TV Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Head Writer Following in the steps of many successful sports-based dramas currently on television (and in past years), CBC’s latest primetime series Thunder 21 digs deep into the behind-the-scenes politics and decisions that can make or break an athletic career. Filled with fleshed-out personal conflicts of…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer A heartbreaking tale of sacrifice and human endurance set in World War II-era Poland, The Zookeeper’s Wife is a sad but touching tribute to the many sacrifices made in the name of human decency, in one of the darkest periods of the last century. Set…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer If film audiences have ever learned anything from shoot-em-up action films filled with greedy double-crosses, it’s that A) you should always expect the worst case scenario when in comes to gun deals gone bad, B) you should have a plausible escape plan, or at least…
Hello Skip It or Love It Readers! As the site grows in terms of very busy traffic (thanks to you, peoples of the Internets!), our review needs have only grown exponentially. So many movies and graphic novels to consume and assess. all for our reading public…so many books to read… And so, I am proud to…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer One of Lee Strasberg’s original students who went on to create timeless roles on both the small and big screen, Martin Landau passed away over the weekend, after complications from a heart attack at the age of 89. Known to audiences as disguise expert Rollin…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Honorary Gallifreyan As the tenth Doctor Who modern season drew to a close with the Christmas Special promising yet another regeneration process towards the Time Lord’s new body, speculation has run more rampant than an accurate description of The Silence race on the popular hit show. While everyone…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer The latest in the global exploration genre, indie darling filmmaker James Gray’s The Lost City of Z hints at glorious discovery, anthropological marvels and fabled adventures into the green unknown. Sadly, much like its story’s uncertain ending, the delivery and payoff isn’t as glamorous…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer The presentation of one’s abode in the media isn’t necessarily anything new. For decades, Robin Leach would take us into celebrity homes (albeit in the Greater Los Angeles area, for the most part), allowing us a glimpse of a wealthy, often excessive lifestyle filled with…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Writer The fictitious town of Bon Temps is a little emptier and has sadly lost some of its timeless sass. Nelsan Ellis, best known as no-nonsense gay short order cook Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s hit vampire show True Blood, has passed away form heart failure at the age of 39. A…
Review by Dominic Messier, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer For decades, action films have left women the world over yearning for an action of their own, a character who not only displays grace and virtue, but also stands for truth and justice in her own Amazonian way, while defending the world from the evils…