Halo: Mortal Dictata Karen Traviss Quick View: Just when Traviss started to redeem herself with Thursday War, she utterly and completely disappoints us with this sad excuse of a novel. My 8 yr old Nephew can write a more compelling Halo Story than this. Full Review: Oh, where to start. Where to… Continue reading Halo: Mortal Dictata
Halo: Thursday War
Halo: Thursday War Karen Traviss Quick View: The continuation of the Kilo-5 Trilogy, Traviss looses any crutch she had from Eric Nylund’s books. Better written and developed than Glasslands, however still just barley readable as a fan of the series. On its own, though, a decent book. Full Review: Thursday War is… Continue reading Halo: Thursday War
Stargate: Continuum
Stargate: Continuum Martin Wood, Brad Wright Quick View: A proper, if slightly underwhelming, finale to the SG1 plotline. They do the series justice. Full Review: Stargate: Continuum was the final chapter of the Stargate SG-1 series, made in movie form to give a proper ending to the long running critically acclaimed SyFy… Continue reading Stargate: Continuum
Halo: Glasslands
Halo: Glasslands Karen Traviss Quick View: From the same woman who butchered the Republic Commando series and responsible for the murder of Mara Jade, halo lore gets dumped on and torn apart by an egotistical writer and her inability to adapt to a new universe of lore. Glasslands is the first installment of… Continue reading Halo: Glasslands
Robocop (2014)
Robocop (2014) José Padilha Quick View:When a good cop gets blown up for his good work, we don’t bury him. We rebuild him. Can the newly resurrected “Robo-Cop” Clean up the streets of Detroit while also solving his own murder? Who gave the criminals the information they needed to kill him? Full… Continue reading Robocop (2014)
Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Halo: Hunters in the Dark Peter David Quick View: Hunters in the Dark is one of the best installments in the Halo extended universe, so much so that I rate it as one of my all time favorite scifi novels. Full Review: Very rarely do I find myself completely lost in a… Continue reading Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Tron: Legacy
Tron: Legacy Joseph Kosinski Quick View: Full Review: Tron: Legacy is the long awaited sequel to the cult classic Tron, which revolutionised the way we see computer graphics and the digital world. This movie turned heads with its beautiful use of digital graphics, both in the digitally de-aged Jeff Bridges, to the… Continue reading Tron: Legacy
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo: Contact Harvest Joseph Staten Quick View: Full Review: Halo: Contact Harvest is easily one of the most iconic halo novels in the expanded halo universe. This novel offers the origin story of the primary conflict of the series, and gives a more in depth look at some of the iconic characters… Continue reading Halo: Contact Harvest
Tron
Tron Steven Lisberger Quick View: Full Review: Tron can only be described as the total 80s Computing fanboy’s dream. This Cult classic was directed by Steven Lisberger and became an instant sensation to nerds everywhere. Although a moderate success at the box office, Tron won multiple awards for its stunning and revolutionary… Continue reading Tron
Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Quick View: A decently written expose into the life of an ONI agent, tasked with a near suicidal mission. Like forward Unto dawn, this short film’s purpose is to create a backstory for Agent Locke for his appearance in Halo 5 Full Review: Nightfall is another short film… Continue reading Halo: Nightfall