In the Vanishers’ palace

Thirteen ways of looking by

A novella, Thirteen ways of looking and short stories, What time is it now, where you are?, Sh’hkol, Treaty. Trigger warning – assault & rape are referenced. The first story, the...

Booksmart dir. by

I probably wouldn’t have gone to see this film if it wasn’t for hearing about it on the podcast so thank you Mark Kermode, because this is a really lovely entertaining...

The Light brigade by

In the future countries and states have been replaced by corporations. Capitalism has reached its full potential, or its full horror. The poor and desperate try to earn residency and eventually...

Normal people by

What is a normal person? Is anyone normal? and if not, does that not mean that everyone is? I guess normality is often seen of as going along with what society...

Us dir. by

Okay, so I don’t think I ever reviewed Get Out when I watched it. But I loved it, and have seen it a few times, so I knew I was going...

Captain Marvel dir. by ,

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Captain Marvel, I don’t think I’ve ever read any of Carol Danver’s comics, but then again, before the MCU I hadn’t read any Avengers...

And the ocean was our sky by

This is a beautiful book. Even if you have no interest in reading it I would recommend you pick it up and just flick through the art. Cai does a wonderful...

Eggshells by

I first noticed Eggshells when it arrived at work, with those hints about changelings and fairy tale echoes. But I didn’t pick it up at the time. It was only more...

In the Vanishers’ palace by

How do people survive after colonisation and enslavement? What happens to a society that has been stamped out when those invaders leave, and all that remains is damage and pain? It’s...