The Waters of Mars – television special review
The Waters of Mars features the Doctor (David Tennant) as he travels alone to Mars. At first, everything seems normal, other than the…
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Doctor Who Series 4 – television series review
Doctor Who Series 4 was the final full season with David Tennant as the Doctor. His companion—first introduced in the “Runaway Bride” Christmas…
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…
The Flight of Dragons – television special review
Just over 30 years ago, The Flight of Dragons was brought to life by Rankin/Bass (the same people who did The Hobbit and…
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…
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…
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Say what you will about Nicholas Cage, the man is busy. He’s had two movies out this year, and seven more coming up.…
Tomorrowland – film review
Disney’s Tomorrowland is a lightweight romp through alternate dimensions and potential futures. The movie had its flaws (and they were not few), but…
Edge of Tomorrow – film review
If you read my previous review of All You Need Is Kill, you may be wondering what the movie Edge of Tomorrow, starring…
The Flash (1990) – television series review
Soon after I started watching the reboot of The Flash on the CW, I felt nostalgic for the old version from the early…
Redshirts by John Scalzi – book review
I wanted to like Redshirts by John Scalzi. I loved the redshirt themed satire. I enjoyed the campiness of the dialog when the…
X-Men: Days of Future Past – film review
X-Men: Days of Future Past is the latest installment in Marvel’s X-men franchise. It suffered from too-many-characters-itis like the previous movies, but was…
All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka – book review
All You Need Is Kill is a Japanese novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, translated by Alexander O. Smith. It tells the tale of Keiji,…
The Time of the Doctor – television special review
And so we come to the end of Matt Smith’s reign as Doctor Who. For some of my daughter’s friends in 9th grade,…
The Day of the Doctor – television special review
Can you believe the Doctor is fifty years old? Having followed the Doctor since the Jon Pertwee years, with my favorite being Tom…
Haven – Season Three – television series review
Haven Season Three—a Syfy original series based on a short story, The Colorado Kid, by Stephen King—picks immediately up where Season Two left…
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman – book review
I read a surprisingly fun middle grade book the other day. It was Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman. The book didn’t make…
Blue Into the Rip by Kev Heritage – book review
Blue Into the Rip by Kev Heritage is the first in a series of books (at least two) planned by the author. It…
Continuum Season Two – television series review
Continuum Season Two, the Canadian science fiction and Leo award winning series, continues its exploration of how Kiera Cameron (played by Rachel Nichols),…
Meet the Robinsons – animated film review
Everyone’s always talking about “keeping up with the Joneses”, but you’ll forget all about that once you Meet the Robinsons. This film, loosely…
Continuum, Season One – television series review
The Canadian science fiction & Leo award-winning series, Continuum, starts in 2077 where a futuristic “Occupy Wall Street” style movement (with a 2012…