This post was originally going to be about why the American, big-budget, Godzilla films are always so horrible and the early, “real” ones, are so good. It was to be a celebration timed to go […]
Author: Kevin Leicinger
A Collection of Brilliant J.G. Ballard Book Covers
“Ballardian” is actually a word. According to the Collins English Dictionary it means “resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in J. G. Ballard’s novels and stories, especially dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes and the […]
Alexa and The Very Warped World of Demon Seed
So, there was this brilliant scientist who thought it would be a good idea to make a “smart home” back in the 70s. This was over forty years before Alexa was born. The smart home […]
Three 70s Sci-fi Movies That Aren’t Very Good But You Should Watch Repeatedly
There are movies that are guilty pleasures. That’s not what I’m talking about. There are movies that are “so bad, they’re good.” I’m not talking about that either. And I’m certainly not talking about movies […]
Rock N Roll Prophet
In 1965, someone sprayed the words “Clapton is God” on the walls of London. The guitarist was only at the beginning of his career but had already made a name for himself with the Yardbirds. […]
The Godzilla Hotel
There was never any question in my mind where I wanted to stay on my first visit to Tokyo. It was a hotel dedicated to the King of Monsters, himself, Godzilla. It’s technically called the […]
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