Book Review: Overpowered

Book Review: Overpowered

Author: Mark H. Kruger Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN-10: 1442431288 ISBN-13: 978-1442431287 Synopsis: The world’s safest town might actually be a deadly kind of dangerous. And Nica Ashley is about to learn the hard way. Nica Ashley is accustomed to [...]

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Book Review: Fringe: The Burning Man

Book Review: Fringe: The Burning Man

Author: Christa Faust Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Titan Books ISBN-10: 1781163111 ISBN-13: 978-1781163115 Synopsis: The critically acclaimed Fringe television series explores the dramatic and grotesque as impossible crimes are investigated by the government's shadowy Fringe Division, established when Special Agent Olivia Dunham enlisted institutionalized "fringe" scientist [...]

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Blu-ray Review: Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season

Blu-ray Review: Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season

Genre: Fantasy | Action | Drama Creators: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis Discs: 5 Run time: 946 minutes (22 episodes) plus bonus features Release date: August 13, 2013 Synopsis: Relive every thrilling moment of the fairy tale-inspired series when “Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season” casts its tantalizing spell [...]

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Movie Review: PACIFIC RIM

Movie Review: PACIFIC RIM

Genre: Action| Adventure | Fantasy Director: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Travis Beacham (screenplay & story), Guillermo del Toro (screenplay) Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Clifton Collins Jr., Diego Klattenhoff MPAA Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: As a war between [...]

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Blu-ray Review: Orphan Black (Season One)

Blu-ray Review: Orphan Black (Season One)

Genre: Sci-Fi | Action | Drama Creators: John Fawcett, Graeme Manson Writers: John Fawcett, Graeme Manson, Alex Levine, Karen Walton Discs: 2 (3 for DVD, but identical content) Run time: 450 minutes (10 episodes) plus bonus features Summary: Smart, sexy and pulsating with suspense – BBC [...]

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Book Review: Collider

Book Review: Collider

Author: Christopher Hejmanowski Paperback: 334 pages Publisher: Fischer Press ISBN-10: 0985718005 ISBN-13: 978-0985718008 Synopsis: Collider is the award-winner in the Fiction: Science Fiction category of the 2013 International Book Awards. Particle physicist, Dr. Fin Canty, is on a quest to find proof of the "god particle", [...]

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TV Review: In the Flesh, Parts 1-3

TV Review: In the Flesh, Parts 1-3

Genre: Sci-Fi | Drama Air Date/Time: Thursday-Saturday, June 6-8, 10/9c (three episodes), with a block rebroadcast Sunday afternoon, June 9 at 2/1c Network: BBC America Creator/Writer: Dominic Mitchell Director: Jonny Campbell Synopsis: BBC AMERICA’s co-production, In The Flesh, tells a very human story…about the undead. The mini-series [...]

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Book Review: Terry Nation – The Man Who Invented the Daleks

Book Review: Terry Nation – The Man Who Invented the Daleks

Author: Alwyn W. Turner Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; Reprint edition (April 1, 2013) ISBN-10: 1781310416 ISBN-13: 978-1781310410 Synopsis: The Daleks are one of the most iconic and fearsome creations in television history. Since their first appearance in 1963, they have simultaneously fascinated and [...]

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