Float: An Impactful Tale Of Parenting
Float marks the last of the currently available SparkShorts that are solidly within the science fiction/fantasy genre. What I’ve seen of the other ones is excellent, though, and you should watch all of them.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 17th, 2024
Float marks the last of the currently available SparkShorts that are solidly within the science fiction/fantasy genre. What I’ve seen of the other ones is excellent, though, and you should watch all of them.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 15th, 2024
Wind is even better than Smash and Grab, and that’s saying a lot. SparkShorts, it turns out, are some of the best short films I’ve ever seen. And they’re quite different from each other, with unique settings, characters, and stories.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 31st, 2023
Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! It’s almost time to step into a new day, a new time, a new year, and see what is going to happen next.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 29th, 2023
We’ve returned to the strange tale of the Paradoxical Eggnog. Our main character has discovered this newest magical food and is now making cash with it.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 25th, 2023
Merry Christmas, everyone! Thank you so much for being here! The year is almost over, and the next one holds such promise. We’ve featured a lot of stories on the site, tales of horror and tales of odd happenings, but this is Christmas—so it needs to be a happier one.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 15th, 2023
Of all the stories we’ve featured on Sci-Fi Bloggers, I bet you never expected this one to get a sequel.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 29th, 2023
Almost all “speculative” fiction is fantasy fiction. Horror is fantasy. Most science fiction is science fantasy or just fantasy with some aesthetic changes. Superhero fiction is fantasy fiction. Time travel stories are fantasy.
By Brandon Scott on Oct 13th, 2023
The seasons are changing. It will only get colder. Autumn, and all it brings, is here to stay. And, as we cross that threshold, a pair of mystical beings has a routine. It must happen each and every year.
By Brandon Scott on Sep 1st, 2023
Ever stared outside your window, thinking about all manner of things? What if that sky could invite you to stay for a while?
By Brandon Scott on Aug 2nd, 2023
Luca serves as another reminder of why Pixar has the reputation it does. Yes, stuff like The Good Dinosaur and the Cars franchise unsettled that a little, making it guesswork if the newest Pixar movie will be worth the time, but Luca is worth the time.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 24th, 2023
Nimona hit the media landscape with such explosive power that avoiding spoilers was difficult. A stylized, bombastic, irreverent sci-fi fantasy mashup with an animation style reminiscent of Spider-Verse and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has become a winning combination, practically guaranteed to get the attention of the critic community, and I’m no different. The question of Nimona was when I would review it, not if I would.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 9th, 2023
If you could wish for anything, dear reader, what would it be? And, more importantly, how would you phrase that wish to avoid it backfiring?