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llyzabeth

Review: Toad Words, and Other Stories

Talking stags, on the other hand, were nearly always bespelled royalty, and fairies, who could theoretically choose to look like anything, nearly always picked white cats or black horses. Fairies are very beautiful and very vain and they haven’t got the imagination to fill a thimble. And they never learn from their mistakes. I’ve followed

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Doctor Who – Tales of Trenzalore

‘We didn’t want to disturb you, Doctor. You’re an important man.’ The Doctor rolled his eyes. ‘Important? I’m not important. I’m the least important man in this town.’ He waived his stick at the assembled townsfolk. ‘It’s you lot who are important…” To celebrate the return of Doctor Who, I’m going to review a second collection of Doctor

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Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is the sequel to the 2005 film Sin City. Co-directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. The script is written by Miller and primarily based on the second book in the Sin City series created by Miller. Staring Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson,

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Doctor Who – 11 Doctors, 11 Stories

‘Be careful, Aggie! Remember, ‘The Doctor is a Master of Deceit”.’ ‘Aggie?’ said the Doctor thoughtfully. ‘I wonder what that’s short for.’ The girl’s nostrils flared proudly. ‘My full name is Agony-Without-End-Shall-Be-The-Doctor’s-Punishment.’ ‘Ah,’ said the Doctor. ‘You know, Leela, just between ourselves, I’m starting to feel that I’m not entirely welcome here.’ Rejoice! Season 8

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Movie Issues
Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: The Giver

The Giver is a social science fiction film directed Phillip Noyce, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Lois Lowry. In a perfect world where there is no conflict, racism, or sickness, every member of society has a specific role, and 16-year-old Jonas is selected to be the new Receiver of Memory.

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Review – Batman: Assault on Arkham

The one thing that DC always seems to get right is their animated featured films. You may still want another season of Green Lantern Animated or Young Justice, that’s because they are just that good. When I heard the next DC animated film was going to borrow from the Arkham series of games, I was a little

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Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Since the first comic book appeared in the mid-eighties, and on to the much different iterations in animated forms and films, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been a huge success, gaining love from millions of fans. Each has their favorite turtle or series they remember as their first. It’s fair to say that the

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Deathbird Stories

Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child. –Robert Heinlein, 1973 That quote is featured in the introduction to this book. If it offended you, well guess what, it was supposed to. Harlan Ellison has made a career out of, if

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Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel and their cinematic universe opened the summer with Captain America: The Winter Solider, so it’s only fitting they also close down the summer movie season with their new film, Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, and featuring the voice

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