The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
{5/5} “The end of the world is speeding up — it is happening earlier in every life. That implies that the cause is changing, and what, we must ask, is the cause of change?” The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, published in 2014 When Harry dies he finds himself back where […]
Agent Carter (season 2)
{4.5/5} “Peggy’s life is always getting threatened… I’m just saying, maybe the problem is you.” Agent Carter season 2, aired in 2016 Agent Sousa is now heading up the Los Angeles branch of the SSR. Thompson, now chief of the New York branch, sends Agent Carter out to join Sousa. In their first case a […]
The Family Man
{4.5/5} “Look, we’re at the airport. Nobody ever thinks clearly at the airport.” The Family Man, released in 2000 Jack is a rich businessman who’s in the middle of a big deal and doesn’t mind working on Christmas. He runs into a man who turns out to have some kind of magical power. The next […]
The Good Dinosaur
{4.5/5} “Sometimes you gotta get through your fear to see the beauty on the other side.” The Good Dinosaur, released in 2015 Arlo and his family are farmers — they’re also dinosaurs. His mom and dad built a silo to keep their food away from scavengers. When they were done, they put their marks on […]
A Turn of Light
{4.5/5} “‘Because you were born at a turn of light,’ the dragon said. ‘As such, you belong to the Verge as well as Marrowdell. The Verge is where I am from. It is–‘ As he paused to search for words, she waited, her heart hammering in her chest, for what he told her was strange […]
Stardust
{5/5} “Victoria, for your hand in marriage I’d cross the wall and I’d bring you back that fallen star.” Stardust, released in 2007 Tristan goes through the wall that separates England from Stormhold. He finds that a fallen star has taken the form of a woman who calls herself Yvaine. Meanwhile Lamia, a witch who […]
Best fantasy & science fiction movies by year
Here’s my updated list. 2014 and 2015 were amazing years for fantasy and science fiction movies — both years had multiple movies battling for positions in the “Winner” column. The Boxtrolls, Edge of Tomorrow, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Ex Machina, The Martian, and The One I Love could all easily be in that column. […]
Author discovery of the year
I didn’t happen to read many new authors in 2015. I spent a fair amount of the year reading 4 series by authors I’d read before — Dune, The Quintaglio Ascension, Spin, and Old Man’s War. The big winner is Charles Stross for Accelerando and the runner ups are Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson […]
Mirror Mirror
{4.5/5} “The thing about a mirror is this: The one who stares into it is condemned to consider the world from her own perspective. Even a bowed mirror works primarily by engaging the eyes, and she who centers herself in its surface is unlikely to notice anyone in the background who lacks a certain status, […]
Pan’s Labyrinth
{4.5/5} “Once upon a time when the woods were young, they were home to creatures who were full of magic and wonder.” Pan’s Labyrinth, released in 2006 In Spain in 1944 Ofelia moves with her mother to the home of her mother’s new husband. Ofelia doesn’t particularly like him — he’s super serious and always […]