Movie Review: Wonder Woman (2009) directed by Lauren Montgomery Diana has always lived on Themyscira. Her mother Hippolyta, it is said, made her from clay infused with godly power, making Diana the only child (now grown) of this Amazon society. The Amazons live on the isolated island both to protect themselves from the male-dominated outside world…and… Continue reading Movie Review: Wonder Woman (2009)
Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction Science Fact November 1965
Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction Science Fact November 1965 edited by John W. Campbell It’s time for another random issue of the classic science fiction magazine. “Colloid and Crystalloid” by John W. Campbell starts the issue off with an editorial beginning with the notion that humanoid killer robots probably aren’t going to be a thing… Continue reading Magazine Review: Analog Science Fiction Science Fact November 1965
Manhwa Review: Full House 1: Incompatible
Manhwa Review: Full House 1: Incompatible by Soo Yon Won Elle Gee is an aspiring scriptwriter who has spent the last ten days recovering from a breakup with her childhood sweetheart Felix by shutting out the outside world to concentrate on her debut script. Thus it’s a complete surprise to her to learn that Full… Continue reading Manhwa Review: Full House 1: Incompatible
Movie Review: The Green Hornet Strikes Again
Movie Review: The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940) directed by Ford Beebe A little background first. The Green Hornet was created for radio in 1936 by Fran Striker, who had also created the Lone Ranger. In the backstory, Dan Reid, nephew of the Lone Ranger, eventually grew up to become a newspaper publisher in an unnamed… Continue reading Movie Review: The Green Hornet Strikes Again
Book Review: Whatever Became of…? Vol. III
Book Review: Whatever Became of…? Vol. III by Richard Lamparski The vast majority of my readers will have at some point encountered one of those clickbait articles titled something like “8 CW stars of the 1990s, what they’re doing now, #3 will shock you.” Nostalgia is a powerful force, and most humans have at least… Continue reading Book Review: Whatever Became of…? Vol. III
Comic Book Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1 by Linda Medley Once upon a time there was a castle whose inhabitants had slept for a hundred years. You may have heard of it long ago. But the princess who woke went off with her prince, abandoning her people who in turn abandoned the kingdom. The castle… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1
Movie Review: Nightmare Castle
Movie Review: Nightmare Castle (1965) directed by Mario Caiano (original title “Amanti d’Oltretomba”) Jenny Arrowsmith (nee Hampton) (Barbara Steele) has always had fragile mental health, and has spent much of her life at the “clinic” of Dr. Dereck Joyce (Marino Mase). Recently, Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith (Paul Muller) arrived to inform her of the death of his… Continue reading Movie Review: Nightmare Castle
Webtoon Review: Inside Job
Webtoon Review: Inside Job The world is not as it appears on the surface. Strange beings exist just out of sight. The reptoids are in favor of global warming. Chemtrails really do have psychoactive properties. And a secret conspiracy controls the world. Kind of. Turns out the world is hard to control properly, and the… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Inside Job
Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two
Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two Quick recap: Iruma’s abusive parents sold him to a demon for great wealth. This turned out to be a pretty good deal for the boy, as Sullivan is a jolly old fellow who wanted a grandchild to spoil and love. As part of his new life,… Continue reading Anime Review: Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season Two
Book Review: Spitfire Pilot
Book Review: Spitfire Pilot by Canfield Cook Bob “Lucky” Terrell may be from Texas, in the currently neutral United States of America, but he knows the Nazis are bad news, so he enlisted via Canada for the Royal Air Force. He turns out to be a very good pilot, so has been trained on the… Continue reading Book Review: Spitfire Pilot