Genesis: The Gabriel Era
Synopsis: The Gabriel Era DVD is an independent critical guide to the music of Genesis in the crucial progressive rock years when the legendary Peter Gabriel was the frontman of […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 3
La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 3, by Nadja 6.5 This is the final chapter in the ‘La forêt de l’oubli’ series. It brings Linda’s adventures to a close, with a […]
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Synopsis: Combine the swinging ’60s, spy movies, talented Mike Myers in dual roles and one hilariously well-paced champagne bottle and you get Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. Say “Yeah, […]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, vol. 4
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, vol. 4, by Philip K. Dick and Tony Parker 7.75 This book mostly follows the remaining androids, instead of carrying on with Rick Deckard. […]
Cheers: Season 7
Synopsis: It’s the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name… welcome to Cheers – the Emmy® Award-winning, smash-hot television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 years. […]
La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 2
La forêt de l’oubli, vol. 2, by Nadja 4.5 I don’t know what happened between the first volume and this one, but the author has now completely lost my interest. […]
Back to the Future Part II
Synopsis: “Roads? Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads!” – Doc Brown Getting back was only the beginning as the most spectacular time-travel adventure ever continues in Back to the […]
Frozen
Synopsis: It remains perhaps the most intense and terrifying film of the year: As Sunday evening falls, three snowboarding friends decide to take one last run down the slope. Halfway […]
The Acme Novelty Library, Number 18
The Acme Novelty Library, Number 18, by Chris Ware 8.5 I discovered Chris Ware with ‘Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth’. It was recommended to me by the clerk […]
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Synopsis: Directed with clinical precision by Robert Wise, this record of the earth’s first biological crisis is perhaps the most painstakingly authentic science fiction thriller ever made. When a satellite […]
Cry of the Banshee (Director’s cut)
Synopsis: Vincent Price is diabolical, commanding and “as brutally horrific as ever” (Motion Picture Exhibitor) as a corrupt English magistrate who leads a crusade to rid the countryside of witches…but […]
The Hangover
Synopsis: They planned a Vegas bachelor party that they would never forget. Now they really need to remember what exactly went down! Whose baby is in the closet of their […]
Spoogue, vol. 1
Spoogue, vol. 1, by Olivier Milhiet 7.75 I’ve had this comic book for what seems to me to be a looong time. Heck, I don’t even remember when and how […]
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