Star-Crossed – television series review
Star-crossed usually refers to lovers whose love is doomed to failure by events out of their control. It has origins in Shakespeare and…
Month: August 2014
When Marnie Was There by Joan G. Robinson – book review
I had never heard of When Marnie Was There by Joan G. Robinson until Studio Ghibli announced they were adapting the book into…
Shadows Beneath – The Writing Excuses Anthology by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler – anthology review
Shadows Beneath – The Writing Excuses Anthology contains stories written by the Writing Excuses podcast hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler,…
The Incredible Hulk (2008) – film review
The 2008 The Incredible Hulk film, the second work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was supposed to continue the amazing example set by…
Nagi no Asukara – anime television series review
Nagi no Asukara (A Lull in the Sea) hit my TV viewing like a bomb last Fall. I was visually blown away by…
Walt Disney’s Bambi – animated film review
It had been a very long time since I saw Walt Disney’s Bambi, and after watching it again recently, I’m sad I haven’t…
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes – short work review
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes had a fascinating premise but was fancy flesh hung on a thin skeleton—aggressive in scope, but falling short.…
Guardians of the Galaxy – film review
From the trailers, I had not expected much of Guardians of the Galaxy: a fun, brainless summer “popcorn” flick. I should have known…
The Black Cauldron – animated film review
I remember reading one or two of the Prydain Chronicles books when I was younger, and I enjoyed them. Walt Disney’s animated film,…