Malcolm Matthews
"All men, in the dizzying
instant of copulation, are the same man.”-- Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, Jorge Luis Borges
| SUMMARY | |
| Geek Speak Status: | Contributing Writer |
| E-mail: |
email@malcolmmatthews.ca |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Preferred Nationality: | Orbis Tertian |
| Known Alias(es): | King of Swing, Prince of a Fellow, Milk of Magnesia |
| Michael Bay is... | cataclysmic. |
| GENRE CREDENTIALS | |
| Gateway Fandom: | Star Trek. |
| Current Addiction(s): |
Vuvuzele “music” (I’m a sucker for a monotonously
cyclical B-flat) |
| Favorite Movie: | Blade Runner. |
| Favorite TV Show(s): | Star Trek, Big Bang Theory, Max Headroom. |
| Favorite Book: | Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino. |
| Favorite Author: | Italo Calvino. |
| Guilty Pleasure: |
Sky High
(It should’ve stunk, but dammit, it’s actually
pretty good!) |
| Crush(es): | Sigourney Weaver, Pris, and Judy Jetson. |
| Vendetta(s): | Starring Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman; directed by James McTeigue. A vigorously virtuosic video! |
| Fan-fiction: pro or con? | Pro. All ideas belong to all people! (I stole that.) |
| THE FINAL 5 | |
| Trek or Wars: |
Trek |
| DC or Marvel: |
Marvel |
| Vampires or werewolves: |
Werewolves! (Give me furry ferocity over some pasty,
hairless, pigeon-chested, AIDS-spreader any day.) |
| Dragons or Unicorns: | Dragon. (Ever tried it frozen on a stick?) |
| Time travel: pro or con?: |
Con. Perfectly happy living in the moment. (Although ten
minutes ago wasn’t bad either.) |
Geek Speaking
FEATURES
- Close Encounters, meetings with our geek idols (contributor, compiler), Issue 5, July 2010
- The Space Race, examining equality in genre, Issue 9, November 2010
- Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
THE TOP 13
- The Top 13... Superheroes Without Superpowers (Contributor), Issue 6, August, 2010
- The Top 13... Most Confusing Movies Ever, Issue 7, September 2010
- Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
GEEK VS GEEK
- AVP: The Case for the Predator, Issue 5, July 2010
REVIEWS
MOVIES
- Hellboy (2004)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Predators (2010)
- The Karate Kid (2010)
TV - ON DVD
