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REVIEW: The Hateful Eight

REVIEW: The Hateful Eight

I really, really wanted to like THE HATEFUL EIGHT. I’m a fan of various Tarantino works, despite his various nervous tics as a director. I absolutely love DJANGO UNCHAINED — I think that’s his masterpiece. INGLORIOUS BASTERDS is a great time, and I even...
70s Soundtrack: 1972

70s Soundtrack: 1972

The trends of the 1970s get more crystallized by 1972, with Gilbert O’ Sullivan’s lovelorn “Alone Again (Naturally)” representing, along with Al Green’s soulful “Let’s Stay Together.” The Hollies bring some old-school...
REVIEW: Jupiter Ascending

REVIEW: Jupiter Ascending

I finally got around to catching the Wachowskis grandiose bomb of a movie, Jupiter Ascending. After blowing it off in the theaters (along with most of the world), and wanting to watch something OTHER than the new Star Wars movie, I picked up Jupiter Ascending,...

70s Soundtrack: 1971

Now we’re moving into the 1970s proper after the gateway of 1970, where the long shadow of the 1960s still carries on, but you can see some of the patterns that would dominate the decade emerging in the music. You’ve got Rod “the Mod” Stewart...

70s Soundtrack: 1970

Playing with the 70s theme of BLOOD, SWEAT & FEARS, we’ll post a few songs by year, starting with 1970, just for a workable soundtrack for any would-be contributors. I picked ones across the spectrum, from Rock and Pop tunes to others evocative of the time....
REVIEW: Interstellar

REVIEW: Interstellar

I finally got around to catching INTERSTELLAR after having avoiding it when it was released. I can’t exactly say why I avoided it, since I usually flock to any decent-looking Science Fiction when I see it, but some combination of the Christopher Nolan-level of...
Wax & Wane Anthology

Wax & Wane Anthology

Many thanks to everyone who submitted short stories for the Wax & Wane anthology. We have been really pleased with the variety of submissions received, and with the excellence of so many of them. We think this is going to be an outstanding anthology. From a Coven...