by mike | Jul 16, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Once again the trilogy is complete. My revised comedy/sci-fi story, The 22nd Gear (A Retro Ride: Book Three) joins Bicycling Through Space and Time and The Ultimate Bike Path to chronicle bicyclist Jack Miller’s weird and wonderful adventures in some pretty strange...
by mike | Jul 2, 2018 | Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I don’t get it; I just don’t. Solo: A Star Wars Story, the second spinoff after Rogue One, has been around over a month—long enough for it to be considered a box office bomb. Jacqueline and I totally enjoyed the film, and from what I learned, so did critics and...
by mike | Jun 28, 2018 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Last week I mentioned that a new Conan movie with the Governator was doubtless NOT going to happen. Such is life. Here is a 2014 post about the last time he appeared as the indomitable barbarian. Over two years ago I wrote a “Guilty Pleasures” post for Arnold...
by mike | May 21, 2018 | California, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, War Movies |
If you read this blog, you may recall that Part Four in this series appeared a little over a year ago. At that time War for the Planet of the Apes, the ninth film in the franchise and the third in the latest reboot, had not yet been released. It came out later that...
by mike | Apr 23, 2018 | Adventure fantasy, Death, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Uncategorized |
The first time I watched the 2011 historical fantasy/adventure film, Season of the Witch—starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman—I did so with no preconceived notions. The verdict: okay, I’d seen better movies, and for sure a whole lot worse, but I found it watchable....
by mike | Apr 9, 2018 | Books, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In about a month or so I will be re-releasing The Ultimate Bike Path—A Retro Ride: Book Two, the first sequel to my comedy/sci-fi story, Bicycling Through Space and Time. My character, cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, will be pedaling his 21-speed mountain bike with the...
