'The Man Who Fell to Earth' continues the story of an alien visit to earth 45 years after the original David Bowie film.
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Film Review: The Slow-Burn Creepiness of ‘The Nest’
James Suttles' film is a fun, slow-burning thriller that mixes several genres to good effect.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Exclusive Interview: Director of ‘Wyrm’ Moves From Short to Feature
Films at Fantastic Fest tend to be surprises. Wyrm, by first time feature filmmaker Christopher Winterbauer, delivers its share of the unexpected. Austin’s Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the US, features horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain unusual films. In prior years it hosted the …
Read More »Book Review: ‘Colonizing Trappist’ by Chris Shockowitz
New sci-fi novel, 'Colonizing Trappist' by Chris Shockowitz, depicts the difficulties and triumphs of colonization in another star system.
Read More »Wizard World: David Tennant (‘Doctor Who’) Answers Fans’ Questions
Wizard World is a comic book, celebrity, and gaming event. I attended the Austin Wizard World. So did Doctor Who. Two of him.
Read More »Movie Review: Leigh Whannell’s Computer-Powered ‘Upgrade’
The writer/director draws on classic exploitation tropes to create a bleak vision of the future that is both funny and frightening.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘It Came from Beyond,’ a Smart Musical Homage to ’50s Kitsch Sci-Fi
With an excellent cast and sharp direction and choreography, this sci-fi homage is a happy marriage of clever nostalgia, shiny new music, and sheer fun for just about any age.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Star Wars – The Last Jedi’
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens ended with a silent Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) being offered his old Lightsaber by Rey (Daisy Ridley) many theories were thrown about as to what would happen next. With the release of The Last Jedi we finally find out what Luke has been doing and …
Read More »PlayStation 4 Review: ‘Prey’
I saw the beauty in it and the difficulty of it, but always found myself at a distance from it.
Read More »Interview: G.A. Minton – Author of ‘Trisomy XXI’
Interview with G.A. Minton, author of "Trisomy XXI".
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