Reviews
![Rogue One: First Star Wars Spin-Off is Exciting and Somewhat Meaningful [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rogue_one_a_star_wars_story_cast-1920x1080.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Rogue One: First Star Wars Spin-Off is Exciting and Somewhat Meaningful [Review]
As evidenced by last year’s release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the galaxy, “far, far away,” reigns supreme over pop culture once again. But the next release in the Star Wars universe proves to be a rather different, and somewhat challenging, sell for audiences:...
![Protest The Hero Live in Kelowna BC: A Night of Insanity & Devastating Moshpits [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pth-e1481646724359.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Protest The Hero Live in Kelowna BC: A Night of Insanity & Devastating Moshpits [Review]
When you think of a nightclub you don’t often imagine mosh pits, or metal music. However on the frigid night of December 9th, 2016, Level Night Club in Kelowna, B.C. was filled with nothing but. The small, jam packed nightclub had no idea the shit-storm it was about...
![Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 2: A Depraved Roller-coaster Chalk Full of Human Remains [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/brucecampbellashwilliams4.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 2: A Depraved Roller-coaster Chalk Full of Human Remains [Review]
From Starz, creator Sam Raimi and showrunner Craig DiGregorio comes the Ash Vs. Evil Dead TV series. It stars Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Lee Majors and Ted Raimi. The TV series follows the iconic Ash as he comes out of retirement to...
![Office Christmas Party: Exactly as Advertised & Also Hilarious [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rs_1024x759-160726080646-1024.Office-Christmas-Party-3.Kf_.72617.gif?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Office Christmas Party: Exactly as Advertised & Also Hilarious [Review]
Not that many Christmas movies out. Office Christmas Party is has been the only example I’ve seen so far (though I did miss Almost Christmas last week) and it’s less about the holidays and more about a Big Giant Party. Just like Halloween, there’s been a dearth of...
![Manchester by The Sea: Emotions Run High in Stirring, Simplistic Drama [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MBTS.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Manchester by The Sea: Emotions Run High in Stirring, Simplistic Drama [Review]
We’ve all been there before; we’ve experienced that feeling of handling the loss of a loved one and what happens next. Earlier this year, my grandfather passed away after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. It was a rough time for me, coping with the fact that one...
![Westworld Season 1: Just Give Anthony Hopkins The Emmy – These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/anthony_hopkins_as_dr._robert_ford_-_credit_john_p._johnson_hbo_-_h_2016.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Westworld Season 1: Just Give Anthony Hopkins The Emmy – These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends [Review]
From HBO and Jonathan Nolan comes the sci-fi drama series Westworld, based on the original film from Michael Crichton. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Rodrigo Santoro and Jeffrey Wright. Westworld will return for...
![La La Land: Mellifluously Amazing [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/qdf02xf.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
La La Land: Mellifluously Amazing [Review]
“Here’s to the fools who dream.” We’re all reliant on our dreams, whether they are big or small. We set ourselves up for achieving what we want most. And along the way, we encounter risk, reward, sacrifice, emotion, and what it means to live. Director Damien Chazelle...
![Lucas Stand: Kurt Sutter Weaves a Genre-Bending & Time-Travelling Demon Hunter Epic [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lucastand6cover-1-e1480739486213.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Lucas Stand: Kurt Sutter Weaves a Genre-Bending & Time-Travelling Demon Hunter Epic [Review]
From Boom! Studios and creators Kurt Sutter, Caitlin Kittredge, Jesus Hervas and Steve Berman comes the six-issue mini series Lucas Stand - a comic about a dead man who enlists as a time travelling bounty hunter seeking out demonic forces. This is my review of the...
![The Shannara Chronicles Season One: Superior Viewing with Glorious Special Effects [Blu-ray Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shannara.2.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
The Shannara Chronicles Season One: Superior Viewing with Glorious Special Effects [Blu-ray Review]
From Al Gough and Miles Millar comes The Shannara Chronicles MTV series, an epic fantasy journey based on the Terry Brooks novels. The first 10-episode season debuted January 2016 and stars Poppy Drayton, Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett and John...
![Stake Land 2: A Bloody Damn Good Time with Stunning Performances by Connor Paolo & Nick Damici [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/stakelander2.png?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Stake Land 2: A Bloody Damn Good Time with Stunning Performances by Connor Paolo & Nick Damici [Review]
From Dark Sky Films, directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, with a script by star Nick Damici comes the SyFy co-produced sequel The Stakelander, aka Stake Land 2. Starring Damici, Connor Paolo, Laura Abramsen, A.C. Peterson, Steven Williams, Bonnie Dennison and Kristina...
![Moana: Funny & Charming. Impossible Not to Love [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Moana-photos-preview.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Moana: Funny & Charming. Impossible Not to Love [Review]
It’s impossible not to love Moana; it’s so charming. I was stuck elbow to elbow with a theater positively stuffed with little kids at that special age where they cough and sneeze without covering their mouths and I still had a good time. I love the effort Walt...
![The Goddamned #5: Dismantling Christian Mythology in Compelling and Violent Fashion [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/goddamned5-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
The Goddamned #5: Dismantling Christian Mythology in Compelling and Violent Fashion [Review]
From Image Comics, bestselling writer Jason Aaron (Southern Bastards) and artist R.M. Guéra (Scalped) comes the dark biblical epic The Goddamned. Here’s my review of issue #5, the conclusion to the first story arc 'Before The Flood'. “And the earth was filled with...