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sI was in between giving my review for this film and “Kill La Kill” (talk about diverse options!), but considering that we are now in the middle of Easter week, I think this film is appropriate. “Getting Grace” is the story of Grace, played by newcomer Madelyn Dundon, a teenage girl with terminal cancer who […]
The seventh chapter of the Godling Chronicles by Brian D. Anderson It has been 18 years since the fall of the Reborn King, and Jayden Stedding, son of Gewey, dreams of adventure. Life as a farmer in Sharpstone offers very little excitement. But like his father before him, fate will descend like a storm and […]
Modern American culture is nothing more than a geek media Skinner Box. The vast majority of geek gunk is driven by pure nostalgia. Creativity seems to have been banished, and with all the reboots and remakes all we do is endlessly recycle the identical characters, costumes, and props, endlessly retelling slightly different stories about the […]
Sensor Sweep: Richard Shaver, Pan Fantasy, Cirsova, Hall of Judgement
Monday , 2, April 2018 Sensor Sweep 3 CommentsCinema (Reactionary Times): “Rian Johnson has left J.J. Abrams not just a mess but a complete mess. When The Empire Strikes Back ended, there was an excellent setup for the next movie. Why it practic…al…ly…uh… No, actually. Now that I think about it, the end of Empire created a major plot restriction for the film […]
This past week, a friend who had called me up told me about this Gardner Dozois quote: “While we’re talking about fantasy, I’ve been reading a lot of what’s being called “the New Sword & Sorcery” lately, stuff by people like Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, K.J. Parker, Daniel Abraham, and it struck me what the […]