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.
Sherlock Holmes Actors Ranked From Passable to Perfect – Den of Geek
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
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.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker At 50 – A Character Who Changed The Horror Genre Forever – Den of Geek
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 