“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”
Category: Book Review
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”
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”
Book Review: Cleopatra
“The personal inevitably trumps the political, and the erotic trumps all: We will remember that Cleopatra slept with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony long after we have… Read more “Book Review: Cleopatra”
Matthew J. Constantine 