Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: A Fine Farewell to the MCU
First things first: There are no “Woke” sucker punches in the film. Somehow, it escaped Cultural Revolution vandalism. However, the actresses lack glamor…
Author: John C. Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title. He has published short fiction in Asimov’s Science Fiction in F&SF in Absolute Magnitude and elsewhere. His novel Orphans of Chaos was a finalist for the Nebula Award in 2005. His novel Somewhither won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2016. In 2015, he made history by being nominated for six Hugo Awards in one year, more than any other author. Read more of his work at scifiwright.com or pick up one of his novels here.
1927’s ‘METROPOLIS’ — The Lost Tomorrow of Yesterday
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, METROPOLIS is the masterpiece of the German Expressionist film maker, some would say genius, Fritz Lang,…
Conan the Barbarian and Christian the Pilgrim
I recently penned the last entry to a project, begun in 2014, to review all the Conan stories of Robert E. Howard in their publication order. This would seem…
Review: Robert E. Howard’s ‘Conan: The Black Stranger’
The Black Stranger was unpublished in Robert E. Howard’s lifetime. It first appears in Fantasy Magazine, in March 1953, seven months after the posthumous publication of God in…
Author Larry Correia’s Critics Prove That His Cause is Righteous
Mr. Larry Correia is known by many names. The Mountain that Writes as he is known among the Elves, International Lord of Hate to the Mental…
Best Feature Film I Saw in 2022? Puss In Boots 2: The Last Wish
I am not a fan of SHREK nor any of its sequels. I am unamused by the potty humor, political correctness, and crass ugliness which…
Final Verdict: Shulkie Fandom v. Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’
Puzzling out why Wokesters cannot tell a story, despite being in the story-telling business, and despite showing the ability, when not Wokestering, to do it,…
‘DC League of Super Pets’ Review: “Charming, Sincere, Lighthearted Fun”
I rarely see movies these days, because most are evil, stupid, disgusting, and, more unforgivably, because most are dull, but when bug exterminators drove me…
The Lost Comic Strip: Buck Rogers 2429 A.D.
Recent columns in this space reviewed the seminal science fiction adventure novellas of Anthony Rogers, namely ARMAGEDDON 2419 A.D. and its sequel AIRLORDS OF HAN by Phillip Francis Nowlan.…
Lost Works Review: ‘Airlords of Han’ (aka Buck Rogers Part 2)
AIRLORDS OF HAN by Philip Francis Nowlan is the second half of the seminal Buck Rogers story. It appeared in the March 1929 issues of…