Tag: Book review

The Recap: Entertainment News for the Week of 12/16 – 12/21

The week before Christmas still managed to bring a decent amount of news from the world of entertainment. Check out all you may have missed! X Games Partners With Roku This week, Roku announced they've landed the exclusive streaming rights to the next couple X Games events. More live sports are coming to Roku next year, with a new partnership that makes The Roku Channel the exclusive...

A Complete Unknown: Listless but Captivating | Review

James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, brings together powerful performances to deliver a movie that's a bit like the man himself; meandering but still compelling. A Complete Unknown Directed By: James Mangold Written By: James Mangold and Jay Cocks Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Dan Fogler Release Date: December 25, 2024 A Complete Unknown is a tough movie to pin down. Obviously it...

Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith Does More Than Fill the Gaps | Book Review

The latest Star Wars novel, Shadow of the Sith, brings a thrilling new Luke Skywalker story during the time period we've all wanted. It's...

Star Wars: Queen’s Hope Brings Another Padme Tale to Glorious Life | Book Review

Star Wars: Queen's Hope is the latest in E.K. Johnston's series of young adult books focused on Padmé Amidala, offering an emotional early story...

Star Wars: The High Republic – The Fallen Star | Review

The Fallen Star marks the endpoint for the first Phase of The High Republic story initiative. While it’s enjoyable enough, it can’t quite reach...

Cytonic is Another Hard to Put Down Skyward Adventure | Review

The third novel in Brandon Sanderson's science-fiction series, Skyward, arrives this week. Cytonic retains the fun and adventure, even as it feels like a...

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy – Lesser Evil | Book Review

Timothy Zahn brings his epic new Thrawn trilogy to a close this week with Lesser Evil; a thrilling, masterful conclusion I couldn't put down. All...

Child of Light is a Solid, Albeit Familiar, Fantasy Tale | Review

A brand new Fantasy adventure from Terry Brooks arrives this week with Child of Light, but is it worth picking up for your Fall...

The Secret Garden On 81st Street – A Retelling Worth Your Time

The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphic novel moves Mary Lennox to a...

Dune: The Lady of Caladan (Review)

The latest Dune novel arrives this week, bringing a tighter story to the prequel, but some similar issues. Check out our full review! Last year,...

Star Wars: Life Day Treasury – Book Review

Cozy up with this collection of holiday-themed midwinter stories from throughout the galaxy far, far away! From George Mann and Grant Griffin, the same team...

Star Wars: The High Republic – Tempest Runner is a Fun, Confusing Listen(Review)

This week sees the release of a brand new Star Wars audio drama, this time set in the days of The High Republic offering...

Bad Witch Burning – Book Review

For fans of Us and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes a witchy story full of black girl magic as one girl’s dark ability...

Velvet Was The Night – Book Review

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a “delicious, twisted treat for lovers of noir” about a daydreaming secretary, a...