Category: Entertainment
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Captain America Winter Soldier Movie Review
Disclaimer ahead: I’m reviewing a comic book movie and I’m not a fan of comic books. That aside, let’s get to the movie! Short answer: I loved it. Lots of action, interesting plot, and the good guy heroics that you would expect from Captain America. Let’s dive a little deeper though. The movie had excellent…
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Additional Content
I’ve seen more traffic of late, and I’m interested in seeing what people want to see here, if anything. I’ll be loading some additional stuff in the free fiction area in the near future, but in the meantime, as far as the blog, blog topics, the Free Fiction subjects, and the rest… what would you…
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Robocop Movie Review
I am not, as a general rule, a huge fan of movie remakes. Now and again, however, I’ll be pleasantly surprised. When I went to see it, I expected it to be a simple action flick. Lots of shooting, some explosions, and robots and bad guys getting mowed down left and right. What I didn’t…
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Gaming Overview
This will be a bit of a different post for me. Mostly, I’ve focused on entertainment media: movies, books, that sort of thing. Today, however, I’m going to give a brief overview of SF/F related games. This is mostly to serve as a base point from where I can discuss it further later. I’m not even…
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47 Ronin Movie Review
Going with my decision to write up movie reviews for science fiction and fantasy movies, I feel I must review 47 Ronin. That said, while I enjoyed the movie, I feel a little conflicted. On the one hand, it was enjoyable, in and of itself (a popcorn movie, but fun), in a lot of ways…
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The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Review
This being a SF/Fantasy blog, I thought I should comment on The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. I’ll preface the review with one minor note. The Hobbit was the first Fantasy novel I ever read. In many ways, it set me on my own unexpected journey, and it will always hold a special place for me. …
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Free Stuff: Preview from Echo of the High Kings
I’m travelling for the next week, but in the meantime, here’s a section from Echo of the High Kings, my upcoming Epic Fantasy. I’ll post a few sections here over the next few weeks, once a week. These sections are not consectutive, but will cover a fair portion of the overall story. This section is…
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