Director/Co-Writer: Satoshi Kon, based on the novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui Released: 2006, Sony Pictures Genre: Science Fiction/Magical Realism One of the most enjoyable things about writing for Foes of Reality is that it forces me to pay attention: to put the things I watch, hear and read in context. If there’s something I find interesting, I have an excuse to analyze it and draw conclusions. When I do, as often as not
Review: Batman Beyond, The First Season
When it first came out in 1999 I started watching Batman Beyond, but I stopped after the first season. I’m not sure why. I moved abroad that year, though, and this was before the proliferation of cable and DSL paved the way for global, streaming content. I remember liking it, but being a little frustrated that they didn’t just make more episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. The next time I hopped
SFF Abroad Movie Review: Tai Chi Zero
Title: Tai Chi Zero Director: Stephen Fung Starring: Yuan Xiaochao, Angela Yeung Wing Genre: Martial Arts/Steampunk Some things are just too hard to resist. I mean, seriously, what I assume is 19th century China + Martial Arts + Steampunk? It conjures a world where fussy, Victorian era ladies and stuffy gentlemen with monocles are replaced with armies of swordsmen and martial artists! I dare you to watch the trailer and not be
Making the Remake Work: Escape from New York
Remake Escape from New York? Are you nuts? That seems to be the consensus from Cinemablend, and IGN doesn’t seem to think it makes much sense, either. Since the aborted Gerard Butler (really? Really?) vehicle that hit the rocks in 2007 the option has been picked up by Joel Silver and Silver Pictures (with Studio Canal). Deadline says that the plan is to make it into a trilogy (hey, if you’re going to
S.H.I.E.L.D. Status Update
Five months ago, I wrote about what I wanted to see in the new S.H.I.E.L.D. television show. At the time, I referred to it as a Wonder Woman level rumor out of general cynicism and an urge not to get my hopes up. The good news is that the show still exists! It’s started production! Though we still don’t know a lot we know some, and I thought it would be a good
Short Fiction Review: Shimmer, Issue #16
Magazine/Issue: Shimmer, Issue #16 Publisher: Beth Wodzinski (twitter: @Bethwodzinski) Fiction Editor: Catherine Tobler (twitter: @ECthetwit) Front and back cover: Kurt Higgins/Zelda Devon Author’s Note: Shimmer is clearly a joint effort. As well as featuring multiple illustrations by several artists, a team of talented people worked on the editing, layout, and web design; I’m sorry that I couldn’t list them all. One way of learning about them would be to purchase issue #16 of Shimmer,
