A review by Nalini Haynes DC’s minor superheroes are the Legends of Tomorrow, men and women whose contribution to history is negligible, are recruited by …
Speculative fiction
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
The third in the reboot/new universe series, Star Trek Beyond has the distinction of being co-written by Simon Pegg, a science fiction aficionado, fanboy and …
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Twenty years after the first Independence Day movie, humanity expects the aliens to return and they’re ready. Or so they think. …
Star Wars Aftermath 2: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig
A review by Nalini Haynes Aftermath 1 brought together a new rag-tag group working for freedom in the name of the Rebellion/New Republic while the …
Luke Cage season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes Over the long weekend, the minion and I watched the entire first season of Luke Cage. For those who came …
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
A review by Nalini Haynes Celestine is a perfect girl with perfect grades and the perfect boyfriend. Her mother is a model and her father …
Killjoys season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes The minion was down with a virus last weekend so, in his manflu-pathology, he meeped about wanting Killjoys. ‘I wanted …
Easy Way Out by Steven Amsterdam
A review by Nalini Haynes Evan is assisting Teddy to exercise his right to die with dignity, avoiding the last weeks of increasing pain and …
Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer
A review by Nalini Haynes Mara Carlyle is a senior at Covington High School. She’s in pre-calc when seniors start to spontaneous -ly explode early …
Blood In The Beginning by Kim Falconer
A review by Nalini Haynes Ava Sykes isn’t afraid of a fight: she’s a bouncer at a night club. The Blood In The Beginning isn’t …
Kraken Rising by Greig Beck
A review by C J Dee When a missing, top secret US submarine has its emergency beacon activated beneath the surface of Antarctica, Alex Hunter …
Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley
A review by Nalini Haynes Stiletto is the sequel to The Rook, a first-class debut novel in the fantasy genre starring Myfanwy Thomas, a woman …
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
A review by Nalini Haynes This is a review of a speculative fiction thriller called Dark Matter by Blake Crouch with no actual dark matter: it’s …
Allegiant (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Allegiant is out on Digital and available on Blu-Ray and DVD from 27 July. Allegiant is the 3rd movie in …
The Returned s01e05: Serge et Toni
A commentary with some spoilers by Nalini Haynes 7 years earlier Toni shouts “Why did you let him out?” and tears off in his car, searching …