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Anomalisa is Strangely Beautiful and Subtlly Brilliant
Anomalisa Directed by: Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson Screenplay by: Charlie Kaufman Based on Anomalisa by Charlie Kaufman Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Running time 90 minutes Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language Michael Stone, husband, father and respected author of “How May I Help You Help Them?” is […]
Gutter Magic #1 of 4 – Comic Review
Gutter Magic is a four-part series set in an alternate-history future where magic was the weapon of choice during the great World War. See my previous reviews of Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, and the Bird #2 of 5 here and Rumble #9 here. Title: Gutter Magic #1 of 4 Writer: Rich Douek Artist: Brett […]
Alabaster: The Good, The Bad, And The Bird (2 of 5) – Comic Review
Alabaster returns with it’s own unique blend of well-crafted weirdness in issue 2 of 5. Things remain nebulous story-wise but some heavily ominous overtones hint at good (for us, not necessarily for the characters) things to come in this beautifully put together series. Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, And the Bird (2 of 5) […]
Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi Feels 13 Hours Long
Title: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Director: Michael Bay Screenwriter: Chuck Hogan (screenplay) and Michael Zuckoff (book ‘13 Hours’) Principal Cast: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, and Max Martini Summary: An American Ambassador in killed during an attack on a U.S. controlled compound in Libya as a […]
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is Almost Unbearable
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Directed by: Michael Bay Screenplay by: Chuck Hogan Based on 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff Starring: James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Dominic Fumusa, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Toby Stephens, Demetrius Grosse, Freddie Stroma Running time 144 minutes Rated R 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi […]
Manga Review: Requiem of the Rose King Volume 3
Requiem of the Rose King Volume 3 is based on two of William Shakespeare’s works: Henry VI and Richard III. This series follows Henry and Richard as they experience the Wars of the Roses. Requiem of the Rose King Volume 3 Written by: Aya Kanno Publisher: Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release […]
Manga Review: Yowamushi Pedal Volume 1
Yowamushi Pedal Volume 1 focuses on Sakamichi Onoda, a first year student at Sohoku High School. He’s an otaku who wants to join the school’s anime club, and he also rides a mamachari (a bulky bicycle that’s usually only used for short rides). Unbeknownst to him, his otaku tendencies and his bike will lead him […]
Manga Review: Twin Star Exorcists Volume 3
Twin Star Exorcists Volume 3 focuses on two teenage exorcists named Rokuro and Benio. They are the “Twin Star Exorcists” who are fated to marry each other and give birth to a prophesied child. Twin Star Exorcists Volume 3 Written by: Yoshiaki Sukeno Publisher: Shueisha Inc. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: January 5, 2016 […]
Manga Review: My Love Story!! Volume 7
My Love Story!! Volume 7 focuses Takeo Goda, a large high school boy who believed he would never have a girlfriend. Now he’s going out with Rinko Yamato, and the series primarily focuses on their relationship. My Love Story!! Volume 7 Written by: Kazune Kawahara English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: January 5, 2016 Even […]
Review: The Revenant Features A Top Tier Lead Performance But Is A Little Long
Title: The Revenant Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith (screenplay), Alejandro González Iñárritu (screenplay), and Michael Punke (based in part on the novel by) Principal Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, and Paul Anderson Summary: A frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s […]
The Shannara Chronicles is MTV Trying to Make the Fantasy Varsity Football Team as a Scrawny Freshman
This will be the only analogy to sports aside from the title I’ll make for the rest of this review. It puts the show exactly how I felt after watching the pilot “Chosen” into a context that people who know anything about MTV will understand. The Shannara Chronicles essentially has potential as that high school […]
Manga Review: Blue Exorcist Volume 14
Blue Exorcist Volume 14 focuses on Rin Okumura and his classmates, who are students at True Cross Academy training to become Exorcists. They are trying to rescue Izumo, who is in the hands of Professor Gedoin. Blue Exorcist Volume 14 Written by: Kazue Kato Publisher: Shueisha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: January 5, 2016 […]
Manga Review: One-Punch Man Volume 4
One-Punch Man Volume 4 is about Saitama, a superhero who can defeat an opponent with just one punch. His disciple is Genos, a cyborg out for revenge against another cyborg that killed his family. Both Saitama and Genos are now members of the Hero Association. One-Punch Man Volume 4 Written by: ONE Publisher: Shueisha Inc. […]
Conan The Avenger #21 – Comic Review
Ah, the good ‘ol nail a dude to the cross routine. This is CONAN, I think he’ll be just fine. See my previous Conan the Avenger reviews starting with the first issue here and the previous issue here. CONAN THE AVENGER #21 Writer: Fred Van Lente Artist: Jose Luis Cover Artist: Paul Renaud Publisher: Dark […]
Manga Review: Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring is a one volume spin-off for the Naruto manga series. This story focuses on the next generation of ninja, with the primary emphasis placed on some of the children of Naruto and his peers. Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Written by: Masashi Kishimoto Publisher: […]
