2018 was a year that produced a staggering number of excellent books. Some of them were by my usual favorite authors, and some were by authors I only recently discovered. The good news is that I always had plenty to choose from whenever I needed something new to read. The bad news is that there
Guest writer Donzell returns this week to weigh in on The Favourite. The Favourite is a period drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. This movie follows Abigail’s (Stone) attempt to restore her lost nobility by seeking work from her cousin Lady Sarah (Weisz) upon arriving in Queen Anne’s
In our continuing series to stay on top of the possible Oscar nominations, today guest columnist k.e.n.n.y.h. looks at Bohemian Rhapsody. …Eeeeo… …Eeeeeeo… …Eeeeoeeeo… ..Alright! …Full disclosure I am sitting here with headphones on with Best of Queen at 100% volume so sorry if I go off on a tangent at times… Bohemian Rhapsody is the
In our continuing effort to stay on top of the possible Oscar nominations, today we have a guest review from WMK Movie Reviews of Mary Queen of Scots. Mary Queen of Scots has the makings of something much greater than what it achieves. With a mix of period melodrama and slow pacing, it doesn’t use
…gods are born of ichor and nectar, their excellences already bursting from their fingertips. So they find their fame by proving what they can mar: destroying cities, starting wars, breeding plagues and monsters. For my final book review of the year, I decided to go with the winner of the Goodreads choice for Best Fantasy
Continuing our quest to catch up with the possible Oscar nominations, guest writer Jerome looks at Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma. A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s. I can easily understand why this may not be for some people, however Alfonso Cuarón’s
As a kid in the late 80s, I would dream that someday there would be a Spider-Man movie, having a good feeling that someday my dream would be realized. But 30 years later I sit here writing about the 7thSpider-Man movie, and my mind is blown. Marvel or Marvel/Sony, I don’t care about all that,
You knew he was too interesting for just one crossover event… This week DC brings back the big bad from Dark Nights Metal. Keep reading for a review of The Batman Who Laughs #1.
Hoard food and it rots. Hoard money and you rot. Hoard power and the government rots. Chuck Palahniuk was one of the guests at this year’s NC Comicon: Bull City, so I was able to buy a copy of his latest novel Adjustment Day for him to sign. Which he did so, with his unique combination