Hello there, and welcome to Today’s Short, where we go over short films in the genres of both science fiction and fantasy. Today’s short film: “Temple”. Let’s take a look! Director Nguyen-Anh Nguyen achieved a degree of notoriety as a filmmaker with his 2014 Akira fan film (or rather fan-made trailer) that received over three million views online. That project,…
Hello there, and welcome to Today’s Short, where we go over short films in the genres of both science fiction and fantasy. Today’s short film, or films in this case, are those of the Lost Memories series on Vimeo. Let’s take a look! I find myself in an interesting position, in that I watched the sequel, Lost Memories 2.0, before…
First Aired February 21st, 2016. Picking up several weeks after the last episode, Carl (played by Chandler Riggs) is up and walking around following the loss of his eye. With the walkers cleared away, Alexandria has begun to slowly rebuild. Rick (played by Andrew Lincoln) and Daryl (played by Norman Reedus) drive off in hopes…
First Aired February 14th, 2016. Negan’s followers prepare to rob Daryl (played by Norman Reedus) and his group and make them show them where Alexandria is. However, Daryl gets the upper hand and blows them all to hell with a rocket launcher. Back in Alexandria, Rick (played by Andrew Lincoln) and his group move through…
This is a guest piece written by author Collin Pearman. His novel, A Timeless Abandon, was reviewed by our site and is available online today. With that said, enjoy the article. 2015 has been a good year for science fiction. Let’s be honest. TV shows like The 100, iZombie, The Expanse, 12 Monkeys, and The Walking…
Two nights ago, my world changed. It started at 9:45 AM, on December 17, 2015 (technically December 18 was the official release date, but I was fortunate this time around), when I showed up early to be first in line for that night’s 10:30 IMAX 3D showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There was a…
First Aired December 6th, 2015. Hook (played by Colin O’Donoghue) confronts Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold (played by Robert Carlyle) and gloats that he’s finally getting his revenge. Meanwhile, Dark Emma (played by Jennifer Morrison) resigns herself to stop Hook by whatever means necessary. In flashbacks, a young Hook and his brother are sold by his thief father,…
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 November 1st, 2015. Flashbacks show Morgan’s (played by Lennie James) life during his self-imposed solitude and scavenging in the woods. The guilt over his son’s death haunts him as he continues his mission of clearing walkers wherever he finds them. While in the woods, Morgan kills two men who attempted to attack him…
First Aired October 25th, 2015. Rick (played by Andrew Lincoln) and his group run toward Alexandria while trying to keep ahead of the walkers that are following the horn straight to town. Daryl (played by Norman Reedus), Abraham (played by Michael Cudlitz) and Sasha (played by Sonequa Martin-Green) lead the rest of the heard away….
First Aired October 18th, 2015. A flashback shows Enid (played by Katelyn Nacon) watching her parents be eaten alive by walkers before fleeing into the woods. After some time on her own she finds Alexandria and is taken in. Jessie (played by Alexandra Breckinridge) tries to talk to her son, Ron (played by Austin Abrams),…
