Science Fiction, Television
TV: Westworld (Seasons 1-3)
As a property, Westworld had enough things going against it for me – a reboot of an iffy 1970s…
January 23, 2022-
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Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Spacetime Donuts by Rudy Rucker
Rudy Rucker’s novels of the 1980s were transformative for me, so it was exciting to see that Skyhorse recently…
July 22, 2021 -
Film, Mystery, Science FictionFilm: Blade Runner 2049
The original Blade Runner had a significant enough impact on my development as a science fiction writer that I…
June 8, 2021 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: Creative Control
There’s something cool and interesting going on in Creative Control (2015), a modest but polished sci-fi indie that takes…
January 21, 2019 -
Science Fiction, Television, WritingLightspeed Review: Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
My review of the first season of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, a worthy new addition to the science fiction…
April 19, 2018 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Television, WritingNew Review in the April 2018 Lightspeed
Well, it’s been a few months, but I’m back in Lightspeed for the April issue with a new media…
April 2, 2018 -
Fantasy, Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Amatka by Karin Tidbeck
Evocative, remarkable, dazzlingly surreal, spellbinding…with so many possibilities, it’s difficult to choose the superlatives to describe Karin Tidbeck’s brilliant,…
August 7, 2017 -
Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Version Control by Dexter Palmer
Until now, I’ve never had so much difficulty writing about something I absolutely loved. But in the case of…
June 8, 2016 -
Fantasy, Fiction, HorrorNovel: Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
It’s tempting to say Lydia Millet’s done it again with her novel Sweet Lamb of Heaven (2016), but that…
May 30, 2016 -
Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Mr. Robot (Season 1)
The new USA series Mr. Robot bears surface similarities to a number of other shows, but in the end it’s…
September 8, 2015 -
Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Chimpanzee by Darin Bradley
With his second novel, Darin Bradley continues to establish himself as one of SF’s most intriguing new voices. Like…
September 11, 2014 -
Drama, Film, Science FictionFilm: Her
There’s a reason I review more spy films than science fiction films; spy films, in my opinion, tend to be…
July 2, 2014 -
Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Afterparty by Daryl Gregory
If you haven’t read Daryl Gregory yet, maybe Afterparty (2014) will inspire you to get with the program. It’s a…
June 4, 2014 -
Fantasy, Fiction, Science FictionCollection: Absolute Uncertainty by Lucy Sussex
Browsing the dealer’s room at WisCon, Absolute Uncertainty (2006) by Lucy Sussex jumped off the shelf at me; I…
August 5, 2013 -
Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Looper
In light of the dopey previews, I was totally prepared to skip Looper (2012) until I saw that Rian…
February 4, 2013