Taken 4: Renewed or Cancelled

If there is something that binds the world together as a community is the childhood memories we share of playing the most iconic game of all time, Taken. From fighting to get the first turn on the computer to owning individual Netflix accounts and getting private access to the series, the history of Taken goes … Read more

Movie Reviews: Pompeii (2014)

Pompeii directed by Paul W.S. Anderson This 2014 film was a throwback to classic disaster movies in many ways, some good, others bad. Unfortunately, it took a wrong turn almost immediately by trying to graft on a romantic storyline (a la Titanic) to a set of events that didn’t really need that standard Hollywood trope … Read more

Movie Reviews: A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II directed by John Krasinski This 2024film was the sequel to the earlier movie of the same name, reviewed here. Sequels are often funny business. Usually sequels let you know what happens next. Given the paternal sacrifice at the end of the first film, Part II has a lot to work … Read more

Book Reviews: Ride or Die

Ride or Die by James Newman Do you remember where you were, what you were doing, or your age when you first realized that your parents weren’t perfect? Perhaps one day you discovered that your parents’ marriage wasn’t everything you thought that it was. Maybe you saw or heard one or both of your parents … Read more