Category: Reviews

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: She Who Became The Sun

“…nothing.” That is what the fortune teller says when the girl gets up the courage to ask “Will you tell me my fate?” Her favored older brother Zhu Chongba is destined for greatness; the only surviving daughter of the Zhu family is destined to starve to death along with most of her village. But then

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Ms. Marvel

Helmed by Bisha K. Ali, Ms. Marvel follows the story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega-fan with an oversized imagination – particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel (Brie Larson). Yet Kamala feels

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Boys Season 3

Helmed by Eric Kripke, The Boys Season 3 is the continuation of the brutal, absurd, and satirical world of corrupt superheroes. It’s been a year of calm. Homelander (Antony Starr) is subdued. Butcher (Karl Urban) works for the government, supervised by Hughie (Jack Quaid) of all people. But both men itch to turn this peace

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Thor: Love and Thunder

Directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Love and Thunder finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace that he can’t seem to achieve. But his personal quest is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Saga #60

“Everyone says that a parent losing a child is the worst pain imaginable. But a child losing a parent?Shit, that’s to be expected.” Keep reading for a review of Saga #60. Some spoilers below. First off, hats off once again to Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Stapes for consistently creating truly hateful characters, because Special

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot, Book 1)

“What do you need, and how might I help?” This polite question is the core theme of a series of novellas by Becky Chambers. And yes I know I just did a review of another Becky Chambers Hugo-nominated story, but with *gestures around wildly* everything that’s going on lately I figured we could all use

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Elvis (2022)

Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Elvis chronicles the life and career of singer and actor Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), from his early days as a child to becoming a rock and roll star and movie star, as well as his complex relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). When it comes to musical legends

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

At last, the boring little rock that spun around the drab little sun was given a use: that of an anchor between the places people actually wanted to visit. The planet Gora is lifeless, airless, and widely considered to be completely useless…except that it happens to be right between five populated systems, conveniently located next

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Obi-Wan Kenobi

Helmed by Deborah Chow, Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place ten years after the events of Revenge of the Sith and follows Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) who is hiding on Tatooine, living a solitary life in exile as he watches over Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely), the son of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) who became the Sith Lord

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