Category: Reviews

TheSeaBeastReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Sea Beast

Directed by Chris Williams, The Sea Beast tells the story of a sea monster hunter (Karl Urban) and a young orphan girl (Zaris-Angel Hator) who joins his group of hunters on their search for the elusive Red Bluster. But as they embark on this dangerous voyage they soon discover the hidden secrets of the beasts

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MagicOrder3 no6 review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – The Magic Order Volume 3, #6

“…Cordelia’s side has a terrible curse so I’d recommend joining the winners…” It’s the end of arc three! Keep reading for a review of The Magic Order 3, issue #6. Massive, great big spoilers below. I tried to write this review spoiler-free, but it was too annoying. So the Uncle Edgar plot line is on

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Sea of Tranquility

“We knew it was coming…” Aaa! Emily St. John Mandel (author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel) released another book months ago and I’m only just finding out about it now! Two days left to post a review before the end of 2022 so let’s do this really fast because omgyouguysthisbookisbeautiful. We start with

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TheWhale Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Whale

Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Whale tells the story of a 600 lb (270 kg) man named Charlie (Brendan Fraser), who is trying to reconnect with his seventeen-year-old daughter (Sadie Sink). The two grew apart after Charlie left his family for a man, who later died and as a result, Charlie then went on to

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society

We’ve got a few more days before the end of the year to fit in some 2022 books, and John Scalzi’s COVID-era adventure has been showing up on quite a few Best-Of lists The start of the pandemic in early 2020 was a difficult time to navigate: lockdowns pending, fear of contagion all around, businesses

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Avatar TheWayOfWater Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Avatar: The Way of Water

Directed by James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water is set more than a decade after the events of the first film and tells the story of the Sully family. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home

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GlassOnionReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Directed by Rian Johnson, Glass Onion is a new Knives Out mystery that follows tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) who invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is put on the case to peel back the layers of this new

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ViolentNightReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Violent Night

Directed by Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night follows Santa Claus (David Harbour) who is called to action when an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage inside including a young girl who still believes in him and the true meaning of Christmas. With Santa Claus on the

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TheGuardiansoftheGalaxyHolidaySpecialReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Directed by James Gunn, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special follows the rag-tag team of space-traveling heroes after the events of Thor: Love and Thunder, who are now back on the world of Knowhere. It’s almost Christmas time on Earth but Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) has been feeling very down as the event approaches,

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