Boo: A Novel Author: Neil Smith Release Date: May 12, 2015 Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries, Audible Studios Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy, Afterlife Book Rating: ★★★★☆ Narration: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon | Audible Some books just seem meant to be experienced as audio books and Boo: A Novel is absolutely one of them. I am usually pretty […]
James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard Novels: STAY AWAY
James Patterson is a well known author, particularly for his Alex Cross detective series. He has received the Guinness World Record for the first author to sell a million e-books (probably way more now). This is a man who has out sold Stephen King, John Grisham, and Dan Brown COMBINED. […]
Broken World #1 Reveals A World We Want More Of
Broken World #1 Author: Frank J. Barbiere Artist: Christopher Peterson, Marissa Louise Release Date: June 3, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild The premise behind Broken World isn’t exactly earth shattering (terrible pun totally intended), but the immediacy of the extinction event – an asteroid hitting Earth in two […]
The Etsy Roundup: Kingdom Hearts
Cross Stitch Patter for Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Master and Friends by TheStitchingGirl Cross stitching has really been popping up on my radar recently, and I thought some of you guys might enjoy this! It would be awesome to create your own stitched Kingdom Hearts memorabilia! This particular item is just […]
Reflections on (Probably) The Final Episode of “Community”
[Warning: Spoilers, of course.] The show’s creators gave little warning that the season 6 finale of Community is almost definitely the series finale. We haven’t gotten official word on whether or not there’ll be a season 7, but something feels prophetic about the “#andamovie” that appears at the end of […]
Nerdophiles Catches Up With… Hannibal
After an almost unbearably long hiatus, Hannibal will be once again gracing our television screens. Slated to air on Thursday June 4th, 2015, it will keep the same time slot, 10:00pm, but will be inhabiting a new day. Airing right after NBC’s new show, Aquarius, season three has been proclaimed to be […]
12 Monkeys: Arms of Mine Recap
Synopsis of 1×13: Cole and Cassandra try for a final confrontation with the Witness, while Jones faces a new threat to the mission. Rating: ★★★★☆ “It took time travel to create time travel…there are no straight lines, brother.” Or so says Ramse, making everyone’s brains hurt, yet again. 12 Monkeys is […]
Your Guide to the Movies Hitting Theatres June 2015
This June we’ve got some pretty great movies hitting theaters. Admittedly, there are a lot of sequels coming up; the Jurassic Park, Insidious, and Ted series are all getting new installments, meanwhile Entourage is making the big jump from the small screen to the big screen. But we’re also getting […]
‘The League of Regrettable Superheroes’ is a Treasure Trove of Forgotten Heroes
The League of Regrettable Superheroes Author: Jon Morris Release Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Quirk Books Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Superheroes, Pop Culture Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I am in love with this book. The League of Regrettable Superheroes is pretty much the perfect coffee table book for the everyday nerd. Gorgeously designed and fantastically organized, […]
“McFarland, USA” Comes Home to Tug Your Heartstrings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jVmuuJHVM McFarland, USA Release Date: June 2, 2015 Cast: Kevin Costner, Carlos Pratts, Johnny Ortiz, Hector Durane, Sergio Avelar, Michael Aguero, Rafael Martinez, Ramiro Rodriguez Director: Niki Caro Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Genre(s): Biographical Drama, Inspirational, Sports Extra Feature Rating: ????? Rating: ????? Format: Blu Ray (also available on DVD & Digital HD) Review […]