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Life Day is the Star Wars version of Christmas and now you can celebrate at home! Thanks to Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak, Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook is full of delicious food and drinks from a galaxy far far away. Life Day is the Wookie holiday that was first introduced in the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special. Life Day began on
Read MoreIt’s not every day that a show leaves me completely speechless, so when one comes around, it always strikes me as something special. FX’s Kindred happens to be one of those shows that from the moment I started it, the sheer power of it overwhelmed me. Based on the 1979 book by Octavia E. Butler, Kindred follows the journey of Dana, an
Read MoreAs the holidays draw nearer, it sadly means that an end to the holiday cheer is approaching as well, and on Disney+ one Christmas series has already wrapped its initial season. The Santa Clauses season 1 finale, “A Christmas to Remember” aired earlier this week, bringing the latest chapter in this Tim Allen-led decades-old franchise to a close. But no need
Read MoreIt has been more than a decade since James Cameron’s Avatar was released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. With the sequel thirteen years in the making, the anticipation for Avatar: The Way of Water has been building. Cameron’s new releases have become something of a tentpole, not just on the basis of him being one of the most well-known
Read MoreMarvel’s Midnight Suns is the latest game from the Marvel universe, developed by 2K and developed by Firaxis Games (XCOM 2) in cooperation with Marvel Games. The game faced a few delays after being announced in 2021, but now it’s finally here! So is Midnight Suns worth your time, and is it a true Marvel experience? [Note: While I am reviewing
Read More“As you wish.” Aaahhh. Has there ever been a more romantic phrase? Well, there may be a few that are on par but Westley’s (Cary Elwes) simple declaration sums it all up so sweetly. Now, using the all-new The Princess Bride: The Official Cookbook by Jenn Fujikawa you can say these sweet words to your beloved after they pick a recipe
Read MoreThe Amber Spyglass is the thrilling conclusion to Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. Our young heroes, Lyra and Will, have been separated and need to find each other. Once they do it’s a grueling trip to literal Hell and back for them. Elsewhere mortals and angels fight Heaven for true free will. [Warning: Spoilers from The Amber Spyglass are below!
Read MoreThe Witcher franchise has become a global phenomenon, with the Netflix series just the newest entry or adaptation in it. It began as a series of nine novels by Andrzej Sapkowski prior to becoming a wildly popular gaming series. Since then it has spawned board games, comic books, and even an animated film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, which is
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio embraces the darkest, most monstrous parts of humanity… and the warmest, most beautiful, the most poetic. This is a film that gracefully transcends generational lines with a pointed message for each target audience. This movie is powerful for kids, for adults, for humans. The entire saga of birth and death, rebirth and legacy, love and hate, selfishness
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