March 2, 2020
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Cindy R. Wilson, whose latest, Sting, comes out on tomorrow,…
October 28, 2019
It’s Day 28 for The Kasturi/Files here at Speculative Chic! Only a few more days til the great spook-show that is Halloween! We bring you more movie talk, book recs, and delightful things to sip from Sandra Kasturi and Gemma Files.
October 23, 2019
It’s Day 23 of The Kasturi/Files at Speculative Chic! Gemma Files and Sandra Kasturi talk about horror movies every day in this Halloween month. Today we continue across the world to Singapore and the Philippines for some ghostly doings in a girls’ school. (Some spoilers!)
April 29, 2019
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Chadwick Ginther, whose latest, Graveyard Mind, was released last summer…
October 18, 2018
With Halloween around the corner, I thought it was fitting to pay homage to the children’s series that started my love for horror: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz. If you were a kid in the 80s, you were probably familiar with these books, not only for the stories that were based on folklore and urban…
March 27, 2018
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, hop into your Jaeger and discuss Pacific Rim: Uprising, which premiered in the United States on Friday, March 23, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while…
March 15, 2018
As a child of the 80s and 90s, I grew up on Transformers and the Power Rangers, so when Pacific Rim came out in 2013, it was everything I wanted in a movie. Giant robots fighting sea monsters sounded so awesome! Couple that with a director like Guillermo del Toro (who just won an Oscar for Best Director and Best…
December 29, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, embrace your differences and discuss The Shape of Water, which premiered in the United States on Friday, December 8, 2017 (wide release on Friday, December 22, 2017). Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but…
October 4, 2017
This year I resolved to see 12 new-to-me movies in an attempt at catching up with pop culture. It’s a pretty much hopeless task, I think, but one I’m enjoying. Finally, a good reason to sit down and say, no, really, I must watch a movie! The rules have shifted a little as I’ve moved through the year. As they stand…