The Avengers Vault Author: Peter A. David Release Date: February 17, 2015 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Superheroes Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Love the Avengers? Of course you do. Or, rather, you probably do. With Marvel’s epic cinematic universe pretty much omnipresent in pop culture these days you’ve got a lot of […]
“Oh, Killstrike” Pokes Fun at Comics from the 90s
Oh, Killstrike #1 Author: Max Bemis Artist: Logan Faerber Release Date: May 20, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Comedy, Satire Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild BOOM! Studios | Comixology A satirical series looking at the state of comics during the 90s while tying in a coming-of-age lesson on growing up and taking responsibility? […]
Celebrate the Release of Brad Meltzer’s “The President’s Shadow” With A Chance to Win The Complete Culper Ring Series
Mixing action and adventure with suspense and a flair of historical fiction, Brad Meltzer’s The Culper Ring series continues this June with the release of the third book, The President’s Shadow. Whether you’ve read the other books or you’re new to the series, it’s a great place to jump on […]
Orphan Black: Certain Agony of the Battlefield Recap
Synopsis: Paul learns the Castor Project has been performing unsanctioned human tests to sterilize women via the clones’ contagious virus. Sarah is tested and found to be immune to the virus, and Paul saves her before one of the Castor clones kills him. Helena reunites with Sarah, and the other […]
SDCC Sundays: The Panel vs. Signing Debate
So we’re getting down to the wire, in a little more than a month, the insanity that is San Diego Comic Con will begin. The Gaslamp in San Diego will be overflowing with nerds and for those five days, your schedule will be packed from dawn until dusk. There will be […]
Elementary’s Tasteful Take on Addiction is Compelling Storytelling
As someone heavily invested in the field of mental health, I often find myself intrigued by the way mental illness is tackled on television. Elementary is one of those shows that could have very easily taken an addiction storyline and turned it into something cringe-worthy, but this past season demonstrated […]
Elementary: The Best Way Out is Always Through Recap
Synopsis for 3×22: An inmate supposedly broke out of prison and murdered a judge, but the case is far more than Sherlock and the team imagined it could be. Meanwhile, we got a peek into Detective Bell’s personal life. Rating: ★★★★☆ This week’s episode brought a little humor into the mix, which […]
Dorothy Must Die is the Best Retelling of Oz to Date
Dorothy Must Die Author: Danielle Paige Release Date: April 1st 2014 Publisher: HarperCollins Source: Bookstore Bargain Genre(s): YA, Fantasy, Retellings, Fairytales Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★☆ GoodReads | Amazon Amy Gumm is just a girl from Kansas with a not-so-great life, no friends, and a mom who has given up. Life for her is just something to get through […]
Poltergeist Is A Totally Okay Movie
Poltergeist (2015) Release Date: May 22, 2015 Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Susan Heyward, Nicholas Braun Director: Gil Kenan Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Ghost House Pictures Distributor: 20th Century Fox Genre(s): Horror Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes […]
I Wish I Had Seen More Of Tomorrowland In “Tomorrowland”
Tomorrowland Release Date: May 22, 2015 Cast: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key Director: Brad Bird Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Genre: Science-Fiction, Adventure Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia While not lacking in heart and soul, Tomorrowland was lacking something. Tomorrowland. While […]