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
It’s time yet again to Social Distance the heck out of this epidemic and watch a movie together while still staying in three different states: North Carolina, Florida, and California. Next up for the Tri-State Watch Party, we’re going with a classic: Casablanca. The Netflix Watch Party app ended up being a little complicated, so
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
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! First up this week we’re recapping the fifth and final part of Night Vale’s latest story arc, as the telepathic cult from the Desert Otherworld has taken over the town. It’s a real feel-good finale, full of betrayal, mind control, and
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
Next up on the Hugo finalists are two novellas, one set in outer space and other in a Cairo of the early 1900’s that looks very different from the one we know, what with the djinn and all. Click the jump to read reviews of stories by Becky Chambers and P. Djèlí Clark.
Guest writer Hugh Verheylewegen continues to give us ideas of what to watch while we’re staying at home, check out his review of Netflix’s Extraction. Directed by Sam Hargrave and produced by the Russo brothers, Extraction follows the story of a black-market mercenary with nothing to lose (Chris Hemsworth), who is hired to rescue the
It’s time yet again to Social Distance the heck out of this epidemic and watch a movie together while still staying in three different states: North Carolina, Florida, and California. Next up for the Tri-State Watch Party, it’s the Oscar-winning Knives Out. The Netflix Watch Party app ended up being a little complicated, so we