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Caprica 1.07: “The Imperfections of Memory”

by Rob on March 14, 2010

Note: The following review contains spoilers for all aired episodes of Caprica, including the most recent, “The Imperfections of Memory,” as well as the final episodes of Battlestar Galactica.
In some ways, “The Imperfections of Memory” is the simplest, most straightforward episode of Caprica yet.  I usually find myself having to sort through pages and pages [...]

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Broken Glass: Roundabout Theatre’s The Glass Menagerie

by Rob on March 13, 2010

I am tempted to say that Roundabout Theatre Company’s new revival of Tennessee Williams’ seminal play, The Glass Menagerie, is completely dreadful, but that wouldn’t be fair.  Having left during intermission, I can’t judge the second act.  I will say, however, that if you can sit through the first act and find yourself willing to [...]

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In Which Gail Carriger’s The Parasol Protectorate, Book the Second: Changeless Is Reviewed

March 12, 2010
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A Word of Caution: While every effort has been made to ensure the minimization of the prevalence of spoilers and their harmful effects, they are impossible to avoid all together, this being a review of the second in a trilogy.  Therefore, if you have not yet had the pleasure of partaking in Soulless, by one [...]

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Steampunk Superhero: Mann’s Ghosts of Manhattan

March 11, 2010
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George Mann’s new novel, Ghosts of Manhattan (available from Pyr Books), had me at its tag-line, “Introducing the World’s First Steampunk Superhero!”  Two of my favorite genres in one–what an awesome concept!  Also, unlike most steampunk today, this novel distinguishes itself by not being set in Victorian-era England but in the Roaring Twenties in Manhattan, [...]

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Spartacus: Blood and Sand 1.07: “Great and Unfortunate Things”

March 10, 2010
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Note: The following review contains spoilers for all aired episodes of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, including the most recent, “Great and Unfortunate Things.”
“Great and Unfortunate Things” is an apt title for this past week’s episode of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, particularly because it hints at it being a continuation and companion piece of sorts to the [...]

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Caprica 1.06: “Know Thy Enemy”

March 9, 2010
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Note: The following review contains spoilers for all aired episodes of Caprica, including the most recent, “Know Thy Enemy.”
After last week’s “There Is Another Sky,” which told a very focused story about Tamara Adams’ evolution and the Adamas’ mourning process, “Know Thy Enemy” feels like more of a transitional episode, introducing new plot elements, characters, [...]

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Good Gods, Y’all!: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

March 8, 2010
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Enter the Young Adults section of any bookstore and you’re likely to find hundreds of shiny, new fantasy series that seem to be specifically targeted to cash in on readers’ fondness for Harry Potter, often illustrated with suspiciously similar imagery.  There are so many enticing covers that it can be difficult to tell which are truly [...]

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Guest Review: The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke

March 7, 2010
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Note: For the first time ever, I’ve decided to have my wonderful partner, Thomas Scofield, write a review for the site.  I receive so many books to review from so many wonderful publishing companies that sometimes I don’t have time to read them all myself, so in the interest of getting more reviews up and [...]

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Spartacus: Blood and Sand 1.06: “Delicate Things”

March 6, 2010
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Note: The following review contains spoilers for all aired episodes of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, including the most recent, “Delicate Things.”
“Delicate Things” is a truly brilliant episode of Spartacus: Blood and Sand.  I would say it’s the finest to date, but I haven’t had a chance to watch last night’s new installment yet, so for all I [...]

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“Wonderless”: Alice in Wonderland

March 5, 2010
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Lewis Carroll’s much beloved, supremely nonsensical Alice in Wonderland–composed of two volumes, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There–opens itself up to many types of interpretation.  On film, Wonderland can be dark, it can be trippy, it can be chaotic, it can be threatening.  All of these aspects are [...]

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