Pawn’s Gambit is the second book in the Immortal Techniques series written by Rob J Hayes. I did a mini-review on the first book “Never Die” which I liked a lot. In the post I explain why I thought it was a perfect Getaway book for potential fantasy readers. Pawn’s Gambit differs from the first …
What makes something generic? It’s easy to see when something is bad or good, but how do you identify what makes something generic? If people asked you about a particular movie you could say it was good or bad, but most often than not people would say “eh” or “it was fine” these are phrases …
Shinji Ikari is one of the most iconic and well-realized protagonists in anime (and in everything else). Even though he has garnered a lot of controversies or even hate over the years for being let’s say, less than brave when he has to. I feel like that is what enhances his character. Surely if you …
There is so much to do and so little time! If you are anything like me (and I hope that you are not) you find yourself with a feeling of being overwhelmed by the many options in entertainment. This sinking feeling of dread and stress appears when you are faced with the realization that you …
It is common practice to leave a score after a review. This score comes in many different forms. The most common one is probably the 1-10 score. 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. On Goodreads (a site for rating books) you choose 1-5 stars. The Legendary Film reviewing duo Siskel and Ebert …
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Everything has already been said Every story has already been told Everything has already been said Every wise word has already been uttered Every inspirational quote has been said Every great work of writing already contains all the wisdom Every word has been written Every thought has been had Why even do or say anything? …
Reviews are a strange phenomenon to me. There seems to be an abundance of them, and they garner a lot of controversies, yet also remain totally arbitrary and sometimes downright useless. This post is going to be about reviews both in a professional and amateur sense. I am going to look at why they exist, …
I have been bombarded with opinions regarding Original Netflix movies. Most people I talk to have a tendency to mention their movies in a negative light. I have heard over and over again that the Netflix originals were inherently bad and or underwhelming. As a wannabe journalist, I thought to investigate whether that claim was …
Idris Elba is one of the most popular actors working today. He releases a lot of new films and a lot of blockbusters. He has also been pretty much everybody’s pick for James Bond the last couple of years. Since he is such a prolific actor I thought I would look at some of his …
If you know anything about me you know that I love Asian cinema, particularly Korea and Japan are among my favorites. A lot of my favorite films are from Korea and Japan. They seem to have a unique way of telling stories. They also tell different kinds of stories and they have another sensibility when …