Title: The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy TalesAuthor: Nathaniel LachenmeyreArtist: Simini BlockerRelease Date: June 18, 2019Publisher: First SecondReview Spoilers: LowGoodReads | Amazon Fairytale stories and adorable, colorful illustrations collide in Nathaniel Lachenmeyer & Simini Blocker’s ‘The Singing Rock’. Pegged as a collection of ‘brand-new fairy tales’ this may be one of the most fun, all-ages graphic […]
Dumbo Soars Once Again as Disney’s Latest Live Action Remake Comes to Blu-Ray
Dumbo (2019) Release Date: June 25, 2019Cast: Colin Ferrell, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Eva GreenStudio: Walt Disney PicturesExtra Feature Rating: ★★★★★Rating: ★★★☆☆Review Spoilers: LowAmazon | IMDB | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes Disney’s latest live action adaptation, Dumbo, is an odd duck. The animated film about a flying elephant was already an unusual choice to join Disney’s growing […]
Men in Black: International is Stunning(ly Fun)
Release Date: June 14, 2019Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam NeesonDirector: F. Gary GrayStudio: Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Parkes + Macdonald, Image Nation, Tencent PicturesDistributor: Sony Pictures ReleasingSpoilers: LowIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I love, love, loved this movie! Unfortunately, I can’t compare it to the previous two films, because I haven’t seen […]
‘The End of Pokemon’ Trailer Calls to Free All Pokemon
If you were a kid growing up in the 90’s, you likely held a Pokemon card at least once. Pokemon cards we released in different runs. I can still see the original foil packaging in my head. I imagine the creators of The End of Pokemon can, too. During one […]
Dead Don’t Die Review
Release Date: June 14th, 2019Cast: Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Chloe Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits, and More!Director: Jim JarmuschStudio: Animal KingdomDistributor: Focus FeaturesSpoilers: LowIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Jim Jarmusch’s zombie romp assembles an incredible cast to deliver deadpan comedy. Strange things are afoot in the town of Centerville (in the vicinity of […]
The Surprising Charm of Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons
The folks over at Oni Press and IDW have really given us something special with this series! The 4 issue limited, written by Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub, with Troy Little on art, Leonardo Ito doing colors, letters by Robbie Robbins combines the world of Adult Swim’s hit show with […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Elizabeth Case Gives Young Readers A Spunky, Relatable New Heroine
Young readers (and their parents) who are looking for fun, relatable early chapter books need to look no further than Rachel Vail’s new series following the (mis)adventures of Elizabeth Case. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never read the Justin Case series that this books spun-off from though I […]
Rockstar Book Tour: Charlie & Frog Are Back in ‘The Boney Hand’
Title: CHARLIE & FROG THE BONEY HANDAuthor: Karen KanePub. Date: June 4, 2019Publisher: Disney-HyperionFormats: Hardcover, eBookPages: 272Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD I love Charlie & Frog. These books will always have a special place in my heart because it’s not often you come across a book about a deaf or hard of hearing character that’s anything quite like this series. […]
Aladdin: You Ain’t Never Had a Frien— No, Wait, You Did. 27 Years Ago
Release Date: May 24th, 2019 Cast: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, and Billy Magnussen. Director: GUY RITCHIE?! Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Disney Spoilers: Impossible to Spoil init? IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The ongoing live-actionication of the Disney vault continues full steam ahead with the latest installment, the remake of 1992’s […]
Booksmart: The New, Feminist “Superbad”
Release Date: May 24, 2019Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Billie Lourd, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Jason SudeikisDirector: Olivia WildeStudio: Annapurna Pictures, Gloria Sanchez ProductionsDistributor: United Artists ReleasingSpoilers: ModerateIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia “Molly: We have to go to a party tonight.Amy: What?Molly: Nobody knows that we are fun. We didn’t party because we wanted to focus on school and get […]