I am not a mother. Nor am I a chef. In fact, there are many aspects to our main character’s, Emoni Santiago, life and who she is that I am unabl…
Review
Aladdin Review: Disney’s Live-Action Remake is Enjoyable, but Lacks Some of the Magic
It’s hard to describe what a movie means to you when its live-action remake is still littered with problems and Orientalism in 2019, but to say I wasn…
Book Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff have done it again. Just like with their incredible Illuminae series, they have created another high-concept, heart-poun…
Book Review: Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith
Crystal Smith’s Bloodleaf is a harrowing tale of blood and sacrifice, following a princess abhorred by her people and a kingdom on the precipice of tu…
Album Review: Alex Lahey – “The Best of Luck Club”
Similar in overall sound to her acclaimed debut album, Australian singer-songwriter Alex Lahey’s sophomore effort The Best of Luck Club reflects the o…
Album Review: The Head and the Heart – “Living Mirage”
The Head and the Heart desperately wants to become the next One Republic. Their once folk-heavy sound (Let’s Be Still from 2013) has morphed int…
Tolkien Movie Review: Director Dome Karukoski misses the mark, and the magic
There’s an inspired moment about halfway through Dome Karukoski’s Tolkien where a young J. R. R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) takes his future wife Edith …