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News September 11, 2020

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.

Fantasy January 24, 2020

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!

Film/Televison April 12, 2019

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!

Anime/Comics January 18, 2019

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!

Fandom September 15, 2017

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!

News September 3, 2017

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

Fandom September 3, 2017

AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 9-3-2017

Jemisin wins another award, fans remember Oscar Goldman and much much more from the world of fandom.

Awards August 25, 2017

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!

Art November 8, 2016

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.

Film/Televison September 30, 2016

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!

Film/Televison September 2, 2016

“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!)

Fantasy June 10, 2016

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.)

News April 17, 2016

Amazing News 4/17/16

Even if you have a stick, this is too much news to shake it at!

Film/Televison April 15, 2016

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!

Art January 1, 2016

Science Fiction and Fantasy Calendars

Mark it on your (NEW) calendar: 2016 has begun!

Fantasy August 21, 2015

Weddings in Science Fiction and Fantasy

SF weddings: here’s hoping yours isn’t like some of theirs!

Film/Televison June 16, 2015

My 5 Favorite SF/F TV Shows About Failure

Failure is part of the human condition….

Film/Televison June 12, 2015

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.