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REVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 3 “The Long Night”
*SPOILERS* “The Long Night” opens with everyone preparing for the coming battle. Sam arrives at the front. Melisandre comes and enchants the fighters’ swords. She tells Davos that she’ll be dead by the dawn. The dead attack, and Jon and Daenerys mount their dragons to set the...
Read MoreBond 25 Livestream Confirms Cast, Filming Locations
This morning at 8:15 EST, the James Bond 007 Twitter and Facebook pages hosted a live stream about the next Bond movie – currently being called Bond 25 – with the cast, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, and director Cary Fukunaga at GoldenEye, Ian Fleming’s house in Jamaica...
Read MoreREVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 2 “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”
*SPOILERS* This week in the world of Westeros, Daenerys is faced with Jaime Lannister, the killer of her father, the Mad King. She and Sansa both make clear their disdain for him, but Brienne says she will vouch for his character. Meanwhile, Arya encourages Gendry to hasten production on her weapon....
Read MoreREVIEW: Pet Sematary(2019)
Today I decided to see the new movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. I haven’t seen the older film or read King’s novel, so I went in more or less blind, armed only with the knowledge of what has been presented in the trailers. Adaptations of King’s work are numerous and, as such,...
Read MoreWhy I’m Excited: Tolkien
I’ve always been fascinated by a myriad of literary luminaries. Whether it’s J.M. Barrie (Finding Neverland), P.L. Travers (Saving Mr. Banks), or of course, William Shakespeare (All is True), the biopics of their lives give us insight into the works they bestowed on the world and inspire others ...
Read MoreLeads Cast in Amazon’s Dark Tower Adaptation
A new actor will remember the face of his father. Deadline reports that Sam Strike (the coolest name ever) has been cast as the iconic gunslinger Roland Deschain in Amazon’s new series adaptation of Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower. In addition, Jasper Pääkkönen has been cast to...
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