Steelheart Author: Brandon Sanderson Series: Reckoners #1 Release Date: September 24, 2013 Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I am a sucker for anything superhero related and I had been wanting to read Steelheart for a really, really long time. While I really do love superheroes, […]
The Man Who Loved Flowers is six minutes of joyful creepiness
The Man Who Loved Flowers Release Date: March 14th, 2015 Cast: Doug Snyder, Dennis Fitzpatrick, Kirsten Foe Director: Justin Zimmerman Studio: Bricker-Down Productions Distributor: Bricker-Down Productions Genre(s): Horror, Romance, Short Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Wikipedia | Facebook Supporting local films is something I deeply enjoy. When a film has been created locally there’s a […]
Did “Insurgent” Surpass Its Predecessor?
The Divergent Series: Insurgent Release Date: March 20, 2015 Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet Director: Robert Schwentke Studio: Red Wagon Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, Mandeville Films Distributor: Summit Entertainment, Lionsgate Genre(s): Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Based On Insurgent by Veronica Roth Rating: ★★½☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia It seems like these days […]
Hatoful Boyfriend: A Birdie Romance!
Originally created by PigeoNation and published by MIST[PSI]PRESS, this visual novel was first released into the world in 2011 as an April Fools joke as a Flash game. Due to it’s immense popularity it’s now available on Steam for $10. There are fourteen endings, some more easily discovered than others, […]
Black Science is Fantastic, Hard-Hitting Science Fiction at It’s Best
Black Science Vol. 1: How to Fall Forever Author: Rick Remender Artists: Mateo Scalera, Dean White (Colorist) Release Date: May 28, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley DRC, Owned Genre(s): Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Growing up, I loved Sliders. It was one of my absolute favorite shows and it really was a great, […]
Modern Manners: Classy Life Hacks for All of Us
Modern Manners: Tools to Take You to the Top Author: Dorothea Johnson, Forward by Liv Tyler Release Date: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Potter Style Source: Blogging for Books Genre(s): Etiquette, Style Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★☆ GoodReads | Amazon Modern Manners is the type of book that you don’t realize you needed, until you have it in your hands […]
Letter 44 Perfectly Blends Genres in this Fantastic Sci-Fi Political Thriller
Letter 44 (Vol. 1): Escape Velocity Author: Charles Soule Artist: Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque Release Date: Month Day, Year Publisher: Oni Press Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Science Fiction, Political Thriller Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Letter 44 is an interesting blend of politics and science fiction that, honestly, I wasn’t sure was going to work. Sure, the […]
What We Do in the Shadows Provides a Peek into the life of Modern Vampires – and it is Hilarious
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv568AzZ-i8] What We Do in the Shadows Release Date: February 13th, 2015 Cast: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham Director: Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi Studio: New Zealand Film Commission, Funny or Die Distributor: Madman Entertainment Genre(s): Comedy, Mockumentary Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Amazon | IMDB | Wikipedia What We Do in […]
“Cinderella” Is The Live-Action Version of Disney’s Classic
Release Date: March 13, 2015 Cast: Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, Helena Bonham Carter Director: Kenneth Branagh Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Genre(s): Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The tale of Cinderella is, perhaps, one of the most famous fairytales in the […]
Don’t Sound So Shocked!: A Review of “This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?”
This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? : From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What’s Inside Everyday Products Author: Patrick Di Justo Release Date: February 3, 2015 Source: Blogging for Books Publisher: Three Rivers Press 2015 Genre(s): Nonfiction, Culinary Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: None GoodReads | Amazon Ever heard […]