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By TylerDFC Caliban’s War is book 2 in the Expanse series, following Leviathan Wakes. Please note this review contains spoilers for Leviathan Wakes. It has been one year since the … Continue Reading Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
By Tyler “Yes, but I never inhaled” DFC NOTE: This commentary contains spoilers up to and including the series finale, proceed with caution if you are not caught up on … Continue Reading In defense of Nancy Botwin
Movie Review by TylerDFC There is a tendency in the mainstream to immediately disregard a movie if there fails to be closure at the end. More than anything, more than … Continue Reading Sound of My Voice (2011) – Directed by Zal Batmanglij
By TylerDFC There is a moment at the very end of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film, The Conversation, that brings the entire slow burn movie in tight focus. It’s a … Continue Reading The Conversation
By Tyler “Klatu Verata Necktie” DFC 5 people go to a dilapidated and foreboding cabin in the woods to help a friend, Mia (Jane Levy), detox from heroin. One of … Continue Reading Evil Dead 2013 – You’re All Going to Die Tonight
Two Graves is the finale to what the authors are calling “The Helen Trilogy”. This somewhat standalone trilogy within the multiple volume Pendergast series began with Fever Dream continued with … Continue Reading Two Graves by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
You never catch all of a movie the first time in a theater. Even if you’re watching it critically, big chunks of it can get by even movie nerds like … Continue Reading Take 2 – SKYFALL
Short stories are tricky things for me. Books usually take around 30 pages to grab my interest. If I’m not thoroughly hooked by the 50th page or so I know … Continue Reading Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories by Ian Fleming
James Bond returns in Ian Fleming’s second novel, Live and Let Die. This time we find James traveling to New York City to track down the source of mysterious gold … Continue Reading Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
Sharp Objects is a mystery/thriller told from the perspective of a narrator that is not unreliable so much as untethered. This is a dark and at times brutal book that … Continue Reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
She can swallow a lot more than a soul with that split tongue! Am I right, fellas? (rimshot)
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