Everyone should be familiar with the fairytale of Beauty and the Beast: a father takes refuge in an abandoned castle and picks a rose without permission, so his beautiful daughter must come live with the Beast, who she restores to humanity when she agrees to marry him. You’ve probably seen quite a few versions, all with the
Karen had to learn to do for herself years ago when her beloved Da died, leaving her orphaned and penniless. Working as a high-class prostitute isn’t exactly what her parents would have wanted, but she’s good at it, and she’s comfortably situated at the finest bordello in Rapid City, where the girls are well fed and protected from
Every year there always seems to be some unnecessary remake that Hollywood feels must be done. This time it’s the newest version of Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, Poltergeist. This edition is directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House, City of Ember), and written by David Lindsay-Abaire. What could have been a very standard
After a magical day at Disneyland celebrating their one year anniversary, Anthony and Ashley are back from the happiest place on Earth to bring to you come great ideas for fun games to play with your significant other. From Magic: The Gathering to Jenga, plenty of ideas are thrown into the wind including our review of Just Desserts
There’s a great, big, beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of everyday There’s a great, big, beautiful tomorrow And tomorrow’s just a dream away
Shadow Scale, Rachel Hartman’s sequel to 2012’s Seraphina, was released months ago and I’m kicking myself for not reading it sooner. It’s full of dragons and music, adventure and magic, and it’s the first book in a long time where I kept counting to see how many pages were left; not because I wanted to
Matt Ryan hits the ground running with his debut novel Rise of the Six, first book in The Preston Six series. Joey Foust and his five friends always knew there was something their parents aren’t telling them. How were all six of them born on the exact same day? What happened in the unexplained fire that
This summer we see the return of a sci-fi cult hero who hasn’t been seen in over 30 years, written and directed by his original creator, George Miller, who worked tediously for years to bring him back. Making fans wait, he has finally returned to the screen: Mad Max, hero of his own post-apocalyptic series
Happy Star Wars Day! Last month we were able to look forward (via the very nifty movie trailer) to the upcoming movie. Set to be released on Christmas Day. Seven months from now. To get me through the next (checks the calendar) 228 days, this week I chose a book that looks back on several decades of Star Wars. Newly