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Microreview [TV]: Lore

Trying to serve two masters, or...?I haven't listened to the Lore podcast, so going into the Amazon TV adaptation, I had a totally open mind and very few expectations. But it sounded like something...

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New Books Spotlight

Welcome to another edition of the New Books Spotlight, where each month or so we curate a selection of 6 forthcoming books we find notable, interesting, and intriguing. It gives us the opportunity to...

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Microreview [film]: The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

In which we see that Ed Wood's story is better than...well...any of Ed Wood's storiesI'm on record as saying I think Ed Wood is probably the best movie ever made about making movies. It came out in...

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6 Books with Fonda Lee

Fonda Lee is the author of the gangster fantasy saga Jade City (Orbit) and the award-winning young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer (Flux) and Exo (Scholastic). Cross Fire, the sequel to Exo,...

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Thursday Morning Superhero

The holiday season is upon us and I find myself reflecting on what graphic novels I should pick up as gifts. 2017 had some amazing titles for all types of readers and there is likely an amazing comic...

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FIRESIDE Chat: Cecily Kane of Manic Pixie Dream Worlds

Welome to our latest Fireside Chat! This time I "sit down" with Cecily Kane, reviewer of short fiction and proprietor of the blog Manic Pixie Dream Worlds. Like me, Cecily is a refugee from the world...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Books

Welcome to our annual Holiday Gift Guide where the flock takes a break from talking about all the awesome and not so awesome things to, well, talk about some more of the awesome things that you might...

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Rampant Last Jedi Speculation

Welcome to the latest edition of Rampant Star Wars Speculation, with your hosts, Dean and Joe. Today we will be offering guesses, theories, and - you guessed it - rampant, wild, mostly unfounded...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Video Games

Mike - For the gamer who just wants to have fun Super Mario Odyssey by Nintendo - Nintendo Switch It may not provide the most in-depth gaming experience, but Mario Odyssey is the most entertaining game...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Board Games

Joe - For the gamer with a dedicated gaming groupPandemic Legacy: Season 2 by Z-Man GamesProbably my favorite gaming experience of 2017 has been gradually working my way through Season 1 of Pandemic...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Toys and Collectibles

Vance - For anyone and everyoneFunko Pop! VinylIt probably seems weird to recommend something that has become so ubiquitous, but a new crop of Funko Pop! figures made me step back and really appreciate...

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Review: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

Why are you even reading thisWe here at Nerds of a Feather are apparently not cool enough to be invited to The Last Jedi premier, so you get this review now. I'll try to avoid spoilers here, in case...

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Holiday Gift Guide: Movies & TV

Vance: For the Cinephile in your lifeFilmstruck (www.filmstruck.com)Imagine you're sitting at home some night. Maybe it's cold out, or hot out, or raining. The video store's closed, and has been since...

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THE MONTHLY ROUND - A Taster's Guide to Speculative Short Fiction, 11/2017

As 2017 nears its end, November gives us a chance to look back. Not just at the past year, but at history, both personal and societal. Perhaps that’s why all the stories in this month’s Round come with...

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Nanoreviews: Into the Drowning Deep, Treachery's Tools, The Wrong Stars

 Grant, Mira. Into the Drowning Deep [Orbit, 2017]Forget everything you think you know about mermaids. This isn't a Disney movie and there's nothing cute about this novel. In her 6 Books Interview with...

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Some Extended and Spoiler Filled Thoughts on The Last Jedi

This should go without saying, but please do not read this article if you have not seen The Last Jedi and have any intention of going into the movie without having everything spoiled. I'm about to...

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Television review of 2017 - the year it beat cinema

This was finally the year I admitted to myself that I preferred television/streaming dramas to feature films. The level of production quality has risen, at least in the small perspective I have had, to...

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Microreview [video game]: Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus by Machine Games...

Let Freedom RingWolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is not Wolfenstein: The New Order. That much should be obvious from the title, but I want to make it perfectly clear. If you go into The New Colossus...

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Microreview [TV Show]: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: Season Two

Does season 2 live up to season one's charm?I enjoyed the first season of Dirk Gently quite a bit. It was an occasionally frustrating, but often charming and strange show with a focus on friendships...

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Yet Another Spoiler-Filled Take on The Last Jedi

This is now the third take on The Last Jedi we’ve posted. First, there was Dean’s ebullient review of the film, followed by Joe’s tempered praise. Now I enter the fray, Tarken-like, to rain on...

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