Collection
TV and Film
Hallowread: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
We’re into the spooky season and the start of the months-long stretch of holiday media re-intake. For my part, I like to make my son watch my childhood…
Something Witchy about Netflix’s the Witcher
Thanks to the virulence sweeping through the world, I’m working from home this week and perhaps more to come. The half-boiled Bushi thoughts are percolating. I’ve been trying…
Star Trek: TNG on Courage and Moral/Cultural Relativism
I’ve somewhat of a Star Trek casual, as scifi nerds go. Over the years, I’ve watched Voyager and Deep Space Nine all the way through; I’ve seen many…
Colonized
I was sick again at the end of last week. My son turns one this month, and to be honest I was a little surprised I hadn’t gotten…
Disney’s Slide and Princess Leia Revisionism
So yesterday the Star Wars Twitter account tweeted something kind of dumb: First off, let me just acknowledge that there is a larger context here, though it doesn’t…
Bring out your dead
I’ve been sick the past few days, so please excuse the lack of content. Not quite dead yet, but I am going to use this to make…
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale: Partial Recall
When I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? a few years ago, I was struck by how much it deviated from its Hollywood counterpart, Blade Runner. In retrospect I…
ChristmaSFF: A Santa Story
When I was a kid, I loved the old Rankin and Bass holiday specials (I mean I gobbled up all their stuff, but). They produced a number of…
Classic Scifi: The Omega Man, Logan’s Run, Westworld
I’ve been catching up on some classic cinema, thanks to offerings by Amazon Prime Video. I haven’t been that impressed, honestly, but it’s all long-overdue required watching. Let…
Not-Quite-Solomon Kane: The Movie
I’ve written before about Solomon Kane, the original Caped Crusader. Though Conan the Barbarian, with his own merits, is Robert E. Howard’s most famous creation, Kane is my personal…