Category "Reviews"

TV Review: Grimm: Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot”

TV Review: Grimm: Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot”

  Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Horror Air Date/Time: October 28th at 9/8c Network: NBC Director: Marc Buckland Writers: David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf Summary: Grimm is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm Fairy Tales. Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers [...]

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DVD Review: The Captains – A Film By William Shatner

DVD Review: The Captains – A Film By William Shatner

  Genre: Sci-Fi | Documentary Director: William Shatner Writer: William Shatner Cast: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, Scott Bakula, Chris Pine Summary: Following one of the most engaging media personalities of our time, THE CAPTAINS chronicles Shatner's quest to answer one burning question: [...]

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Book Review: Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Three)

Book Review: Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Three)

  Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Del Rey Language: English ISBN-10: 0345522486 ISBN-13: 978-0345522481 Synopsis: Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is worse than a blowhard and a bully—he’s ruined countless lives and killed scores of innocents. After centuries, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson is ready to get his vengeance, and he’s [...]

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Book Review: Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two)

Book Review: Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two)

  Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Del Rey Language: English ISBN-10: 0345522494 ISBN-13: 978-0345522498 Summary: Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to “make nice” with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial non-aggression treaty—when suddenly the witch population in modern day Tempe, [...]

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Book Review: Halo: The Art of Building Worlds

Book Review: Halo: The Art of Building Worlds

Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Titan Books (October 18th, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0857685627 ISBN-13: 978-0857685629 Summary: The award-winning Halo series of video games is 10 years old. Having sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, millions of fans have spent billions of hours with the Master Chief and Noble Six, defeating [...]

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TV Review: Sanctuary: Season 4, Episode 1 “Tempus”

TV Review: Sanctuary: Season 4, Episode 1 “Tempus”

  Genre: Sci-Fi | Mystery | Crime Air Date/Time: October 7th at 10/9c Network: Syfy Creators: Damian Kindler Director: Martin Wood Writer: Damian Kindler In the season opener entitled “Tempus,” Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) pursues Adam Worth (Ian Tracey) back to 1898 London as he attempts [...]

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