Full Disclosure: There was literally no way I would render a bad review of Finding Dory. Here is a picture of me about to lose control of myself at the Seattle Aquarium. If you are looking for an unbiased opinion about sea creatures or animated movies that depict them, you are in the wrong place….
Chillin’ In The Summer Heat with The Unexpected Everything
The Unexpected Everything Morgan Matson Simon & Schuster Canada May 2016 Disclaimer: An Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the book was provided by the publisher for an honest review. Two years ago, around this time, when the winter blues became a distant memory and it was still bright outside at 7 PM, I read and reviewed…
Review: Green Arrow #1
Green Arrow #1 Benjamin Percy (Writer), Otto Schmidt (Artist), Nate Piekos (Letterer) and Juan Ferreyra (Cover Artist). DC Comics June 15th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and contains spoilers. I reviewed Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1 last week and really enjoyed it. It did well as a one-shot setting up a rebooted/relaunched/reimagined…
The Thursday Book Beat: On Pottermore, and the Continued Erasure of Native Americans
It’s a bit of an odd week for book news this week, readers, as holidays and vacations start to empty out publishing offices. That said, our biggest news item is rather polarizing, and will definitely see more discussion in the following weeks. Suki Kim, the only undercover journalist to successfully live and work in North…
Gunpla: Rediscovering My Childhood and Self Care
“So what is Gunpla?” This was a question from my partner that I’d been dreading for some time. For those who don’t know, “Gunpla” is the portmanteau for “Gundam” and “plastic,” simply meaning the official model kits based on the mecha from the eponymous anime franchise. They are also something I have damn-near obsessively dived…
Your Average Russia: Codename Baboushka And Cultural Appropriation
Codename Baboushka is a pulp story about Annika Malikova, the last member of a Russian noble family… who turns out to be a mafia boss, as well as professional hitman and a double agent running errands for a USA government agency. In few words, she’s a blend of everything pulp movies usually appropriate from Russian…
Get Your Game On Wednesday: Sony Bans Jihad, Old Spice Makes a Game
Welcome to Wednesday! Brenda is off for the next three weeks, so I’m your substitute! Al Rosenberg, friendly neighborhood Games Section Editor and stand-in newscaster extraordinaire. There’s a lot going on in the world of gaming, so let’s take a look.
Reel Geek Girl: Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence Directed by: Roland Emmerich Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher 20th Century Fox PG-13 2 hours, 9 minutes: No mid or post credit Easter Eggs. June 2016 I had my reservations about Independence Day: Resurgence. Roland Emmerlich went on record with a really racist comment about Stonewall shortly after the…
Horror and Domestic Violence: Woman in White by Kristin Dearborn
Woman in White Kristin Dearborn DarkFuse February 2016 I read an interview with Kristin Dearborn in which she mentions The Shining and The Thing as two of her inspirations, as well as talking about toxic relationships and domestic violence. Yep, hooked, there right now. Woman in White lived up to the expectations that name-dropping some…
YA?! Y Not’s Summer Reading List
Psst! Hey! Wanna hear a secret librarian confession? I hate summer reading. Don’t get me wrong: I love summer, and reading, and reading in the summer. Combating the so-called “summer slide”—where students lose reading and math skills over the summer because they are not practicing day in and day out—is really important, but what I…
Queens Will Play the Game of Thrones: 3 Takes On the Season 6 Finale, “Winds of Winter”
Season six of Game of Thrones wrapped up with an extra long, extra deadly episode on Sunday.
Denver Comic Con 2016. Star Wars! Cosplay! And Cary Elwes!
I consider myself a comics baby—okay, perhaps a comics toddler. I’ve been a copyeditor and occasional contributing writer at Women Write About Comics for about a year and a half now, and yet, I still have so much to learn about the comics world. Manga, like Sailor Moon, and standalone graphic novels, like Persepolis, have been my…