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Book Review : S.W Lauden - Hang Time (2018)
Jan 19

Jan 19 Book Review : S.W Lauden - Hang Time (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The adventures of Greg Salem are coming to an end and, of course, I had a first row ticket for the farewell tour.

Classic Album Review : Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983)
Jan 18

Jan 18 Classic Album Review : Metallica - Kill 'Em All (1983)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

First stop of the Great Metallica Retrospective: the album that started it all, thrash metal classic Kill 'Em All.

Your novel blows because... your antagonist is flat
Jan 17

Jan 17 Your novel blows because... your antagonist is flat

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

The antagonist is the forgotten hero of the narrative. Sure, he's the bad guy but if he weren't strong, smart and handsome, there wouldn't be a narrative at all.

Dead End Follies 2017 Longform Archive
Jan 16

Jan 16 Dead End Follies 2017 Longform Archive

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

The collected list of the thirteen longform essays I wrote in 2017. The subjects range from Taylor Swift to why hosting a criticism blog in 2018. 

Book Review : Scott Adlerberg - Jack Waters (2018)
Jan 15

Jan 15 Book Review : Scott Adlerberg - Jack Waters (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Whether you love it or hate it, Scott Adlerberg writes fiction nobody else could even conceptualize. Jack Waters is another brilliant entry in such a peculiar career.

Movie Reviews : Sicario (2015)
Jan 12

Jan 12 Movie Reviews : Sicario (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Sicario might be another one of these border movies, but it is better than advertised and, most important, it doesn't mine a human tragedy for pathos.

Ben Watches Television : The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Jan 11

Jan 11 Ben Watches Television : The End of the F***ing World (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Where I spare you 176 minutes of your life and tell you that you're going to be pretty disappointed with this show. 

Book Review : Leah Erickson - The Brambles (2017)
Jan 10

Jan 10 Book Review : Leah Erickson - The Brambles (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The Brambles shines by its execution more than it does by its ideas. Leah Erickson explores a concept many authors have explored before her, but she does it better than most.

Dead End Follies : 2018 Programming
Jan 9

Jan 9 Dead End Follies : 2018 Programming

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

I'm a little late for this announcement, but I was a little late last year, so who gives a fuck, really? CHANGES! YEARLY CHANGES ARE COMING.

Movie Review : Kingsman - The Golden Circle (2017)
Jan 8

Jan 8 Movie Review : Kingsman - The Golden Circle (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Sometimes the best sequel is the one we imagine and that never becomes a reality. Kingsman : The Golden Circle is the exact opposite of that.

Movie Review : A Gray State (2017)
Jan 5

Jan 5 Movie Review : A Gray State (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

A Gray State is a documentary about the rise and the fall of Gray State, a libertarian, anti-government dystopian film that never came into existence.

A Plea for Logan Paul (and Other Internet Idiots)
Jan 4

Jan 4 A Plea for Logan Paul (and Other Internet Idiots)

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Is Logan Paul a trash human being or just a kid that gamed a rotten system we all embrace a little too hard? There's a little bit of A and a little bit of B in the answer.

Movie Review : Kingsman - The Secret Service (2014)
Jan 3

Jan 3 Movie Review : Kingsman - The Secret Service (2014)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie has explosions, dapper suits and clever weaponry, just like advertised. It has a little something up its sleeve that makes it a more interesting spy thriller than average, though.

Book Review : Stephen King & Peter Straub - The Talisman (1984)
Dec 31

Dec 31 Book Review : Stephen King & Peter Straub - The Talisman (1984)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

That was a long, uneventful and slightly disappointing. Nothing against it, but coming of age novels have an expiration date. 

The Dead End Follies Album Review Compendium, Vol. 2
Dec 29

Dec 29 The Dead End Follies Album Review Compendium, Vol. 2

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

A comprehensive list of the 63 album reviews I've made on Dead End Follies from 2015 to 2017.

Album Review : Eminem - Revival (2017)
Dec 28

Dec 28 Album Review : Eminem - Revival (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

The new Eminem is bad. I'm sure you know this by now. How bad is it, though? Well, let me try to explain you.

Best Reads of 2017
Dec 21

Dec 21 Best Reads of 2017

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

The list is here. Find out who stood head and shoulders above the competition in 2017.

Ben Watches Television : Wormwood (2017)
Dec 20

Dec 20 Ben Watches Television : Wormwood (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

My thoughts on what is perhaps' Errol Morris' most ambitious project, so far: a four-hour documentary on project MK-Ultra, the popular folktale about the CIA giving LSD to people for mind control purposes.

Notable Reads of 2017
Dec 19

Dec 19 Notable Reads of 2017

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

My best-of-the-rest for 2017 features: Laird Barron, Jordan Harper, Brian Evenson, John Le Carré and more!

Book Review : Andrew James Stone - The Mortuary Monster (2016)
Dec 18

Dec 18 Book Review : Andrew James Stone - The Mortuary Monster (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Horrifying is a good word to describe this book. But is it horrifying-good or horrifying-bad? That is up for your to decide, really.

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