Discovery by Daft Punk and Interstella 5555 by Leiji Matsumoto – album review
Discovery by Daft Punk is a 2001 album which was animated into a short science fiction film (about 62 minutes) titled Interstella 5555:…
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Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown is a sequel of sorts to his previous Darth Vader and Son which I reviewed back in…
Wreck-It Ralph – animated film review
Wreck-It Ralph is an animated film from Disney, part of the new wave of the “Pixar method” of film-making: story is king. Period.…
Oblivion – film review
Oblivion is a science fiction film directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman, and Andrea Riseborough. It is…
Secret of the Wings – film review
Secret of the Wings is a 2012 release from DisneyToon Studios directed by Bobs Gannaway and Peggy Holmes. It received limited release in…
The Croods – film review
The Croods is the latest work from Dreamworks Animation. The film is co-directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders and stars Emma Stone,…
Q and A by Mitsuru Adachi – manga review
Q and A is an unusual, slightly-fantastical, slice-of-life manga from Mitsuru Adachi, best known in the States for his baseball manga, Cross Game.…
Condorman – film review
Condorman is a film I remember fondly from my childhood. It’s a spy thriller with some science fiction bits and it stars Michael…
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano – manga review
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (literally Yokohama Shopping Travelogue) is a 14-volume “soft science fiction” series by Hitoshi Ashinano published in the manga anthology magazine…
Children Who Chase Lost Voices – anime film review
Children Who Chase Lost Voices is the most recent release from anime film director Makoto Shinkai, following on his films Voices of a…
The Secret of Kells – animated film review
The Secret of Kells is an animated film set in and around the Abbey of Kells in County Meath in Ireland. It is…
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein – book review
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein is the very first and only Heinlein book I’ve ever read. I’ve been…
Jack the Giant Slayer – film review
Jack the Giant Slayer is a fantasy action-adventure film starring Nicholas Hoult (recently a zombie in Warm Bodies) and directed by Bryan Singer.…
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis – omnibus review
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis are rightly considered classic fantasy, and rank right up there with The Hobbit and The Lord…
Shadow of Freedom by David Weber – book review
Shadow of Freedom is the third volume in the Saganami Island subseries in the greater Honor Harrington series by David Weber. It follows…
Warm Bodies – film review
Warm Bodies is an unexpected gem. It’s a romantic comedy zombie apocalypse film from director Jonathan Levine and based on the novel of…
Life of Pi – film review
Life of Pi is a dramatic, fantastical, survival adventure film from director Ang Lee and based on the book by Yann Martel. While…
Fire Season by David Weber and Jane Lindskold – book review
Fire Season, by David Weber and Jane Lindskold, is the second book in the spinoff Honorverse young adult series set in the far…
Liō – There’s a Monster in My Socks by Mark Tatulli – graphic novel review
Liō – There’s a Monster in My Socks by comics artist Mark Tatulli is a delightful mix of science fiction, horror, fantasy, and…
Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Darth Vader and Son is a wonderful little gem which combines Star Wars with father and son time. This hardcover graphic novel features…
Mirror Mirror – film review
Mirror Mirror is a film I somehow missed seeing while it was in theaters. I remember wanting to see it, but I got…