Movie Review: Alexander the Great (1963) directed by Phil Karlson It is approximately 334 B.C., and Alexander of Macedonia (William Shatner), who men call “Great”, has come to Persia to defeat King Darius III. Previous Persian kings had attacked Greece, and Alexander considers their rivalry to be an existential threat to his homeland. He will bring… Continue reading Movie Review: Alexander the Great (1963)
Movie Review: From Russia with Love
From Russia With Love (1963) dir. Terence Young James Bond (Sean Connery) is being stalked through a garden maze by a mysterious figure. The stalker manages to get the jump on Bond and strangle him with a wire garotte concealed in his watch. Our hero is dead! But no, we swiftly learn that this was another… Continue reading Movie Review: From Russia with Love
Comic Book Review: The Complete Battlefields Volume One
Comic Book Review: The Complete Battlefields Volume One written by Garth Ennis, art by various. World War Two has been a favorite subject of comic books since the beginning of that conflict. Garth Ennis grew up on British war comics, and enjoys writing about the subject. So it’s not surprising that he did three miniseries… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Complete Battlefields Volume One
Book Review: Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again
Book Review: Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama As you might have noticed from past reviews on this blog, I’m a pretty big fan of Japan’s greatest daikaiju, Godzilla. I’ve seen almost all the movies and TV shows, as well as read the comic book adaptations. But I was unaware that Shigeru Kayama,… Continue reading Book Review: Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again
Comic Book Review: Green Lama Volume One
Comic Book Review: Green Lama Volume One by various creators. The Green Lama started life as a pulp character created by Kendell Foster Crossen in 1940. He almost immediately began appearing in comic books as well, and had his own radio show. Surprisingly, Ken Crossen had managed to hold on to the rights to the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Green Lama Volume One
Book Review: Apprentice Storm Mage
Book Review: Apprentice Storm Mage by Douglas Van Dyke Jr. Disclaimer: I received this book in an author giveaway for the purposes of this review. No other compensation was requested or received. Thomena is thirteen, an apprentice mage at the Brotherhood of the Circles Mages Guild. She’s very gifted, and is doing well with water… Continue reading Book Review: Apprentice Storm Mage
Movie Review: Negadon: The Monster from Mars
Movie Review: Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005) directed by Jun Awazu In the near future of 2025, Earth’s resources are running out, so the humans are terraforming Mars. While doing so, they discover a giant cocoon-like object and decide to take it home. Unfortunately for the crew of the Izanami and everyone else in Japan, the creature… Continue reading Movie Review: Negadon: The Monster from Mars
Anime Review: The Apothecary Diaries
Anime Review: The Apothecary Diaries As with the manga volume previously reviewed, and the web and light novels the manga was based on, this anime is set in a country that is heavily based on ancient China. Maomao is a promising young apothecary who’s kidnapped and sold into servitude in the “rear palace”, the Emperor’s… Continue reading Anime Review: The Apothecary Diaries
Movie Review: Never Take Candy from a Stranger
Movie Review: Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960) directed by Cyril Frankel (aka “Never Take Sweets from a Stranger”) The Carter family, Peter (Patrick Allen), Sally (Gwen Watford), nine-year-old daughter Jean (Janina Faye) and Sally’s mother Martha (Alison Leggatt) have moved from Britain to Jamestown in Canada so that Peter can take up a job… Continue reading Movie Review: Never Take Candy from a Stranger
Comic Strip Review: O Human Star Volume Two
Comic Strip Review: O Human Star Volume Two by Blue Delliquanti This review contains SPOILERS for Volume One; you may want to read my review of that volume first. On a slightly alternate Earth, roboticist Brendan Pinsky finds his life turning upside down–again, when a robot that looks and acts exactly like his old partner… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: O Human Star Volume Two