Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Christopher Guest, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais and Robin Williams. Stuff I Didn’t Like: Pretty much every aspect of the film is blown out of proportion and played for laughs. It’s predictable given the nature of this movie, but it gets tiresome after a while. Bill Hader… Continue reading Movie Review: Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
Notes About Vampires
Inspired by a quick rant I did over on GeekTyrant, I thought I’d get some of my thoughts on how I’d like to portray vampires “jotted down”. I’m doing it in this way to get some feedback, so please, feel free to comment. Also, in case I need to mention this for the casual passer-by,… Continue reading Notes About Vampires
Movie Review: Terminator Salvation
Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Michael Ironside and Helena Bonham Carter. The best thing I can say is that it’s not bad. Stuff I Didn’t Like: The whole movie looked and felt like a first-person shooter. Big CG-driven action sequences, a color palette that has huge swatches… Continue reading Movie Review: Terminator Salvation
Movie Review: Star Trek
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, and Leonard Nimoy. How do you stay true to established canon in an effort to reboot a franchise, when the established canon is a cold wet mess? You do this. Stuff I Didn’t Like What, exactly,… Continue reading Movie Review: Star Trek
Captain Pendragon and the Perilous Amazon
The first in what I hope will be enjoyable post-apocalyptic steampunk adventures. Levels of swashbuckling will vary. ~~~ The Belenus began to descend from her cruising altitude towards the Amazonian river below them. The airship had been dispatched by the Vulcares Ministry of Defense and Oversight to secure what was reported to be a source… Continue reading Captain Pendragon and the Perilous Amazon
Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schriber, Danny Huston, will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Taylor Kitsch, Dominic Monaghan and Ryan Reynolds. “Mediocre” is the word that comes to mind. Stuff I Didn’t Like: At the expense of sounding like a dissatisfied comic book fanboy, I’m displeased that either the writers, the heartless Fox executives, or both decided… Continue reading Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Movie Review: State of Play
Cast: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels and Helen Mirren. This was a decent film that I’d definitely see again. Stuff I Didn’t Like While not badly written, the plot does follow some predictable thriller tropes. The hype promised a twist “YOU WILL NEVER SEE COMING” and as a result… Continue reading Movie Review: State of Play
Breaking Writer's Block – Read
Writer’s block is the bane of many an author’s aspirations. Even with posts like this, it’s difficult to put words down. Inspiration comes and goes, and sometimes the harder we push to write just one more sentence, even one more word, we feel stuck. How do authors combat this? Read on for strategies, tips, and… Continue reading Breaking Writer's Block – Read
Shattered Code, Day 1
Built on some ideas and characters from my first novel attempt, this 14-day story arc is more than just an espionage thriller. ~ ~ ~ My name is Morgan Everson. People use a lot of different words to describe me, ranging from glowing praise to muttered expletives, but ‘conventional’ is not one of those words.… Continue reading Shattered Code, Day 1
Akuma
Set in feudal Japan, this story is not for the faint of heart. Until her release from the Hell of the Vast Cold countless days after the night of her murder, Lady Takahashi Makoto did not fully grasp the concept of cosmic balance and the role of akuma, or demons, within it. On that night… Continue reading Akuma
