gamebooks by Steve Jackson andContinue Reading
Tad Williams, An Interesting World-Builder But No JRR Tolkien
The Guardian newspaper has a somewhat effusive interview with the American fantasy writer Tad Williams, author of the popular Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series andContinue Reading
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The Nerd Crew – A Pop Culture Podcast By Red Letter Media
If you have ever listened to or watched a geek-focused podcast (and I have experienced far too many of both) then enjoy thisContinue Reading
Rogue One – A Star Wars Story
If you know any serious Star Wars fanboys or -girls the first three minutes of this Half in the BagContinue Reading
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The Epidemic Of Passable Movies, Why Genre Films Are So Average
I’ve pretty much abandoned my former interest in genre cinema over the last decade or so. A large chunk of the blame canContinue Reading
Via The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda Sings, “Seagulls! (Stop It Now)”
The people at Bad Lip Reading are at it again as Yoda regales Luke Skywalker with a funky tune describing his day at theContinue Reading
Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets, The Movie Trailer
While many genre fans are familiar with the historical tongue-in-cheek adventures of the French comic book hero “Astérix“, the stories of his science-fiction competitors, “ValérianContinue Reading
Marvel’s U.S. Avengers Meet Captain Britain. Also Known As… Brian!
The announcement of a new comic book series, “U.S. Avengers“, from the American publishing and multimedia giant, Marvel Entertainment, was greetedContinue Reading
Ghost In The Shell, The Live Action Movie Trailer
While agreeing with the criticism expressed by many following the decision to cast Scarlett Johansson, a European-American actress, in theContinue Reading
Mr. Plinkett’s Review Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
He’s back! After far too long an absence Mr. Plinkett takes a critical strapon to the cinematic travesty that was 2015’s “Star Wars:Continue Reading
The Tough Guide To The Known Galaxy
Thanks to a recent post on the Cedar Lounge Revolution an accidental trail of hyperlinks led me to a website thatContinue Reading
Mad Max: Fury Road, Crash And Smash Video With No CGI
Over the last decade I’ve almost given up on “genre” movies as each release seems more risible than the last. The needContinue Reading
Imaginary Maps In Fantasy Fiction
Over the course of the summer the Library of Congress in the United States published a wonderful online series called “ImaginaryContinue Reading
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The Open Letter Attacking Warner Bros And Its “Mess” Of Recent Movies
When I published a short piece yesterday criticising the dramatic vacuousness of Hollywood’s big budget “superhero” movies I was unaware of an open letter publishedContinue Reading
Suicide Squad, An Empty Vessel Making The Most Noise
I’ve always been rather cool on the whole “superhero” genre of comics, graphic novels and movies, whether the characters were endowed with preternatural,Continue Reading
The Sci-Fi Typography Of Stranger Things And Blade Runner
Watching Netflix’s nostalgic science-fiction drama, “Stranger Things”, I was struck by the accuracy of the show’s 1980s setting. While quite reminiscentContinue Reading
Comic Book Girl 19 Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghosts
Unfortunately I’ve had no time to see the new Ghostbusters film, though the mass coverage in the media makes meContinue Reading
Darth By Darthwest
Somewhat overambitious but still fun.
La Guerre Infernale, By Pierre Giffard And Albert Robida
For many people living in Western Europe during the late 19th century the defining event of the era was the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871. The Second FrenchContinue Reading
The Latest War To Grip EVE Online
EVE Online is a game-playing virtual universe developed and published by the Icelandic company, CCP Games, where users from all over the world competeContinue Reading
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