Archive for Reviews
WisCon Chronicles 9: Good stuff
I finally read and quite liked WisCon Chronicles Vol. 9, edited by Mary Anne, published in 2015.
Russ reviews
My favorite movies seen in 2017
I saw 59 movies in 2017, of which only about half a dozen were rewatches of movies I'd seen before....
Starting points for reading Delany
In the past couple years, there've been about three times when I've had occasion to suggest starting points for reading...
Arrival
Kam and I saw the movie Arrival on Sunday evening. It was as good as everyone's been saying. I had...
England Swings SF, Judith Merril, and the New Wave
I'm finally reading Judith Merril's groundbreaking 1968 anthology England Swings SF. Here are some thoughts. i probably ought to...
Old review resurfaces
I recently read Voice, the latest completed volume of Carla Speed McNeil's excellent sf comic book Finder. This storyline is...
My favorite movies watched in 2015
In 2015, I watched 63 movies, down from 100+ in 2014. I came very close to completing my rewatching-all-my-old-favorites project,...
The Martian (book and movie)
A few weeks ago, I decided to take a look at the book of The Martian. I hadn't had much...
My review of Hamilton
A friend asked this morning what the deal is with this Hamilton thing. Here's what I posted in response: It's...
Updates: Knee, sleep, travel, books, etc
A few assorted life updates: My knee injury has continued to heal, but still very slowly. But at least the...