Written for the screen & Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 143 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month… Right at the time when all the superhero origin stories and sequels or reboots were threatening to grow stale,…
In the UK a General Election is due to take place on the 7th of May this year. Like all “democratic” countries, the same old rounds of suit-wearing male dullards flood the airwaves with false promise and hope. The electorate is tired and angry and valiantly vows to vote differently this time—except they never do. Politicians…
Tuning in… LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of…
Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Watkin Tudor Jones, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver. R, 120 minutes. Chappie highlights so much of what can go wrong with contemporary science fiction. It’s a simultaneous source of wonder and disappointment that there’s…
Directed by Jose Padhilla. Starring Joel Kinneman, Gary Oldman, Abbie Cornish, Michael Keaton, Michael K. Williams, Jackie Earle Haley and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 118 minutes. I avoided this movie like the plague when it hit theaters early last year. I had a learned a very valuable lesson after the Total Recall remake, being you…
For those that do not remember, five months ago I wrote a review of the opening chapter to an upcoming science fiction novel by the name of A Timeless Abandon. I gave it a glowing review, and stated that the book was something to look out for, because it was going to be amazing. Having…
It all ends here… …and begins again. *Cue friggin’ music.* Last time on the Week of Chaos, we brought you into a world where the essence of a man was destroyed with a single spark. After that, you were shown a soul obsessed with violence, digging his own grave in blissful ignorance. Now, there are…
You’d better have read the others. Last time on the Week of Chaos, we showed you what it really means to be alone in a crowd and the fear that comes with being lost in darkness. Now, a new kind of fear will come into play… In the future, the mind is sucject to the…
Tuning in… Welcome back, folks! The Week of Chaos continues with TWO short stories from Brandon Scott, the SECOND SET so far. Prepare to be… *Cue music.* …unprepared. Our first tale is one about innoncence and what happens when one is deprived of such in the face of a grim reality. What will become of…
(NOTE BEFORE READING: Use the links. They’re your friends.) We begin our Week of Chaos (READ THIS) with a piece that requires little introduction. Among our oldest Friday Fiction pieces, “Garbage Man” was requested by the Editor-in-Chief of Sci-Fi Bloggers to be prepared and ready for the upcoming segment in one night. And so it was that Brandon Scott became…
Tuning in… Ladies and gentlemen… …may I have your attention, please? *Cue music.* You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now… …for demonstrating such tremendous qualities… …such incredible attributes… …you… …shall… …be… …rewarded. Friends… …bloggers… …Earthlings… …lend me your ears. The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose……
Directed by Marc Webb. Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and James Pinkner. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Embeth Davidtz, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore with Sally Field and Chris Cooper. PG-13, 142 minutes. The first Amazing Spider-Man was a serviceable, if not at all remarkable, adventure that set things…
