Escape from New York deleted opening scene with commentary by Carpenter & Russell
I adore Escape from New York. I watched it roughly a million times when I was a kid and hoped to one day grow up and be even slightly as … Read More
Category: Books
Blood Music by Greg Bear is a classic you should read (but might not like)
A paperback copy of Blood Music by Greg Bear has been sitting on my bookshelf for years. I knew it was a classic but only just got round to it … Read More
The Well of Ascension: Mistborn Book 2 by Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension is the second book in the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. And it’s brilliant. I’ve never really been convinced in the point of writing a review … Read More
Star Wars now has new official eras and lots in the pipeline starting with the High Republic. Here’s a brief intro
Last Tuesday (5th January 2021) saw the launch of several Star Wars High Republic books and a comic. This is to coincide with a new official timeline for the Star … Read More
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross – a review
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross is the first book in the Laundry Files and is well worth a read. I have read quite a few of Stross’s books and … Read More
Chaos Walking with Holland and Ridley finally coming out
In 2017, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley and Mads Mikkelsen started filming Chaos Walking. We now have an interesting looking trailer. It is based on Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness, a … Read More
Amazing fictional starship comparison
I saw this clip showing a fictional starship comparison the other day and it is brilliant. It’s really well done and must have taken ages. The creators certainly have more … Read More
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson has been on my reading list for ages. I wish I had read it sooner but on the plus side, I now have … Read More
New Dune Trailer looks absolutely fantastic
The new Dune trailer (2020) is out and it looks fucking superb. I am a huge fan of the Dune series of books by Frank Herbert. You can read my … Read More
Life, the Universe and Forbidden Planet 42
Good news everyone! This coming Saturday, the 29th of August is a positive nerd fest / cool scifi fan fest as Forbidden Planet turns 42 years old. The great thing … Read More