Here’s a selection of some of my freelance work. If you like what you see, email me or drop me a line on Twitter (@GemWheeler1).
Film
Historian Gavriel Rosenfeld and writer Ginn Hale talked to me about alternate histories on screen and on the page in SciFiNow issue 165.
Star Wars: Ben Solo’s redemption and the Dark Sider’s Path Home – The Companion
They Might Be Giants remains a playful take on the Sherlock Holmes mythos – Little White Lies
Is the age of the reboot finally over? – NME
Why Portrait of Jennie remains one of Hollywood’s strangest melodramas – Little White Lies
Work still sucks: Remembering Office Space at 20 – Little White Lies
How To Talk To Girls At Parties review – Den of Geek
Hot Rod at 10: looking back at an underappreciated film – Den of Geek
TV
I chatted to William Shatner about his long career in SciFiNow issue 167.
Dane DeHaan on his “visceral, raw and gritty” mob epic ZeroZeroZero – NME
Fringe: Flashback on the sci-fi series – SciFiNow
Succession finale: six questions we want answered in season 3 – NME
Why they don’t make comedies like Spaced anymore – Digital Spy
Mark Hamill on trading a lightsaber for a medieval sword in Knightfall season 2 – Den of Geek
Chris Carter interview: The X-Files – Den of Geek
The Bridge: season 3 recap – Den of Geek
Wolf Hall: controversy, adaptation and poetic licence – Den of Geek
Video games
I talked to legendary game developer and screenwriter, Christy Marx, about her Conquests series in Retro Gamer issue 210.
Two Vast and Trunkless Legs of Stone: Fallout 4 and Lockdown – Whynow
An Ode to the Original Mass Effect trilogy – Den of Geek
Books
My deep dive into the life and works of legendary horror writer, M. R. James, appeared in SciFiNow issue 164.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – SciFiNow
Celebrating the chilling ghost stories of M. R. James – Den of Geek
Gem Wheeler 