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Sex Criminals, vol. 1

January 8, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Suzie’s just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets Jon and it turns out he has the same […]

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Literature

Live Free or Die Hard

January 5, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: “The best of the best is back and better than ever” (WNYW-TV) in the latest installment of the pulse-pounding, thrill-a-minute Die Hard action films. New York City detective John […]

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Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles

January 3, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Summary: The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars […]

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Die Hard with a Vengeance

December 31, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the third non-stop action adventure in the popular “Die Hard” series, New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is targeted by the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist […]

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Film

Die Hard 2

December 30, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Bruce Willis returns as heroic New York cop John McClane, who once again finds himself singlehandedly battling a gang of terrorists. This time, he struggles to outwit a deadly […]

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Film, Literature

Die Hard

December 29, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: 40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! In this non-stop action classic which ushered in a new genre of action-thrillers, Bruce Willis stars as New York City cop John McClane, Off-duty, […]

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Film, Literature

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

December 28, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: They say love and money don’t mix, but you can’t blame Harry Lockhart for trying. He’s been whisked from a life of petty crime to Hollywood, where he’ll audition […]

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Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu

December 24, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family. From acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) and Japan’s leading animation studio Mad House (X, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll) comes this […]

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Film

Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland

December 21, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Joe Hill’s New York Times bestselling novel, NOS4A2, introduced readers to the terrifying funhouse world of Christmasland and the mad man who rules there: Charlie Talent Manx III. Now, […]

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Galaxy Quest

December 13, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — “Commander Peter Qunicy Taggart” (Tim Allen), “Lt. Tawny Madison” (Sigourney Weaver) and “Dr. Lazarus” (Alan Rickman) – set […]

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Robocop: Dead or Alive, vol. 2

December 6, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: No win comes without a cost. RoboCop, now a lone officer in the field, faces a calamity of ED-209 attacks plaguing his city. As he works the streets, newly […]

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Film, Literature

Interstellar

November 29, 2016by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: From director Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight trilogy) comes the story of a team of pioneers undertaking the most important mission in human history. Academy Award winner Matthew […]

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Film

ODY-C, vol. 1

November 27, 2016by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: An eye-searing, mind-bending, gender-shattering epic science fiction retelling of Homer’s Odyssey starting with the end of a great war in the stars and the beginning of a very long […]

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