Blog Makeover
SF Scriv is currently undergoing a site makeover. My plans are to change the site into a book/article review site with occasional genre relevant articles for writers and readers. I am actively seeking...
View ArticleThe Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
teaser "She waits, expecting him to strike her. No one tolerates impudence from New People. Mizumi-sensei made sure that Emiko never showed a trace of rebellion. She taught Emiko to obey, to kowtow,...
View ArticleSong For The Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip
Teaser: "He saw the Basilisk's eyes, then, searching for him and he turned back into ash. 'Take him to Luly,' he heard the white haired man say clearly. 'No one will expect to find him there. If...
View ArticleSURROGATES
This movie was like cheesecake to me. I loved every bite. And although I will admit to being more than slightly biased when it comes to Breaking Benjamin, the band's contribution to the soundtrack...
View ArticleY: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan
The premise of this series is an impressive hook on it's own. Every man, and by man I mean mammalian male, on the planet has spontaneously died a horrific death all at the same time, save one average...
View ArticleScott Pilgrim vs. the World
Director Greg Wright (Hot Fuzz & Shaun of the Dead) and cartoonist Brian Lee O'Malley have had some kind of sordid affair in order to have spawned a collective inner child so bizarre, so strange,...
View ArticleDVD Review--Paranormal Activity
I have been watching horror movies for most of my life. Because of that, I find that it is often difficult for me to be actually frightened by a film; I’m just so used to the conventions of the horror...
View ArticleLights Out Asia - In the Days of Jupiter
Doesn't it feel nice to find a band that can transport the listener to a whole new field of existence? What I particularly like about Lights Out Asia is that their ambient, post-rock sound makes...
View ArticleTelevision Series Review: Torchwood
I thought my first review would be for a book I’m currently reading, but the author is annoying me with her lame attempts to be avant-garde and post-post-post-modern. No darling, you aren’t going to...
View ArticleJUMPER; aka How To Crap Up a Good Idea
It's been two and a half years since the movie JUMPER was released. That gives me the right to spill details without calling them "spoilers." I also think that I'm the LAST PERSON IN AMERICA to see...
View ArticleSome Classic Fantasy For All You Young ’uns Out There
Okay you young ‘uns. It’s come to my attention that some who are new to fantasy have missed some very important things. There are some books (and authors) who hold certain golden spots in the annals...
View ArticleMovie Review: SPLICE
If you're in the mood to be seriously effing creeped out, rent SPLICE. I'm considering ending the review right there. But I won't. The first 2/3 of this movie was great. It fed the sci-fi nerd in me...
View ArticleMovie Review: REPO MEN
It's a good thing I decided to rent two movies this weekend, since SPLICE ended up being not so great. REPO MEN has single-handedly redeemed my faith in good SF. No, make that outstanding SF. I'm...
View ArticleGuilts & Frustrations & (apparently) Kij Johnson
For those few loyal followers out there left wondering what has happened to this blog, I'll give you a short explanation of why I've been inactive. But first off, I'd like to confirm that this blog is...
View Article"I'm Here" a short film by Spike Jonze
What is it like to be a robot in a world of people? Maybe not so different... Find out for yourself below. PART I PART II PART III
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