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Book Review: “Prince of Thorns”
* * * B When the book begins, 4 years have passed. The brutal tale of Jorg’s return home is the first of several adventures. The writing...
Oct 5, 20161 min read
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Review of “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
Tim Burton brings us this original film (based on the novel) about a boy, Jake (Asa “Ender” Butterfield), who grows up with the stories...
Oct 1, 20161 min read
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Book Review: “The Warded Man”
* * C The first half of the book focuses on Arlen, a boy who’s losses at the hands of the demons lead him to run away from home. He...
Sep 29, 20161 min read
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Review of “Bleach: Fade to Black”
Fade to Black, the third movie based on the Bleach manga and anime, was released in Japanese theatres in 2008. It is available with an...
Sep 17, 20161 min read
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Review of “I Am Not a Serial Killer”
I was hoping for a grittier Dexter, but “I Am Not a Serial Killer” is not that. The main character fits the bill. John (Max Records) is a...
Sep 13, 20161 min read
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Book Review: “The King’s Bastard”
The King’s Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniels is a fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy, set in the imaginary realm of Rolencia. The...
Sep 9, 20161 min read
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Review of “Gods of Egypt”
* * C I went into Gods Osiris, the god of lower Egypt, is about to turn over his kingdom to his son, Horus (Nikolaj “Jamie”...
Sep 6, 20161 min read
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Book Review “Suicide Squad (2011): Volume 1”
Readership down? Reboot the entire universe. I just finished the first volume of the Suicide Squad published since “The New 52!”...
Sep 4, 20162 min read
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Review of “The Martian”
* * * * A Matt Damon does a great job as Mark Watney, an astronaut who is marooned on Mars. He comes up with ingenious ways to grow food...
Sep 4, 20161 min read
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Review of “The Prisoner” (2009)
* D The remake manages to be even weirder than its source material. It holds promise, but the all important ending did not work for me....
Sep 1, 20161 min read
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Review of “Leon: The Professional” (rewatch)
If you haven’t seen this Luc Besson film, I recommend it. It’s quirky, funny, violent, and disturbing. Leon (Jean Reno), an illiterate...
Aug 29, 20161 min read
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Review of “The Mechanic” (2011)
This film almost reached two stars. Jason Statham plays the titular character, Arthur, an assassin who is tasked with killing his mentor...
Aug 27, 20161 min read
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Review of “Suicide Squad”
After Batman vs. Superman, my expectations for Suicide Squad were low. I enjoyed the trailer, but found the amount of hype being pumped...
Aug 21, 20162 min read
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Review of “Bleach” (seasons 1-3)
I’m rewatching the English dub of the excellent anime series Bleach. The first three seasons, The Substitute and The Soul Society: Entry...
Aug 12, 20162 min read
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Review of “London Has Fallen”
* * C The writing is terrible. At times, the dialog was so bad I laughed out loud. The plot is boilerplate and unbelievable. At one...
Aug 7, 20161 min read
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HAVING TROUBLE FINDING AN ENGROSSING READ WHEN STANDING BEFORE THE MASS OF BOOKS AT YOUR LOCAL STORE? WELL NO MORE! NOTE: The order of...
Aug 5, 20161 min read
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Book Review: “Proof of Heaven”
Eben Alexander’s book “Proof of Heaven” is a fascinating exploration of his own near death experience (NDE), which occurred during a bout...
Aug 5, 20163 min read
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Review of “Sword Art Online: Season 1” (English Dub)
* * * B The protagonist, Kirito, is a former beta tester for the game who likes to play solo. In the early going, there are major leaps...
Aug 1, 20161 min read
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Review of “Sicario”
* * C Emily Blunt) who, after a bomb kills two of her team during a raid in Arizona , joins a CIA task force led by Matt Graver (Josh...
Jul 30, 20161 min read
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Review of “Midnight Special”
* D Pursued by both government spooks and cult members who want their messiah back, the three journey across the USA. Along the way,...
Jul 30, 20161 min read
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