Seeking good podcasts/blogs/Youtubers to review genre films and books
November 25, 2022 7:31 PM Subscribe
I have one friend who makes really good, low-budget fantasy and sci-fi movies, and he really needs more publicity. I have another friend who self-publishes good magic realism-style fantasy books, and he's struggling to get any attention at all. If they were making horror stuff I can think of a number of fairly popular horror podcasts, blogs and Youtube shows that might review their work, but where are the places to get reviews like that for fantasy and sci-fi?
(I'm not going to specify who these friends are, for reasons.) My filmmaker friend makes really fun, comedic shorts and features with sci-fi and fantasy elements. Low-budget, but imaginative and unique. My author friend writes comedic books that read kind of like charming, mid-20th Century New Yorker-y stories, but with lightly fantastical stuff. Somewhere between James Thurber and John Collier. They're both doing good work and I want to help them get more attention. As I said above I can think of a number of horror podcasts, blogs and Youtube shows that regularly review low-budget movies or indie books based on recommendations from their fans, but I'm not really finding similar things for fantasy and sci-fi stuff. Can you folks offer any suggestions? People who review mainstream, non-genre movies and books would also be an option. The most important thing would be that they're open to reviewing low-budget, indie work.
(I'm not going to specify who these friends are, for reasons.) My filmmaker friend makes really fun, comedic shorts and features with sci-fi and fantasy elements. Low-budget, but imaginative and unique. My author friend writes comedic books that read kind of like charming, mid-20th Century New Yorker-y stories, but with lightly fantastical stuff. Somewhere between James Thurber and John Collier. They're both doing good work and I want to help them get more attention. As I said above I can think of a number of horror podcasts, blogs and Youtube shows that regularly review low-budget movies or indie books based on recommendations from their fans, but I'm not really finding similar things for fantasy and sci-fi stuff. Can you folks offer any suggestions? People who review mainstream, non-genre movies and books would also be an option. The most important thing would be that they're open to reviewing low-budget, indie work.
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off is something I've followed (and sometimes bought things from) for written stuff (the 2022 one is already underway, so your friend could have a look at it and consider if they wanted to go for it next year).
posted by Shark Hat at 11:47 AM on November 26, 2022
posted by Shark Hat at 11:47 AM on November 26, 2022
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posted by yarntheory at 10:08 AM on November 26, 2022