Updates – Arturo Serrano

This space is like a hub where you can quickly look up everything I do. I’ll add new content to this section every time I write a review, publish new fiction or art, or am involved in a significant interaction with science fiction fans or creators.

November 13, 2024: I reviewed the Netflix adaptation of the classic Mexican novel Pedro Páramo.
November 6, 2024: I reviewed the ex-Disney, now-Amazon series Nautilus.
November 5, 2024: I reviewed the psychological horror film Never Let Go.
October 28, 2024: I reviewed the 1982 horror film Poltergeist.
October 25, 2024: I reviewed the 1979 film adaptation of Dracula.
October 24, 2024: I reviewed the 1974 film adaptation of Dracula.
October 21, 2024: I reviewed the 1958 film adaptation of Dracula.
October 21, 2024: I reviewed the film adaptation of the novel The Wild Robot.
October 17, 2024: I reviewed the 1931 film adaptation of Dracula.
October 12, 2024: As part of the jury for this year’s Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards, I’m happy to announce our winner: Teika Marija Smits.
October 12, 2024: I wrote about fictional magic systems and why I prefer magic with rules.
October 1, 2024: I reviewed the 2006 film The Fall, rescued from oblivion by Mubi.
September 30, 2024: I compared two movies about technologies to reverse death: Restore Point and Aporia.
September 24, 2024: I got a short story published in an anthology of Star Trek Discovery fanfiction.
September 23, 2024: I reviewed the body horror film The Substance.
September 20, 2024: I reviewed the indie film The Last Movie Ever Made.
September 17, 2024: I reviewed the horror short film Dracula’s Ex-Girlfriend.
September 11, 2024: I reviewed the horror comedy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
September 5, 2024: I reviewed the psychological thriller film Blink Twice.
September 4, 2024: I reviewed the Netflix animated show Terminator Zero.
August 28, 2024: I reviewed the Indian epic fantasy film Kalki 2898 AD.
August 21, 2024: I reviewed the space horror film Alien: Romulus.
August 15, 2024: As part of the jury for this year’s Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards, I’m happy to announce our list of finalists.
August 15, 2024: I interviewed horror writer John Wiswell.
August 14, 2024: We at Nerds of a Feather have published a statement of thanks for our Hugo win.
August 13, 2024: I reviewed John Scalzi’s novel Old Man’s War.
August 12, 2024: My 2e conversion of the Pathfinder Shifter class is now available in both Legacy and Remaster versions.
August 11, 2024: As part of the editorial team of Nerds of a Feather, I’ve become a Hugo winner in the Best Fanzine category. And the cherry on top: I’ve been longlisted for Best Fan Writer again.
August 7, 2024: I reviewed the fantasy film Harold and the Purple Crayon.
August 6, 2024: I reviewed the animated series Batman: Caped Crusader.
July 22, 2024: I reviewed the Star Wars TV series The Acolyte.
July 17, 2024: I reviewed the surreal comedy series Fantasmas.
July 8, 2024: I reviewed season 2 of the animated series Star Trek Prodigy.
July 3, 2024: I reviewed the indie film Identiteaze.
July 2, 2024: I reviewed the anime series Go Go Loser Ranger.
June 26, 2024: I reviewed the silent vampire classic Nosferatu.
June 25, 2024: I posted nanoreviews for 11 assorted books.
June 18, 2024: I reviewed the Pixar film Inside Out 2.
June 17, 2024: I reviewed the surreal dystopian film Brazil.
June 12, 2024: I reviewed the film Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person.
June 10, 2024: I reviewed the film Westworld.
June 6, 2024: I reviewed the magical girl TTRPG Girl by Moonlight.
June 5, 2024: I wrote about the little attention given to the secondary cast of Star Trek: Discovery.
June 4, 2024: I reviewed the first Flash Gordon film serial.
June 3, 2024: I reviewed the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
May 27, 2024: I reviewed the alternate history novel Skeptics in the Pub: Cholera.
May 27, 2024: I reviewed the TTRPG Tales of the Valiant.
May 22, 2024: I reviewed the classic science fiction movie Metropolis.
May 21, 2024: I compared the movies Imaginary and IF.
May 13, 2024: I reviewed the film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
May 9, 2024: I’ve opened a new blog: Parallelepiped Ream.
April 25, 2024: I reviewed the Netflix film Rebel Moon Part 2.
April 20, 2024: I interviewed the members of the Sauúti writing collective.
April 15, 2024: I switched my Pixelfed account from Metapixl to Pixey.
April 11, 2024: I reviewed the ~~HBO~~ Max series The Regime.
April 10, 2024: I reviewed the Apple TV+ series Constellation.
March 25, 2024: I reviewed the animated film Robot Dreams.
March 14, 2024: I reviewed the surrealist film Dream Scenario.
March 13, 2024: I was interviewed for Sea Lion Press.
March 11, 2024: I reviewed the TV film Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate and the TV series Megamind Rules!
March 7, 2024: I reviewed the animated comedy series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy.
March 4, 2024: I reviewed the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film series.
February 26, 2024: I reviewed the Netflix live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
February 20, 2024: I joined an alternate history collective writing project with Syllble.
February 19, 2024: I became part of the editing team at Strange Horizons magazine.
February 6, 2024: I reviewed A. M. Donohoo’s novella The Past Trader.
February 5, 2024: I reviewed the spy self-parody film Argylle.
January 31, 2024: I reviewed the dark comedy film Poor Things.
January 20, 2024: According to the newly released voting stats for the 2023 Hugos, it turns out I was (once again) longlisted for Best Fan Writer.
January 19, 2024: I reviewed Tim McGregor’s novella Eynhallow.
January 17, 2024: I compared the medical science fiction films The Pod Generation and Birth/Rebirth.
January 10, 2024: I reviewed the animated series Scavengers Reign.
December 28, 2023: I reviewed the animated series Carol & the End of the World.
December 26, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film Rebel Moon Part 1.
December 20, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
December 19, 2023: I interviewed science fiction writer Malka Older.
December 18, 2023: I reviewed the three episodes of David Tennant in his return as Doctor Who.
December 15, 2023: My novel To Climates Unknown has been nominated for the Indie Ink Awards in the following categories: “Best Setting,” “Gay or Lesbian Representation” and “Latinx/Latine Representation by a Latinx/Latine author.”
December 7, 2023: I reviewed the Disney film Wish.
November 29, 2023: I reviewed the superhero film The Marvels.
November 28, 2023: I compared the paranormal films Hypnotic and Awareness.
November 23, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix animated series Pluto.
November 17, 2023: I participated in a roundtable discussion on what Disney has done to Star Wars.
November 8, 2023: I wrote a retrospective look at the film The Last Jedi.
November 6, 2023: I wrote a retrospective look at the film Rogue One.
October 30, 2023: This is the speech I would have read if Nerds of a Feather had won the 2023 Hugo for Best Fanzine.
October 21, 2023: Our blog Nerds of a Feather won an Ignyte award in the Critics category.
October 18, 2023: I participated in a roundtable discussion on what’s not to like about Star Wars.
October 13, 2023: I reviewed the graphic novel The Little Red Wolf.
October 4, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film El Conde.
October 2, 2023: I reviewed the Apple TV+ series Strange Planet.
September 27, 2023: I reviewed the return of Futurama.
September 16, 2023: As part of the jury for this year’s Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards, I’m happy to announce our winner: Hiron Ennes, for the novel Leech.
September 5, 2023: I reviewed the film Jules.
August 23, 2023: I discussed the recent controversy on the quality of TikTok film criticism.
August 16, 2023: I reviewed the film Robots.
August 2, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film Miraculous: Le Film.
July 27, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film They Cloned Tyrone.
July 26, 2023: I reviewed the collection of Latin American horror collection Our Shadows Have Claws.
July 25, 2023: As part of the jury for this year’s Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards, I’m happy to announce our list of finalists.
July 24, 2023: I reviewed Rory August’s novel The Last Gifts of the Universe.
July 19, 2023: I reviewed Peter Ward’s novel The Electric Detective.
July 17, 2023: I reviewed the ~~HBO~~ Max film Gray Matter.
July 6, 2023: Along with the rest of the editorial team at Nerds of a Feather, I’ve been nominated for a Hugo in the Best Fanzine category.
July 6, 2023: I reviewed the Dreamworks film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.
July 5, 2023: I reviewed the film Asteroid City.
June 29, 2023: I reviewed Thomas Wharton’s novel The Book of Rain.
June 27, 2023: I reviewed the Pixar film Elemental.
June 21, 2023: I interviewed the designers of the Latin American-inspired game settings Boricubos and Koboa.
June 19, 2023: I reviewed Maxime J. Durand’s novel Underland.
June 14, 2023: I reviewed the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
June 10, 2023: I participated in a charity stream playing Star Trek Adventures, with donations going to the Transgender Law Center.
June 7, 2023: I reviewed T. J. Klune’s novel In the Lives of Puppets.
May 26, 2023: My shifter class conversion for Pathfinder 2e was added to this year’s PaizoCon MegaBundle.
May 24, 2023: We at the blog Nerds of a Feather got nominated in the Critics category of the Ignyte Awards.
May 24, 2023: I reviewed B. L. Blanchard’s novel The Mother.
May 22, 2023: I reviewed the science fiction comedy series Mrs. Davis.
May 19, 2023: I reviewed the science fiction comedy series The Big Door Prize.
May 17, 2023: I reviewed Adrian Tchaikovsky’s novel Lords of Uncreation.
May 14, 2023: I changed my Mastodon account to https://geekdom.social/@carturo222.
May 4, 2023: I reviewed the Toei film Knights of the Zodiac.
May 2, 2023: I took the “Don’t Say Gay” laws in four states and turned them into erasure poetry. (Note: Google Drive shows the erased parts in yellow. It looks properly if you download the PDFs.)
May 2, 2023: I reviewed the Disney live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy.
Apr. 28, 2023: I interviewed one of the designers of the Latin American-inspired game setting Jungles of Kuauhtla.
Apr. 25, 2023: I reviewed the Syfy show The Ark.
Apr. 20, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix special episode Power Rangers: Once & Always.
Apr. 18, 2023: I reviewed Sylvain Neuvel’s novel For the First Time, Again.
Apr. 11, 2023: I reviewed the Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow!
Apr. 5, 2023: I reviewed the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Mar. 30, 2023: I reviewed Andrés J. Colmenares’s graphic novel Peculiar Woods.
Mar. 28, 2023: I reviewed Naomi Salman’s novella Nothing but the Rain.
Mar. 21, 2023: I reviewed Lee Mandelo’s novella Feed Them Silence.
Mar. 14, 2023: After attending the annual AWP conference in Seattle, I wrote a list of recommendations of indie SFF.
Mar. 7, 2023: I reviewed Elaine Burnes’s novel Endurance.
Mar. 3, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film We Have a Ghost.
Feb. 24, 2023: I reviewed Sonia Sulaiman’s short story collection Muneera and the Moon.
Feb. 21, 2023: I reviewed Malka Older’s novella The Mimicking of Known Successes.
Feb. 7, 2023: I reviewed Ray Nayler’s novel The Mountain in the Sea.
Feb. 6, 2023: I reviewed Elijah Kinch Spector’s novel Kalyna the Soothsayer.
Feb. 5, 2023: The 2022 Flights of Foundry panel discussion on Latin SFF I was invited to is now up on YouTube.
Feb. 3, 2023: I reviewed the Hulu series Extraordinary.
Jan. 16, 2023: I reviewed the Other Covenants anthology of Jewish alternate history.
Jan. 12, 2023: I reviewed William Ledbetter’s novel Level Five.
Jan. 10, 2023: I reviewed the film M3GAN.
Jan. 9, 2023: I reviewed M. Darusha Wehm’s novel Hamlet, Prince of Robots.
Jan. 8, 2023: I’ve withdrawn my D&D supplement Doves & Dissenters from the DMsGuild store and it will remain that way until the OGL situation is resolved.
Jan. 6, 2023: I reviewed the Hulu series Kindred.
Jan. 4, 2023: I reviewed the Netflix film Troll.
Dec. 26, 2022: I reviewed the Dreamworks film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Dec. 26, 2022: I wrote a conversion of the 1e Shifter class for Pathfinder 2e, available at the Pathfinder Infinite store.
Dec. 21, 2022: I reviewed Harry Turtledove’s novel Three Miles Down.
Dec. 20, 2022: I reviewed the long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water.
Dec. 15, 2022: I reviewed the Amazon Prime series The Peripheral.
Dec. 13, 2022: I discussed the peculiar phenomenon of having two Pinocchio movies in the same season.
Dec. 12, 2022: I reviewed the Netflix series Dragon Age: Absolution.
Dec. 6, 2022: I reviewed the comic book Doctor Who Origins.
Nov. 30, 2022: I reviewed the Netflix series Wednesday.
Nov. 28, 2022: I reviewed the Disney film Strange World.
Nov. 21, 2022: I reviewed the Netflix film Slumberland.
Nov. 18, 2022: I’m boycotting Twitter until Musk is out. You can still reach me everywhere else listed on my Contact page.
Nov. 15, 2022: I reviewed the Disney+ series of animated shorts Zootopia+.
Nov. 9, 2022: I reviewed B. L. Blanchard’s debut novel The Peacekeeper.
Nov. 9, 2022: My novel To Climates Unknown didn’t make it past the first round of eliminations at the second annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition, but one of the judges had nice things to say about it.