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So it's interesting timing for the SF/Fantasy fan right now. In the course of just a few months we've seen the release of a TV series based on the "unfilmable" Foundation series, an epic film (and still only the first part) of the equally "unfilmable" Dune, and the release of the ages-in-development Wheel of Time series. Each of these properties have their dedicated fan bases and each have had varying degrees of success with those fan bases. First up, let's talk Dune . Denis Villeneuve's film has been a major success, pleasing both fans and general audience with it's stunning adaptation of Herbert's novel. (I'm speaking in broad strokes here… I'm sure there are haters out there, gleefully bashing on the film.) Dune is one of my favorite novels, and I've read it several times. While there are certainly changes to the story required to make it a manageable cinema experience, the obvious care about the story, and the determination to...

This holiday season has been  déjà vu  all over the place for me.  It started with Last Christmas... For years now I've realized this song is, literally, timeless. I mean, look at these lyrics...  Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special One ASSUMES that, last year they thought they WERE giving their heart to someone special... Who gave it away the next day. So what's to stop it from happening to them again THIS year. They literally could be singing this song each year to another person. Timeless, I tell you. (Dani can't unhear this theory now, and now hears the same thing I do each time it plays. She's quite annoyed with me.) Next up, Matrix Resurrections doubled down on every aspect of  déjà vu  to give us a new film every bit as enjoyable, and able to drive conversation and speculation as the first one. Is it perfect? Hell no. But it's a hell of a lot of f...