X: The Erotic Treasury
X: The Erotic Treasury, by various authors 7.5 I was given this gorgeous anthology by my partner some three years ago, for Christmas. It’s such a beautiful, almost velvety, book and […]
Tag Archives: Science Fiction
À l’aventure
Synopsis: He has been both hailed and condemned as “the most notorious filmmaker working in Europe today.” And for this third movie in his controversial trilogy on female sexuality, writer/director […]
Chew, vol. 3
Chew, vol. 3, by John Layman and Rob Guillory 7.75 Layman and Guillory continue having fun and passing on the joy to their readers with “Just Desserts”, the third instalment […]
The Dark Knight Rises
Synopsis: It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, […]
Irredeemable, vol. 7
Irredeemable, vol. 7, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause 7.25 Well, that’s it, then. I give up on ‘Irredeemable’. I know it’s considered one of the great new reads, and […]
Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan
Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan, by Zeb Wells and Seth Fisher 8.25 ‘Big in Japan!’ is a book that I picked up from my local library’s bookstore as a […]
Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil
Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil, by Jeff Smith 6.75 I’ve only read a little bit of ‘Bone’. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t grab me like it did some […]
Trekkies
Synopsis: A hilarious look at the universe’s most fervent fans. Get ready to beam up to a galaxy where autograph hounds abound, dentists drill in Federation garb and the debate […]
Xing ji dun tai
Synopsis: ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ is an extremely rare example of science fiction, Hong Kong style, but, fittingly, it’s unlike any sci-fi flick you’ve ever seen. Alien abductions, suicide pacts, […]
Piranha (2010)
Synopsis: There’s Something In The Water From director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) comes the new action thriller Piranha. Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from […]
Star Trek: The Captains’ Summit
Synopsis: For the first time in Star Trek history, five of the final frontier’s greatest names have been brought together for a 70-minute rare and unprecedented roundtable event. Filmed exclusively […]
Judge Dredd vs. Otto Sump
Judge Dredd vs. Otto Sump, by John Wagner, Alan Grant and Ron Smith 7.5 Despite its peculiar and somewhat off-putting title (Otto Sump? Say what? ), this compilation was a […]
Judge Dredd vs. The Dark Judges
Judge Dredd vs. The Dark Judges, by John Wagner and Brian Bolland 6.0 I’ve known for years that Judge Dredd is a cult classic. Between Anthrax’s song “I Am the […]
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