Author Archives: Damien Walter

There’s a long history of calling Lord of the Rings fascist. Michael Moorcock in Epic Pooh of course. But Tolkien’s book is on the list of things that leftists tend to kneejerk reject as fascist. No doubt somebody will post Tolkien’s letter rejecting a German publisher in the comments. Which is fair, Tolkien was noContinue reading “In defence of Tolkien”

Now, I’m not about to say I would never accept a sponsorship that made me a hypocrite. But so far the answer is no. One of the ironies of the fast growth of the Science Fiction channel, podcast and community is that I am now being sent sponsorship offers… …by the producers of the culturalContinue reading “An Addictive Grinder”

“How does one fashion a book of resistance, a book of truth in an empire of falsehood, or a book of rectitude in an empire of vicious lies? How does one do that right in front of the enemy? How does one do that in a truly future technological state? Is it possible for freedomContinue reading “Philip K Dick’s book of resistance in an empire of lies”

To make this interesting, I will prioritise the toughest questions. The “50k Q&A” is almost a youtube tradition now. As the Science Fiction channel is just a smidgeon away from 50,000 subscribers, this is your invite to ask questions. Questions can relate to any of the video essays or podcast commentaries, to any of ourContinue reading “50k Q & A”

It’s symbolically appropriate that Fake Tolkien returns in 3 days with its lead actor stuffed into a fake hairpiece. It’s difficult to have a discussion about the moral travesty of Fake Tolkien because we live in a time and place where the crime has been normalised. Imagine pointing out a theft in a society whereContinue reading “Rings of Power : the corporate forgery of JRR Tolkien”

For my money Total Recall is the best Philip K Dick adaptation. No doubt Blade Runner is a much better movie. But Total Recall FEELS like reading a PKD novel. Everything is artificial. Hyperreal. Claustrophobic. Paranoid. At least when it’s not busy adding to the body count. On my recent rewatch for The Verhoeven ParadoxContinue reading “Total Recall feels like…”