Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Author: James Lovegrove Release Date: August 27, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Mystery Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon James Lovegrove’s greatest strength in writing Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares is his grasp of Holmes and Watson’s voices as originally written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Despite […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Just out of plain life circumstances and laziness, I never got around to recapping the season one finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, which was titled ‘Beginning of the End.’ It was a solid three star finale. Not my favorite episode ever, but it still delivered lots of great moments. […]
Doctor Who: Listen Recap
“Why do we talk out loud when we’re alone? Because we know we’re not.” In the same vein as 2007’s “Blink” and season 7’s “Hide,” “Listen” capitalizes on one of every child’s greatest fears: what’s hiding under the bed. It’s in suspense plots like this week’s that Moffat excels, and […]
Doctor Who: Robot of Sherwood Recap
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNU4gP-nGVk] The Doctor and Clara dove into 12th century England this week to battle aliens alongside none other than Sherwood Forest’s most famous thief. “Robot of Sherwood” makes a brief departure from the “darker” Doctor we’ve been introduced to and shows a whimsy (even if more campy) side of […]
Doctor Who: Into the Dalek Recap
A human space colony fighting for survival, a new romantic interest, and—a good Dalek? This week’s Doctor Who episode threw a lot of information at viewers, but managed to do it in an exciting way while fleshing out the character of the Twelfth Doctor, who faced off against his age-old […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Rebels Posters Revealed!
Have we all recovered from Comic Con’s teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay? No? Well prepare to weep inconsolably for another month because the evil geniuses at Lionsgate have graced us with six posters of the lovable rebels (pictured below) that could easily break every bone in our bodies. […]
Doctor Who: Deep Breath Recap
Eight is the magic number today as Doctor Who ended its eight-month hiatus and began its eighth season with its eight hundred and first episode, “Deep Breath.” A fitting title, as it was precisely what fans were doing as they witnessed the debut of the Doctor’s latest regeneration, played by […]
Did “The Giver” Live Up to Expectations?
Release Date: August 15, 2014 (USA) Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgard, Odeya Rush, Katie Holmes Director: Phillip Noyce Studio: Walden Media Distributor: Weinstein Company Genre(s): Supernatural, Romance, Drama Based On: The Giver by Lois Lowry Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia As I sat in the theater, snow caps in one hand and a […]
LEGENDS Interviews at SDCC 2014
#dontkillseanbean – that’s what the marketing department of TNT’s new drama series Legends wants to (maybe?) promise you. The show, brought to you by showrunner David Wilcox and producer Howard Gordon, stars Sean Bean as Martin Odum, an undercover FBI agent in the Deep Cover Operations (DCO) division and is based […]
Aquaman Volume 1: The Trench Review
Aquaman: Volume 1 The Trench Author: Geoff JohnsArtists: Ivan Reis, Joe PradoRelease Date: September 11, 2012Publisher: DC ComicsSource: Bought and OwnedGenre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★Review Spoilers: Medium Oh, Aquaman. It has been a long time coming that you have found yourself a fresh fan base. Before the new 52, he was ridiculed by most comic readers, and […]
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