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Continuing my ongoing slog through a backlog of Resident Evil titles, I recently played through, and completed the main campaign of, Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (Capcom, 2015) on Xbox One. After struggling a bit with some aspects of the first game, I had hoped to be more comfortable going into Revelations 2 but Capcom made … Continue reading Game Corner: Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (Xbox One)
Despite my affinity for the Resident Evil (Capcom, 1996 to present) franchise, my love for the series actually began with the Nintendo 64 port of Resident Evil 2 (ibid/Rockstar San Diego/Factor 5, 1999) because, as a kid, I was too poor to ever own a PlayStation and hedged my bets on the N64 instead. While … Continue reading Game Corner: Resident Evil: Revelations (Xbox One)
Author: Joel Thomas FeldmanGenre: Young Adult / FantasyPublication Date: 27 February 2022Pages: 283Available As: Paperback and e-book The Synopsis:Following the events of Ash: Journeys of the Immortal—Book One (ibid, 2020) Sam is now 14 and nearly two years removed from her encounter with the phoenix Ash. A visit to her mother’s ancestral home in the … Continue reading Author’s Spotlight: Ijiraq: Journeys of the Immortal – Book Two
In September 1961, DC Comics published “Flash of Two Worlds” (Fox, et al), a landmark story that brought together two generations of the Flash: the Golden Age Jay Garrick and the Silver Age Barry Allen thanks to the concept of the multiverse, an infinite number of parallel universes that allowed any and all stories and … Continue reading Talking Movies [Multiverse Madness]: Doctor Strange
Author: Jessica HuntleyGenre: ThrillerPublication Date: 4 April 2022Pages: 275Available As: Paperback and e-book The Synopsis:My name is Alicia…but you already know that by now. I am…not normal, but am I truly a psychopath as I have always believed? Josslyn and I used to be enemies, then friends, then sisters, and now…I finally know the truth … Continue reading Author’s Spotlight: My Real Self
In the episode “Me2” (Bye, 1988) of the classic British science-fiction comedy show Red Dwarf (1988 to 2020), it is revealed the Arnold Rimmer’s (Chris Barrie) last words were “Gazpacho soup!” and that he made a point to celebrate November 25th as “Gazpacho Soup Day” after a particularly traumatising visit to the Captain’s Table. Accordingly, … Continue reading Screen Time [Gazpacho Soup Day]: Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
Released: 21 August 2021Director: Nia DaCostaDistributor: Universal PicturesBudget: $25 millionStars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Michael Hargrove The Plot:Thirty years after the events of Candyman (Rose, 1992), the once crime-ridden area of Cabrini-Green has become an upstanding neighbourhood. However, when struggling artist Anthony McCoy (Abdul-Mateen II) learns of the legend … Continue reading Talking Movies: Candyman (2021)
Author: Anthony Di AngeloGenre: Crime/Psychological ThrillerPublication Date: 20 September 2020Pages: 409Available As: Paperback and e-book The Synopsis:A dark and harrowing psychological thriller. A twisted tale of murder and despair. When a killer begins his reign of terror over the city, two broken detectives must overcome their demons to stop the death toll from rising. But … Continue reading Author’s Spotlight: Descent into the Hallway of Madness
1. First, introduce yourself a bit. What is your name (or pen name) and where are you from? I’m Chris from the UK. I live in North Yorkshire, within driving distance of some of the most beautiful countryside England has to offer. Some of the best fish and chips too! 2. Next, tell us a … Continue reading Author’s Spotlight: Chris B. Ripley Interview
To celebrate the fact that I finally got around to reading Doomsday Clock (Johns, et al, 2017 to 2019), DC Comic’s official sequel to the seminal Watchmen (Moore, et al, 1986 to 1987), I’ve been dedicating every Wednesday of this month to Alan Moore’s influential maxiseries. Air Date: 20 October to 15 December 2019UK Network: … Continue reading Screen Time [Watchmen Wednesday]: Watchmen
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