People say that there’s some kind of ‘curse of the odds’ thing with Star Trek, where only the even numbered movies are good. I don’t agree with… Read more “Movie Review: Star Trek The Motion Picture”
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Book Review: My Year of Flops
“All cinephiles reach a moment in their intellectual development when they realize that Oliver Stone is full of shit.” It may come as a surprise to some… Read more “Book Review: My Year of Flops”
Book Review: Lost to the West
Lars Brownworth’s history hangs like a purple cloak off the rather broad shoulders of Byzantium, the oft forgotten remnant of the Roman Empire that survived right up… Read more “Book Review: Lost to the West”
Comic Review: All Star Superman
This review was originally written several years ago for the blog In the Mouth of Dorkness. I’ve made a few edits for readability and clarity. I think… Read more “Comic Review: All Star Superman”
Tabletop RPG Review: Runequest 2nd Ed
I cut my teeth on Worlds of Wonder from Chaosium, which used their Basic Roleplaying System. That’s the same core game mechanic (rules) as Call of Cthulhu,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Runequest 2nd Ed”
Lisbon, meu amor
In February of 2015, my amazing partner and I traveled to Lisbon, Portugal. It was my first trip to Europe, my first time off of the North… Read more “Lisbon, meu amor”
Movie Review: Forbidden Planet
It doesn’t get much better than “Forbidden Planet.” Taking inspiration from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, it pushed special effects technology to whole new levels, and set the stage… Read more “Movie Review: Forbidden Planet”
Comic Review: Wonton Soup
A couple years ago, I read James Stokoe’s excellent “Godzilla: Half-Century War” and knew that here was a comic artist/writer to watch. A lot of comic… Read more “Comic Review: Wonton Soup”
Book Review: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember
Annalee Newitz looks at how humanity might go about surviving inevitable problems in this surprisingly upbeat book about the end of the world. Her basic premise is… Read more “Book Review: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember”
Book Review: The Yith Cycle
Chaosium’s “Cycle Books” are a fantastic series of themed anthologies (for the most part). But they do have one thing that I’m not thrilled with, usual series… Read more “Book Review: The Yith Cycle”
Matthew J. Constantine 