Ant-Man – film review
I have never read an Ant-Man comic. I had heard of the comic, but I had not even seen a copy of it.…
Tag: teens and up
Pixels – film review
I am not a huge Adam Sandler fan. Every now and then, I will like one of his films (Bedtime Stories, for example),…
Antares Passage by Michael McCollum – book review
The second book in Michael McCollum’s Antares series, Antares Passage, begins with the planning leading up to the mission to enter the Antares…
Jurassic World – film review
After being disappointed with the Jurassic Park sequels, I wasn’t sure what to expect with Jurassic World when it was first announced. Would…
Noragami – Stray God Volume 2 by Adachitoka – manga review
Noragami – Stray God Volume 2 by Adachitoka continues the adventures of Yato, the Japanese god without a shrine. He is a character…
The Mystery of Lewis Carroll by Jenny Woolf – book review
The full title of this book—The Mystery of Lewis Carroll: Discovering the Whimsical, Thoughtful, and Sometimes Lonely Man Who Created Alice in Wonderland—should…
Maleficent – film review
Despite a torrent of steady buzz around the movie, I only recently sat down to watch Maleficent, Disney’s creative reimagining of the original…
Space Battleship Yamato – film review
Many people grew up watching the animated Space Battleship Yamato (known as Star Blazers in the United States) on television before or after…
Agent Carter – Season 1 – television series review
When Peggy Carter, the protagonist in Marvel’s Agent Carter, was introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger, I immediately took a strong liking…
Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku – book review
If you’ve watched the Discovery Channel in the last decade, chances are you’ve seen Michio Kaku—his flowing white hair and ready knack for…
Noragami volume 1 by Adachitoka – manga review
I caught a few episodes of the anime of Noragami on Crunchyroll and enjoyed it so much that I thought I’d read the…
Atlantis: The Lost Empire – animated film review
The first thing I thought when I saw an ad for Atlantis: The Lost Empire was, “Wow, this looks similar to Nadia: The…
I, Frankenstein – movie review
I, Frankenstein is a movie that looks stupid but is a lot of fun. It’s based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux…
Into the Woods – film review
Into the Woods seems destined to be compared to the stage musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim on which it is based,…
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones – book review
If you are a fan of the high fantasy genre and possess a sense of humor, then Dark Lord of Derkholm (originally published…
A Cosmic Christmas edited by Hank Davis – book review
It’s not often that science fiction, fantasy, horror, and Christmas all combine. Baen Books editor and author Hank Davis collected an amazing set…
ParaNorman – film review
While the premise of ParaNorman had sounded interesting when I first saw previews of this film a couple years ago, I wasn’t sure…
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson – book review
The Dark Between the Stars is the first book in a new trilogy based on the epic science fiction Saga of Seven Suns…
Vodník by Bryce Moore – book review
I have been mildly aware of Eastern European folk tales and fairy tales since I was young, as I read just about every…
Dragon Knight by Miyuki Yamaguchi – manga review
The first thing that struck me with Dragon Knight, by Miyuki Yamaguchi, is how well Yamaguchi conveys emotion in her illustrations. The main…
Saving Mr. Banks – film review
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Saving Mr. Banks. Due to that, I tried to reserve my judgment of the film…