Before Jordan Peele was an award-winning movie director and screenwriter, he spent five seasons on Key and Peele, the 30 minute comedic skit show on Comedy Central with fellow comedian Keegan-Michael Key. That’s where I became of a fan of Peele. So, when I found out he was writing and directing a horror movie called […]

Imagine a writer who is so gifted at spinning tales that when you start reading their work, you can feel yourself being pulled fully into the pages of the book. Their talent is so great that when you are forced to stop reading, you almost feel a bit of whiplash. You may wonder what sorcery […]

I admit it: I was a little braindead when the time came to think of a topic for January’s roundtable. The thing that immediately came to mind was this: it’s the first of the year. What’s the first thing that you remember that set you on the path to becoming the magnificent speculative fiction fan […]

Howdy! Hard to believe it, but January is almost halfway finished. Tempus fugit, and so on. Anyway! Let’s take a peek at the delightful tricks and wonders that we had on offer for you this week! Onward! Read More »

My Resolution project for 2019, are you ready for it? Are you? STAR WARS! OK, the title kind of gave it away. Still. I’m so excited! Why I chose it. I love Star Wars, and I thought it would be fun to re-watch the movies in order of release date, with perhaps a bit more […]

First, a warning: Mary Poppins lives very close to my heart and is quite emotional for me. So when they’d announced in 2017 that they were going to do something with the Mary Poppins story, I was apprehensive. Really apprehensive. I didn’t want Hollywood ruining it like they’d ruined Willy Wonka. However, when the first […]

Sparrowhawk #1 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson  Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: Delilah S. Dawson is one of my favorite authors. If she’s written it, it’s an auto-buy for me. However this would have been an auto-buy for me because of the premise of basically a Victorian faerie […]

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, reminisce about your first car and discuss Bumblebee, which premiered in the United States on Friday, December 14, 2018. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a […]

Happy weekend, friends! It’s that time of year when everything still seems bright, new, and hopeful! I hope that your weekend reflects this in some way. We’ve hit the ground running here at Speculative Chic, and we don’t intend to slow down. Let’s see what our writers created for your reading enjoyment this week! Read […]

“Bandersnatch,” Black Mirror (2018) Released by Netflix on December 28, 2018 Rating: TV-MA Written by: Charlie Brooker Directed by: David Slade Running time: I spent 2+ hours on it, but your mileage, and patience, may vary. Why I Chose It: Even after this uneven past season, I’m still a devoted Black Mirror viewer. The premise: […]

As was previously mentioned in my review of Mass Effect: Initiation, I have resolved to read the works of N.K. Jemisin this year. The entire works, no exceptions. Over the last week, I have made my way through The Inheritance Trilogy, which is kind of the trilogy that set off this entire resolution, because I […]

Well, I failed my 2018 Resolution, but the beat goes on and I still need to finish these books, so here’s the second to last book in Jemisin’s collection. This book has already been reviewed by Lane Robins, and you can read her review here. This post will have more to do with my individual […]

September 7, 2018 This year I resolved to read George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire and watch HBO’s Game of Thrones, both series. For all of you who have seen the entire series and/or read all the books, here is your chance to experience it for the first time all over again! […]

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, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week we have not one, but two exciting trailers for great looking new TV shows, love […]