Category: Reviews

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot, Book 1)

“What do you need, and how might I help?” This polite question is the core theme of a series of novellas by Becky Chambers. And yes I know I just did a review of another Becky Chambers Hugo-nominated story, but with *gestures around wildly* everything that’s going on lately I figured we could all use

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Elvis (2022)

Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Elvis chronicles the life and career of singer and actor Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), from his early days as a child to becoming a rock and roll star and movie star, as well as his complex relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). When it comes to musical legends

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

At last, the boring little rock that spun around the drab little sun was given a use: that of an anchor between the places people actually wanted to visit. The planet Gora is lifeless, airless, and widely considered to be completely useless…except that it happens to be right between five populated systems, conveniently located next

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Obi-Wan Kenobi

Helmed by Deborah Chow, Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place ten years after the events of Revenge of the Sith and follows Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) who is hiding on Tatooine, living a solitary life in exile as he watches over Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely), the son of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) who became the Sith Lord

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Lightyear

Directed by Angus MacLane, Lightyear is the origin story of Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, and follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Jurassic World: Dominion

Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World: Dominion is set four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar and the events of Fallen Kingdom, where dinosaurs now live–and hunt–alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings can live with history’s most fearsome

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Fireheart Tiger

Next up for the Hugo Award finalists is Aliette de Bodard’s story of political intrigue, familial conflict, and reckless romance in a fantasy version of pre-colonial Vietnam. Imperial Princess Thanh was sent to the country of Ephteria when she was still a child. Being a royal hostage was one of the only things she was

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Jurassic World (2015)

Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World is set 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park and takes place on the same fictional island of Isla Nublar. A successful theme park of cloned dinosaurs, dubbed Jurassic World, has operated on the island for years, bringing John Hammond’s original dream to fruition. The park plunges into

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Saga #59

Maybe there’s a reason the word “collaborator” has become synonymous with “war criminal.” Keep reading for a review of Saga #59. Some spoilers below. First off, the art for this issue was lovely as always, but also dynamic and, in places, really funny. I absolutely love the panel of the frog jumping at the other

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