I loved Supergirl - woman of tomorrow. It was my gateway back into superhero graphic novels which I'd long avoided because sheesh they can be tiresome, self-referential and, worst of all, boring. A friend bought me the graphic novel because,... Continue Reading →
I was going to write a review of the excellent Widow's Bay. Sorry, I've been derailed. I've been saying for a few weeks now that Burnham is more of the same for Labour. Starmer with a Manchester accent. An MP... Continue Reading →
I think this review is likely to be different to most others you'll read because, most of all, I think this film isn't SF per se and my review isn't about whether this is a sequel to Close Encounters (it... Continue Reading →
My next novel is a cold war sci-fi thriller set in 1975 and 2015 and split across two generations. It follows a Ben as he witnesses the arrival of something other on a beach that changes the world forever and... Continue Reading →
I love Star Wars. Yet what Star Wars is and means has mutated a lot over the decades since A New Hope arrived in cinemas and changed everything. What I’ve been thinking about recently is how Star Wars in the... Continue Reading →
I went into this with the middest of mid expectations. The film both lived down to that but was also better in some ways than I was expecting. So let's start with the good. The film looks lovely - there... Continue Reading →
Sheep are silly, stupid, easily frightened, entirely capable of forgetting things that cause them pain or stuff that they don't like. They're easily led, often don't think beyond the very first thing to come into their heads and will believe... Continue Reading →
There's been a lot of interesting discussion over the last few weeks that has had me thinking. Bad news, I know. Still, coming out of that I've been reflecting on this, this and this, that is, the new piece on... Continue Reading →
I have a soft spot for Brendan Fraser. Not for The Mummy which I consider a deeply problematic film, but because he seems to be someone with a kindness to him that makes him effortlessly charming. I really noticed him... Continue Reading →