A review by Nalini Haynes A time cop about to retire is determined to capture the one criminal who has eluded him throughout time. Predestination …
Speculative fiction
Insurgent (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes Divergent, the first movie in this story, is reviewed here. That review explains some of the background to both movies, like …
Cost Of Building a Millennium Falcon – Infographic
Update Oops, I credited the wrong people. My apologies. The original source was Thar’s infographics as a result of a collaboration between De Agostini & Lucasfilm. Cost …
Robot Overlords by Mark Stay (novel)
A review by Nalini Haynes. “I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.” There will be spoilers late in the review. There’s an alert below. …
Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 1
A review by Nalini Haynes At the end of Catching Fire, rebels rescued Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) from the arena, leaving Peta (Josh Hutcherson) behind. In …
Darwin Elevator by Jason M Hough
A review by Rebecca Muir The Darwin Elevator is the first book in Jason M Hough’s Dire Earth Cycle. It is a dystopian novel set …
Battlestar Galactica s01e02: Lost Planet of the Gods pt 1
A review by Nalini Haynes A rag-tag fleet of humans flee Cylons bent on genocide. Apollo (Richard Hatch) proposes marriage to Serina (Jane Seymour) at a …
Stardogs by Dave Freer
A review by Rebecca Muir Stardogs is an interstellar story set in 2507, a future where humanity has colonized the remains of the alien Denaari …
Galaxy Quest (1999)
A review by Nalini Haynes A lifetime ago Galaxy Quest, a science fiction comedy all the geeks watched and loved, came to the screen. I …
Star Trek TNG s01e03: Code of Honor
A review by Nalini Haynes Directors: Russ Mayberry, Les Landau (uncredited) Writers: Gene Roddenberry (creator), Katharyn Powers, Michael Baron Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar …
Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilley
A review by Nalini Haynes Roles were reversed: CJ brought a book to my house. She normally takes books away. “Read this,” she says. “You don’t …
Star Trek TNG s01e02: The Naked Now
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Paul Lynch Writers: Gene Roddenberry (creator), D C Fontana (as J Michael Bingham), John D F Black Stars: Patrick …
Flash Fiction Authors offending Australian Aborigines
I don’t normally trawl the interwebs for short fiction because publishers and authors send Dark Matter more than sufficient items for review. However, Dr Sean …
Am I not pretty enough (to live)?
When I was in primary school, Andra, a science fiction series for children, aired repeatedly on television. I’ve never forgotten the queues of people waiting for …
Chimes by Anna Smaill
A review by Nalini Haynes The Chimes is a post-apocalyptic dystopian novel with some tremendous differences, including a music-based language where memory and the written …