[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0e7vp9yMTuA] The Returned Author: Jason Mott Release Date: August 27, 2013 Publisher: Harlequin MIRA Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Science Fiction, Religion, Family Drama, Grief Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon When I first sat down to read The Returned I was actually very excited. I hard first heard about the book not through any literary circles but […]
Yellowcake Bakes a Blend of Fantastic YA Shorts
Yellowcake Author: Margo Lanagan Release Date: June 18, 2013 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Source: NetGalley DRC, Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, Short Stories, Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon First off, please forgive the title of this article. I was strapped for ideas and I thought, hey, ‘yellow cake’ […]
East Meets West in Komacon
Komacon Author(s): Rick Veitch, Ben McCool, Colleen Doran, Beau Smith, Joe Keating, Anina Bennett Illustrator(s): In-Hyuk Lee, Hae Mi Jang, Jun-Hyuk Choi, Rock-He Kim, Chan-Hyuk Lee, Jung-Guen Yoon Release Date: August 13, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mythology, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon So, […]
Eric Dane Should Be Batman
I’m not kidding. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I know that it can’t happen, and I actually love Ben Affleck being casted (as opposed to anyone else on the list of possible people), but I started marathoning Grey’s Anatomy after running out of things to obsess over on Netflix, […]
"The Grandmaster" is Beautiful, But Flawed
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5amKLgnFU] The Grandmaster Release Date: August 30, 2013 Cast: Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Song Hye-Kyo Director: Wong Kar-wai Studio: Block 2 Pictures, Jet Tone Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Bona International Film Group Distributor: Sil-Metropole Organisation, Bona Film Group, Annapurna Pictures, The Weinstein Company Genre(s): Wu Xia, Drama, Action Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Let me be […]
Liberty on Earth, Liberty on Zehava!
Starglass Author: Phoebe North Release Date: July 23, 2013 Publisher: Simon and Schuster for Young Readers Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, YA Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Jewish Fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon I have very mixed feelings about Starglass. For the most part I think I can say that I liked it. At […]
Lara Croft Is Going To Have Serious Issues After All This…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjNCWe94WGw] Tomb Raider (2013) Release Date: March 5, 2013 (US) Developer: Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal Publisher: Square Enix Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Rating: ★★★★☆ System: PS3 (also 360, PC, Steam) Review Spoilers: Low IGN | Gamespot | Metacritic | Amazon Before this year’s entry into the series, I had never played a […]
Brace Yourselves: The Nintendo 2DS is (Actually) Coming
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAExBTWIp3M&w=420&h=315] I have one word for you, Nintendo, that summarizes my reaction to your recent announcement of the 2DS: “Why.” Of course, this single word is quickly followed by several questions such as, “Why did this idea receive corporate approval?,” “Why are you tripping over your own feet if you […]
Indie eBook Roundup #4
We’re up to the fourth edition of the Indie eBook Roundup and this edition is full of books you NEED to check out. Every single one of them is a book worth reading – though they may be very genre specific. Make sure to read through our reviews and then […]
Off Base Takes Strategy Guides to the Next Level
If you haven’t heard of Off Base Productions, chances are you’ve seen their work. From instruction manuals and web design to packaging and strategy guides, Off Base is a top of the line Creative Services firm, and has worked with companies such as Nintendo, Square Enix, Capcom, and Sony, among […]