Incredibles 2 – The Bureau42 Review

Fourteen years after the last movie, Incredibles 2 picks up immediately where the previous one left off.  Does it capture the same magic and quality?  Is Brad Bird still the best writer/director the Fantastic Four have had?  Does a lack of the definite article hamper the title at all? My nine year old (Inara) thought […]

DC Television Week 10 Discussion

This week we see the return of our DC Arrowverse, mostly.  Lucifer is still hiding back in December, Supergirl comments on just how many of these shows we have now, The Flash gives us a tiny episode for much cheaper just to see if we like it, Black Lightning’s first appearance deals with showing up […]

Marvel’s Inhumans Review

Marvel’s Inhumans gives us the tale of a royal family with super powers who have lived in secret on the moon and their first, forced visit to Earth.  I haven’t heard much in the way of glowing reviews, but below is my Bureau 42 review.

Novel Review: Updraft

One of the most-discussed YA novels of the last year is Fran Wilde’s Updraft, the first of a series set in the wild “Bone Universe,” where humans live in gigantic towers of bone and fly above the clouds on manufactured wings. The book has been nominated for a 2016 Nebula and the Andre Norton Award. […]

Summer Weekend Review: Dr. X (1932)

Long before Professor X opened up his school for gifted mutants, another Dr. Xavier appeared in a horror/SF/mystery thriller. It remains famous mostly for its pre-Hayes Code elements and two-tone color process, and it is this weekend’s Summer Movie Review.