Finally, I’ve gone to watch The Force Awakens. I know, judging by the nature of this blog, you’d have thought that I’d have been first in line, bright and early on opening day. What can I tell you? The Force Pushes “Snooze” and Rolls Over For a Bit, OK? Anyway, now that I’ve seen the…
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Getting Creepy with Netflix
I’m not one for horror movies (kinda chicken that way), but around Halloween I think it might be fun to scare myself a little (in the safety of my living room) and Netflix helps by providing all kinds of movies to choose from. I don’t think I will ever really enjoy those gross-out-gory kinds of…
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson – Book Review
I’m enjoying all this super-powers/super-hero stuff on TV and in the movies, but I admit I’m also getting tired of how they are very similar and blending into each other. That’s one of the things I loved about Brandon Sanderson’s novel, Steelheart, and a big part of why I also loved the sequel, Firefight. In…
Humans – TV Review
This summer has made itself a home to many sci-fi shows. It’s a good fit because the short season allows for modest budgets and the chance to take more risks with less at stake for the networks. There have been a number of returning shows: Extant, Orphan Black, Defiance, Dominion, Teen Wolf, Under the Dome, along…
Hyperion by Dan Simmons – Book Review
Featured image – “The Shrike” by Edouard Noisette Hyperion is one of my favourite science fiction novels. It’s one of the few books I’ve actually read twice (I’m not one of those re-reader types). When I wanted to start the sequel, Fall of Hyperion, I realized that I needed to refresh myself on all the…
Movie Reviews – Interstellar & Hobbit: Battle of 5 Armies
Thanks to their both being available on home video (take the hint, cinema-industry) I was finally able to watch two of the biggest movies of …. 2014! The only reason I didn’t find The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies even more disappointing than I did was because my expectations had been lowered by the…
2014 Blockbuster Movie Review Catch-up
Before the bell rings on 2014 and rings in 2015, I wanted to give my two cents on a few of the blockbuster movies that blew away the box office in 2014 (but I missed catching them at the theatres). Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel’s leap into space adventures had a US opening weekend of…
Movie #19: Captain America: Winter Soldier
Even after his own first Captain America movie, followed by his major role in The Avengers, I still don’t really see Chris Evans as being a good fit for the title role. Don’t get me wrong, I think he is an awesome action star and leading man, but he just doesn’t really have that blonde,…
Movie #1: World War Z
Once again, the movies on my watch-list have piled up and I need to spend another summer catching up. Where to begin… well, while I love science fiction in general, there are only two subgenres of sci-fi that I don’t love: zombies and post-apocalyptic survival. So, it is either foolish or maybe gutsy that I…
Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture 