Six Fantasy Novellas

I love fantasy fiction. As a genre, it brings the reader to so many wonderful, scary, imaginative, and vivid worlds and realities. Having magic in a story really opens up the possibilities for fun exploration and creativity. Over the last few months, I’ve read six novellas (i.e. short novels) that represent a pretty good variety…

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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Book Review

I had high expectations for Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s acclaimed novel, but was pretty let down. Given the book’s title, yes, there was everything classically gothic, but very little Mexican, aside from the geographic setting (and the occasional Spanish word). This tale of a rich city girl going out to a country mansion to rescue…

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The Residence – TV Mini-Series Review

While I do love a clever murder mystery, I can’t say that I watch a lot of them. I grew up in the 80s with the likes of Remington Steel, Murder She Wrote, and Moonlighting, where solving a mysterious murder was a fun way to spend an evening each week. Now victims seem to die…

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The Electric State (by Simon Stålenhag) – Book & Movie Review

After I stumbled upon the unique and provocative sci-fi series Tales From the Loop on Prime Video, I wanted to keep an eye on the artist whose haunting art and ideas inspired the show. But when I heard of the new Netflix film adaptation of The Electric State, another sci-fi art book by Simon Stålenhag, I was…

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The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell – Book Review

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this book, but with a title like “The Malevolent Seven”, I knew it was going to be fun. Though it’s got mages and spells and a quest to stop evil other-dimensional beings from taking over the world, it’s not your typical epic fantasy nor is it a…

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Oscar (Animated) Schmoscar 2025

Some years I like to give my takes on the Oscar nominees that I’ve seen, but since I’ve barely seen any this year (sadly I saw very few movies in 2024) I decided that I am not going to bother catching up. Disappointments over the last few years have convinced me that perhaps some hope…

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Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Movie Review

Nine years after the last movie, and 24 years after the first, Bridget Jones is back (despite being in the age of reboots, I betcha didn’t see that coming, eh?). Though Renée Zellweger returns to play the beloved bumbling British single gal, a lot has happened in the last decade. She’s now the mom of…

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