The friends of the men Rick killed last ep come a-calling to the saloon, while the consequences of other past actions corral the survivors.
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
Weekend Review: The People vs George Lucas
A pro-prequel and an anti-prequel fan debate whether the Force was ruined by the concept of midichlorians. The woman debating for the negative asks what the key principles of the Jedi are. The man arguing the affirmative lists nobility and honesty and other virtues.
“Well, according to my blood test,” she responds, “I don’t have those things.”
This weekend’s review looks at a comparatively recent film, a documentary about one of nerddom’s most divisive and enduring obsessions.
Newspace
Apple will introduce the iPad 3 in March, new images of our galaxy confirm the presence of a microwave fog around the core (protecting Star Trek’s God Planet?), astronauts aboard the international space station get some great video of the northern lights, the Canadian government uses child porn as an excuse to threaten ordinary citizens’ online security,1 and a very funny look back at the death of Superman, with terrific acting and special celebrity guests:
The Walking Dead: “Nebraska”
Walking Dead shambles back for the rest of its second season. We feel the repercussions from the last episode, meet some disturbing new characters, and once again ponder why the writers have to have someone make a stupid, out-of-character move in order to keep the plot going.
That complaint aside, they’ve given us a worthy successor to the mid-season finale, one of the season’s finiest episodes.
Spider-man, Spider-man….
Many people have expressed skepticism about the rebooted Spider-man (and I could do without the 3-D), but the new trailer looks pretty impressive…..
Weekend Review: Things to Come (1936)
Science fiction was in its infancy in 1936, when Hollywood brought to the screen, arguably, the first great SF epic, with a script adapted by H.G. Wells from his book. The film’s design influenced visions of the future for years to come. Three years after its release, the young Forrest J. Ackerman would wear a Things to Come costumed, modified with Flash Gordon touches, to the first World SF Con, and become the first SF cosplayer.
Clearly, the film is a landmark.
From the perspective of the actual twenty-first century, is it watchable?
Novel Review: Among Others
“Their world is real… Just in a different way. At a different angle”(1)
Also real, from a different angle, is Jo Walton’s novel, Among Others. This smartly written book defies easy classification, and won’t appeal to all readers. It will find, however, a dedicated following.
American Horror Story: Episodes 3-12
I reviewed the first two episodes of American Horror Story back in October. It has finished its first season, and attracted a large enough fan base to merit a second.
Good for them.
I won’t be watching.
Newspace 2020
By now you’ve heard U.S. presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich claim that, if elected, America will establish a moon colony by 2020. John Glenn considers the plan optimistic “to say the least.” Perhaps Gingrich should also propose a Sealab.
More space news (Lego Man in Space!), something akin to a medical tricorder, and some unusual video, follow:
Star Wars Uncut!
George Lucas may be retiring from the movie business, but someone– several someones, in fact– have finally completed Star Wars Uncut: the Director’s Cut. There are fan films, and there’s this Frankensteinian compilation: