September 19, 2019
Kung fu meets sci-fi meets Asian street food. That’s the tagline in the trailer description on YouTube, and if that’s your thing, Wu Assassins is for you. The series dropped on Netflix on August 8 with 10 episodes.
August 15, 2019
Growing-up, I played with Barbie dolls with blonde hair and blue eyes, and I wanted to be like Jessica Wakefield from the Sweet Valley High books. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Claudia Kishi (a Japanese-American teenager with “long, silky black hair and dark, almond-shaped eyes”) from The Babysitter’s Club book series that I truly felt represented in the…
July 20, 2019
Hello once again, friends and readers! Welcome back to the Weekly Roundup, where I practice the art of summary (with a bit of awkward alliteration thrown in for good measure) in order to recap our recent genre delights. Buckle your safety belts, keep your hands inside the vehicle, and let’s ride the rollercoaster that was this week!
July 18, 2019
It took God three days to resurrect his Son, but for the TV gods, it took a month to bring Lucifer back from the dead. The show was cancelled by Fox on May 11, 2018, after three seasons. After much campaigning by the fans and the cast (#SaveLucifer), Netflix announced on June 15, 2018, it had picked up the series…
June 22, 2019
Hello, denizens of geek! How are things in your corner of the world? In a previous roundup I rambled about the rainy season in Japan, and since posting, a strange phenomenon has taken place in my area: almost no rain. As much as I dislike the rainy season, this isn’t a good thing. I live in the Kikuchi Valley region of…
June 20, 2019
Black Mirror returned to Netflix on June 5, 2019, after a year-long hiatus (if you don’t count their full-length interactive film Bandersnatch that came out in December). I’m one of the fans that has watched every episode from day one when the series debuted in 2011, so I was eagerly waiting for the new season. Season 5 showcased three episodes…
May 19, 2019
I have returned!!! Many thanks to Shara and Casey for covering for me during a break that started awesomely (Golden Week! Yay!), then abruptly deteriorated (respiratory infection! Boo!). Two weeks of disconnection ended up feeling more like two months, and I’m all discombobulated from the passage of time. I’m sure there were lots of exciting things happening in the speculative…
May 16, 2019
THIS POST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME. When Avengers: Infinity War ended, we lost half of the world’s population. But by the time Avengers: Endgame arrived, we were reunited with them. Unfortunately, we also lost some of the original Avengers along the way. So, here are my thank you letters to Tony Stark aka Ironman, Natasha Romanoff aka Black…
May 7, 2019
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, come to the end of an era and discuss Avengers: Endgame, which premiered in the United States on Friday, April 26, 2019. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After…
April 20, 2019
Hail and well-met, strangers! Welcome to the next leg of the journey to the speculative realms. I’ll be your guide as we embark on a perilous quest through the sixteenth week of the year. Choose your weapons. Mount your steed. Join the guild, and let’s go!