Reviews
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]
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]
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]
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...
Looking The Complete Series & The Movie: Genuine and Intense, I loved This… A Lot [Blu-ray Review]
From HBO, creator Michael Lannan comes the comedy series Looking, starring Jonathan Groff (Glee, Frozen), Frankie J. Alvarez (Life Now, Life Then), Murray Bartlett (Guiding Light, August), Russell Tovey (Being Human, Quantico) and Raul Castill (Special...
The Monster: Turns Horror Genre Upside-Down by Injecting Oscar Worthy Family Drama [Review]
From A24, Unbroken Pictures and director Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) comes the horror thriller about a dysfunctional mother and daughter who get stranded and attacked by a beast in the woods, comes The Monster. Starring Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Chris Webb, Scott...
Moana: Another Animated Disney Classic, Which is Just What We Need Right Now [Review]
Leave it to Disney to help alleviate some of the turmoil felt throughout America since the Election Day results with an animated sea-journeying epic. Moana has all the makings of a classic 90s animated Disney movie - it includes a wonderful coming-of-age story,...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: A Visually Rich, Wonderful Visit to The Harry Potter Universe [Review]
This week I went to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which I was excited about seeing since I saw the trailer. It looked wonderful. It’s been so long since I’ve seen the Harry Potter Universe, I think I kind of missed it. This movie is a wonderful dip...
Fantastic Beasts: J.K. Rowling’s Creatures Enchant in Satisfying Harry Potter Spin-off [Review]
For nearly two decades, J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world has been a force to be reckoned with, first in bookstores and then in movie theaters. Rowling herself is due all the credit for creating the magical universe inhabited by memorable characters centered on Harry...
Game of Thrones Season 6: Groundbreaking TV Accompanied by Groundbreaking Special Features [Blu-ray Review]
Game of Thrones is an adaptation of the epic dark fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire from writer George R.R. Martin and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. The series airs exclusively on HBO and stars Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Kit Harrington and...
Lex The Hex Master – Contact: The Wire Meets Dexter in Contender for Rap Album of The Year [Review]
Lex The Hex Master has released his debut full length album 'Contact' via Majik Ninja Entertainment on November 11, 2016. The album features guest appearances by Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, Billy Danze and Chris Rivers. Buy 'Contact' at Twiztid-Shop.com...
Arrival: A Carefully Made Film, Intelligent in Every Detail & Amazing to Watch [Review]
I wasn’t that crazy about seeing Arrival. There hadn’t been much hype, I wasn’t already aware of it and the trailer made it look like it was borrowing a plotline from the first season of Enterprise where the Federation hadn’t developed the Universal Translator yet,...