Author: Fatesjoke

The Infinite Tides Author: Christian Kiefer Publisher: Bloomsbury Number of pages: 389 Rating: 4.5/5 Disclaimer: I know the author of this novel. I got word of this novel early on in the process of its creation, not the manuscript mind you, but the novel itself. Somewhat knowing Christian Kiefer, I wasn’t sure what to make …

The History of Vegas Author: Jodi Angel Publisher: Chronicle Books Number of pages: 192 Rating: 5/5 “The History of Vegas” is the debut short fiction collection from Jodi Angel. This selection of stories feature a variety of adolescent experiences; sexuality, social deviance, human awakening, emotional trauma and conflict along with many other intense moments are …

The Babadook Director: Jennifer Kent Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman Year Released: 2014 Rating: 4.0/5 From her own screenplay, Jennifer Kent creates a modern masterpiece of the horror/thriller genre in her movie The Babadook. Filmed in Australia, The Babdook shows us what a low budget but well crafted film can bring to the screen when …

Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor Artist: Rob Zombie Year Released: 2013 Rating: 4/5 Rob Zombie’s latest album- Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor shows that Mr. Zombie is still more than capable of producing a kick ass album full of his signature mix of horror and metal. Almost like a mix of classic White Zombie and his early …

Peaky Blinders Creator: Steven Knight Stars: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neil. Helen McCrory Year Released: 2013 Rating: 4/5 Set in the city of Birmingham, England in the early 20th century, and focusing on the fictionalized actions of the historical Peaky Blinders gang, Peaky Binders is a BBC production released on Netflix for US audiences. Cillian Murphy …

Mall Director: Joe Hahn Stars: Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Stormare, Gina Gershon and Cameron Monaghan Year Released: 2014 Rating: 3.5/5 Based on the 2002 novel by Eric Bogosian, Mall marks Linkin Park turntablist, producer and frequent music video director Joe Hahn’s first foray in the realm of feature films. The story really follows Jess, played by …

Lucy Director: Luc Besson Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi Year Released: 2014 Rating: 4/5 In what I can only describe as Luc Besson’s most intellectually ambitious project since The Fifth Element; Lucy is a cerebral mind-fuck that you cannot fully appreciate unless you accept the sci-fi aspects of the story and your own …

Looper Director: Rian Johnson Stars: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt Year Released: 2012 Rating: 4.5/5 Looper is both an extremely well written and wonderfully directed movie revolving around murder and time travel that explores the ideas of salvation, redemption, and tragic choices that have to be made, in ways that are rarely attempted and …

Recharged Artist: Linkin Park Year Released: 2013 Rating: 2.5/5 I picked up Linkin Park’s second official remix album, Recharged, on my way home from Los Angeles recently. I am a Linkin Park fan (have grown less so since the horrible Rick Rubin got involved in their process) but was unaware this album had ever been …

Let The Water Hold Me Down Author: Michael Spurgeon Publisher: Ad Lumen Press Number of pages: 354 Rating: 4.5/5 Before I get into my review for “Let The Water Hold Me Down”, let me state that I know the author, Michael Spurgeon. In fact he is a former professor, adviser and mentor of mine, not …