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A Haunting In Venice – A Movie Review
As you may recall, I loved Kenneth Branagh’s first Agatha Christie adaptation, Murder On the Orient Express. Death On the Nile, however … not so much. I’m happy to report that A Haunting In Venice returns to form in Branagh’s latest installment. While it’s not as good as Murder On the Orient Express, I found…
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Netflix’s The Fall Of the House Of Usher – A Few Thoughts
I am an unabashed fan of Mike Flanagan, who brought us such shows as The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, and The Haunting of Bly Manor. When I heard the modern day master of horror intended to tackle Edgar Allan Poe, it seemed like a match made in heaven … well, maybe not heaven,…
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Haunted Mansion (2023) – A Movie Review
Disney’s 2023 movie Haunted Mansion is a delightful and spooky adventure with appeal for fans of all ages. The film boasts a stellar cast, including LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny Devito, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto. Furthermore, the special effects are also top-notch as the filmmakers created a truly immersive…
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Blue Beetle – A Movie Review
Blue Beetle is a fun superhero movie that introduces a new character to the DC Extended Universe. The film follows Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), a recent college graduate who finds himself bound to an alien scarab that gives him superpowers. Jaime must learn to coexist with the entity within him while using his newfound abilities…
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A Prayer For the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers – A Book Review
In A Prayer For the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers delivers a captivating novella that explores the potential of humanity and technology’s role in shaping its fate. I picked this book up at my local library without realizing it is the second installment in the Monk and Robot series. Even so, it stands easily on its own,…
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Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy – A Book Review
Stella Maris is a companion piece to The Passenger, both by Cormac McCarthy. The latter took great pains to position Alicia Western as an enigmatic, brilliant, and potentially insane character who happened to be the sister of Robert Western, The Passenger’s protagonist. In The Passenger, the reader experienced short vignettes of Alicia, often while being…
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