Reviews
The Night Before: Funny & Likeable Though Your Mileage May Vary [Review]
It’s still too early for Christmas and I absolutely did not want to see another Christmas movie. But it was either The Night Before or that Hunger Games movie so the choice was obvious. The trailer for The Night Before has been on every movie I’ve seen for the last...
Bloodshot Reborn #8: The Most Shocking Chapter Yet for One of The Year’s Best Series [Review]
From Valiant Comics, writer Jeff Lemire and artist Butch Guice comes Bloodshot Reborn. Check out my review of issue #8 right here! The secrets behind Project Bloodshot are finally revealed! Festival and Hoyt fall deep down the rabbit hole and discover a much bigger...
Tokyo Ghost #3: Sean Murphy Cements Himself as Artist of The Year [Review]
From Image Comics and writer Rick Remender (Black Science), Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus) and Matt Hollingsworth (Wytches) comes the astounding sci-fi series Tokyo Ghost. Here’s my review of issue #3. The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: Humanity is addicted to technology,...
The Bastard Executioner: Overly Ambitious, Convoluted & Axed After One Season [Review]
The Bastard Executioner has concluded it's first and only season from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter on the FX Network. It stars Lee Jones, Katey Sagal, Stephen Moyer, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Kurt Sutter, Sam Spruell and guest star Matthew Rhys. “The Bastard...
Love the Coopers: A Well Cast Emotional Sugar Rush That Came Too Soon [Review]
It seems a little early for Christmas films, doesn’t it? I’m not partial to family dramas or holiday films. But this week it was either Love the Coopers or The 33, and I was simply not prepared to watch trapped Chilean miners for 2 hours. Still, I have to say I had...
The Goddamned #1: A Violent & Spectacular Biblical Journey Through The Dark Times [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 #1. "And the earth was filled with violence." Genesis 6:11 It's 1,655 years after Eden, and life...
Birthright #11: An Action-Packed Epic Sized Adventure in Terrenos [Review]
From writer Joshua Williamson and artist Andrei Bressan comes the latest issue of the dark fantasy epic Birthright – my choice for Best New Comic Series of 2014. Check out our review of issue #11. Snatched from his life by beings from another world, Mikey became a...
The Walking Dead 148: Alpha’s Leadership is Challenged…. Bad Idea [Review]
From writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard comes The Walking Dead comic series from Skybound and Image. Check out my review of issue #148. The Walking Dead revolves around the life of Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer and his family, and a number of...
Bone Tomahawk: Kurt Russell Owns This Gritty & Jarring Horror Western [Review]
From director S. Craig Zahler comes the gritty western horror drama Bone Tomahawk, currently playing on VOD. The film stars Kurt Tussell, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox, Patrick Wilson, Lili Simmons, David Arquette, Sid Haig and Geno Segers. In the Old West, a sheriff...
Terminator Genisys: How Impressive Special Effects Saved a Doomed Film [Blu-ray Review]
From Paramount Pictures and director Alan Taylor comes the next instalment of the Terminator film franchise - Terminator Genisys. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Lee Byung-Hun, J.K. Simmons and Matt Smith, the film is...
Spectre: Worth Seeing But This is Not the Same Bond We Saw in Casino Royale [Review]
I was surprised by how crowded the theatre was when I went to see Bond. It was Sunday afternoon, the movie had been out for two days already and the place was still packed. That's rare for Lethbridge. James Bond is pretty popular and it’s not hard to see why. You...
We Stand on Guard #5: The Battle Gets Bloody & Fierce in The Penultimate Chapter [Review]
From Image Comics, writer Brian K. Vaughan (Saga), artist Steve Skroce, letterer Fonografiks and colorist Matt Hollingsworth comes the epic mini series about a future war between Canada and The United States of America. Check out my review of We Stand on Guard issue...