TV Review: Outlander 1×03 – “The Way Out”

A sweeping and romantic return to the 20th century opens this latest episode of Outlander. It’s a sweet and tender moment between Claire and Frank Randall as the war causes them to depart once more. Frank jokes about her stubbornness,…

Wizard World Chicago 2014 Preview

We’re super excited to announce that we will be covering Chicago Comic Con, brought to you by Wizard World, this week! There is so much going on at Wizard World this year; the whole event, while overwhelming, is sure to…

The Film Canon: The Ascent (1977)

Larisa Shepitko’s The Ascent is one of the most tactile of films. The soundtrack submerges the audience in harsh, overbearing sounds: the heavy creak of wooden floors, the sharp crunch of snow, the popping of seeds being chewed by starving…

TV Review: The Strain 1×5 “Runaways”

This week’s fifth episode of The Strain suffers from the exact thing I detailed in last week’s recap of “It’s Not For Everyone,” specifically about its attempts to balance so many characters that the episode feels like it is wandering.…

Book Review: Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5) by Richelle Mead

Oh. My. Sydrian. I debated for awhile whether my review of the new Bloodlines book should be spoiler free or not. It was a tough decision because I hate to isolate new readers with spoilers but at the same time,…

Read of the Week: Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern

John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern’s insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we…

Jon’s Movie Review: “And So It Goes” Takes Us Nowhere

For the most part, I take great pleasure in visiting my grandparents. Listening to stories of bygone days, daily struggles made irrelevant by new technologies, and cyclical hardships that seem to echo through the decades and show up in different…