Welcome back to another post about fun Steampunk movies for the whole family to help keep steam-parents sane during the lock down. Steam Boy is a wonderful choice for kids and adults. The director, Katsuhiro Otomo, is best known … Continue reading Counting Down Family-Friendly Steampunk Movies: Steamboy (2004)
Though I am sure many of you had already heard of both The Golden Compass and The City of Ember movies, I bet a lot fewer of you knew about this little gem. What is The Adventurer: Curse of … Continue reading Counting Down Family-Friendly Steampunk Movies: The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box (2013)
When we transitioned to our new theme over here at the Journal, several of the most recent reviews disappeared. This included a whole month of stuff for young adult and kids. So, to help all you Steampunk lovers out during … Continue reading Counting Down Family-Friendly Steampunk Movies: The City of Ember (2008)
Hello Lovelies! During a bout with the flu over the holidays, I finally had an opportunity to watch The Aeronauts, a movie about Victorian ballooning adventurers. It was highly advertised in the US, but seemed to get lost in the … Continue reading To the Cinema! An SJ Review of The Aeronauts
A lot of the movies that I put under the umbrella of Steampunk get that title because of more or less aesthetic reasons. The City of Ember, for instance, is technically a post-Apocalyptic future, but the people rely on a … Continue reading Cowboys and Aliens Movie Review
The first part of my new book, No Rest for the Wicked, takes place in the Old West. With the excitement of launch day, it got me hankering for some other “weird west” and freaky tales of the frontier. This … Continue reading Gallowwalkers Movie Review
A Million Ways to Die in the West Taking something that isn’t inherently funny and taking it to a ridiculous extreme can be a way to both grapple with the issue and get a chuckle from your audience. The recent spoof on … Continue reading A Million Ways to Die in the West Movie Review
Guys, this was hard. Like, waaaaaaaay harder than I expected. It turns out there are LOT of Steampunk movies with a bit of the gothic or macabre so they’d work for Halloween. I decided to choose five categories and … Continue reading Top 5 Movie Picks for your Steampunk Halloween
This little film is a mix of drawn and filmed elements made by Patrick Jacquemont in 2011. Continue reading Steampunk Short: TO VICTORY!
Mr. Holmes is an interesting take on the Sherlock Holmes character (played by the brilliant Ian McKellen). Based on the 2005 novel “A Slight Trick of the Mind” by author Mitch Cullin, the viewer sees Cullin’s interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth as a retired citizen. What is Mr. Holmes About? In Mr. Holmes, Sherlock is not just a little old. He’s a stubborn, crotchety soul that tests the patience of his housekeeper, Mrs. Munroe (Laura Linney) and captures the curiosity of her son, Roger (Milo Parker). In 1947, the ninety-three year old Holmes is officially retired to his Sussex estate, but despite his … Continue reading Mr. Holmes Movie Review
