If we address stories as archaeological sites, and dust through their layers with meticulous care, we find at some point there is always a doorway. Alix E. Harrow is up for two Hugo Awards this year, one for the lovely short story “Do Not Look Back, My Lion” and one for The Ten Thousand Doors
Back in its day, at least, it would have been a monument to wealth and beauty. In the present it was a castle that had been killed. The Emperor of the First House (King of the Nine Renewals, the Necrolord Prime) has issued a summons to the other eight Houses. The heir to each House
Reviewer Hugh Verheylewegen has a look at Scoob, the latest incarnation of Scooby Doo. Directed by Tony Cervone, Scoob follows Scooby Doo and the gang on an all new mystery-solving adventure. Scoob was initially supposed to be newest theatrical release of the popular Scooby Doo franchise. With theaters still closed we had the movie given to us
Two of this year’s Hugo-nominated stories are only available via short-story collection (the same short story collection. C’mon, Ted Chiang, stop hogging the noms), so this week I’ll be reviewing a tale of an interstellar colony that sends an agent back to the ruined homeworld, a roundabout explanation for why a poet would write an
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is the sequel to 2017’s Justice League Dark, the fifteenth and final film in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) and the 38th film overall in the 38th DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Directed by Matt Peters and Christina Sotta, featuring the voice talents of Matt Ryan, Jerry O’Connell, Taissa
Reviewer Hugh Verheylewegen has a look at Capone, starring Tom Hardy. Directed by Josh Trank, Capone (originally titled Fonzo) chronicles the final days of notorious gangster Al Capone (played by Tom Hardy) as he succumbs to dementia and relives his past through tormenting memories, while also coming into conflict with the authorities. I have always had a
Empire was empire – the part that seduced and the part that clamped down, jaws like a vise, and shook a planet until its neck was broken and it died. Next up in the Hugo nominees is Arkady Martine’s novel of interplanetary intrigue, A Memory Called Empire. The book’s cover art of a lone figure
The saga has come to an end: reviewer Hugh Verheylewegen has a look at the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The final season of The Clone Wars has concluded, finishing a beloved, long running series that had rough beginnings but a solid finish. This is a bit different from my normal reviews as
Movie reviewer Hugh Verheylewegen continues to give us ideas about what to watch while we’re staying at home, check out his review of HBO’s Bad Education. Directed by Corey Finley (Thoroughbreds), Bad Education follows the true story of a Long Island school superintendent, Frank Tassone, and his assistant, who are credited with bringing the district unprecedented