Album Review: The Mountain Goats – “In League With Dragons”

In League With Dragons is no more a concept album about Dungeons & Dragons than Sgt. Pepper is a concept album about its titular band: in both instances most of the actual songs on the record don’t relate to the central “concept”.…

Movie Review: Bright

Like the majority of screenwriter Max Landis’ work, Bright has a heavenly elevator pitch. A gritty David Ayer directed Los Angles police drama inundated with enough orcs, elves, and magic to make J.R.R Tolkien consider summering in Inglewood. What a…

TV Review: Emerald City Series Premiere – “The Beast Forever” + “Prison of the Abject”

After many long years of rewrites and push-backs due to “creative differences,” Emerald City has finally reached network television. Although the show possesses strong and ambitious elements, it is evident that Emerald City has been put through the primetime wringer…

Movie Review: ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ is the ‘Frozen’ Prequel We Didn’t Ask For

Chris Hemsworth better start hoping that people are still into Thor because it seems like it’s the only thing going for him. Films like Blackhat and Into The Heart of the Sea both were flops at the box office and…

Book Review: ‘Six of Crows’ by Leigh Bardugo

A masterpiece. There is simply no other word for this book. I came in to Six of Crows with high hopes and high expectations. It’s a heist story, described as a YA “Ocean’s 11,” both things which I love. It…

Giveaway: Win ‘A Thousand Nights’ Themed Prize Pack

For fans of epic re-tellings and fantasy, A Thousand Nights will entice you.  We are happy to giveaway a copy of E.K. Johnson’s new young adult novel, along with some other themed goodies readers are sure to enjoy. About the…

10 Fantasy Authors to Read After ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’

“Winter is Coming,” say the Starks of Winterfell. Yet, if it’s The Winds of Winter we’re talking about, we have no goddamn clue when it’s actually going to get here. Yes, the long-awaited sixth entry in the beloved A Song…