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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Finna

“The unique layout of Liten­Värld encourages wormholes to form between universes. These wormholes connect our stores to Liten­Världs in parallel worlds.” Nino Cipri’s story Finna is the last novella that was left for me to read in the Hugo nominations for 2021. At 92 pages it’s also the shortest novella, and the most weirdly lighthearted.

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Candyman (2021)

Directed by Nia DaCosta, Candyman is the direct sequel to the 1992 original and takes place in present day, years after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down. The story follows a visual artist named Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who has moved into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini with his girlfriend

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings follows a young man, Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), secretly a martial arts master, who must confront his past when he is drawn into the web of the Ten Rings organization led by his father, Wenwu, aka the Mandarin (Tony Leung). This is another

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Monsters at Work Season 1

Created by Pixar, Monsters at Work is set directly after the main events of Monsters Inc, where the city of Monstropolis is making the transition to be fuelled by the sound of laughter rather than scares. Tylor Tuskmon (Ben Feldman), a recent Scare Major graduate from Monsters University, is forced to work as a mechanic

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Riot Baby

…when people joke and call me Riot Baby for being born when I was, it ain’t with any kind of affection, but something more complicated… Tochi Anyebuchi’s Hugo-nominated novella starts in Los Angeles just before the Rodney King riots. Kev is born in a Los Angeles hospital in the middle of the riot, almost dying

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Die #19

This is it, the second-to-last issue of the whole series. And after reading it, I still have no guesses as to how they’re going to wrap this up. Keep reading for a review of Die #19. Some spoilers below. So after last issue I decided that Ash was either a little evil or a lot

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky Book #1)

A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun Rebecca Roanhorse’s previous Hugo-nominated novel (and debut book) was set in a dystopian future of climate disaster and Navajo legends come to life. Her latest book has also been nominated for Best Novel, and this one is set in the distant

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Directed by Kwang Il Han, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf follows the origin story of Vesemir (Theo James), a cocky young witcher who delights in slaying monsters for coin and is the future mentor for Geralt (Henry Cavill). When a dangerous new power rises on the Continent, Vesemir learns that some witchering jobs are

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Created by Dave Filoni, Star Wars: The Bad Batch follows Clone Force 99, also known as the Bad Batch — a group of elite clone troopers with genetic mutations that take on daring mercenary missions in the aftermath of the Clone Wars and Order 66. This group of characters was first introduced in season 7

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