Synopsis On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and […]
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Review: Netflix’s Stranger Things by The Duffer Brothers
Synopsis In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries. Stranger Things When I originally watched, it was new, and it was exploding into the phenomenon it would become all around us. Retro fashion, toys, terms, […]
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Synopsis Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. TL:DR A vast and beautiful adaptation that takes Frankenstein to new heights. […]
Series Spotlight: The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
The image above is for the beautiful and somewhat new illustrated hardcovers from Orbit Books. Which, unfortunately, I do not own yet, but feel a devastating desire for. The set from the featured image, are those from the paperback Gollancz set (which don’t appear to even be offered on their site anymore), translated by David […]