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Kathryn Adams

Review: Light From Uncommon Stars

Souls are cheap. The trick is finding the right soul. Katrina Nguyen, a transgender teenager from a very unaccepting family, decides that her latest beating is one beating too many. She climbs out of her family’s apartment and boards a bus to Los Angeles, bringing along not much more than her laptop and her treasured

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Directed by Sam Raimi, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes place a few months after the events of Spider-Man No Way Home and follows Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) who encounters a new adversary that he alone cannot defeat. Strange must gain the help of both old and new mystical allies in order to

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llyzabeth

Review – Dappled Daydreams: The Art of Camilla d’Errico

Magnetic and surreal, d’Errico’s arresting subjects, their piercing eyes and dynamic colors, are often juxtaposed with the cute, creepy, bizarre, and the otherworldly. I reviewed Camilla d’Errico’s hardback Rainbow Children back in 2016 (short version: I loved it) so I was delighted to see her new book Dappled Daydreams was just released by Dark Horse.

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Kathryn Adams

2022 Hugo Awards – Three More Novelettes

Three more novelettes, these ones by Caroline M. Yoachim, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and John Wiswell, and I can safely say that these are quite a bit darker in tone than the first three. We’ve got a dreamlike trip through time as seen by the eyes of an immortal painter (immortality in this case granted by

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Northman

Directed by Robert Eggers, The Northman follows young prince Amleth (Oscar Novak) who is on the verge of becoming a man when his father (Ethan Hawke) is brutally murdered by his uncle (Claes Bang), who also kidnaps the boy’s mother (Nicole Kidman). Two decades later, Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) is now a Viking who raids Slavic

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Saga 58 Review
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llyzabeth

Review – Saga #58

“…being brave might make you good, but being a coward helps keep you on the right side of the dirt.” Keep reading for a review of Saga #58. I avoid avoid major spoilers in this review, but if you’d rather go into the issue completely cold you may want to wait to read this review

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Kathryn Adams

2022 Hugo Awards – Three Novelettes

This is sort of a travel-edition of my usual reviews; I’m away from home for a few days and needed something suitable for reading on a plane. The first three Hugo-nominated novelettes fit the bill nicely. This year we have stories of an exclusive boutique clothing store run entirely by fairies, a tiny robot who’s

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TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Directed by Tom Gormican, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent follows Nick “Fucking” Cage (Nicolas “Fucking” Cage) who feels unfulfilled and is facing financial ruin which leads him to accept a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan’s birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Pacific Rim: The Black season 2

Created by Legendary and Netflix, Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 is the second and final season of the spin-off from the world of mechs and monsters. We once again follow the brave siblings Taylor (Calum Worthy) and Hayley (Gideon Adlon) who are still hoping to reach the safety of Sydney aboard Atlas Destroyer, the

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