Books… Book Review: RIVENNIA: A Game of Wagers by Jaime Urencio 10 Feb 20268 Feb 2026 RIVENNIA: A Game of Wagers is a sci-fi novel by Jaime Urencio and published by Sunrise & Rooster Press. It is due to be released on the 14th of February,…
Books… Book Review: Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell 8 Feb 20268 Feb 2026 Jitterbug is a sci-fi novel by Gareth L. Powell and published by Titan Books. It is due to be released in March 2026. This review is intended to be free…
Board Games… Game of the Month, January 2026: Shipwrights of the North Sea (Redux) 31 Jan 202618 Jan 2026 Shipwrights of the North Sea is tight, timing‑sensitive, and occasionally unforgiving, and this is exactly why I enjoy it. I've played a lot of this game. Once the rhythm of…
Pop Culture… TV Review: Interview with the Vampire, Season 2 27 Jan 202624 Jan 2026 You know, if season one was a resurrection, season two is an ascension. Interview with the Vampire returned for season two with even greater confidence, the focus from the decadence…
Film… Movie Review: Megalopolis 24 Jan 202623 Jan 2026 Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis arrives with decades of anticipation behind it, a passion project finally brought to life. It’s a film that aims for grandeur, blending philosophy, spectacle, and operatic…
Reviews… TV Review: Starfleet Academy, Episodes 1 and 2 18 Jan 202618 Jan 2026 The new Starfleet Academy series has finally dropped. I haven't really been following it, because the marketing around this series really has not appealed to me. I'll come back to…
Books… Book Review: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher 18 Jan 202618 Jan 2026 Twelve Months is the 18th novel in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher and published by Orbit. It is due to be published on the 20th of January, 2026.…
Film… Movie Review: Superman 11 Jan 20268 Jan 2026 Settling in to watch James Gunn’s Superman, I braced myself for the weight of expectation. This is a character whose cinematic history is crowded with origin stories, reboots, and reinventions,…
Board Games… Game of the Month, December 2025: Isle of Skye 28 Dec 202512 Dec 2025 Few games capture the balance between accessibility and depth quite like Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King. Designed by Alexander Pfister and Andreas Pelikan, this award-winning title invites players…
Pop Culture… TV Review: Interview with the Vampire, Season 1 27 Dec 202518 Dec 2025 AMC’s Interview with the Vampire sinks its teeth into Anne Rice’s Gothic legacy with a confidence that feels both reverent and revolutionary. From the first frame, the series luxuriates in…
Books… Book Review: Your Behavior Will be Monitored by Justin Feinstein 21 Dec 202519 Dec 2025 Your Behavior Will Be Monitored is a sci-fi debut novel by Justin Feinstein and published by Tachyon Publications. It is due to be published in April 2026. This review is…
Film… Film Review: Civil War 14 Dec 202514 Dec 2025 Alex Garland’s 2024 film, Civil War, is not a comfortable film. It’s not meant to be. From its opening frames, it drags the audience into a near-future America fractured by…