Matt’s Reviews: The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Year: 2014 Format: CD Disks: 10 ISBN-10: 1427243832 ISBN-13: 978-1427243836 Author: Preston, Douglas Read by: Scott Sowers […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Refugees and Other Stories” by Celu Amberstone
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. REFUGEES AND OTHER STORIES – August 2022. Publisher: Kashallan Press, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Note: All stories are written by Celu Amberstone Refugees Premise: Some […]
Matt’s Reviews: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher: Hesperus Press Publication Date: Reprint edition (2014) Original Publication: 1872 Length: 112 Pages ISBN-10: 1843914727 ISBN-13: 978-1843914723 Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic gothic vampire story […]
Reseña de Libro: Vislumbra. Muestra de Cuentos Peruanos de Fantasía.
Vislumbra Muestra Peruana de Cuentos de Fantasía. Torre de Papel Ediciones Lima 2021 Saldívar, Carlos Enrique, selección y prólogo ISBN: 978-612-4449-18-5 Estoy muy retrasada con las reseñas de libros. Lamentablemente las cosas se me complican. […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #21
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. FUSION FRAGMENT MAGAZINE #21 – May 2024. Publisher: Fusion Fragment, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Editor: Cavan Terrill Cover Art: by Abi Stevens Elizabeth Yu is a […]
Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club; Publication Date: 1st edition (October 1, 2005) Length: 738 pages ISBN-10: 1582881847 ISBN-13: 978-158288184 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Off The Main Sequence:The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein […]
CREATED: THE DESTROYER (Again…)
Rumour has it that they’re going to make either a new Destroyer movie or a new TV series. No, this isn’t about ships or a Marvel MCU thing. It’s about “Remo Williams,” who is the avatar of Shiva, The Destroyer. Still have no clue? Read on…
CLUBHOUSE: Partial Guide to Canadian Indie Publishers
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. PARTIAL GUIDE TO CANADIAN INDIE PUBLISHERS Why only a partial guide? Because it is entirely based on (most) of the Canadian publishers mentioned in my […]
Matt’s Reviews: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 Length: 25 hours 22 minutes ISBN: 9781508250340 ISBN-10: 1508250340 Author: Stephen King Author: Owen King Read by: Marin Ireland Sleeping Beauties by […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Publisher: HarperAudio Release Date: March 2001 Format: Audio CD Length: 4 disks Language: English ISBN: 0694524441 ISBN13: 9780694524440 Author: Paulo Coelho Read by: Jeremy Irons The […]
25th Century Five and Dime #6: The Philip K. Dick Festival 2024 -My Recap
If you only know me from 25th century Five and Dime you might not be aware that my main field of study within the genre is legendary Hugo award-winning author Philip K. Dick. I have […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: On Spec Magazine #128
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #128, Vol. 34. #2. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: Jerry […]
“MRS. PEEL—YOU’RE NEEDED!” (THE ORIGINAL AVENGERS TV REVIEW)
There was a TV series The Avengers in the 1960s before Marvel decided to team up its superheroes. Most of us—especially young men—who grew up in the ‘60s remember Diana Rigg’s character Mrs. Peel very fondly. And overall, the series was better than much semi-genre TV of the era in my opinion. Have you seen it? What do you think?
Matt’s Reviews: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein
Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 1, 1993 Pages: 248 ISBN-10: 0062507885 ISBN-13: 978-0062507884 Author: Robert Ornstein, Ph.D. The Roots of the Self by Robert Ornstein contains Dr. Ornstein’s thoughts […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Gear Crew” by Jack Mackenzie
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. The Gear Crew – by Jack Mackenzie Publisher: Rage Machine Books, British Columbia, Canada, April 2024. Cover art: M.D.Jackson Premise: Two starship engineers hope to […]
Matt’s Reviews: Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho
Publisher: Windstream Publishing Company Publication date: February 1, 2016 Length: 189 pages ISBN: 978-0-9643926-6-3 ASIN: B017KRJ66E Author: Richard Botelho Reason For Existence by Richard Botelho tells the tale of David Jordan, an extraterrestrial who appears […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Pulp Literature Magazine #42 – Spring 2024
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Pulp Literature Magazine #42 Spring 2024 Published by Pulp Literature Press, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Winter 2024. Editor in Chief: Jennifer Landels, Senior Editor: Melanie […]
Matt’s Reviews: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
ISBN: 9780756416096 Publication date: 11/16/2021 Publisher: PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE Pages: 224 Author: Nnedi Okorafor Noor by Nnedi Okorafor is another African-based science fiction novel from the author. Okorafor mixes traditions, cultures and technologies from the […]
RETRO MOVIE REVIEW — PREDESTINATION (2014)
Many, if not most, SF fans who are readers would really like to see a movie made from his works that adhered to Heinlein’s story and didn’t take great leaps away from his ideas to someone else’s, as in the Paul Verhoeven Starship Troopers. I think Predestination is one that Heinlein would have liked. Do you agree?
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Stowaway’s Luck and Other Stories” by Peter J. Foote
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Stowaway’s Luck and Other Stories – by Peter J. Foote Publisher: Engen Books, Canada, Jan 2023. Cover art: Ellen Curtis The Silence Between Moons Premise: […]
Matt’s Reviews: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter
Publisher: BASIC BOOKS Publication date: 07/08/2008 Copyright Date: 2007 Pages: 436 ISBN-13: 978-0-465-03079-8 ISBN-10: 0-465-03079-3 Author: Douglas Hofstadter I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter is the author’s attempt to explain his thoughts on […]
Matt’s (TV) Reviews: The Dresden Files
The Dresden Files TV Series is very loosely based on the series of books and comics by Jim Butcher. If you are a fan of those books, read this review before you watch the […]
25th Century Five and Dime #5: The Mainstream/Science Fiction Balance of Walter Tevis
Some writers really can’t stand being labeled a science fiction or horror author. Labels and genres are generally about marketing although I feel most authors follow the Joe R. Lansdale way of thinking, he has […]
MOVIE REVIEWS — ARACHNOPHOBES BEWARE!
This week I review two films, both dealing with arthropods, namely arachnids. (Well, one’s an arachnid, the other appears to be). Both movies include jump scares, and both are pretty darned good, if somewhat predictable. If you like that kind of film, these two are for you!
Discussing the Merits of The Slow Burn (and Raymond E. Feist)
Last time out, I waxed lyrical about the first ever author who introduced me to the concept of the slow burn: Terry Brooks and his epic Shannara & Word of the Void series that have […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Pale Grey Dot” by Don Miasek
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Pale Grey Dot – by Don Miasek Publisher: Turnstone Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May 2024. Premise: Humanity has conquered the Solar System but failed to […]
REVIEW – GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is, you will forgive the expression, kind of a stiff. (Frozen stiff.) I didn’t find the movie particularly funny or scary, though Patton Oswalt was pretty good. I didn’t really care for any of the characters. Watch it when it’s free streaming and save some bucks.
Matt’s Reviews: Anti-intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publish Date: 1969 Copyright Date: 1962 Pages: 434 Author: Richard Hofstadter ISBN (The version I read from the library pre-dated ISBN, but a more recent edition): ISBN13: 9780394703176 ISBN10: 0394703170 Anti-intellectualism […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The New Empire” by Alison McBain
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. The New Empire – by Alison McBain Publisher: Woodhall Press, Norwalk, CT, USA, 2022. Cover art: Alison McBain Premise: In 1751, the youngest son of […]
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