Groundbreaking filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski have returned with one of their most profilic films to date. ‘Cloud Atlas’ is a remarkably beautiful film, an adaptation of David Mitchell’s bestseller of the same name, the film weaves us through six stories, each of which take place in their own unique era between […]
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Review: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Comes Home On Blu-ray!
The internet was all abuzz when it was announced Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson would return to the fabulous cinematic universe he helped create with “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” Even if you were not a fan of the fantasy genre, there is no denying the spellbinding nature of his “Lord of The Rings” trilogy. […]
Movie Review: ‘Would You Rather’ Starring Brittany Snow and Sasha Grey
In recent months, IFC Midnight has been churning out some very interesting films for fans of horror. Their latest offering is ‘Would You Rather,’ which is helmed by director David Guy Levy. The film gets it name from the popular parlor game almost all of us have played in our youth. The film centers on […]
Book Review: James M. Cain’s Lost Novel “The Cocktail Waitress”
Renowned crime noir author James M. Cain speaks from the dead in “The Cocktail Waitress,”his nearly finished novel discovered 35 years after his death thanks to Hard Case Crime, an American publisher of hardboiled crime novels. The paperback crime novels of the ‘40s and ‘50s are resurrected in their fictional works, showcasing suspense and drama […]
Book Review: ‘The Twenty-Year Death’ By Ariel S. Winter
Ariel S. Winter’s debut novel, “The Twenty Year Death,” features three separate crime novels that create a single saga of violence and tragedy intruding on the lives of a couple. Described as a 3-in-1 noir, each novel is set in a different decade, penned in a different style and told from a different perspective, starting […]
Summer’s Hottest Ticket: Live From The Firefly Music Festival In Dover, Delaware!
Get the scoop on one of this summer’s biggest events with our live coverage of the Firefly Music Festival!
Game Review: “Mass Effect 3” Is A Contender For Game of the Year!
Mass Effect 3 is the third and most epic chapter in the saga of Captain Shepard and his crew. ME2’s last scene hinted at ominous things to come – Earth’s invasion by the Reapers, a seemingly-invincible race of sentient machines bent on destroying and assimilating organic life. Those unfortunate to survive a Reaper attack are […]
Book Review: Daniel O’Malley Makes Powerful Debut With ‘The Rook’
Wow! What a debut for novelist Daniel O’Malley. I was in the bookstore a few weeks ago and picked up this gem of a novel just on a whim. The title and cover intrigued me, and the information on the inner flaps piqued my interest. By the time I was 10-15 pages into The Rook, […]
DVD Review: TNA Impact Wrestling’s ‘Bound for Glory 2011’
I was excited to view my first Bound for Glory event, and it certainly did not disappoint. TNA’s biggest show of the year was exactly that: a big event that was full of excitement and quality wrestling. This two disc set consisted of the main match card for Bound for Glory (disc one) and special […]