Next week’s column will probably be single-topic, because I will be leaving for the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference earlier in the week.
The Ladies of Horror Fiction announced their annual award winners.
Mari Ness had a fun story in Daily SF this week.
The British Fantasy Awards short list is out, and included Alix Harrow, Premee Mohamed, N.K. Jemisin, T. Kingfisher and Silvia Moreno-Garcia (and many more!)
For people planning to attend WorldCon AKA DisCon Two,
July 28th, 2021. Marion Deeds | World Wide Wednesday | no comments |
Black Widow directed by Cate Shortland
Black Widow is an almost always entertaining and often exciting film, though it has its issues. And while they’re the kind of problems that you have to think about a little, making it easy to glide by them amidst the witty banter and multiple explosions, they do lead to a sense that the movie missed some opportunities and thus prevent it from staking its place in the top tier of Marvel films (some minor spoilers to come).
The movie opens two decades ago with an absolutely great first scene that shifts from classic suburban domestic bliss to violence and terror,
July 28th, 2021. Bill Capossere | Film / TV | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
Kind of you to say. I certainly like to think so!
BTW, Steve Sterner will be performing at seven films during this upcoming fest: https://filmforum.org/series/clara-bow
As far as I know, Bill, Steve Sterner is the only person who does the live accompaniment to silent movies…
And I'm positive that Kaidan will fondly remember watching these movies with his old man for the rest of his…
You bet, Marion!