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Movie Review: Repeaters (2010)
4 years ago

Movie Review: Repeaters (2010)

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As Sci-fi plot devices go, the ‘time loop’ is an old and trusted friend, that has reappeared many times over the years. So the question is: is ‘Repeaters’ something we’ll want to watch again and again, or is it the meal that unfortunately repeats?

Bookworms Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) by Alan Dean Foster

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Star Trek Into Darkness

Alan Dean Foster returns to the world of Star Trek, no doubt following the screenplay, but this time around fails to enrich the story. Reading the Into Darkness novelization is exactly like watching the film, but with words.

The 10 Most Wanted Geeky Films Still To Come in 2013
5 years ago

The 10 Most Wanted Geeky Films Still To Come in 2013

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2013 has already seen some pretty huge films hit the cinema screens of the world. Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness and Man Of Steel have seemed to …
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Bookworms: The Invisible Man (1897) by H.G. Wells

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The Invisible Man

Invisibility: the wet dream of military scientists, voyeurs, and thieves everywhere. But, is it really a blessing, a great disguise, and a solution to incurable ugliness? H.G. Wells apparently didn’t think so when he explored the phenomenon and its impact on human life in his novella The Invisible Man.

Bookworms: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1886) R. L. Stevenson

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll is mild mannered, intellectual, quiet, and known for his impeccable taste in wine. Mr. Hyde is short, loathsome, and thoroughly evil. So why does Jekyll’s will clearly state that Hyde is to inherit Jekyll’s entire estate upon his death…or disappearance?

Geek Start A Go Go: Goliath
5 years ago

Geek Start A Go Go: Goliath

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The GOLIATH is the gigantic robot now guarding Derleth State Penitentiary. Derleth used to be awful; some would have called it hell on earth. The convicts were dangerous, with factions …
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Movie Review: After Earth (2013)
5 years ago

Movie Review: After Earth (2013)

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Stories about the relationship between fathers and sons are not new, but After Earth tries to put a new spin on the tale by setting the story 1000 years into the future. Starring Will Smith and his son, Jaden, After Earth wastes a lot of resources on a convoluted backstory and a predictable plot.

Bookworms: Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley

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Frankenstein

Technology is as old as the first tool and stories are as old as speech, but the first science fiction novel is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Written in 1818, it is the classic which spawned a Golden Age of science fiction literature and monster movies.

Movie Review: Chronicle (2012)
5 years ago

Movie Review: Chronicle (2012)

When a film involves events that would seem more at home in a comic book, the style of the film has a big bearing on how it plays out. Going with the ‘found footage’ style brings an inherent danger with it, will be too much of distraction? Will it be messy and hard to know whats going on? Or will be a superbly crafted, intelligent and excellent film – lucky for us, it is the latter

Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
5 years ago

Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

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Star Trek Into Darkness isn’t a bad movie, but it’s not great either; it does satisfy the criteria for those new to the franchise, those whose first experience with Star Trek was the 2009 film. The film is sleek, has chase scenes, shootouts, and big explosions. It’s a high-octane thrill ride and it’s funny, but it lacks the soul that makes Star Trek special.

Bookworms: Interview with YA sci-fi author, Karen Sandler

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Karen Sandler

YA Science Fiction author, Karen Sandler, talks with NerdSpan Bookworm Adele A. Lugosi about her Tankborn series and her love of science fiction with its endless possibilities and creative freedom.

Geek Haven: Kickass Games on Kickstarter
5 years ago

Geek Haven: Kickass Games on Kickstarter

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In Neal Stephenson’s seminal geek novel Cryptonomicon, a group of hackers, D&Ders, zaibatsu heads and treasure hunters struggle to establish a data haven in the Pacific island of …
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