Sukeban Deka the Movie – film review
I was introduced to the Sukeban Deka television series almost 20 years ago, and Sukeban Deka the Movie happens after the second series.…
Tag: teens and up
Shadow of Victory by David Weber – novel review
I’ve been waiting for this book for a while. David Weber has been building up to some of the events in Shadow of…
Fantastic Worlds – A Fantasy Anthology – anthology review
Fantastic Worlds – A Fantasy Anthology was released as part of a Kickstarter by Future House Publishing. I had previously read works by…
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension – film review
I remember enjoying The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension back in the day. It’s quirky, has some fun humor, and…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – film review
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 picks up immediately after the previous film. Dobby has died, and Harry and company must…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – film review
The last book in the series was split into two films, the first being Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. This…
Duskfall by Christopher Husberg – book review
I haven’t read a lot of fantasy novels recently, epic or otherwise. My tastes tend more toward science fiction. Duskfall, by Christopher Husberg,…
Firefox – film review
I remember watching Firefox back when it first came out, and loving it. It had been several years since I last watched this…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – film review
The events in the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, help Harry, Ron, and Hermione learn to better…
Blood Oath – An Orc Love Story by Sarah E. Seeley – short fiction review
Blood Oath – An Orc Love Story is a fantasy novelette by Sarah E. Seeley. It reminds me somewhat of a story set…
Back to the Future Part III – film review
As with the second film, Back to the Future Part III picks up right where the previous one left off. Marty gets a…
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg – book review
I was introduced to Charlie N. Holmberg through her Paper Magician series, which I really enjoyed. Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet is a standalone…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – film review
Taking us past the halfway point in the films, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix also heads farther into the darker…
Women in Practical Armor – edited by Ed Greenwood and Gabrielle Harbowy – anthology review
A number of good anthologies have come out via Kickstarters the last year or so. Women in Practical Armor is one of those.…
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – anime film review
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is set in the Universal Century timeline (the main Gundam storyline) thirty years after the events in Mobile Suit…
Back to the Future Part II – film review
Back to the Future Part II picks up immediately after the first film (they even show a bit of the end of the…
Assemble Insert – anime OVA review
There are a lot of tropes common in Japanese media. Idol singers as heroes, powered mecha suits, super sentai fighting teams, even goofy…
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – film review
I remember seeing Who Framed Roger Rabbit back when it first came out, and it was a fun film back then. Watching it…
Foundation by Isaac Asimov – book review
Six hundred years ago, Luo Guanzhong wrote a couple of true sentences at the beginning of his book Romance of the Three Kingdoms:…
Star Trek Beyond – film review
I confess, the trailers for Star Trek Beyond did not thrill me. The trailers made it look like a decent action movie, with…
Back to the Future – film review
Thirty-one years ago, Back to the Future warped into theaters over the July 4th weekend, eventually bringing in almost $400 million. The director…