Reviews 2025

Gen V Season 2 – Episode 1-3 Review – Back and Better Than Ever 

Gen V season 2 takes us right back into The Boys’ world, full of its dismemberment, over-the-top graphic super-power sex, and slapstick comedy.

Caught Stealing (2025) Darren Arronfsky Thriller Has Great Characters but Forces The Plot

Caught Stealing takes the philosophy of ‘two wrongs make a right,’ but that’s clearly not true since this was my second attempt to see this film, and it was clearly a terrible decision—no worse than this film, however.

The Long Walk (2025) Review – A Haunting Tale of Percerverience and Solidarity in A Time of Conflict

The long Walk is brutal, horrific, and heartbreaking, yet it’s profound and encapsulating portrayal of the depth of the human spirit and the will to survive propels what should’ve been a slow slag of a film to its last moment of utterly capitvating despair.

IT – A Fantastic Horror Story That Sometimes Feels Too Ambitious For Its Tale

It is a terrifying tale of child dismemberment which will leave you terrified of falling asleep or walking too close to a drain. For those in need of a good scare, this it It!

Thunderbolts* (2025) – Review 

Thunderbolts isn’t an action-packed superhero flick simply existing to further the story of the MCU. It’s a fresh new chapter that gives Marvel’s most unfortunate and saddest characters a chance at redemption

The Licanius Trilogy

About The Series – Bechdal Test – Pass Mako Mori Test – Soft Pass Vito Russo Test – Fail DuVerney Test – Speculative (Uncertain due to lack of clarity regarding ethnicity) What I Liked vs What I didn’t like PROS…

The Stormlight Archive Book 1 – The Way of Kings

his isn’t some little novel you can pick up and finish in a day. This is the Stormlight Archive, and its thorough! Approach it with caution, take your time, and don’t rush. Savour every sweet bite of this five-course meal that begins with The Way of Kings. 

The Light of All That Falls – Review

The climactic end of James Islington’s debut trilogy comes together like a Scooby-Doo stamp sandwich: packed with all the meat, lettuce, cheese, and assorted fillings, but squeezed between two soggy slices of bread. It might be a tasty bite, sure—but it doesn’t hold together well enough to earn the kind of ending it’s going for.

An Echo of Things to Come – Review

An Echo of Things to Come had me gripped at times—but never tightly. It held a touch-and-go grasp on my interest, never quite pulling me fully into its world.

The First Blade (2006) by Joe Abercrombie – Review

This gritty world of The First Law Trilogy might be a little lacking in structure and a bit too sparse on action. But it’s mysterious, gritty, and real enough for me to immerse myself like never before.