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Gravity – Puts the Thrill Back in Thriller

October 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

Everyone says it’s good — and well, they’re right. Gravity is a relentless thrill ride really firing on all cylinders…

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Continuum – Corporate Future

October 14, 2013 | 12 Comments

First rate time travel SciFi warps in from the mysterious Canadian TV hegemony…

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The Bling Ring is Pretty Wild

October 4, 2013 | 1 Comments

Watching Sofia Coppola’s latest film, The Bling Ring, I scratch my head and rip out my hair — not at the movie but at…

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Catch the Dragon by the Trailer

October 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Sure it’s overdone and really should have been only two films, but I can’t help but get a little excited…

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Agora – The More Things Stay the Same

September 9, 2013 | 7 Comments

Agora, set 1600 years ago, centers around riots in the Egyptian city of Alexandria between government and mob. Between conservatives and fundamentalists. Sound familiar?

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Untimed on the Cheap

September 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Untimed is on sale the week of September 2 for just $0.99 cents!

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Blood Song

August 28, 2013 | 3 Comments

A solid political/religious/military fantasy with good characters and excellent world building…

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Hansel & Gretel – Arrrrrgg!

August 21, 2013 | 3 Comments

OMG, someone finally ripped off Van Helsing! Hansel & Gretel takes bad to new lows, blending poisonous styles in a foul and bizarre cauldron…

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Clone Wars – Orphan Black

August 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

This Canadian SciFi clone thriller puts one actress in about seven roles, but it really works…

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Rage of Thrones

August 13, 2013 | 5 Comments

This fan “tribute” to Game of Thrones is well: offensive, awesome, funny, and well… kinda true.

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The Americans

August 9, 2013 | 1 Comments

The Americans is Homeland 1981. And given how fantastic Homeland is, that’s a pretty darn good recommendation…

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Orange is the New Black

July 29, 2013 | 8 Comments

Netflix’s latest show uses very deft and effective dramatic technic to make top notch television: building character first. Imagine that!

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Man of Steel

June 19, 2013 | 19 Comments

A triumph of style over substance, can about 4 billion explosions and the CGI obliteration of nearly two planets make up for a lack of characterization?

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Game of Thrones – Episode 30

June 9, 2013 | 2 Comments

The finale hits on each and every thread in Westeros. The result is more diffuse, and typical of GOTs first/last episodes, positions characters for the season to come…

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Summer Night’s Dream Sale

June 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Darkening Dream e-books are on sale for just $0.99 until June 7!

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Game of Thrones – Episode 29

June 2, 2013 | 5 Comments

Finally, we come to the Red Wedding. This episode cover three major threads and delivers on two. Sigh…

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Oblivion Obfuscated

May 24, 2013 | 5 Comments

I crave Science Fiction films that can live up to good science fiction prose. I demand Blade Runner and Aliens. How does the Cruisimeister’s latest stand up?

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Game of Thrones – Episode 28

May 20, 2013 | 2 Comments

A very cohesive episode with only three extended “threads” of narrative, allowing it to really focus on the characters we love…

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Game of Thrones – Episode 27

May 12, 2013 | 9 Comments

This week we have the annual George R. Martin episode, written by the lovable bear himself…

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Ender’s Game

May 9, 2013 | 3 Comments

Finally, 30 years later, they get around to making a movie out of my favorite book… at age 15.

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