NEW MOVIE REVIEW—’SALEM’S LOT
Well, it’s October again, so movie reviews should probably include something scary, so Steve reviews the very first actual movie version of Stephen King’s ’Salem’s Lot. Boo!
“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?
AMAZING NEWS: Post Black History Month Edition 3/3/24
In honor of the just passed Black History Month: a list of Black Genre Fiction Amazing People News: David Langford publishes the March, 2024 issue of Ansible Borys Sydiuk, our Fan in Ukraine, reports on […]
TV REVIEW: THE PERIPHERAL, Season 1 (Some Spoilers)
The people who brought you Westworld have now brought William Gibson’s The Peripheral to TV, and it’s taken on a life of its own, like another popular series I could name with dragons. Is it worth your time? Steve gives it an unqualified “Yes!”
DAME ENID DIANA ELIZABETH RIGG, FAREWELL!
Yesterday, the world and our genre lost a terrific actress, Dame Diana Rigg (of The Avengers). Steve pays tribute to her this week.
SPOILER REVIEW: THE WITCHER (Season 1)!
Steve, not being much of a gamer, was unimpressed by the blurb for the TV version of The Witcher. Did he change his mind when he actually saw the series? Find out for yourself!
GOODBYE TO VONDA and MY FAVOURITE TV SHOWS
After a short absence, Steve returns to bid farewell to a beloved SF author, Vonda N. McIntyre, and to talk about his TV addiction… er, favourite shows!
SOMETHING FISHY: AQUAMAN MOVIE REVIEW (SPOILERS)
Steve is not a big fan of the movie Aquaman. In fact, he’s not even a little fan of Aquaman; he thinks the movie s(t)inks!
Close encounter of South Korean kind/South Korean Science Fiction
At times, living in South Korea feels like living in a science fiction or dark fantasy world. Does this mean that South Koreans aren’t interested in speculative fiction? ABSOLUTELY NOT!
AMAZING NEWS: 9=3=2017
David A. Hardy space art, new Lunar probes, impending Jupiter fly-by, pulp publications, Space X, Ben Bova, and much more
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 9-3-2017
Jemisin wins another award, fans remember Oscar Goldman and much much more from the world of fandom.
CANADIAN AURORA AWARDS: LAST CALL TO VOTE!
This week Steve talks about Canadian SF/F, and those books, stories, and so on, that have been nominated for an Aurora Award this year. Oh, yeah—he’s a nominee too!
Review: Casefile: ARKHAM – Nightmare on the Canvas
Casefile: ARKHAM – Nightmare on the Canvas is the dark, mesmerizing graphic novel stables of 01 Publishing that fandom has needed for long time.
MOVIE REVIEWS: ARQ and FINAL FANTASY XV: KINGSGLAIVE!
Continuing with recent movie reviews, Steve looks at the Netflix Original movie ARQ, and also the 3D “mo-cap” movie Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive, and finds them both quite watchable. Not great, but watchable!
“MRS. PEEL—YOU’RE NEEDED!” (THE AVENGERS REVIEW)
Before there was a Marvel version, there were The Avengers! Join Steve in a look back at some less-than-super heroes, but maybe a lot more fun ones! (And no CGI!)
REVIEWS: MAY/JUNE F&SF and THREE MOVIES!
Reviews by Steve! The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF), plus three, yes, three movies! (Okay, the movie reviews are shorties.)
TWO AVERAGE FILMS: “THE BOY” (2016) and “THE FOREST” (2016)—AND MORE EBOOKS!
Ebooks and more ebooks! Cheap and plentiful; Steve finds them for you! Oh, and Steve reviews two so-so “horror flicks” that should have been better. But that’s what the film industry seems to be offering this week!
Weddings in Science Fiction and Fantasy
SF weddings: here’s hoping yours isn’t like some of theirs!
TV REVIEW: Netflix’s SENSE8 (SENSATE)
Steve looks at Netflix’s new SF offering by The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczinski. The season starts slowly but begins to build quickly after episode 1.
The Truth About Zombies
Zombies are no longer confined to the sandbox known as horror. They have found their way into science fiction and fantasy.
HBO Versus George R. R. Martin
Is the Honeymoon for die hard fans of The Song of Ice & Fire over?
TWO MOVIES AND A BOOK: Reviews of The Good, The Bad and The….
This week Steve looks at two movies and an anthology. Great anthology, one lousy film and one… what?
How Game of Thrones Abandoned Me in the Pit of Despair
“Game of Thrones is very compelling. But so is a train wreck.”
The Fantastic Art of Beer and Wine Labels
Now we’re getting down to it: don’t think Bob Heinlein had this in mind when he said that author’s competed for “beer money”…
Game of Thrones – Back to the Start
Watching Game Of Thrones over again – this time with friends who have never seen the Red Wedding.
Recap: “Night Zero,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 1
There’s nothing classical about The Strain’s take on bloodsuckers….
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