Fiction Addict:
I review the latest Netflix series set in the Marvel universe. Based on the comics of the same name, the series follows the adventures of Danny Rand, a New York heir to Rand Enterprises as he reintigrates into the world lost to him 15 years earlier.
I join AJ and Paul on an exciting edition of GobbledyGeek to discuss the book The Martian and the movie Jupiter Ascending, (which should be the movie The Martian and the books Jupiter Ascending),
A look at the raging "debate" that rose around a scene between Tamsin and Lauren as both are trying to do what they think is best for Bo.
With Season 5 starting today I post my thoughts on what is to come for the final season of Lost Girl.
PoThe premiere episode of Doctor Who with Peter Capaldi in the title role. How will Clara react to a much older traveling companion than the over 1000 year old man child she had become accostumed to?
I was saddened by the passing of Neil Armstrong on August 20th and spent a good part of that day reading everyone’s thoughts about the man when it occurred to me that he was not just one moment. To remember that, following is a short list of books and movies to reflect upon all the moments before he stepped on the moon and many extraordinary moments after, as well as a few to remind us all that we too can be extraordinary: it just takes many moments to get there.
I was lucky enough to attend a screening of the film Sex After Kids at the Royal House Theater on January 11th along with the film’s director, producer, many of the cast and crew, contributors, and fans. To be fair it was a film friendly audience, but also in the crowd were a few who went in with no investment in the movie at all and from them I found they had the same reaction as did the fans: it was hilarious.
The Returned differs from other ‘zombie flicks’ as it is neither post-apocalyptic nor does it seem to use science or scientific experimentation as the cause for the outbreak. It is filled with hope that science would eventually save the day & it uses the idea of being “returned” as allegory for any disease with the potential to harm others. Does being a victim of a chance infection really make someone not as valuable as someone else? And who gets to decide who has value and who doesn’t?
I review two early works of Kris Holden-Ried, "Habitat", a science fiction allegory about a future where daylight is toxic to humans thanks to our destruction of the ozone layer, and "Going to Kansas City", a movie about a foreign exchange student finding love in the Midwest of the US.