TV Review: The 100 4×01 “Echoes”

“What do we do now Princess?”  “We survive.” The 100 has always enjoyed boasting the fact that they (like a similarly death obsessed show Game of Thrones) refuse to ensure the safety of any of their characters, no matter their ranking or…

Blog Tour: FROSTBLOOD by Elly Blake

Today I’m thrilled to be sharing a Q&A with Elly Blake, the author of Frostblood! Where did the idea for Frostblood come from? I’ve always loved elemental magic, including the series Avatar: The Last Airbender. One night, I dreamed of…

Sundance 2017 Review: Mudbound

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. It’s the rare film that is able to combine love, optimism, and realism so well. Mudbound is very aware of how transformative friendship can be. It can overcome…

Sundance 2017 Review: To the Bone

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. Eating disorders can be a difficult subject for movies. Problems that mostly pertain to women don’t seem to be taken as seriously in general, and this is an…

13 For 13: Recommendations For The Next Doctor

Whovians, it’s time to start stocking up on tissues. As confirmed this week by star Peter Capaldi, series ten of Doctor Who will be his last. Thanks to the very convenient regeneration mechanic, this simply means the mantle of the…

Album Review: Japandroids – “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”

The career arc of Japandroids is as important to the Vancouver duo’s legacy as their actual music. The band planned to disband in early 2009, but stuck together after its debut album Post Nothing received rapturous reviews from tastemaking websites such…

Retro-Graded Games: 20 Years of Final Fantasy VII

Can you believe it’s been 20 years since we first boarded the train to the Shinra Mako reactor? Back in 1997, we could have never expected a simple adventure about a band of heroes stopping a malevolent force would become…