Jan
24
The Looking Glass Wars – Arch Enemy
by Frank Beddor
This is going to be a bit of a stub review so as not to spoil anything for new readers.
Beddor has an interesting take on the Wonderland universe. Redd is Alyss’s Aunt, who attempted to usurp Alyss’s rightful place as Queen of all Wonderland. Alyss is [...]
Aug
13
I came out of the theatre stunned. Simply stunned. Hands down, this is the BEST BATMAN MOVIE EVER. This movie is nine kinds of awesome. Yes, really. Okay, more than nine kinds but here are the nonspoiler versions.
1: Heath Ledger IS the Joker.
2: Aaron Eckhart IS Harvey Dent
3: Maggie Gyllenhaal IS Rachel Dawes (she should [...]
Aug
11
Iron Man: A Fan's Review
Category: SF/F Geekery | 
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I was surprised at how well this movie turned out. I was not certain whether or not Robert Downey Jr could pull off being Iron Man. I knew he could play a jerk and honestly still had Heart and Soul pictured whenever I thought of him. So other than the being a jerk part, Iron [...]
Aug
5
“Yesterday” and Today, Music in SF/F
Category: Auditorial Pleasures, Copperline, SF/F Geekery | Leave a Comment
When I joined N3F many moons ago, I was fourteen. I really didn’t do much with it because I didn’t get this whole “be actively involved” idea as a fan. So, I wasted my big sister’s money. As I got older, but still only about sixteen or seventeen years old (still in high school basically) [...]
Aug
4
I thought I’d share this very cool movie tool. The website is called www.kids-in-mind.com
They have three categories to rate a movie, each category having a 0 to 10 scale, 10 being the worst (or the most) and 0 being the safest (or the least). The categories are Sex/Nudity, Violence/Gore, and Profanity. The categories are always [...]