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Book Review : Benjamin Percy - Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (2016)
Oct 31

Oct 31 Book Review : Benjamin Percy - Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

I got bored with reading fiction in October, so I read about fiction instead.

5 ways to tell if the movie you're watching is good
Oct 30

Oct 30 5 ways to tell if the movie you're watching is good

Benoit Lelievre

Because discussing movies should be as easy as counting up to 5.

Ben Watches Television : Bodyguard (2018)
Oct 29

Oct 29 Ben Watches Television : Bodyguard (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Bodyguard is both pleasantly surprising and infuriating at times. Thus is the reality of a show trying to tackle important issue, but lacking the courage to do it properly.

Movie Review : The Hateful Eight (2015)
Oct 26

Oct 26 Movie Review : The Hateful Eight (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

It’s not that people didn’t like this movie, but three years after it came out… nobody cares about it anymore.

Album Review : Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)
Oct 25

Oct 25 Album Review : Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

I would’ve loved to love this album, but I don’t believe Death Magnetic even loves itself.

Movie Review : The Purge: Election Year (2016)
Oct 24

Oct 24 Movie Review : The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie features creepy masks and people violently murdering each other, but what else? Not much else.

Movie Review : Don't Breathe (2016)
Oct 23

Oct 23 Movie Review : Don't Breathe (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I’m all for morally ambiguous movies, but this is stretching it a liiiitle too far…

Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Sad Laughter: A Totally Unessential and Demotivational Guide to Reading, Writing and Publishing (2018)
Oct 22

Oct 22 Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Sad Laughter: A Totally Unessential and Demotivational Guide to Reading, Writing and Publishing (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

There are two kinds of people in publishing: 1) James Patterson and 2) desperate loons. This books will reveal to you which one you are.

Book Review : David James Keaton - Our Pool Party Bus Forever Days (2018)
Oct 19

Oct 19 Book Review : David James Keaton - Our Pool Party Bus Forever Days (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

This is pure, unadulterated Keaton to feed your addiction. But like heroin, it may or may not be the right place to start.

Album Review : Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest (2018)
Oct 18

Oct 18 Album Review : Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Behemoth’s new album is the logical continuation of The Satanist, but it’s a welcome addition to their discography nonetheless.

Movie Review : Upstream Color (2013)
Oct 16

Oct 16 Movie Review : Upstream Color (2013)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie looks trippier than it actually is.

Movie Review : Annihilation (2018)
Oct 15

Oct 15 Movie Review : Annihilation (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Alex Garland did it again. This is one of the best movies released in 2018.

Book Review : Jason Aaron - Scalped, Vol. 1-10 (2012)
Oct 10

Oct 10 Book Review : Jason Aaron - Scalped, Vol. 1-10 (2012)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Scalped was awesome. Perhaps not the most progressive portrayal of first nations, but a layered and nuanced one nonetheless.

Book Review : Tragedy Queens - Stories Inspired by Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath (2018)
Oct 5

Oct 5 Book Review : Tragedy Queens - Stories Inspired by Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

I popped my Sylvia Plath and Lana Del Rey cherry at the same time and it was fun.

Album Review : Anaal Nathrakh - A New Kind of Horror (2018)
Oct 3

Oct 3 Album Review : Anaal Nathrakh - A New Kind of Horror (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Anaal Nathrakh don’t only peer in our uncertain future, they also peer into their own.

Movie Review : Hold the Dark (2018)
Oct 2

Oct 2 Movie Review : Hold the Dark (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Movie of the year? Movie of the year!

Book Review : James Frey - Katerina (2018)
Oct 1

Oct 1 Book Review : James Frey - Katerina (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

I paid 10 buck to read this novel so that you don’t have to.

Book Review : Jeff VanderMeer - Annihilation (2014)
Sep 28

Sep 28 Book Review : Jeff VanderMeer - Annihilation (2014)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

If you’re tired of your same old nightmares, this book will give you fresh ones.

Movie Review : Revenge (2015)
Sep 27

Sep 27 Movie Review : Revenge (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This is somewhat of a cerebral trip, but it’s worth watching for its exploration of sexual violence.

Album Review : Metallica - St. Anger (2003)
Sep 26

Sep 26 Album Review : Metallica - St. Anger (2003)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Ugh. Why did I do this to myself?

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