Anime roundup 12/2/2021: Potent Potables
In this week’s viewing: Muteking and Ranking of Kings are both about forcing evil potions down people’s throats, and more!
MOVIE REVIEW: THE TRIP (2021)… Small Spoilers
Not really a genre movie, this week Steve reviews a Norwegian movie with hints of Tarantino and Ritchie, which is probably close enough to qualify. The humour is dark and mostly subtle. What do *you* think?
Anime roundup 11/25/2021: The Game of Life
In this week’s viewing: Rumble Garanndoll detours into game fandom, The Faraway Paladin shows its D&D roots, and more!
Cowboy Bebop (Live Action) – Will Netflix’s Space Bounty Hunters Catch Their Audience?
If you were a Cowboy Bebop fan before Netflix dropped its live-action series (11/19/2021) you may have been disappointed at the result because it’s hard to separate the series you know from the sometimes identical sometimes strangely different live-action series. Our reviewer talks about cognitive dissonance and how our favorite space bounty hunters coped with being brought to life.
Muppets You May Not Be Familiar With: Transylvania Television on The Fantasy Network
Transylvania Television presents The Real Meaning of Halloween
SF Short Film: Infinity 7: Dust
An astronaut travels through space alone and may be stranded in orbit forever due to his spacecraft malfunctioning.
MOVIE REVIEW: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021)
Nicolas Cage likes weird movies. Prisoners of the Ghostland is one such; but the weirdness comes at a price. There’s not that much plot, and it drags in the middle. But it’s sort of stylish. Steve liked it.
Anime roundup 11/18/2021: Terra Incognita
In this week’s viewing: Ranking of Kings visits the underworlds, The Faraway Paladin goes exploring, and more!
Novedades de Noviembre en Hispanoamérica 2
Newly released novels, comics, a new course on SF film, coverage of a discussion of Bolivian cyberpunk and lots more!
SF Short Film – Distance | Recursor TV
A woman trapped on a desolate planet, separated from her friend and only other crew mate by an incredible chasm, fights for survival through storms, darkness and loneliness.
RETRO REVIEW: COWBOYS AND ALIENS (2011)
They’re running and rerunning movies on Steve’s TV. He’s already reviewed this one online, so why not edit and rerun the review? Go for it!
Anime roundup 11/11/2021: A Little Night Music
In this week’s viewing: Ranking of Kings goes dancing, Rumble Garanndoll holds a concert, and more!
Review: Finch
Mixed results from Apple’s latest Science Fiction effort
Short SF Film Ava in the End | Dust
After tripping over her dog and dying, a young woman wakes up in a virtual purgatory and waits for her mind to be downloaded into a new body.
RETRO FILM REVIEW: THE HOST (2006) (SPOILERS)
Steve reviews one of the better Halloween movies he’s seen, even though it’s an oldie. Korea is becoming a terrific place for genre movies, it seems.
Novedades de octubre 5
New book releases, magazine issues, TV shows and more
Anime roundup 11/4/2021: Last-Minute Shuffle
In this week’s viewing: An emergency last-minute lineup change, and more!
Short SF Film – The Oceanmaker | Dust
Animated short that may invoke bits of Tailspin, but isn’t about flying bears
Short SF Film Cosmo | DUST
The adventures of Cat Cosmo are just beginning!
Novedades de Octubre 4
New releases in the Spanish-reading genre world
Anime roundup 10/28/2021
In this week’s viewing: It’s time for the toughest final lineup decision ever!
Sci Fi Short Film: Happy Hunting | DUST
In his quest for fame, an internet streamer finds himself on an alien planet hunting for a new record.
Novedades de Octubre 3
If you learn Spanish, the preceding will make a lot more sense
Dune Review: Two Nodding Offs….
We review Dune and find it not as terrible as it might otherwise have been.
Anime roundup 10/21/2021: The Back Nine
In this week’s viewing: Nine more premieres, including the best one of the season.
Anime roundup 10/7/2021: Safe Landing
In this week’s viewing: Finishing up the last couple series of the summer before the tsunami of fall.
LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S A BIRD; IT’S A PLANE; IT’S…MY FAVOURITE SUPERMAN!
This week Steve talks about live-action Superman portrayals. Who did he like? Whose movies are or were best? If you don’t agree with him, let him know!
Anime roundup 10/14/2021: We Don’t Need Another Hero
In this week’s viewing: An insane number of premieres, with lots more on the way.
Veronica Scott Reviews Three ‘Making Of’ books – Aliens, Flash Gordon and Battlestar Galactica
The making of three seminal films, three books, three high marks!
Sci Fi Short Film – Traveler | Dust
A group of friends build a jet-powered craft to teleport across the universe. It’s only when they succeed that their problems begin.
