Author Archives: Alex R. Howe

About Alex R. Howe

I'm a full-time astrophysicist and a part-time science fiction writer.

Book Review: Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Posted on August 11, 2018

Six Wakes is the latest novel by Mur Lafferty, author of the Shambling Guides series. In this book, however, she takes a left turn from urban fantasy to a sci-fi mystery story. From the central story of a perfect locked-room … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp

Posted on July 23, 2018

Ant-Man is one of the sillier entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that goes double for the science in it. (Yes, comic books in general consider the laws of physics to be more like guidelines, but Ant-Man takes the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Posted on July 15, 2018

So, I wasn’t going to review this one for a while, not because I didn’t want to, but because I haven’t had time, and my writing process has been more chaotic than usual lately. Plus Incredibles 2 and Ant-Man and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Incredibles 2

Posted on June 22, 2018

Pixar’s newest offering is one of the most anticipated movies of the year—dare I say it, even more than Infinity War. This is a sequel 14 years in the making: Incredibles 2. More supers, more crimefighting, more…villains with a weirdly … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Posted on June 12, 2018

Okay, I really need to put out my review of Solo. I don’t review every movie I see, either because I haven’t had time (see Deadpool 2) or because I’m not really sure what to make of it (see Annihilation … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Avengers: Infinity War

Posted on April 30, 2018

This is it. The one we’ve all been waiting for. Avengers: Infinity War! Eighteen movies have led up to this point, the culmination of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. We first saw the villain, Thanos, all the way back in … Continue reading →

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TESS Lifts Off

Posted on April 19, 2018

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) lifted off on a SpaceX rocket last night. TESS is a follow-up to the wildly successful Kepler mission that will hunt for transiting planets—that is, planets that pass in front of their stars, blocking … Continue reading →

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