Category: Reviews

This category includes reviews of books, films, TV shows, SF conventions, and opinions.

Still with Doctor Who on my mind

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Dr. Who 50th Anniversary Trailer

Dr. Who is loved in Croatia, although it is not as widely known as in the UK and Australia. The show was aired on Croatian TV when the country was still part of Yugoslavia and most Croatian fans met the character as played by Tom Baker, because those were the episodes we got to watch. […]

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The End is Near: Poirot

I really, really love Agatha Christie’s Poirot. He is the one detective, besides Sherlock Holmes, that I remember reading as a kid. And re-reading years later (and continuing to read even when I would remember who had done half way through). Peter Ustinov was the first Poirot I watched on TV; I think I might […]

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Tonight’s movie: The Awful Truth (1937)

Something about October and autumn that makes me want to stay in every night, make apple pie and tea, and watch old movies. This year it occurs to me to watch some that I have never seen before. This is the first one.

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Croatian Story earns Honorable Mention in 2013 SF&F Translation Awards

Tonight at Liburnicon, the youngest Croatian SF convention held in Opatija, the winners of the 2013 SF&F Translation Awards were announced and among them Zoran Vlahovic’s “Every Time We Say Goodbye” (translated from the Croatian by Tatjana Jambrišak, Goran Konvicni, and the author) got an Honorable Mention in the short form category. The Association for […]

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