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Saga 58 Review
Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Saga #58

“…being brave might make you good, but being a coward helps keep you on the right side of the dirt.” Keep reading for a review of Saga #58. I avoid avoid major spoilers in this review, but if you’d rather go into the issue completely cold you may want to wait to read this review

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Books
Kathryn Adams

2022 Hugo Awards – Three Novelettes

This is sort of a travel-edition of my usual reviews; I’m away from home for a few days and needed something suitable for reading on a plane. The first three Hugo-nominated novelettes fit the bill nicely. This year we have stories of an exclusive boutique clothing store run entirely by fairies, a tiny robot who’s

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TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Directed by Tom Gormican, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent follows Nick “Fucking” Cage (Nicolas “Fucking” Cage) who feels unfulfilled and is facing financial ruin which leads him to accept a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan’s birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an

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PacificRimTheBlackSeason2Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Pacific Rim: The Black season 2

Created by Legendary and Netflix, Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 is the second and final season of the spin-off from the world of mechs and monsters. We once again follow the brave siblings Taylor (Calum Worthy) and Hayley (Gideon Adlon) who are still hoping to reach the safety of Sydney aboard Atlas Destroyer, the

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Directed by David Yates, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is set after the events of The Crimes of Grindelwald and follows Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) who tasks magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with leading an intrepid team of wizards and witches on a mission to stop Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) and his army from

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Together We Burn

My mother died screaming my name. Isabel Ibañez’s latest Young Adult novel starts just minutes before a tragedy that changes 18-year-old Zarela Zalvidar’s life forever. Her beautiful mother, a talented flamenco dancer, is killed in a terrifying mishap, and Zarela and her arena-fighting father are left to run their family’s arena of La Giralda without

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SonicTheHedgehog2Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Directed by Jeff Fowler, the world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic (Ben Schwartz) is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns, this time with a

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Chivalry, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran

Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail. It was under a fur coat. The latest collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and artist Colleen Doran starts in a flourish of flowers and calligraphy as a kind-natured pensioner buys the Holiest of Holies for 30p from a secondhand shop. The next day she’s visited by Galaad – knight

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Morbius

Directed by Daniel Espinosa, Morbius follows brilliant biochemist Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) who is desperately trying to cure himself and others of a rare blood disease that is slowly killing him. But when his newest experiment for a cure involving vampire bats goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. (Small

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