My extensive reading into apocalyptic fiction (three massive short story collections edited by John Joseph Adams and one novel – Station Eleven – all read over the course of fifteen months) shows that when it comes to ways for the world to end, accidentally-engineered plagues outnumber alien invasions, but only just slightly. But what about an apocalypse that’s
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! Elizabeth and I watched Spotlight, which is nominated in six different categories: Best Picture, Directing, Writing (Original Screenplay) and Film Editing. Mark Ruffalo is nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Rachel McAdams is nominated for Best Actress in a
“I don’t think I’m going to be at all famous. I don’t think I could handle it.” This was the movie I watched only because I had to, because I’d watched all the other documentaries nominated for an Oscar this year, and I didn’t want to leave one out. I’ve never been a huge fan of
This week the crew sits back and enjoys Star Trek: First Contact. Or as most people will know it as, “The one with The Borg”. Yes, that one. We follow Captain Picard and crew as they go back in time to stop The Borg from changing the past to ensure their win over humanity in
Dark Horse proudly presents Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash, a new original graphic novel by the legendary artist Dave McKean based on the life of surrealist painter Paul Nash.
You can listen to this episode on our Binary System Podcast channel at Anchor.fm! What do horrifying growls, unexplained power-outages, and two collections of indescribable figures coming together mean? Why it must be the grand opening of the new Skating Rink at the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex! And it’s adorable. There’s
You can listen to this episode on our Lost In Sci-Fi channel at Anchor.fm! This week Leland, Elizabeth and good friend Jada each pick one of their favorite female characters of Star Trek and talk all about her. Each brings their own perspective on the characters: Basically they just give massive love to Trek for
I don’t wish to brag, but really, folks, the day that I don’t have a plan is the day Hel freezes over. There are a lot of stories about the Norse god Loki, his jokes, his mean-spirited pranks, his betrayals followed by begging for mercy and then secretly plotting revenge. But they’ve all been a
After years of waiting the fans can finally stand up and lose their minds: Deadpool has arrived. The disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary with a superhuman healing factor, the “Merc with a Mouth” as he is called, has been let loose. He’s ridiculous, rude, funny, loud, tends to break the fourth wall and talk to viewers