Category: Reviews

MagicOrder4 issue6 review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – The Magic Order Volume 4, #6

“…we were raised to protect the human race. Not make a fast buck while we can.” Keep reading for a review of The Magic Order 4, issue #6. Warning, I’m spoiling just about everything in this review. After a two-month hiatus, The Magic Order is back with the final issue of the 4th arc, and

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Blue Beetle

Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, Blue Beetle follows recent college graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) who, after returning to his hometown Palmera City, suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab (Becky G). When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible

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Kathryn Adams

2023 Hugo Awards – Three More Novelettes (sort of)

The last three Hugo-nominated novelettes for 2023 are something of a mixed bag. You’ve got a real-life problem that’s almost guaranteed to get worse, a future technology that highlights the very best that humanity has to offer to its descendants, and one more that I can’t actually describe because no one knows how to find

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Directed by André Øvredal and based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter follows the story of the crew of the Russian schooner Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo from Transylvania to London. Strange and horrifying events befall the crew

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Even Though I Knew The End

“I need you to find the White City Vampire…” It was supposed to be a quick job. All Helen Brandt had to do was examine the crime scene, maybe take some photos (after performing an augury and casting a spell to make the blood traces visible during the moon’s Chaldean hour. You know, the usual).

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Directed by Jeff Rowed and produced by permanent teenager Seth Rogen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem follows the four Turtle brothers who, after years of being sheltered from the human world, set out on a quest to be accepted as normal teenagers by the people of New York City through acts of heroism. With

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Spare Man

“So one of them is lying.” “Just one? To quote a great detective, ‘Everyone has a secret, and everyone lies.” Traveling incognito isn’t easy when you’re a famous inventor (also victim of an infamous accident), and your brand-new husband is a famous detective (retired). It’s taken a lot of money and pull, but Tesla and

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Haunted Mansion (2023)

Directed by Justin Simien and based on the theme park ride of the same name, Haunted Mansion follows Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) and her son Travis (Chase W. Dillon) who move into a mansion, only to find that it is haunted. To combat the spirits, they enlist the aid of a team to help exorcise their

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TheWitcherSeason3Volume2 Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2

Helmed by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher Season 3 Volume 2 follows directly after the events of Volume 1. Massive revelations have sparked the fires of war and all major parties collide together in a battle that will determine the fate of the Continent and its inhabitants forever. Due to the spoiler-heavy nature of this

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