Cinema Sabbath: On ‘Heavy Metal Movies’
If metal is music’s loudest voice against oppression, then surely Mike "McBeardo" McPadden's is the loudest for obsession.
Jeremy Estes
Jeremy Estes lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Nieves and their cat Samson.
Is Tarzan Forever Lost in the Jungle?
There are no futuristic weapons or strange beasts in Tarzan: In the City of Gold. With Tarzan, it's just the specter of colonialism and dated views on race.
Small Towns and Short Stories Are Perfectly Matched in ‘Once You Break a Knuckle’
There’s a lot of space in these short stories, a sense of the vastness of the Canadian wilderness which surrounds and sometimes envelops the characters.
The End is Always Near in ‘Snowpiercer Volume 1: The Escape’
Imagining the world ending is a safe kind of fantasy because, deep down inside, we don’t think it can actually happen.
Poking Fun at Everyone: ‘Mad’s Dave Berg
Dave Berg's Mad work reveals the true motivations of people, their selfishness and greed, and their utter ridiculousness.
Bite-Sized Bond: ‘James Bond Omnibus Volume 005’
Terrorists want to kill the US Secretary of State; sensitive information is in danger of falling into the wrong hands. What more do you need?
The Future Is Always Now: ’21st Century Science Fiction’
Science fiction was never really about predicting the future so much as it was extrapolating and speculating on possible futures.