I don't know, the fact that she was able to master modern technologies like cell phones and the internet after being raised in a shack in the middle of nowhere and educated with 15 year old encyclopedias was pretty fantastic.

Definitely Coraline, because it gives much-deserved attention to the dioramas and miniatures. Most animated films look good in 3D, but most of them don't gain anything from it. Films with flying scenes are a bit better in this regard (How to Train Your Dragon—pretty good; Monsters vs. Aliens—pointless).

War in Ender's Game is portrayed as a glorified game of Starcraft. While there might be men (and maybe women?) fighting and dying on the front lines, the children of the battle school are far removed from that. If an officer's job in the Enderverse is to sit at a console and push buttons, why is the officer's sex even…

Also, a submarine was used (unsuccessfully, but nonetheless) during the American Revolution!

Cyberpunk was one of the first genres/concepts to receive the "-punk" suffix. Unlike later usage, the label was apt: one of cyberpunk's central themes is continually anti-establishment/anti-authority, just like punk rock's original 1970s roots (originally directed against the mainstream music industry and culture,…

Lisbeth is still using information as a weapon against the corrupt establishment, even if it means occasionally cutting deals with other parts of the establishment. She walks the dangerous line between succumbing to the shitty world she lives in, and selling her soul to the Man. That is a central theme of cyberpunk.…

This analysis of The Matrix as cyberpunk notes that Trinity was originally conceived as a Molly Millions-style badass. In the original script, she brings Neo back not with a kiss, but a punch to the chest.

For what it's worth, the Swedish film was actually promoted by RAINN (the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) for its illustration of "the real life effects of sexual violence on victims and survivors, emphasizing the importance of getting help."

Director Ridley Scott explains that Noomi Rapace's Elisabeth Shaw and Logan Marshall-Green's Holloway are at odds with each other, as "one comes from a position of faith, and the other is pure scientist."

This has actually been happening for over 3 centuries: [www.youtube.com]

You're absolutely correct. But at least back then pop acts could a) dance, b) sing (well, most of them), and c) sing about things other than going out to the club. I'd welcome a return to that era. I didn't care for it at the time but compared to today's...material...

I love the book cover. It looks like one of those late 70s/early 80s sci-fi paperbacks I always see (and frequently buy) at used bookstores. Complete with distressed cover!

It's not a genre, it's an aesthetic that can be applied to other genres. According to the Steampunk Scholar the three common elements are:

Actually, The Anubis Gates largely takes place in Regency-era London, well before the Victorian period. I met Tim Powers when he was the literary guest of honour at the first Steamcon in Seattle, and he was puzzled at his place in the steampunk pantheon considering the Victorian era was one of the few historic periods…

Think the Batwing's jet wash will blow over mailboxes and street signs?

"Realistic" Batman went out the window with a billionaire dressing up as a bat to punch out mobsters and clowns.

That movie was made in Turkey 5 years ago: [www.imdb.com]

UFO!

As long as it's mid-season 3 JMS, and not early season 5 JMS.

I believe they're called "Sherlockians". And they invented modern fandom. Seriously, the hue and cry to have Doyle bring Holmes back from the dead after "The Final Problem" must be the first modern occurrence of directed fanboy rage.