NOTE: Spoilers below re season two of The Leftovers. At the outset of this season of HBO’s ambitious original series, The Leftovers, we saw last year’s precarious finale get knocked right off its hinges by a brutal yet beautiful opening that seemed unrelated to the series as a whole. I gave my first impressions of this after viewing it, in…
First Aired November 15th, 2015. King Arthur (played by Liam Garrigan) and Zelena/The Wicked Witch of the West (played by Rebecca Mader) plot their next move. He tells Zelena to take them to Dunbroch so they can get help from a Witch (played by Lily Knight). Several years in the past, Merida’s (played by Amy…
NOTE: There will be no major spoilers in this review. Independent filmmaking is an important part of American cinema. Films that aren’t tied to massive budgets or governed by large studios tend to be more free to take risks and explore new possibilities of stories and their telling. However, sometimes this goes too far,…
First Aired October 11th, 2015. In Camelot, Regina/the Evil Queen (played by Lana Parrilla) and Belle (played by Emilie De Ravin) work to change Merlin (played by Elliot Knight) from a tree to human form. Prince Charming/David (played by Josh Dallas) goes to find a magical ingredient they need and King Arthur (played by Liam…
First Aired October 4th, 2015. The Seven Dwarfs are prepared to leave Storybrooke to flee from Dark Emma (played by Jennifer Morrison). Although The Evil Queen/Regina (played by Lana Parrilla) warns them that the new curse has repercussions one dwarf leaves and is turned into a tree. Six weeks ago in Camelot, the group asks…
First Aired October 4th, 2015. Eichhorst (played by Richard Sammel) checks on the construction of a processing plant that is clearly designed for human cattle. Ephraim (played by Corey Stoll) and Nora (played by Mia Maestro) prepare to take Zack (played by Max Charles) out of the city and find more backing for their bioweapon….
It’s been a long process for author Joel Collins. He’s just beginning the tribulations of a twenty-something, but for the last eight years his passion has been a novel. For four years he thought about the story, and he would write. All by hand, he wrote until there were mounds of paper around him and…
Dear Readers, I wanted to let you know what’s been happening behind the scenes here at Sci-Fi Bloggers. Some of you have been wondering where Friday Fiction wandered off to, or why articles have been less frequent. Some of you may be asking why less events such as our Veek of Blood and Week of Chaos have been…
It’s an exciting time if you’re a Neil Gaiman fan, because American Gods is finally coming to television. If the previous sentence meant nothing to you, then let me tell you why you should be just as thrilled as the rest of us. Debatably Gaiman’s greatest book, American Gods is a fantastical adventure through the…
Recently trending on Twitter was the hashtag #MakeAMovieUnderwhelming, which charged individuals with the task of making famous movies a lot less interesting with a simple tweak of the title. Here are some of the best tweets about sci-fi and fantasy movies we found! Tax Return of the Jedi #MakeAMovieUnderwhelming — Andrew West (@AndrewWestHQ) June 16,…
Major Game of Thrones spoilers below. A lot of people have said a lot of things about this episode. I’ve been trying to think of what to add to the pile. Not long ago, I made my decision. Here is the result: At one point, the reason we got others to watch the show was to see…
Directed by Brad Bird. Starring Britt Robertson, George Clooney, Raffey Cassidy, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan Michael-Key, Tim McGraw and Hugh Laurie. PG, 130 minutes. Even before we get the Disney logo, there’s a neat little animation sequence that kicks off Tomorrowland in intriguing fashion. In just a couple of minutes, we get the basic gist of…
