Author, reviewer, translator

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.

  • April 25, 2024: I reviewed the Netflix film Rebel Moon Part 2.
  • April 20, 2024: I interviewed the members of the SauĂști 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 AndrĂ©s 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.