Forging Rings, But Missing the Magic The second season of Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power continues the journey through Middle-earth’s Second Age, following the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the forging of the Rings of Power. Based primarily on material from the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, Season 2 picks … Continue reading The Rings of Power Season 2
The Fantasy Epic That Redefined fantasy Game of Thrones, the HBO adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, premiered in 2011 and concluded in 2019. Spanning eight seasons, it brought the complex and often brutal world of Westeros to life. From its unpredictable character arcs to its jaw-dropping spectacle, the … Continue reading Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire
Path of Exile Review: A Journey from Casual to ARPG Fanatic As a long-time fan of action RPGs who has spent countless hours in games like The Elder Scrolls and Dark Souls, I was searching for something fresh, a game with a deep, combat-focused loop, drenched in a sword-and-sorcery aesthetic. My search began after playing … Continue reading Path of Exile
The Pot-Noodle of the Wuxia Genre Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is to real wuxia cinema what a pot noodle is to authentic Chinese cuisine. Just like a pot noodle, it’s flashy, quick to prepare, and loaded with artificial flavor, but ultimately it’s a shallow, watered-down imitation of the real thing. It … Continue reading Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Some films begin their journey as box office failures, dismissed by critics and audiences alike, only to rise from the ashes as beloved cult classics. 47 Ronin, the 2013 historical fantasy action film starring Keanu Reeves, is poised to become one of these films. Though it was met with lukewarm reviews and a dismal box … Continue reading 47 RONIN
Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon saga, presented in two epic parts, attempts to combine the grandiosity of classic space operas with the gritty, mature themes of R-rated sci-fi. With director's cuts—Rebel Moon – Chapter One: Chalice of Blood and Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: The Scargiver—Snyder's vision is laid bare in its entirety, for better or … Continue reading Film Review: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (Director’s Cuts)
A short story by David Mclean Oh, poor old Stormy’s dead and gone. Storm along boys, Storm along Oh, poor old Stormy’s dead and gone. Ah-ha, come along, get along, Stormy along John. I dug his grave with a slider spade I lowered him down with a golden chain I carried him away to Mobile … Continue reading THE ARGOSY
THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, published by Simon & Schuster in May 1980. It is the first volume in The Book of the New Sun, a tetralogy which Wolfe had completed in draft before this novel was published. The … Continue reading SHADOW OF THE TORTURER
A short story by David McLean CHAPTER ONE The solitary starfighter darted across the inky expanse of the cosmos, hidden from the watchful eyes of her comrades. With a sleek, W-shaped form, she boasted stealth capabilities unmatched by any other craft. The stainless adamantium alloy of her surface gleamed like a mirror, reflecting the overwhelming … Continue reading VALKYRIES
Behold! The Sword of Power! Excalibur! Forged when the world was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man, and death was but a dream! I vividly remember watching "Excalibur" for the first time and being completely awed by its stunning visuals and dream-like, almost surreal narrative. The best way to describe the … Continue reading EXCALIBUR : A Knights Tale
Fantasy : Swords and Sorcery 