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Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire – Season 1 Review

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022admin

Now, for those that do not have AMC+, there will be SPOILERS ahead for the first season of the televised adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire.

There, now that you’ve been sufficiently warned, let’s get into it. Of course, I will be making comparisons to the 1994 film of the same name I only recently watched, but you’ll have to wait for me to actually read the book before I can compare the show to its source material. Regardless, it does seem that both critics and fans of the novels were also big fans of this series. I, myself, was also quite intrigued with this series and frankly I’m bummed that I now have to wait god knows how long for the second season (already renewed, by the way). Oh well, let’s talk about what went down.

Weekend Movie Review

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022admin

Technically, I am combining last week’s viewings because I didn’t have time to recap them here, but you should definitely still be informed of all the greatness out there.

Halloween Weekend Movie Review…Many Days Later

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022admin

Yes, I know Halloween was already three days ago, but I’ve been busy. That means you get to hear about the spooky movies that made it in for the most recent holiday. Nothing new this week, but you can’t go wrong with these picks.

Book Review: Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022admin

Full disclosure, the only reason I even picked up this novel, Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll, was because I saw the Netflix trailer and was intrigued by its mystery. That’s sad that Netflix movies are what’s driving my reading choices, but when People magazine is the only source for “new hits,” I suppose I shouldn’t be that surprised.

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone – Short Story and Film Review

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022admin

The literary horror family are getting all the film adaptations this year! First, Joe Hill’s short story, The Black Phone, gets an awesome Ethan Hawke led masterpiece, and now Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is getting a similar treatment?! Count me in! Admittedly, the latter had a rather quiet release on Netflix just a couple of weeks ago, but I enjoyed it just the same.

Weekend Movie Rewind

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022admin

I made time for a lot of the scarier stuff this weekend, but there were a couple others that I knew I wanted to make time for.

Book Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022admin

So look, back almost a year ago to the day I managed to land some work as a background actor in the upcoming film adaptation of this Don DeLillo novel of the same name, White Noise. Other than the basic premise that was described in the casting call, I didn’t know anything about this story. Thus, after filming, I decided to give this novel a try. And just in the nick of time I’ve finished it! The final film product is due to hit theaters (and Netflix) at the end of December!

Weekend Movie Review

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022admin

It was kind of a hodge-podge this weekend, and not nearly as many movies were viewed as I would have liked. Still, here’s what made the cut.

Love, Victor – Final Season Review

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022admin

You read that right, this most-recent, third season of Love, Victor is indeed its last. Based off the novel and then the movie of the same name Love, Simon, we’ve followed Victor over the course of the most personally eventful year (YEAR?!) of his life.

Book Review: The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022admin

Well, geez. My friend has some dark taste in reading materials. Off the heels of her recommendation for Pretty Girls, I maybe stupidly didn’t give myself a break and picked up Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door.