TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 5×03, “Four Walls and a Roof”

So there is good news, bad news, and other news.  The good news is this season’s movement.  Rick and the gang took care of some business this week, rather than stretching out one plotline for weeks.  The bad news is…

History According to Hollywood: The Civil War – Part 1

“But as Pontius Pilate said, what is the truth?” – D.W Griffith  In a bout of historical irony, the first Union troops to enter Richmond at end of the Civil War were African-American. The Confederacy Capital, bombarded and shelled, stood…

Ally’s Movie Review: Rudderless

I’ve been a little bit in love with Billy Crudup ever since I watched Almost Famous six years ago and Russell Hammond walked onstage to perform “Fever Dog”. Imagine my delight, then, to hear that Crudup was once again going…

Book Review: “Catch Me When I Fall” by Vicki Leigh

Halloween is just around the corner, and sometimes the best way to get yourself prepared for the haunted season is to cuddle up with a Sci-Fi thriller that might cause nightmares and slay them all at once. Catch Me When…

TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×3, “Making Friends and Influencing People”

Earth_199999//Recap 0203//October_7_2014 This week’s episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is so densely packed with character and plot that I feel season two is starting to heat up, despite a bit of a bland subplot regarding some brain freeze… The episode…

TV Review: The Flash (1×01) – “City of Heroes”

“To understand what I’m about to tell you, you need to do something first: you need to believe in the impossible.” I’ve wanted to see the DC character The Flash get his own live action interpretation for a long while…

Top 10 Music Releases of September 2014

[tps_title]Top 10 Music Releases in September 2014 [/tps_title] We are already more than a few days into October 2014, but I can’t help but want to recap the very best music from last month, as always. September 2014 brought some great returns…