Monthly Archives: September 2018

Classic review: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Bruncvik

The Left Hand of Darkness is considered one of the most important works of modern science fiction.  Published in 1969, it opened up the world of sci-fi to the concepts of gender fluidity, and is widely considered one of the … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Upgrade (2018)

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Bruncvik

From time to time a low budget movie gets released that doesn’t feel like low budget at all.   Upgrade is one such movie.  Featuring innovative camera work, good action sequences and a believable future, this movie was surprisingly entertaining.  A … Continue reading →

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Modern Classic: Will Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Bruncvik

Chances are, you’ve never heard of this book or its author, but if you read science fiction over the past decade you came across works by John Scalzi.  The short version of this review thus could be that Yahtzee Croshaw’s … Continue reading →

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Warren Ellis: Superstar of science fiction in comics

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Bruncvik

For many people who don’t read comic books, comics is largely about superheroes.  In some cases, there have been sci-fi subplots to create superheroes (Fantastic Four, for example), but until the recent crop of Marvel movies featured a band of … Continue reading →

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