Reviews
Minions: Cute, Clever, Fast-paced & Funny From Beginning to End [Review]
Back in 2010, I felt like the Minions were the real stars of Despicable Me. Gru was funny but the Minions were hilarious. It seems I wasn’t the only one who thought so - exactly five years after the original movie, the Minions get their own. Minions Stuart, Kevin...
Saga #30: A Riveting Season Finale Loaded With Much Chaos [Review]
From Eisner Award winning duo Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples comes the Image comic series Saga. Check out my review of issue #30. Saga is an epic space opera/fantasy comic book series created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, published monthly...
The Walking Dead #144: The Biggest Shocker Since The Monumental 100th Issue [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 #144. The Walking Dead revolves around the life of Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer and his family, and a number of...
Starfire #2: Even In A Hurricane This is One of The Most Vibrant Comics I’ve Seen [Review]
So I picked up Starfire #1 Last month on a whim and like many, I didn't really know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised by the new DC title. I decided I would keep this review going for at least a few issues to give people who are still unsure about the title,...
Penny Dreadful Season 2: Billie Piper’s Stand-Out Performance isn’t Enough to Save This Doomed Series [Review]
Penny Dreadful is a Showtime Victorian horror series from John Logan, starring Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Billie Piper, Rory Kinnear, Reeve Carney, Harry Treadaway, Simon Russell Beale and Timothy Dalton. Many people are familiar with classic literary characters like...
Terminator Genisys: Director Alan Taylor Was Not Content With Half-Assing Another Movie in The Series [Review]
Time travel is messy. But we keep coming back to it - movie-makers keep making time travel films and I keep watching them. It's alluring, the idea of going back to a familiar place with familiar people, forewarned of all the hazards, trying to make things right...
Outcast #10: The Most Emotional Chapter of The Series Yet [Review]
Outcast is a demonic possession horror comic series from writer Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) and artist Paul Azaceta. The Image Comics release has just dropped issue #10 so check out my review right here. Kyle Barnes has been plagued by demonic possession all his...
We Stand On Guard #1: Canada Goes to War with The USA in Brian K. Vaughan’s Latest Masterpiece [Review]
From Image Comics, writer Brian K. Vaughan (Saga) and artist Steve Skroce 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 1. WE STAND ON GUARD is an action-packed, military...
Mad Max Fury Road: A Movie About Hope Presented as a Grand Spectacle of Metal & Fire [Review 2]
I didn’t want to see Mad Max: Fury Road. My friends who saw it raved about it (these were the same friends who liked Man of Steel) but were unable to tell me why they liked it. I pried; they talked about the great action sequences, the special effects and how nice...
Batman: Arkham Knight is The Most Story-Driven & Visually Stunning Title of The Franchise [Review]
With the weekend come and gone I've finally had a good chance to sit down and really get into the latest installment in the Rocksteady Studios Batman video game series, Arkham Knight. This is the final game in the series and was just released on Tuesday June 23rd....
Refused – Freedom is a Worthy Successor to The Shape of Punk to Come [Review]
Two decades since Refused unleashed their masterpiece 'The Shape of Punk to Come' and after a lengthy hiatus - the band is back together for their fourth studio effort 'Freedom'. How does it stack up to such a memorable classic? Pretty damn good. EXTERMINATE THE...
Lindemann – Skills in Pills is The Most Vile & Perverse Album I’ve Ever Heard… It’s Also Great [Review]
Till Lindemann, lead singer of German Industrial metal pioneers Rammstein, has launched what could be the most perverse and vile side project in the history of music. His partner in crime is Peter Tägtgren from Swedish Death Metal band Hypocrisy. The name of the...