Fantasy and science fiction books and blogposts
Last weekend the S.O. and I sat down to watch The Dark Crystal at his insistence, likely in response to Netflix's recent announcement of a prequel series. This movie obviously has a special place in many hearts and mine is one of them - I watched this movie around the same time I was also... Continue Reading →
I've been reading a lot of romances lately, and I know those aren't everyone's cup of tea. Graphic sex is often a feature, and those hot and steamy scenes might be a fun time for me but they aren't for everybody. That said, I think there are some things that they do well, and some... Continue Reading →
Happy one week anniversary of one of my favorite recent superhero movies. Let's talk about Captain Marvel. I've said before and I'll say again that I'm not a reader of the Marvel comics. I'm not much of a comic book reader in general. So my introduction to all Marvel superheroes is generally the one I... Continue Reading →
Movies I'm looking forward to in 2019.
Have you ever rewatched a movie and realized how much it shaped you? For Halloween, the S.O. and I were looking for a spooky watch. I don't really like horror in the gory sense, but I am into anything with vampires, werewolves, and monsters of various stripes, especially if there's some good action involved. While... Continue Reading →
This blogpost finishes up my analysis of Infinity War, previously started last week. Here we'll be taking a look at the stakes and the level of uncertainty in the film. Let's proceed. In the last blogpost, I talked mostly about characterization that needed to be beefed up to have made Infinity War connect for me.... Continue Reading →
I finally got around to seeing Avengers: Infinity War. This movie is the latest Marvel installment in their current franchise reboot. They've done some really fun and amazing ones recently, but there have also been some major flops for me, including Dr. Strange and Guardians 2. For me, Infinity War fell closer to these two... Continue Reading →
So here's a weird thing. I was really sick and high on cough medicine a few weekends ago and I happened to finally watch Thor: The Dark World (hereafter Thor 2 or The Dark World). Obviously, I was watching this movie well after having seen the glory that was Thor: Ragnarok, and it gave me... Continue Reading →
I've been looking forward to the movie adaptation of Annihilation for a long time, largely because I really enjoyed the book and also because of one specific reason: the cast of the book is, with one exception, entirely female. This is a big deal, since the story revolves around a bunch of highly-educated, idiosyncratic scientists... Continue Reading →
I've been thinking a lot about AI lately, probably because someone pointed me at Janelle Monae's Metropolis-themed albums. You may remember I did a whole blogpost in response to Ex Machina, comparing it to Metropolis. The latter movie is a fascinating piece of cultural history to me, as a woman and a speculative fiction author,... Continue Reading →
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