I like the manga Ghost In The Shell, think its original TV show and anime films are fantastic and that the live action movie sucked. The trailer for Alita: Battle Angel made me think it would suffer similar adaptation issues. It doesn’t really. It has different issues though they didn’t stop me enjoying the film.

I can’t write, it’s against my left.

Started reading the alastair reynolds collection Beyond the Aquila Rift. Firstly, I’ve only just noticed the non-capitalisation of the author on the cover and realised, looking at his other books, this has always been the case. Odd. Secondly, while I liked his Poseidon’s Children trilogy they didn’t grab me like his Re…

I read After Atlas by Emma Newman, the sort of sequel (concurrentle?) to Planetfall.

It took a few listens, but I also love it. It’s recognisably Pixies, just with a different energy.

I finished Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. One of the back-cover blurbs accurately sums it up as an “enjoyable romp”. A mix of grown up Famous Five and Scooby Doo haunted by Lovecraft that is funny and played well to my nostalgia over Enid Blyton’s books.

I was never a big fan of Johnny Vegas but clips of his various game show apperances like 8/10C does Countdown, or QI in particular, where he pulls off an improbable mix of coyness, filth, ignorance, insightfulness and flights of fantasy have become funnier to me each time I’ve seen them.

For stories, in any medium, what single element can usually get you hooked into them?

I was gifted Brooklyn 99 S.5 and intended to watch an episode a night. Ended up binging it. Even though I know less sticks in my head when I do this but I couldn’t help myself.

Let your experience of Transformers 2 remain that review, I can’t adequately express how much better off you are other than to say it is possibly the only film that has ever bored me while watching it. A film about transforming robots battling other transforming robots with ‘splosions bored me all the way through.

Thankfully i gave up on the movies after the second baystrocity. Having enjoyed your rant so much I will now go and see Bumblebee. I can only hope to come out of it as angry as you!

Oops! Can’t even blame auto-correct for that. Sorry Willem.

Saw Creed II. I’ve not seen the first Creed or, perhaps more pertinently, any Rocky movie. Yet this story, having seeped in from other pop culture referencing it, or just people talking about it, was instantly familiar to me. So much so I was surprised I wasn’t bored by the film. The sense of familiarity gave me opport…

Aquaman having problems didn’t stop me from enjoying it either. I think because it has a very clear idea of what it wants to be: a fun, visually spectacular film. Everything is in service to this so other aspects, such as the Meera and Arthur romance, are poorly/underwritten and happen because that’s what happens. If…

Influenced by the best comics of 2018 list and comments I got On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden and Spire by Simon Spurrier for some Christmas break reading. Also, Rice Boy by Evan Dahm. I’d read this on his site a while back and wasn’t aware there had been a reprint so was excited to get my hands on one and read immediate…

Yes it is.

I’ve been saving this for a special occasion. I propose a toast to her success!

I’ve seen The Faculty a few times however, having started reading The War For Late Night by Bill Carter this morning and just read that Jon Stewart was in the film, my mind is scrambling to place him in it and I can’t! I fear pop culture has finally melted my brain.

Because a clothed tree just isn’t fashionable darling.

I was really impressed by Maleks accent, didn’t pick up on any slips, and the actors performances. However i’m becoming less enamoured of the film the more I learn of the actual history. For example, how Freddie really met Jim Hutton would have been more interesting and relevant to his story than the brief dalliance wi…