Category: Reviews

TheToxicAvenger Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Toxic Avenger (2025)

Directed by Macon Blair and produced by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, The Toxic Avenger follows janitor Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage), who, after a freak accident, transforms into a mutant vigilante known as the Toxic Avenger aka Toxie. Armed with his mop, the unlikely hero battles freaks, gangsters, and corrupt CEOs while trying to save

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Eden Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Eden

Directed by Ron Howard and based on a true story, Eden follows a group of disillusioned Europeans who settle on a remote, uninhabited island in the Galápagos known as Floreana. They soon discover that their greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but one another. As tensions spiral and desperation takes hold, a

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Kathryn Adams

2025 Hugo Awards – The Winners

Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards! Check out the list below for the results and links to the reviews. 2025 Hugo Award Finalists Best Novel Best Novella Best Novelette Best Short Story Best Series Best Graphic Story or Comic Best Related Work Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Best

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Nobody2 Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Nobody 2

Directed by Timo Tjahjanto and produced by David Leitch, Nobody 2 follows Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk), a seemingly ordinary family man that is also a highly skilled assassin. After taking his family on a vacation to a run-down resort town, he becomes accidentally embroiled with local criminals, including a corrupt sheriff and a ruthless crime

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EyesOfWakanda Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Eyes of Wakanda

Created by Todd Harris and produced by Ryan Coogler, Eyes of Wakanda follows the adventures of four brave Wakandan warriors in a globe-trotting anthology throughout history, where they must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda. They are the Hatut Zaraze, aka the War Dogs of Wakanda, and this

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Saint Death’s Herald (Saint Death Series Book 2)

…suddenly, a bright pink mist was drifting all about her, and her god was there, laying the gift of tongues upon her tongue. It tasted like grapefruit. “Tits and pickles,” she whispered. Then, remembering herself, the necromancer Miscellaneous Stones bellowed in a voice to rival the raging hurricane… Last April, C.S.E Cooney released Saint Death’s

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The Bad Guys 2 Review
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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Bad Guys 2

Directed by Pierre Perifel, The Bad Guys 2 follows the crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws who are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys. However, they’re pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals who are labeled as

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Directed by Matt Shakman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world and introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to

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Kathryn Adams

Review: 2025 Hugo Award Finalists – The Short Stories

I’m not sure if it’s the effect of (gestures vaguely) everything that’s going on in the world lately, but the short story finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards are all kinda dark. The six entries feature death, monsters, murder, bloody revolution, not one but two examples of state-sanctioned torture, and a reading lesson from an

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