In medias res. In the middle of things. Boy, the old Latin language can sure sound an interesting turn of phrase, here in the twentieth century, can’t it? It’s the … Continue reading In Medias Res Is A Good Start With “Paper Girls #11” On The Wednesday Run
TIFF’s been doing a retrospective on the German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A prodigious wunderkind of the seventies German New Wave, he died of a drug overdose at 37, leaving behind … Continue reading The Matrix Preloaded: World on a Wire
Holee molee there’s a litany of awesome creator-owned science-fiction and fantasy comic books around these days! From Seven to Eternity to Black Science to Saga to Monstress, to Red Thorn … Continue reading Trip Through The “Ether #1” On The Wednesday Run
Arrival …um …arrived in US theaters over the weekend. Based on Ted Chiang’s Nebula and Sturgeon award winning novella, The Story of Your Life, the movie opened to mostly good … Continue reading By the Book: Arrival
As regularly occurs at least once or twice a year, last week I began sifting though my collection of old comic book sci-fi and fantasy magazines published in the early … Continue reading Now Is The Time For “Seven To Eternity #1” On The Wednesday Run
Amy Adams is having a pretty great year. It’s only going to get better. With two top-flight films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, she’s this year’s Benedict Cumberbatch. … Continue reading TIFF 2016 Review: “Arrival” delivers thoughtful sci-fi with a heartfelt twist
Back in the early 1980s, when I first began reading comic books, I was immediately drawn to titles firmly based in the science fiction genre. Of course, that was right … Continue reading Their End Is Your Beginning In The Collected “The Omega Men: The End Is Here” On The Wednesday Run
The new story trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One just dropped. There’s a nice chunk of juicy narrative morseldom dished out in its two minutes and fifteen seconds. And possibly the most … Continue reading Rogue One: Into Darthness Trailer Drops
While it’s the job of a publicist to sell audiences on entertainment media, sometimes there is false advertising. Not so with Stranger Things, the latest offering from The Duffer Brothers … Continue reading “Stranger Things” Spooks Us Back into the Supernatural 1980s
This was quite an unusual Fourth of July for me for several reasons. My eldest grandson, who is in the Marines, is deployed overseas. His brother, who is fresh out of … Continue reading Survive and Live Free with “Independence Day: Resurgence”
I can’t say this enough! I love working for Biff Bam Pop! Not only do I get to review some awesome television shows, but I get to interview the actors … Continue reading Gilbert Speaks… with Actor Jeff Teravainen of “Dark Matter”
When the trailer for JJ Abrams’ Super 8 first hit the public eye, everything about it seemed so mysterious. It appeared as a sort of supernatural film, but it was … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Alien Invasion rolls camera on Super 8
