Blu-Ray Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Critic There’s something to be said about the unique experience of viewing an eclectic drama the likes of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. With its quirky narrative style, its haunting synth tones and mind-warping twists, it was a refreshing alternative to the primetime pablum from 1990 television….
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Critic Seeing this film as a refreshing alternative from the popular but nonetheless brilliant Miyazaki fantasy tales of decades past, I found myself apprehensive whilst approaching In This Corner of the World, a period piece set perilously close to the fated August 6, 1945 historical nightmare that was the…
Review by Naomi Szeben, Resident Book Critic and Editor One of two fads that flared up in the last year were the Instant Pot, the popular Canadian-built device that made home cooking rapid, fashionable and even fun. The second craze was for the Danish concept of “Hygge” (pronounced ‘hoo-gah.’) Translating loosely into ‘cozy’ or…
Review by Naomi Szeben, Book Editor and Critic The Canadian national daily newspaper The Globe and Mail reported this past January that over two million Instant Pots have been sold around the world. The popular Canadian invention has sparked a pressure cooking craze, with followers sharing recipes on social media, starting online groups for technical,…
Our resident Book Editor Naomi Szeben recently had the chance to speak to popular author Grady Hendrix, author of such recent titles as PAPERBACKS FROM HELL and the recently reviewed MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM. Here is the recent exchange by Skip It Or Love It with the author over topics ranging from the horror genre,…
Film Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor in Chief and Film Writer After two Superman features, a Wonder Woman origin story and some Batman cameos and supporting roles along the way, some figured that it was time that DC film gave the Marvel behemoth a run for its money. Gathering a top tier cast in an ambitious attempt to…
By Naomi Szeben, Book Critic and Editor October 30, 2017 marks the 79th anniversary of the radio broadcast event that caused havoc in the United States on the eve of Halloween. Dramatist Orson Welles had created a radio play based on H.G. Wells’ science fiction classic The War of the Worlds, airing them as a…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer While they can usually be trusted to lack heavily in both plot or any other form of narrative cohesion, disaster films can at least be counted on to provide maximum bang for the visual buck, as filmmakers engage in playful destruction if only to populate the…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer Considered by many to be very topical if not overdue, Al Gore’s follow-up to 2006’s An Inconvenient Truth acts as a righteous reminder of the climate change warnings from the past decade, offering a bittersweet note of victory to the former Vice-President of the United States,…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer In the world of animation, seasoned viewers have come to know there’s more to the choice at hand than Disney classics. A lot more. When asked about my first suggestion given to newcomers to the genre, I invariably lean towards the works of Hayao…