June movie roundup
Da 5 Bloods | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Moonrise Kingdom | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Isle of Dogs | Missing Link | Get Out | Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Tag: sci-fi
Philip K Dick – The World that Jones Made
The World that Jones Made is a short book running in at only 200 pages, but one of Philip K Dick’s most entertaining and well-plotted novels full of interesting invention and ideas.
Horizon Zero Dawn
This post should perhaps be subtitled ‘better late than never’ or ‘humble pie’, but if I was going to add a subtitle it would have to be ‘Game of the Year’ although since I’m a few year’s late on the uptake perhaps ‘Game of my Year’ might be more suitable.
May midpoint movie roundup
Zombieland: Double Tap | Extraction | Phantom Thread | The Little Mermaid | Into the Woods | Vox Lux | Takers
Five binge-worthy Netflix shows
The End of the F***ing World | I Am Not Okay With This | Tiger King | After Life | The Good Place
Mervyn Peake – Titus Alone
I planned to read Titus Alone, the third book of the Gormenghast trilogy, over Christmas 2016, having thoroughly enjoyed the second book earlier that year. Instead I read it a few weeks ago. Here’s what I thought about it…
Happy Star Wars day!
I thought it was about time to write something about the new Star Wars stuff I’ve been watching on Disney Plus and what better time than on May the 4th? For once I will try and make this post spoiler free.
Tales from the Loop: Episodes 1-4
My thoughts on the first half of Amazon’s new art-inspired science fiction show.
Altered Carbon Season 1, Season 2 and Resleeved
While Altered Carbon is an adaptation of the 2002 cyberpunk novel by Richard K. Morgan it visually seems to owe a hell of a lot to Ridley Scott’s neo-noire interpretation of Philip K Dick’s work in Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049…
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
A surprisingly long post about the latest Star Wars game from EA.
