Warning: contains minor spoilers. I’m not addicted to K-drama. But then I’m not addicted to UK-drama either, or USA-drama, for that matter; you’ve got to be discerning in your choice of entertainment. There is so much K-drama on Netflix right … Continue reading The Wonderfools: Review
Just let me be beside the Seaside, I’ll be beside myself with glee,There are lots of Daleks beside; I should like to be beside,Beside the Seaside, beside the Sea. Wait, what… Daleks? Yes, that’s right – Daleks, because it’s that … Continue reading Sci-Fi Scarborough 2026: Review
Both this version of Red Sonja and the 1985 movie starring Brigitte Nielson proudly boast that they are based on a character created by Conan the Barbarian author Robert E. Howard, but that’s not strictly speaking true. Sure, Howard wrote … Continue reading Red Sonja: Review
I have a strong memory from my early childhood of walking down General Graham Street, the street where I grew up, daydreaming a Fantastic Four story so vividly that I was right there in the middle of the action; fighting … Continue reading The Fantastic Four: First Steps: Review
Warning! Contains Spoilers! There’s a lot that is familiar to me about Thunderbolts*. I had a renaissance of comic book buying in the early noughties, suddenly finding myself with disposable cash and a commute that took me past Forbidden Planet … Continue reading Thunderbolts*: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Brave New World arrived during the worst possible set of circumstances for a Captain America movie. Its title may be intended to convey the progressive notion of having a black Captain America and the move forward from … Continue reading Captain America – Brave New World: Review
The review of Sci-Fi Scarborough 2025 is also available as an extended, enhanced audio version as part of The October Club podcast. You can stream it on Spotify using this link, or on YouTube using the embedded link at the bottom of the page. Sci-Fi Scarborough 2025 is the eighth convention that my wife and I have attended and the eleventh that has been held. I had very positive feelings about it when the guest list was revealed week by week on a Friday evening. Once again, there was a strong Doctor Who presence, with announced appearances by Carole Ann … Continue reading Sci-Fi Scarborough 2025: Review
Warning: Contains Mild Spoilers! How to make Skeleton Crew: take a generous amount of The Goonies, mix in Explorers with a large helping of Disney’s Treasure Planet and… now, what am I missing? Oh yes, add a soupçon of Star … Continue reading Star Wars – Skeleton Crew: Review
Warning: Contains Minor Spoilers! Christopher Priest sadly passed away almost a year ago as I write this, but I’ve only now finished reading his final novel Airside. This is not entirely due to any laxity on my part; I’ve been … Continue reading ‘Airside’ by Christopher Priest: Review
Warning: Contains Minor Spoilers! I’m a huge fan of Mad Max, which is odd because, on the whole, I’ve no particular interest in either cars or homoeroticism. Yet, there’s something about George Miller’s gloriously off-kilter depiction of post-apocalyptic Australia (and … Continue reading Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: Review
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