Friday Fiction: The 3 Powders
In human history, the things people regularly drink have profoundly affected the course of civilization.
By Brandon Scott on May 12th, 2023
In human history, the things people regularly drink have profoundly affected the course of civilization.
By Brandon Scott on May 10th, 2023
To call Circle an intense film is to undersell it. Utilizing almost only a single location, this death game story touches upon politics, human nature, mercy, and bigotry. It uses a very simple premise and plays it straight and is one of the best-paced films I’ve seen in a long time.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 24th, 2023
You may have read this introduction before. I cannot speak for certain. Time can be strange like that. Sometimes it doesn’t move the way you would expect it to move.
By Brandon Scott on Mar 3rd, 2023
Traveling across space is always dangerous. Space is an extremely hostile environment, and that’s before you account for how technology can fail in it.
By Brandon Scott on Feb 27th, 2023
The most impressive thing about Solitary is how few resources were used to make it. It’s microbudget, finished remotely due to the pandemic, and still a good film.
By Brandon Scott on Jan 23rd, 2023
It was an accident that I found out about the Forward collection on Amazon Prime—but I’m so happy I did. Turns out, if you have Prime, it’s free, and each short story is interesting in its own way. There’s six in all, so I thought I’d cover my thoughts on each of these tales.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 26th, 2022
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, everyone!
By Brandon Scott on Dec 9th, 2022
Dear reader, not every story this month is full of cheer and merriment. For one week, we shall let Brandon Scott explore a dark and terrifying future.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 5th, 2022
This interconnectivity, this familiar exploration, would have been enough to carry a movie. But The Mitchells vs the Machines still has two more things to cover.
By Brandon Scott on Dec 2nd, 2022
Hello, dear reader! Are you feeling festive yet, on this second day of December? If not, we have something for you. A tale that might give you a good laugh.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 24th, 2022
Hello, dear readers. I hope—for those who celebrate it at this time—that you are having a lovely end to your Thanksgiving.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 4th, 2022
Today, dear readers, we have a tragedy. Not horror, not violent, but full of loss.