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llyzabeth

Secret Movie Club Presents First Public Screening of Animated Short LACKADAISY

We’ve been huge fans of Tracy Butler’s gorgeous webcomic Lackadaisy for years, (“a Prohibition-era St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats” is right in our wheelhouse) and were thrilled when the animated short was released on YouTube. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, be sure to check out the public screening on August

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Books
Kathryn Adams

2023 Hugo Awards – The Finalists

Just as I was toying with posting a review of several random short stories (in hopes of getting one that might be nominated for a Hugo Award), the Chengdu Worldcon committee today posted the full list of finalists. I didn’t manage to guess more than one nominated work of short fiction (Catherynne Valente’s excellent novelette),

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Binary System Podcast
Kathryn Adams

Binary System Podcast #369 – Lore Olympus #249 and #250

Fair warning, the second episode of Lore Olympus that we review this week ends in a cliffhanger. It’s not one that made us rush to fast-pass more episodes though, since it only involves Kronos. We’ve got our priorities, and the mad former tyrant is gonna have to take a back seat to finding out if

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Witcher Season 3, volume 1

Helmed by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher Season 3 continues the story of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri. Monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent are competing to capture Ciri so Geralt takes her into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Yennefer, who is entrusted with Ciri’s magical

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Leland Pierce

HAUNTED MANSION FEATURETTE 

“Welcome, Foolish Mortals,” a new featurette for Disney’s frighteningly fun adventure Haunted Mansion, is available now. The film opens in theaters on July 28.   Directed by Justin Simien, the film features an all-star cast ensemble cast including LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Daniel Levy, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Directed by James Mangold, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny follows daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) as he races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller (Mads Mikkelsen), a former Nazi

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Skybound And Hasbro Announce Dececeptions Lineup In Transformers #1

A new Transformers series will be here this October and I’m nervous as hell. Will we get something new and fun or is it going to be rehashing the same story we’ve had since the 1980s? Will the art be amazing like More Than Meets the Eye or a bit forgettable like…other installments? (I’m not

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Leland Pierce

The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of a Baboon Heart

The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of a Baboon Heart, which will be available to own on Digital on July 21, and Blu-ray on July 25. Doc’s latest invention will either bankrupt Team Venture or launch them to new heights, as Hank searches for himself, Dean searches for Hank, The Monarch searches for answers, and a

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Binary System Podcast
llyzabeth

Binary System Podcast #368: WTNV #230 “Carlos, Explained”

Welcome to the first Vacation Edition of 2023! Recording on location in a tropical resort (otherwise known as our sister’s old room in our parents’ place) with state of the art equipment (Elizabeth’s phone balanced on a pillow) and atmospheric sound effects (paper rustling, squeaky chairs, and the cat jumping on the bed), it’s nothing

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