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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Dune (2021)

Directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the novel by Frank Herbert, Dune follows the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his

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Reviews
Leland Pierce

Review: Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills is the is a sequel to the 2018 Halloween soft reboot film and the 12th in the series of the Halloween franchise itself. Taking place immediately after the last film, we find Laurie Strode has been taken to the hospital after the events of the last movie in a small nod to the

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Transformers Wreckers: Tread and Circuits

“…the only way to combat chaos is to impose order! And the greatest way to impose order? Violence.” Keep reading for a review of Transformers – Wreckers: Tread & Circuits #1. (Some spoilers below.) Out in the Cybertronian colonies, good entertainment is hard to find. Fortunately, there’s always the Wreckers—brave Cybertronians broadcasting death-defying stunts and

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: The Kingdoms

I read Natasha Pulley’s debut novel while on a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park, and I read her second while on a family vacation to Asheville, North Carolina. Apparently I’m making a real habit of this, since my family started our long-delayed vacation to Boone, North Carolina last month and Pulley released a brand

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – James Bond: No Time To Die

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, No Time To Die follows James Bond (Daniel Craig) who is enjoying his now tranquil life with Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) after leaving active service. However, his peace is short-lived as secrets of her past surface and split the two apart. On his own, Bond is contacted by his old

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Marvel’s What If? Season 1

Following the creation of the multiverse at the end of Loki Season 1, What If…? explores the various branching timelines of the multiverse, where noteworthy events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are reimagined, creating infinite possibilities shown to us by a being known as the Watcher (Jeffery Wright). Created by A.C. Bradley, this is the

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Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Directed by Andy Serkis, Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the sequel that takes place a year after the events of the first film and follows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) as he struggles to adjust to life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom (Tom Hardy), who gives him super-human abilities to act as

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Comic Books
llyzabeth

Review – Die #20

“…you were a place to learn lessons and their costs…” We’re finally here, the last issue: keep reading for a review of Die #20. (Very minor spoilers below, but I do hint at a lot of things.) It’s been a real treat, getting to see Stephanie Hans’ art every month or so. I fell in

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Books
Kathryn Adams

Review: Finna

“The unique layout of Liten­Värld encourages wormholes to form between universes. These wormholes connect our stores to Liten­Världs in parallel worlds.” Nino Cipri’s story Finna is the last novella that was left for me to read in the Hugo nominations for 2021. At 92 pages it’s also the shortest novella, and the most weirdly lighthearted.

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