Valerian and Laureline start on new path with ‘Where Stories Are Born’ (2022)
Comic book review: “Valerian and Laureline” starts the post-Mezieres era with a suitably fun and ridiculously complex tale from Christin.
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Valerian and Laureline start on new path with ‘Where Stories Are Born’ (2022)
All 35 of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction novels, ranked
Book list: I rank all 35 science fiction novels by an author increasingly appreciated for his on-point and humorous previews of 21st century life.
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
Movie list: For RFMC’s 3,000th post, we rank the films directly adapted from a novel or short story by visionary author Philip K. Dick.
All 13 ‘Aliens/Predator’ Universe movies, ranked
Movie list: In each of six decades, the monsters from “Aliens” and “Predator” have thrilled audiences. Here are my rankings of the films.
Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In its ninth proper entry, the Vin Diesel saga is nothing more than overgrown children playing with toys.
‘Soldier’ finally gets (somewhat) appreciated in ‘From Script to Screen’
Book review: When the screenwriter and many crew members don’t like the film, “Soldier” can’t be called a classic. But some of us like it anyway.
M.K. England makes crisp ‘Firefly’ debut with ‘What Makes Us Mighty’ (2022)
‘Firefly’ flashback (Book review): The author nails the characterizations and language as the crew stumbles into a bad planetary situation.
‘Carnival’ (2021) the weakest of the first six ‘Firefly’ novels
‘Firefly’ flashback (Book review): It could’ve made for a good TV episode, but the mischaracterization of Shepherd Book is a misfire.
‘Firefly’ books show ‘Life Signs’ (2021) in Lovegrove’s latest
‘Firefly’ flashback (Book review): James Lovegrove’s fourth “Firefly” novel is his best, and it resolves a mystery fans had wondered about for 19 years.
Satirical ‘Starship Troopers’ (1997) also a strong actioner
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In crafting a satirical SF classic, Verhoeven and Neumeier don’t skimp on the characters and world-building.