a review by Nalini Haynes Madman describes Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror: “16-year-old Haruka is on a mission to find her mirror—a precious childhood …
People of Color
Tights and Tiaras: next best thing
If you’ve been following Dark Matter for any length of time, you’ve probably read posts referring to a conference I attended at Monash University last …
Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan
a review by Elizabeth Vinton I am an avid collector of weird tales, especially those of the supernatural and own quite a few good collections. Recently …
Winter be my shield by Jo Spurrier
a review by Nalini Haynes Winter be my shield by Jo Spurrier is an epic high fantasy. The blurb from the publisher says: “Sierra has a …
KYOFU
a review by Elizabeth Vinton Big thanks to Madman Entertainment for submitting Kyofu for review! Kyofu is the last film in the ‘J-Horror Theatre’ series which …
Arrietty: the movie
A review by Nalini Haynes Arrietty is a Borrower, a little person who lives with her parents under the floor of a house, borrowing small …
Yunyu in 2012
Yunyu anime inspired musician talks to Dark Matter I caught up with Yunyu to find out what has been happening since the interview in 2011 (text …
Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter Nalini Singh paranormal romance author of Archangel’s Storm, talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter. This interview …
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos actor talks to Dark Matter. The roar of the crowd almost drowned Edward out, so this interview is only available in text. …
Christopher Kirby
On Friday 13 April, Christopher Kirby of Iron Sky, Star Wars and the Matrix (among many other roles) talked to Nalini Haynes via Skype. This …
Spice and Wolf season 2
a review by Nalini Haynes Spice and Wolf relays the tale of Kraft Lawrence, a merchant, and the wolf god Holo – in the form …
Battle Royale
a review by Chris Hayes-Kossmann All the world is going nuts for Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. The young-adult series is the number-one seller on …
Gantz: Perfect Answer
a review by Nalini Haynes The original Gantz movie was reviewed here. Perfect Answer begins where Gantz left off: Kato was killed by the Buddha …
Space Battleship Yamato
a review by Nalini Haynes Please note: this review is written without having seen the original TV series of the same name. Twenty-second century Earth …
Gantz
a review by Nalini Haynes Directed by Shinsuke Sato Kurono and Kato are two young men who die in a train accident then find themselves …