The MT VOID
is a publication of the Mt. Holz science fiction club.
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Table of Contents
- 03/17/23, Vol. 41, No. 38:
Comments on synchronicity;
film reviews of The Banshees of Inisherin, Raymond & Ray, Vengeance;
book review of The Spare Man;
list of Nebula Award finalists;
and comments on books (What is Art? , An Experiment in Criticism, On Moral Fiction).
- 03/10/23, Vol. 41, No. 37:
Change to MTPL meeting day;
film reviews of Puss in Boots--The Last Wish, Don't Worry Darling, Three Thousand Years of Longing;
book reviews of Eyes of the Void and Crusaders;
and comments on books (Longbourn).
- 03/03/23, Vol. 41, No. 36:
Film reviews of A Man Called Otto, My Policeman, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande;
book review of Queens of an Alien Sun;
comments on AI submissions to science fiction magazines and on Galaxy Quest;
letters of comment on Flesh Gordon and on TCM picks and the Oscars;
and comments on books (Imaginary Lives).
- 02/24/23, Vol. 41, No. 35:
Correction on review of Orphans of the Sky;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in March;
book review of "Lost in the Moment and Found";
letters of comment on Flesh Gordon and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores).
- 02/17/23, Vol. 41, No. 34:
Film reviews of Amsterdam, The Fabelmans, Ted K);
book review of Orphans of the Sky;
letters of comment on The Woman King, Hay Before the Bookshops, Flesh Gordon, Bros, Mountain in the Sea, and Chengdu Worldcon;
and comments on books (re-reading books).
- 02/10/23, Vol. 41, No. 33:
Film reviews of She Said, The Woman King, Una Great Movie, Women Talking;
and comments on books (The Diary of a Bookseller, Confessions of a Bookseller, Remainders of the Day, and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops).
- 02/03/23, Vol. 41, No. 32:
List of Mark Leeper's "Top Ten Movies of 2022"";
book review of Starry Messengers;
comments on And Then There Were None, and on nuclear rocket engines;
letter of comment on firefighters, on Samuel L. Gravely, on breaking the sound barrier,
on the Chengdu Worldcon, on Jewish vampires, on Bigger Than Life,
on Gattaca, on The Green Knight, on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,
and on email regularity;
and comments on books ("The Rime of the Ancient Mariner").
- 01/27/23, Vol. 41, No. 31:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in February;
announcement of Online Film Critics Society Awards;
letter of comment on mathematics and lambada;
and comments on books (including Chengdu Worldcon).
- 01/20/23, Vol. 41, No. 30:
Unofficial list of most influential science fiction;
film reviews of Troll, Bones and All, and Ultrasound);
letter of comment on Louis L'Amour;
and comments on books and films (Gods and Generals).
- 01/13/23, Vol. 41, No. 29:
Update to science fiction discussion groups;
information about travel into space;
film reviews of Marry Me, Bros, and Bullet Train);
letter of comment on The Iliad;
and comments on books (The Mountain in the Sea,
The Purchase of the North Pole, The Hills of Homicide
).
- 01/06/23, Vol. 41, No. 28:
Film reviews of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, Loving Highsmith, and Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power);
and comments on books (The Iliad).
- 12/30/22, Vol. 41, No. 27:
Problems with the MT VOID;
announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in January,
and on "Radium Age" science fiction;
letters of comment on Catherine Called Birdy;
and comments on books (The Book of Nothing).
- 12/23/22, Vol. 41, No. 26:
Correction;
film reviews of Four Samosas, Catherine Called Birdy, and Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul);
letters of comment on The Epic of Gilgamesh, on baggage,
on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and on DC League of Super-Pets;
and comments on books (The Book of Books).
- 12/16/22, Vol. 41, No. 25:
Comments on Bell Labs Holmdel;
film reviews of Next Exit, She Will, and The Innocents);
book reviews of Eversion and Why Does E=mc^2 ?;
letters of comment on your passenger rights in space, on the sound barrier,
on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and on DC League of Super-Pets;
and comments on books (The Epic of Gilgamesh).
- 12/09/22, Vol. 41, No. 24:
Comments on breaking the sound barrier;
Film reviews of Wendell & Wild, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, DC League of Super-Pets, and Black Adam;
television review of Wednesday;
letters of comment on the MT VOID, on your passenger rights in space, and on cows;
and comments on books and films (Neptune's Brood).
- 12/02/22, Vol. 41, No. 23:
Comments on your passenger rights in space;
film reviews of Good Night Oppy, Hold Your Fire, and Cow;
book review of Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection;
letter of comment on vampires;
and comments on books and films (The Quatermass Conclusion, a.k.a. Quatermass).
- 11/25/22, Vol. 41, No. 22:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in December;
letters of comment on Jewish vampires;
and comments on books (Goslings, a.k.a. The World of Women).
- 11/18/22, Vol. 41, No. 21:
Film reviews of Blood Relatives, Nope, Vesper;
letters of comment on firemen, and on Nosferatu;
and comments on books (The Science of Murder).
- 11/11/22, Vol. 41, No. 20:
Comments on "tall-washing";
film reviews of Voodoo Macbeth, Adieu Godard,
Lie Hard;
letters of comment on firemen, on Gattaca, on Romancing the Stone, and other topics;
and comments on books and films (Nosferatu and Dracula).
- 11/08/22, Vol. 41, No. 19:
Comments on changing terminology;
film reviews of Jurassic World--Dominion, The Lost City,
Crimes of the Future;
and comments on books and films (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
- 10/28/22, Vol. 41, No. 18:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October;
letter of comment on Gattaca;
and comments on books (Salamander, The Mormon Murders,
A Gathering of Saints, Victims,
and The Poet and the Murderer).
- 10/21/22, Vol. 41, No. 17:
Comments on TCM October programming;
film reviews of Prince of Darkness and Gattaca;
book review of The Captain's Daughter;
and comments on books and films (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
- 10/14/22, Vol. 41, No. 16:
Film reviews of A Trip to Infinity, Hustle, Operation Seawolf;
and comments on books and films (The Sirens of Titan and Between Time and Timbuktu).
- 10/07/22, Vol. 41, No. 15:
Film review of The Princess Bride;
book reviews of Neom and The War That Made the Roman Empire;
and comments on books (The Library Book).
- 09/30/22, Vol. 41, No. 14:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in October,
film review of King Charles III;
letters of comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, on Becky Chambers, and on Cypher;
and comments on books (The Last White Man).
- 09/23/22, Vol. 41, No. 13:
Comment on Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov;
film review of Cypher;
and comments on books (various authors).
- 09/16/22, Vol. 41, No. 12:
Comment on "Hungry Man" meals;
travelogue to Maple White Land;
and comments on books (Friends of the Library book sales).
- 09/09/22, Vol. 41, No. 11:
Travelogue to Maple White Land;
book reviews of A Master of Djinn and Ten Patterns That Explain the Universe;
list of Hugo Award winners;
letter of comment on Herodotus;
and comments on books (The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Pym).
- 09/02/22, Vol. 41, No. 10:
Travelogue to Maple White Land;
letter of comment on Blade Runner, on transliteration, on Herodotus,
and on the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society;
and comments on books (The Land of Long Lost Freinds and
How to Raise an Elephant).
- 08/26/22, Vol. 41, No. 9:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in September;
film reviews of Night Life of the Gods, The Great Impersonation,
Night Key, The Black Doll, The Missing Guest,
and The House of the Seven Gables;
and comments on books (The Displacements).
- 08/19/22, Vol. 41, No. 8:
Summary of adaptations of The Lost World;
letters of comment on The Lost World (1999) and Tarzan, and on John Maynard Keynes;
and comments on books and films (Kwaidan).
- 08/12/22, Vol. 41, No. 7:
Film reviews of The Lost World (1999) and The Lost World (2001);
book review of A Desolation Called Peace;
letters of comment on The Lost World (1998), and on the MT VOID;
and comments on books (Olive Odyssey and The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter).
- 08/05/22, Vol. 41, No. 6:
Film reviews of The Lost World (1992) and The Lost World (1998);
letters of comment on Operation Mincemeat, and on robots;
and comments on books (Needle).
- 07/29/22, Vol. 41, No. 5:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on robots, and on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in August;
film reviews of Hullabaloo, Man of the Year (2006), Welcome to Mooseport,
The Secret of the Blue Room, and Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935);
book review of Light from Uncommon Stars;
letter of comment on Fiddler on the Roof, on Hero of Two Worlds,
on science fiction aging well (or not), on A Study in Scarlet,
on The Devil and Miss Prym, and on Hidden Figures;
and comments on books (Operation Mincemeat).
- 07/22/22, Vol. 41, No. 4:
Film review of The Lost World (1960);
book review of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics;
letters of comment on Contact and pi, on The Lost World; on Hugo Award finalists,
on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and on paradoxes;
and comments on books and film (Agatha Christie).
- 07/15/22, Vol. 41, No. 3:
Pointer to comments on DC comics;
film review of The Lost World (1925);
letters of comment on changing old movies;
and comments on books and film (The Lost World and The Lost World (1925)).
- 07/08/22, Vol. 41, No. 2:
Obituary for Dorothy J. Heydt;
film review of Contact;
letters of comment on Quatermass and Quatermass and the Pit, on Adrian Tchaikovsky,
and on changing old movies;
and comments on films and television (finalists for the Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Hugo Award).
- 07/01/22, Vol. 41, No. 1:
Comments on the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society, and on Bell Labs Holmdel;
film comments on Quatermass and Quatermass and the Pit;
book review of Powers and Thrones;
letters of comment on Adrian Tchaikovsky and Cyrillic, and on A Spindle Splintered;
and comments on books (River of the Gods).
- 06/24/22, Vol. 40, No. 52:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in July;
film reviews of Operation Mincemeat, The Bad Guys, Licorice Pizza, and The Outfit;
book review of Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction by John Kessel;
letters of comment on Merlin and mathematics, and on Juneteenth and Lincoln;
and comments on books (Hugo Award novella finalists).
- 06/17/22, Vol. 40, No. 51:
Film retrospective of Lincoln;
film review of 12 Years a Slave;
book review of The Galaxy, and the Ground Within;
letters of comment on Blade Runner, on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey,
and on By Force Alone;
and comments on books (Making History).
- 06/10/22, Vol. 40, No. 50:
Reminder about failed mail;
film retrospective of Blade Runner;
letter of comment on scientific accuracy in 2001: A Space Odyssey;
and comments on books (By Force Alone).
- 06/03/22, Vol. 40, No. 49:
Film retrospective of John Carpenter's The Thing;
letters of comment on reviewing and advance reading copies, and on scientific accuracy in films;
and comments on books (Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bisons and Bears, and The Wordhord).
- 05/27/22, Vol. 40, No. 48:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in June;
announcements of Nebula Award winners;
pointer to reprint of "Reforming the Short Form Hugo";
film reviews of Hector and the Search for Happiness, Apollo 10-1/2, The Bubble, and Captain Nova;
letters of comment on Motherland: Fort Salem, on The Kaiju preservation Society, on TCM Movies, on The Extractionist, on reforming the Short Form Hugo
, and on Comfort Me with Apples, and on implausibilities in The Martian;
and comments on books and films (Beowulf [book], Beowulf [film], Beowulf & Grendel, and The 13th Warrior).
- 05/20/22, Vol. 40, No. 47:
Correction to Hero of Two Worlds review;
film reviews of The Beta Test, The Card Counter,
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas, Evening Sun, and tick, tick ... BOOM!;
book review of Stars and Bones;
and comments on books (The Devil and Miss Prym).
- 05/13/22, Vol. 40, No. 46:
Comments on "Star Trek"'s holodeck;
film reviews of The House, Encounter, Nightmare Alley, and The Tragedy of Macbeth;
comments on reforming the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, on Comfort Me with Apples,
on Cruella, on romper-noir, and on Hidden Figures and the "Lady Astronaut" series;
and comments on books and films (The Martian and Red Planet).
- 05/06/22, Vol. 40, No. 45:
Film reviews of Cruella, and Jungle Cruise;
letter of comment on Rome and historical figures;
Nightmare Alley, End of Eternity, and Last Night in Soho;
and comments on books (A Study in Scarlet).
- 04/29/22, Vol. 40, No. 44:
Announcement of science fiction discussion groups;
comments on Mark's picks for Turner Classic Movies in May;
pointer to a video comparing Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton;
film reviews of Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen, Turn Back the Clock (1933),
and As The Earth Turns;
book review of The Extractionist;
letters of comment on Comfort Me With Apples, The Time Macine, Severance,
Nightmare Alley, End of Eternity, and Last Night in Soho;
and comments on books (Hero of Two Worlds and Rome's Revolution).
- 04/22/22, Vol. 40, No. 43:
Correction to Motherland review;
film reviews of Book of Love, Belfast, and Munich--The Edge of War;
television review of Motherland: Fort Salem;
book review of The Kaiju Preservation Society;
letters of comment on Hugo finalists reviews, and on Motherland: For Salem;
and comments on books and drama (Waiting for Godot).
- 04/15/22, Vol. 40, No. 42:
Film reviews of Found, Acasa, My Home, No Man of God;
comments on Nigel Kneale centenary;
book review of Beyond: Our Future in Space;
television review of Motherland: Fort Salem;
letters of comment on fundraisers, and on baldness;
and comments on books and films (Hugo Award finalists).
- 04/08/22, Vol. 40, No. 41:
Film reviews of House of Gucci, Pig, The Many Saints of Newark;
television review of Cracow Monsters;
comments on Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter;
letters of comment on Mark Twain, on Mandibles, Dangerous Visions, and on Jorge Luis Borges;
and comments on books (Paradoxes).
- 04/01/22, Vol. 40, No. 40:
Film reviews of Mandibles, First Date, Drive My Car;
book review of Dangerous Visions;
letters of comment on topical films;
and comments on books (collecting short stories).
A full index (well, mostly full) can be found
here.
Evelyn C. Leeper
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