REVIEWS

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: Food Wars! Volume 6

Manga Review: Food Wars! Volume 6

Food Wars! Volume 6 focuses on Soma Yukihira, a boy who dreams of becoming a full-time chef at his father’s restaurant and to surpass his father’s culinary skills. When Soma graduates from middle school his father shuts down the restaurant to cook in America. However, Soma is sent to the Totsuki Culinary Academy, an elite […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Volume 5

Manga Review: Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Volume 5

Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Volume 5 takes place in a world where vampires rule the earth and enslave children to serve as their food source. A boy named Yuichiro escapes from the vampire city, but only after seeing the other orphans he lived with killed in front of him. Unknown to Yuichiro, his […]

 Kaitlyn Booth

Sundance Review: Last Days In The Desert Is Bad Bible Fan Fiction

Sundance Review: Last Days In The Desert Is Bad Bible Fan Fiction

Title: Last Days In The Desert Director: Rodrigo Garcia Screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia Principal Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan, Ciarán Hinds, and Ayelet Zurer Summary: Ewan McGregor is Jesus—and the Devil—in an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 1

Manga Review: So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 1

So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 1 focuses on the Kobayashi twins, Megumu and Mitsuru, who were named after historical figures. Megumu grew up to have an interest in history, while her brother is more interested in athletics and hitting on girls. The twins attend different schools: Megumu goes to a regular high school, while Mitsuru […]

 Kaitlyn Booth

Review: Spy Isn’t Great But So Far It’s Best Comedy Of 2015

Review: Spy Isn’t Great But So Far It’s Best Comedy Of 2015

Title: Spy Director: Paul Feig Screenwriter: Paul Feig Principal Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Miranda Hart, and Bobby Cannavale Summary: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. This has not been a good year for comedies […]

 Kaitlyn Booth

Review: Entourage Is A Movie No One Asked For

Review: Entourage Is A Movie No One Asked For

Title: Entourage Director: Doug Ellin Screenwriter: Doug Ellin (screenplay), Doug Ellin (story), Rob Weiss (story), and Doug Ellin (television series) Principal Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Perry Reeves Summary: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back – and back […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You) Volume 21

Manga Review: Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You) Volume 21

Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You) Volume 21 focuses on Sawako Kuronuma, a high school girl who is a loner and has trouble fitting in. Due to her looks, she has acquired the nickname “Sadako” from a character in a horror movie. But her life changes when she meets Shota Kazehaya, the most popular […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: Kamisama Kiss Volume 18

Manga Review: Kamisama Kiss Volume 18

Kamisama Kiss Volume 18 focuses on Nanami Momozono, a high school student who is now the kami at the land god’s shrine. Nanami has two familiars serving her: Tomoe the fox demon and a snake incarnation named Mizuki. Kamisama Kiss Volume 18 Written by: Julietta Suzuki Publisher: Hakusensha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: June […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: Toriko Volume 28

Manga Review: Toriko Volume 28

Toriko Volume 28 follows Toriko and the other Gourmet Hunters as they battle it out with Gourmet Corp. Toriko Volume 28 Written by: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Publisher: Shueisha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: June 2, 2015 Snap up Toriko, Vol. 28: The Tiger’s Tears on Amazon! Volume 28 sees someone who looks like Froese demanding […]

 Stefani Sloma

Comic Review: Material #1

Comic Review: Material #1

Ales Kot’s and Will Tempest’s Material #1 from Image Comics falls a little flat. MATERIAL #1 WRITER: Ales Kot ARTIST: Will Tempest LETTERER: Clayton Cowles PUBLISHER: Image Comics RELEASE DATE: 5/27/2015 Snap up a copy of Material #1 to try it out for yourself. Sometimes you read a comic that weaves together several different stories and it […]

 Kaitlyn Booth

Review: Aloha Does Nothing Interesting With Its Impressive Cast

Review: Aloha Does Nothing Interesting With Its Impressive Cast

Title: Aloha Director: Cameron Crowe Screenplay: Cameron Crowe Principal Cast: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, and Alec Baldwin Summary: A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned […]

 Kaitlyn Booth

Review: San Andreas Has Great Destruction Sequences But A Predictable Story

Review: San Andreas Has Great Destruction Sequences But A Predictable Story

Title: San Andreas Director: Brad Peyton Screenwriter: Carlton Cuse (screenplay), Andre Fabrizio (story), and Jeremy Passmore (story) Principal Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Paul Giamatti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, and Art Parkinson Summary: In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the […]

 Stefani Sloma

Comic Review: Sons of the Devil #1

Comic Review: Sons of the Devil #1

Brian Buccellato and Toni Infante’s Sons of the Devil #1 (from Image Comics) is an uneasy, creepy first issue that’ll have you ready for more. SONS OF THE DEVIL #1 WRITER: Brian Buccellato ARTIST: Toni Infante LETTERER: Troy Peteri PUBLISHER: Image Comics RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2015 Sons of the Devil #1 starts with an […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: 07-Ghost Volume 16

Manga Review: 07-Ghost Volume 16

07-Ghost Volume 16 sees two of the seven ghosts facing against each other, and what their confrontation brings about. 07-Ghost Volume 16 Written by: Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara Publisher: Ichijinsha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: May 12, 2015 Volume 16 starts out with the revelation that Karr was Ea and that Katsuragi is […]

 Ryan Thomason

Dark Horse Comics and Chuck Palahniuk Bring Us Back Into the Twisted World of Tyler Durden with Fight Club 2

Dark Horse Comics and Chuck Palahniuk Bring Us Back Into the Twisted World of Tyler Durden with Fight Club 2

The first rule about Fight Club 2 is…read Fight Club 2, or you will get punched in the face. The second rule about Fight Club 2 is, read it or get a punch in the face. Fight Club 2 Writer: Chuck Palahniuk Artist: Cameron Stewart Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: David Mack Publisher: Dark Horse […]

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