Directed by David Yates, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is set after the events of The Crimes of Grindelwald and follows Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) who tasks magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with leading an intrepid team of wizards and witches on a mission to stop Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) and his army from
My mother died screaming my name. Isabel Ibañez’s latest Young Adult novel starts just minutes before a tragedy that changes 18-year-old Zarela Zalvidar’s life forever. Her beautiful mother, a talented flamenco dancer, is killed in a terrifying mishap, and Zarela and her arena-fighting father are left to run their family’s arena of La Giralda without
Directed by Jeff Fowler, the world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic (Ben Schwartz) is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns, this time with a
Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail. It was under a fur coat. The latest collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Colleen Doran starts in a flourish of flowers and calligraphy as a kind-natured pensioner buys the Holiest of Holies for 30p from a secondhand shop. The next day she’s visited by Galaad – knight
Directed by Daniel Espinosa, Morbius follows brilliant biochemist Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) who is desperately trying to cure himself and others of a rare blood disease that is slowly killing him. But when his newest experiment for a cure involving vampire bats goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. (Small
The Hugo Award finalists for 2022 were announced today, and I somehow managed this year to read three of the novels (got Project Hail Mary read just under the wire), two of the novellas, one of the novelettes, a Lodestar Award candidate, and an entire series! Winners will be announced on Sunday, September 4. Check
“My family has beaten your family for longer than anyone can remember.Time to carry on the tradition…” It’s the final issue of the arc and I’ve got some questions. Keep reading for a review of The Magic Order volume 2, issue #6. BIG spoilers below. Last issue it seemed like Victor gave us the explanation
The nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards will be announced next month, and one book that’s showing up on a lot of Best Of lists is Andy Weir’s latest novel, Project Hail Mary. I’ve somehow missed out on Weir’s previous books (and the movie based on The Martian; I know, no excuses for that), so
Guest writer Jeff has a review of Flee, nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature. This was cinema. It was no wonder that Flee became the first film to get simultaneously nominated for Best International Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature and Best Animated Feature. The animation employed here was a