Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Friday Fiction: Doorways to Wonder

HELLO EVERYONE, may I have your attention, please?! You’ve been patient! You’ve been diligent! You’ve been loyal! Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,… Read More »

The Fantastic 4: First Steps Is A Pleasant Surprise

The Fantastic 4: First Steps Isn’t A Usual MCU Film The Fantastic 4: First Steps is a weird movie for anyone who isn’t already knowledgeable of the MCU. The creators just assume you know how this franchise’s alternative universes work, for one thing. And while I can appreciate not bothering with another origin story plotline,… Read More »

REDACTED: Much More Creative Than It Seems

REDACTED Narrowly Avoids Being Easy To Forget REDACTED is an audio fiction podcast that takes a very well-worn concept and adds just enough twists on the formula to make it interesting again. How well-worn, you may be asking? Well, how about a secret organization that deals with supernatural threats? You know, the premise of hundreds… Read More »

Pluribus: The Best Sci-Fi Concept In Years

Pluribus Takes A Huge Concept In Great Directions Pluribus is a fascinating science fiction show with one of the most intriguing premises I’ve seen in years. For those that love the genre’s propensity for posing interesting, mind-expanding questions, this is it. And, best of all, telling you the premise isn’t a spoiler: it’s the jumping… Read More »

Thunderbolts*: Bleak But Amazing

Thunderbolts* Is What Marvel Should Keep Making Thunderbolts* (or, The New Avengers) is what you remember Marvel movies and shows being, back when it was a pretty sure thing that any given movie was going to be good, if not excellent. Somehow, the rhythms and plot progression that have now become standard work here. The… Read More »

Tron: Ares — Just Plain Good. Here’s Why.

In a world of jaded critics & fans, and collapsing franchises, this one actually delivers. In this era of endlessly disappointing sci-fi and pop-culture “events,” Tron: Ares is a breath of fresh neon air. The art form is back. This movie doesn’t chase nostalgia or hide behind exposition dumps; it simply exists—confidently, intelligently, beautifully. It… Read More »

Introducing the SFB Scale: How We Rank the Real Sci-Fi Experience

You’ve seen movie & TV ratings before — stars, thumbs, percentages, emojis… you name it. But here at Sci-Fi Bloggers, we decided to do things differently. After years of watching sci-fi rise, fall, reboot, and reformat itself into oblivion, it was time for a new kind of rating system — one made for people who… Read More »

Reviewing Marvel Zombies Episode (3 of 4)

Marvel Zombies Failed To Keep Things Consistent Marvel Zombies fell so far with this third episode. Every bad habit of the series, it seems, rushed out to the forefront, and the main thing to enjoy ends up being the gore. Not the animation—that’s often awful, full of plastic faces and stiff action scenes. The creative… Read More »