[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1YbOMDI59k] Insidious Release Date: April 1, 2011 Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Andrew Astor Director: James Wan Studio: Stage 6 Films, IM Global, Alliance Films Distributor: FilmDistrict Genre(s): Horror, Paranormal Thriller Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Creepy kids, ghosts, and creepy household occurrences are pretty much one […]
Tackle the Alien Invasion in Middle Grade Sci-Fi Thriller Earthfall
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VdiuK-sP7vA] Earthfall Author: Mark Walden Release Date: August 27, 2013 (US); June 7, 2012 (UK) Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers (US); Bloombury (UK) Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade Fiction, Middle Grade Science Fiction, Alien Invasion Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I’ve been waiting for a good alien invasion story to hit […]
Read The Book That Inspired ABC's New Series Resurrection
[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 […]
"You're Next" Twist Make An Otherwise Average Movie A Horror Must
Title: You’re Next Release Date: August 23, 2013 Cast: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Rob Morgan, Barbara Crampton Director: Simon Barrett Studio: Snoot Entertainment Distributor: Lionsgate Genre(s): Horror, Gore, Family Drama Rating: B- Review Spoilers: IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Nothing says family get together like a good ol’ fashion slaughter. […]
Elysium: The Art of the Film
Title: Elysium: The Art of the Film Author: Mark Salisbury Release Date: August 6, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books ARC Genre(s): Art book, Science Fiction, Dystopian Future, Film & Cinema Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon Titan Books can always be counted on to produce an amazing art book. The folks they have working for […]
Robots, Exoskeletons, Crazy Villains, and Space Make "Elysium" a Sci-Fi Must-See
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QILNSgou5BY&w=560&h=315] Elysium Directed by Neil Blomkamp Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley Rating: B+ If you’ve seen Park Avenue (a documentary on Netflix about the rich and poor) Elysium is essentially a future built from that divide. In 2154, Earth is nothing more than an overpopulated and polluted place […]
"Kick-Ass 2": Good on violence, terrible on most everything else
I want to start this review by saying that I legitimately like the first Kick-Ass film. It’s not a perfect movie by any stretch of the imagination and I definitely ended up liking The Losers and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World more by the end of 2010, but it was […]
Would You Rather: El Paso Edition
In honor of Breaking Bad airing their final episodes beginning this Sunday and my love for the freshman show, The Bridge, we’re kicking off a new weekly segment that poses the question, “Would you rather?” It is spoilerific and draws on events, characters, and experiences found in two shows-movies-comics-whatever-medium-we-choose-to-compare, so […]
"We're the Millers" is a Refreshingly Dirty LOL Adventure
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3SFDOxvauU&w=560&h=315] So far, We’re the Millers does not seem to bode well with the Moms or Dads…well, this movie isn’t for the whole family. You have to have a gutter mind to really enjoy this movie. You have to have that dirty humor and be open to all sorts of […]
The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney
Title: The Brokenhearted Author: Amelia Kahaney Release Date: October 8, 2013 Publisher: Harper Teen Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Science Fiction, YA Fiction, Superheroes, Pseudo-Dystopian Future Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High (Get a very brief, spoiler-free review in the first paragraph) GoodReads | Amazon The Dark Knight meets Cinder in this gripping and cinematic story of heartbreak and revenge. […]
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