Category Archives: review
Book Review: “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
It’s been a while since I’ve read any Neil Gaiman, and that’s a shame — he is one of the greatest working writers of our time, either in spec-fic or out of it. Whenever I read one of his books, … Continue reading
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Tagged american gods, dave mckean, neil gaiman, neverwhere, nobody owens, review, sandman, the graveyard book
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Book Review: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
Every now and then, a book comes along with a great premise and solid execution that a lot of people like and recommend with great gusto. Ready Player One by Ernest Kline is such a book. And it is good … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, ernest cline, gunter, headcrash, ioi, oasis, parzival, ready player one, review, sixers
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Book Review: “John Dies at the End” by David Wong
If you’ve seen the trailer for the film, you may already know that John Dies at the End is ostensibly about a drug called soy sauce that immensely sharpens a person’s perception of reality. But the book is about so … Continue reading
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Tagged bratwurst poltergeist, cracked, david wong, john dies at the end, korrok, mad magazine, review, soy sauce, undisclosed
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Fan Film Review: “Sonic”
My review of the fan film Sonic is now up at Escape Pod. Fan Film Review: Sonic
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Tagged eddie lebron, fan fiction, fan film, fanfic, jaleel white, mega man, review, robotnik, sonic, sonic the hedgehog
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Movie Review: “TiMER”
The very first film I put into my Netflix instant queue was TiMER. At the time it seemed like a cute little sci-fi film. It sat there, right at the top of my queue, for… geez, must be two years … Continue reading
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Tagged emma caulfield, netflix, review, soulmate, TiMER
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Book Review: “Serpent’s Storm” by Amber Benson
So here’s the thing about Serpent’s Storm, the third Death’s Daughter book by Amber Benson: at first I thought she’d turned into Laurell K. Hamilton. Then I thought she was writing a madcap roller-coaster adventure. Then I got completely lost. … Continue reading
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Tagged amber benson, bast, calliope reaper-jones, cats claw, deaths daughter, laurell k. hamilton, review, sea serpent, serpents storm, sex
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Book Review: “Cat’s Claw” by Amber Benson
Following her enjoyable adventure through Hell with Calliope Reaper-Jones, Death’s middle daughter, I think it was pretty much understood that actress and author Amber Benson would return to her Death’s Daughter universe. She did so in 2010 with Cat’s Claw, … Continue reading
Book Review: “The Tyrant Strategy: Revenant Man” by Jonathan C. Gillespie
I’m not a huge fan of military SF. But I am a fan of post-apocalyptic SF. I’m not a huge fan of augmented-humanity SF. But I am a fan of humans-aren’t-the-most-powerful-people-in-the-universe SF. So when author Jonathan C. Gillespie put out … Continue reading
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Tagged augmented humanity, fractured america, jonathan c gillespie, military sf, nartuni, partana, post-apocalyptic, revenant man, review, serpican, tak akita, tea, the tyrant strategy
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TV Review: “Dog with a Blog”
I think it’s safe to say that most kids — at least, most of us who had dogs — always wanted our dogs to be able to talk. Odds are good it never happened to you, but it did happen … Continue reading
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Tagged beth littleford, blended family, child psychology, disney channel, dog with a blog, review, talking dog, tropes, tv
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Book Review: “Wrayth” by Philippa Ballantine
I also think this book suffers in some ways from being the series’s Empire Strikes Back. Geist was more a stand-alone novel, and Spectyr set up what’s going on in Wrayth. But Wrayth is clearly a ramp-up to the showdown … Continue reading
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Tagged books of the order, closure, doorstop, geist, philippa ballantine, review, spectyr, tetralogy, trilogy, wrayth
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Short Film Review: “Play Dead”
Play Dead is the story of the survivors of a zombie apocalypse in Miami, Florida. A short film made on-location, it follows this unlikely group of survivors as they escape the zombies, band together, and seek out a place where … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, dogs, homeward bound, meza brothers, miami, play dead, short film, zombie, zombies
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TV Review: “The Booth at the End”
I found Booth to be strangely compelling. I didn’t know how much I would like it when I first started watching, but it caught me right from the start. Though the writing is deliberately obfuscatory at first — sometimes annoyingly … Continue reading
Book Review: “Ink” by Sabrina Vourvoulias
I do think that Ink and stories like it — such as the film A Day Without A Mexican — do need to be told. Without getting political, I feel confident in saying that the US is getting more and … Continue reading
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Tagged a modest proposal, amnesty, digg, gangs, government, hastings, immigration, ink, inkatorium, jonathan swift, journalism, newton's cradle, sabrina vourvoulias, smithville, twitterfall
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Movie Review: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
I honestly don’t think Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a bad film… but then, I’m biased, because I’m a huge fan of the TV show. If I wasn’t a fan of the show, I think I’d rate the movie much … Continue reading
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Tagged ben affleck, buffy the vampire slayer, david arquette, donald sutherland, film, fran rubel kuzui, joss whedon, kristy swanson, luke perry, menstrual cramps, merrick, paul reubens, review, rutger hauer, zorag
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Web Series Review: “Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later”
The Harry Potter phenomenon has spawned countless fan-created works of written fiction, musical awesomeness, and re-cut music videos. It has inspired thousands of people to be more awesome than they might otherwise have been. And that’s good. But now it’s … Continue reading
Book Review: “Death’s Daughter” by Amber Benson
I have a thing about Death stories. My favorite is, of course, the Death of the Discworld (black cloak, scythe, TALKS LIKE THIS), followed by Neil Gaiman’s perky goth-girl Death of the Endless. Somewhere on the continuum is Piers Anthony’s … Continue reading
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Tagged amber benson, calliope reaper-jones, chick lit, death, deaths daughter, deus ex machina, indra, kali, neil gaiman, piers anthony, review, susan sto helit
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 