Review: Trapped in Space by David Johnson
Trapped in Space by David Johnson is one of those fun Science Fiction stories that will inspire young readers continue reading beyond the classroom.
Review: The Ghost Club by William Meikle
The Ghost Club: Newly Found Tales of Victorian Terror is a unique collection from William Meikle, as if told by some of the most classic voices in literature.
SHORT BOOK & TV REVIEWS: BLACK LIGHTNING & Z-RISEN OUTBREAK!
Steve’s short review of the TV show Black Lightning, and another entry into the Z-A (Zombie Apocalypse) sweepstakes. Git yer zombie on and zap ‘em!
MOVIE REVIEWS: TOMB RAIDER 2018 and I KILL GIANTS
Steve reviews a reboot/remake of Tomb Raider (really?), and a quick look at a semi-genre film called I Kill Giants. What the heck is semi-genre?
Amazing Histories, June 1927: Prize-Winning Stories
In this latest issue, Hugo Gernsback announces that he and his associates have chosen the three contest winners from around 360 entrants
Hollyweird Science by Kevin R. Grazier & Stephen Cass
Hollyweird Science – The Next Generation shows readers where the film industry got the science right as well as where they got it wrong.
Nicolás Kingman: un observador de lo fantástico
On March 19, the writer and journalist Nicolás Kingman Riofrío passed away at 99; he made contributions to Ecuadorian SF and Fantasy literarture.
A BIT OF ALICE, and SPOILERFUL REVIEW OF ANNIHILATION!
This week is movie week—a fantasy over a century old, and a brand new science fiction. Both are very good for their time, Steve thinks—see what you think!
Review: That Which Grows Wild: 16 Tales of Dark Fiction by Eric J. Guignard
As the editor of previous anthologies, Eric J. Guignard has an obvious eye for amassing gripping short stories fandom will enjoy reading.
MAGAZINE REVIEW: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Mar./Apr. 2018
This week, Steve jumps headlong into a review of the current (Mar/April 2018) Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction! Can it really be that good after all these years? You betcha!
Retro Review: Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
Chris Nuttal[ offers his latest retro review of one of Heinlein’s more controversial, later novels.
BOOK REVIEWS: ALL SYSTEMS RED and DESTINY NOWHERE
This week, Steve reviews two books: one hard SF, one pretty good zombie book. And wants to wish you all a belated Happy International Women’s Day!
Review: The Long Sunset by Jack McDevitt
The Long Sunset by Jack McDevitt continues the author’s long-standing prominence in influential works of science fiction.
Review: Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Star Wars Little Golden Book
Suitable for both young and old and promising everything we need to know, what more would a Star Wars fan need?
MOVIE REVIEW: EAT LOCALS – (2017)
Give new meaning to the expression “Eat Local, Think Global”: This week, Steve takes a bite out of “Eat Locals,” a British 2017 vampire movie. Is it good, or does it suck? Probably a bit (a bite?) of both. Read it and see.
FILM REVIEW(S): FLATLINERS (and FLATLINERS)
This week, Steve gets double vision as he reviews the two versions of the movie “Flatliners.” The first one was an examination of the possibility of an afterlife from a medical standpoint; the second one was sort of a horror movie.
Review: Black Panther
Substituting for this week’s editorial, a review of the cultural phenomena – Black Panther
Review: A Knife, a Fork, a Bottle, and a Cork by Sean C Hayden
A Knife, a Fork, a Bottle, and a Cork by Sean C Hayden is a post-apocalyptic novella packed with enough dystopian elements to fill a full-length novel.
Retro Review: Farnham’s Freehold by Robert Heinlein
Chris Nuttall takes a look at one of Heinlein’s most controversial novels.
STUDIO GHIBLI, TAKE 2: PONYO and THE RED TURTLE
Hey, Rocky, watch me pull movie reviews out of my hat! This week Steve goes back to the subject of a 2015 column: Studio Ghibli, which has continued releasing movies without even asking him! Are they good movies? Good?—just watch (er, read)!
Review: The Continuum by Wendy Nikel
With just enough twists and turns to keep the pages turning, The Continuum by Wendy Nikel revisits some of those delicate questions of time travel we all love to debate.
LATHER/LIVE, RINSE/DIE, REPEAT… IT’S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN!
This week Steve goes in a time circle*This week Steve goes in a time loop*This week Steve breaks out of a time warp and reviews the movie “Happy Death Day,” which is not your average “Sorority Slasher” movie.
Review: Tales from The Lake Vol 4: The Horror Anthology
Be prepared to lose yourself in the darkest recesses of the mind with some of the most talented writers of the creepy macabre in Tales from The Lake Vol 4: The Horror Anthology.
MOVIE REVIEW: THE CREATURE FROM THE… SHAPE OF WATER
This week, Steve holds his breath and dives into movies about amphibious guys, which is a thing, now. Not Navy Seals, but Gill-Men (and Guillermo!). Put on your dive mask and check it out!
Review: The Teardrop Method, by Simon Avery
It is a story about … the transmutation of the darkest personal grief into art, and about the coming to terms with the inevitability of death.
Retro Review: Stranger in a Strange Land
Unlike Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land is an outdated novel.
Review: Nemo Rising by C. Courtney Joyner
Nemo Rising by C. Courtney Joyner is a fitting addition to the storied character’s legacy.
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG’S JUMANJI, AND MORE!
This week Steve tackles Chris van Allsburg’s movies: Jumanji, Zathura, Polar Express, and Jumanji. Wait, did I say Jumanji twice?
Movie Review: Bright
Don’t be left in the dark. Will Smith and Joel Edgerton bring the Fantasy and Science Fiction worlds together for a few bright moments in the Netflix film Bright.
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