The epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time from author Robert Jordan was always going to make for a difficult adaptation. The dense text and richly developed world practically leapt off the page for readers but was certainly due for…
A (Spoiler-Free) Beginner’s Guide to ‘The Wheel of Time’
The Wheel of Time turns, and an adaptation comes to pass. Looking at the 14-book series by the late Robert Jordan (with the final 3 books completed by Brandon Sanderson), it’s easy to feel intimidated. I know I was when…
The Ten Most Important Video Game Movies
Clickbait Title: The Video Game Movies That Are The Most Memorable for Being Very Bad, Very OK, Or Occasionally Pretty Good Video Game movies are historically not very good. There’s been long, arduous debates on whether or not video games…
‘I Care a Lot Movie’ review: Rosamund Pike is chilling in this Netflix Film
If you’ve been looking for a movie that will thoroughly piss you off, I Care a Lot is definitely that movie. There are very few movies out there that show you how despicable a character is and then try to make you…
Radioactive Review: Rosamund Pike carries this Uneven, Yet Ambitious Biopic
One of the most well-known facts about French-Polish scientist Marie Curie was how self-damaging her discovery ended up being. Decades after her untimely death, it was discovered that Curie’s old furniture, manuscripts, and even cookbooks are still at lethal radiation…
Beirut Movie Review: A Film Filled with Stereotypes
I was excited upon first hearing about this film. A film called Beirut! So it’ll be about Lebanese people during the height of their civil war? No. A film about Palestinian refugees, perhaps, living in Beirut? No. A film about…
7 Days in Entebbe Review: An aggressively average film
After three fictionalized accounts and at least twice as many documentaries, Operation Entebbe (also known as Operation Thunderbolt) has long been included in the annals of pop culture. Within a year of the highjacking, you could choose between experiencing the…