Shazam! ****POSSIBLE MILD SPOILERS AHEAD**** With a word, a 15 year old boy lives the dreams of every comic book reading kid, and becomes a superhero. We … Read More
Movie Review: “Diane” is a perfect showcase for Mary Kay Place
The Big Chill star is Diane, a woman hiding from herself. Diane is the kind of quiet gem that doesn’t get made (or seen) very much in the current movie landscape. … Read More
Shout Factory March Releases: Warning Sign, The Witches, Someone to Watch Over Me, Legally Blonde Collection, Clovehitch Killer, Kalifornia
Warning Sign Synopsis from the Press Release: In the rolling Utah countryside, a small town is host to a fortress-like research facility, which the townspeople believe is developing new advancements … Read More
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Eye On Disc: New Releases Feb/March!
Hey, I love physical media, that’s no secret, so I wanted to start a new feature where I highlight some upcoming or recent releases on which you might want to … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray February 2019: Willard, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Cobra, Valentine, Sarah T. Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Willard Synopsis from the Press Release: For years, Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover, The Wizard of Gore) has been trapped in a dead-end job with no friends and no future. Willard’s … Read More
Oscars 2019 – How We (Would Have) Voted
Oscars 2019 So who should be awarded the Academy Award for Best Picture? Not saying will – here we are discussing the much more personal should. A word of warning … Read More
Movie Review: Patrick
Review: Patrick Patrick is a delight… for three specific audiences only. Are you a lover of pugs? Is British real estate your porn? Are you a child? Good, you’re going … Read More
Movie Review: “Birds of Passage” has fresh visuals, familiar story
Review: Birds of Passage The new Colombian film Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano) seeks to offer a fresh spin on the era-spanning crime epic, by showing us an aspect … Read More
Mini Review: Her Beautiful Monster (Adi Tantimedh)
Her Beautiful Monster Adi Tantimedh Atria Books January 23rd, 2018 Ravi is back! The private eye who sees gods returns with more new cases, this time on both sides of … Read More
Mini Review: Pathways (Mercedes Lackey, and others)
Pathways Mercedes Lackey (editor) DAW December 5th, 2017 Typically, I really don’t like reading short story anthologies. The stories, when good, are always too short for my taste. Sometimes, you … Read More
Super Bowl LIII – Movie Trailers
UPDATED: Toy Story 4 TV Spot! We all know that the Super Bowl is the only time that people look forward to commercials. In recent years, we’ve seen some of … Read More
Movie Trailer: Fast and Furious Spinoff: Hobbs & Shaw
Hobbs & Shaw Just when you thought the Fast and Furious films couldn’t get any crazier, enter cyborg Idris Elba. Still, this looks fun as hell to be honest. I … Read More
Mini Review: You Were Never Really Here
Mini Review: You Were Never Really Here You can imagine Joaquin Phoenix as a coldblooded killer, right? How has it taken this long to cast him as such? Though the … Read More