Month: May 2021

Those Who Wish Me Dead (Movie Review) | A Grounded Action Thriller with a Great Ensemble Cast

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This movie is adapted and directed by Taylor Sheridan who penned the recent adaptation of Tom Clancy's Without Remorse. Here Sheridan wrote this story with Charles Leavitt (In The Heart of the Sea, 7th Son) and the source material's author Michael Koryta. He rounds up quite the cast including Angelina Jolie (Unbroken), Finn Little (2067), … Continue reading Those Who Wish Me Dead (Movie Review) | A Grounded Action Thriller with a Great Ensemble Cast

The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns | Book Review

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The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns published 06 August 2020 A lost fox. A gorgeous ghost. And an unlikely partnership to stop a murderer. Since his mother's murder, Sage McKinley doesn’t live, he exists. His weak magic has made him an outcast, shadowing his life with self-doubt. All that changes when the spirit of a … Continue reading The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns | Book Review

Rueberry Orchard (Beyond the Realm: Remember #1) by Michele Notaro | Book Review

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Rueberry Orchard (Beyond the Realm: Remember #1) by Michele Notaropublished 6 October 2020 “There’s no time. Remember Rueberry Orchard.” A beautiful man in strange clothing starts invading my dreams, and even though I know he isn’t real, the dreams—mind-links, according to him—are so vivid it’s hard to imagine this man doesn’t exist. After a few … Continue reading Rueberry Orchard (Beyond the Realm: Remember #1) by Michele Notaro | Book Review

Jupiter’s Legacy (Season Review) | Old Grudges Die Hard

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It's been increasing for at least the last ten years but these past six months seem to have been flooded with new superhero shows (WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Invincible). Despite the medium and streaming, these new shows do not resemble the ones we had before. They are more adult, tackling deeper, harder … Continue reading Jupiter’s Legacy (Season Review) | Old Grudges Die Hard

Love is a Stranger (More Heat Than the Sun 1) | John Wiltshire

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Loving a total stranger can be very hard work sometimes.How do you love someone who exists entirely in the shadows?How do you love a man who describes himself as dead?How do you get that ghost to love you back? Ex-SAS soldier Ben Rider falls in love with his enigmatic married boss Sir Nikolas Mikkelsen, but … Continue reading Love is a Stranger (More Heat Than the Sun 1) | John Wiltshire

Invincible (S1 Review) | The Incredible Adult Animated Series

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I grew up reading and watching manga, and adult animated series like this one is the closest thing produced in the west that has the same level of complexity and excitement that animes have. Invincible is the name of the series, and the Image Comics series by Robert Kirkman it's based on, the show has … Continue reading Invincible (S1 Review) | The Incredible Adult Animated Series