We continue to make our way to the Prothean archive.
Tor.Com has started running a series of articles on African SFF (Science Fiction/Fantasy) writers. This is really awesome. SF/F Fandom tends to focus on writers and artists from the “Anglophone Zone” – The US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and the EU (yes, not all EU countries have English as their primary language, but English is a fairly major language in the EU). East Asian countries – primarily Japan, China, and to a lesser degree Korea have also been getting some attention as well, but Africa and Latin America have not gotten near the same degree of attention that other countries have had.
So, this article is great, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Film Review: Interstellar
Sometimes, science and scientific concepts make for great story hooks. Time Dilation – the idea that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down for you while moving normally for everyone else – is one of those concepts. One of the few high points of Flight of the Navigator was how it used time dilation to create pathos with the main character’s family having out-aged him. Makoto Shinkai’s Voices of a Distant Star did it with a couple being separated by not only distance, but time (a theme that would carry over to much of Shinkai’s other work). Interstellar does this with a parent and child. Read more
Movie Review: Gravity
Gravity is, quite possibly, the tensest film I’ve ever seen, and is one of the most profound combinations of imagery and music (chronologically) since the Star Wars films and Koyaanisqatsi, and only eclipsed by Mad Max: Fury Road. Read more
Book Review: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster
The old Star Wars Expanded Universe wrapped up, now that I think about it, several years ago – being set aside in favor of a new EU which would tie more closely to the new Star Wars films. The Old EU got a lot of crap – some justified (Jedi Academy Trilogy), some maybe less so. Thus, I’ve decided to go through the old EU, in order of publication, to see how things evolved, and whether the good parts hold up, or if the bad parts have any redeeming qualities. Read more
Movie Review: Damnation Alley
I’m a fan of the Fallout series. I love the world those games build, and consequently when I discover a work that is formulative to that universe, it tends to give that work a little extra appeal for me. It’s part of the reason why I like some of the later portions of The Martian Chronicles and why I enjoyed A Boy and his Dog, which is a review for another time. Damnation Alley is a little less known portion of the sub-genre, but is still a remarkably enjoyable film. Read more
Film Review: Dark City (1998)
Dark City is a gloriously wonderful film, which pays homage to Film Noir from the ’40s and ’50s, German Expressionist film of the 1920s and ’30s, and (to a degree), psychic battle manga like Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira and Domu, along with the series Locke the Superman (which in turn inspired the first two works). Read more
Film Review – The Short Life of Charles Beaumont
This time I’m taking a look at the documentary, Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man. I was provided with a copy of this documentary at no cost for purpose of review from the film’s director at OryCon 2014. Read more
Sealed Envelope – Star Wars, The New Era, and The Prophecy
This week I’m putting together a video with some speculation on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and how The Prophecy from the prequel trilogy might tie in to the film’s plot (if it comes up at all). This was recorded Thanksgiving Weekend, well before the film came out, as a little sealed envelope – if my predictions are right, then I’m a genius! If I’m wrong, I look like a moron! Either way, you win! Read more
Book Review – Dune
This week I’m doing a review of one of the classics of science fiction literature – Frank Herbert’s opus, Dune. Read more
Vlog – Ancillary Justice & The Hollow Crown
This week I’m vlogging on one of this year’s Hugo Award Nominees for Best Novel – Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. I’m also putting my brief thoughts in on the BBC miniseries “The Hollow Crown”, which adapts William Shakespeare’s plays Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, and Henry V. Read more
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 21 – Attica! Attica!
We finally finish off Madame and start a prison uprising.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 20 – Long Bossfight is Long
The boss fight with Madame continues… and continues…
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 19 – Intrusion Countermeasures
It turns out Madame has left some traps in her Membrane’s. That doesn’t sound weird, does it?
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 18 – Nephalim and Seraphim
We to take on a new type of enemy, and get a new S-Pressin.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 17 – The Warden Is A Jerk
This time we get to meet Madame for the first time.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 16 – The Big Payback
This time we get our payback on the guards.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 15 – Stealth Level
This time we need to get our sneak on.
Also, I hope you all are having a merry Christmas – except for Kid X-Mas. That guy’s a dick.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 14 – Big Stompy Robot
This time we get to fight a big stompy robot!
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 13 – Yet Another Sewer Level
This time we make our way through the game’s second sewer level.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 12 – Bar Fight
This time we return to Tommy’s bar, only to get caught in another fight.
Let’s Play – Remember Me : Part 11 – “ProTip: Do Not Play With Cat On Shoulder”
The Remember Me Let’s Play continues, with proof why you shouldn’t play video games with a cat on your shoulder.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Part 10 – …Paved With Good Intentions
This time we continue to make our way through the slums.
Let’s Play – Remember Me: Parts 8 & 9
So, I forgot to post part 8 of my Let’s Play of Remember Me yesterday, so I’m going to make up for that today.
And now here’s part 9.
