★★★ “Keep an eye out for you, Stingray.” The traditional rule of thumb is, Cynthia Rothrock’s Hong Kong movies are good, but her American ones are bad. The question is, what category should this one be placed? On the one hand, it’s a Hong Kong production. On the other, it’s… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Literary rating: ★★½ Kick-butt quotient: ☆½ As the title suggests, this is one of those literary mash-ups, similar to Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. However, beyond the steampunk influence apparent from the title, this adds another major twist, with the universe here being a gender-swapped one. For in this world,… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Literary rating: ★★★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆☆ Although this is the eighth book in the author’s trail-blazing (at the time it was written, action-oriented heroines were nowhere near as numerous in fiction as they are now) series, it’s the third that I’ve read. (Long story!) It was published in 1976; but… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★½ “Better living through abuse?” By coincidence, I watched this not longer after the not very good Hunt Club, which covers a not dissimilar topic of women being hunted for sport. This, however, does considerably better with the concept, though it does take a while to get to that point.… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
