Everything Trump Touches Dies by Rick Wilson, 2018 Simon and Schuster. Rick Wilson, Republican political consultant, gets barely a page into his book about the Trump “presidency” before making it fairly clear to the reader that he is not a fan. “Donald Trump, the avatar of our worst instincts and darkest desires as a nation, …
The Rain Netflix, 2018-19 Genre: Science Fiction, Post-apocalyptic Created by: Jenny Ann Balverde, Esben Toft Jacobsen, Christian Potalivo Written by: Jannik Tai Mosholt, Lasse Kyed Rasmussen, Marie Østerbye, Poul Berg, Mette Heeno Starring: Alba August as Simone Andersen; Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as Rasmus Andersen; Mikkel Følsgaard as Martin; Lukas Løkken as Patrick; Jessica Dinnage as …
The End of the Fxxxing World Channel Four, Netflix Genre: Dark comedy, Comedy-drama Based on The End of the Fucking World by Charles S. Forsman Written by: Charlie Covell Directed by: Jonathan Entwistle & Lucy Tcherniak Starring: Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Gemma Whelan, Wunmi Mosaku, Steve Oram, Christine Bottomley, Navin Chowdhry, Barry Ward. Nobody does …
The Squirrel Seller Khalid rubbed the dusty and sunburned bridge of his nose and tried not to glare in disgust. The man before him was aged, and perhaps not quite right in the head. The Prophet taught the virtue of compassion for the aged and the infirm, even if they were assholes. This particular asshole …
In Space, Nobody Can See You Colour Annihilation. 2018, Paramount, Netflix Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. I was about 40 minutes into watching Annihilation and realized I was starting to feel a deep sense of dread. These days, that …
Disenchanting Disenchantment Netflix, 2018-2019 Genre: Animated, fantasy, comedy Created by Matt Groening Written By: Groening, Josh Weinstein, others Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Nat Faxon and Eric André Fans of The Simpsons and Futurama are going to find themselves on familiar ground with Matt Groening’s new series, Disenchanted. For that matter, so are fans of animated series …
Monday’s child is fair of face… What Happened to Monday? Netflix, 2017 Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy Directed By: Tommy Wirkola Written By: Max Botkin, Kerry Williamson Starring: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari It’s nearly impossible to watch “What Happened to Monday?” (AKA “Seven Sisters”) …
I decided to put my Essay’s on a separate website, and resurrected my moribund Big Weasel site for that purpose. My annual Solstice pieces and any new fiction will continue to appear here. Zepp’s Essays: https://thebigweasel.wordpress.com/
Welcome to Zepp Jamieson’s fiction. Presently, you can find e-book versions of my short stories (“Rocketships & Stuff”) and my first novel (“Ice Fall”) here. Over the next few months, my second novel (“Snowfall”) will be available in paperback, hardback and ebook and for sale here and at Lulu.com. Hope you enjoy!