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Movie Review: The Substance

The Substance is a tale of two movies. It starts off with a really cool premise. An aging Hollywood star is given a chance to create a younger version of herself, but the process has many strings attached. Each body has to be used for exactly a week without fail and...

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

This is the second novel that I read from Simone St. James, and much like The Sundown Motel, this novel was a winner. This novel involves a true crime blogger interviewing a woman acquitted of serial murder forty years ago. The novel bounces back between present day...

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

In this very, very long novel, it seemed like 90% of it is setup, and 10% is the realization of this setup, which isn’t a great ratio of action and consequence to setup. I’ve been enjoying the Stormlight Archives series to this point, and I did generally like this...

Movie Review: Gladiator 2

My basic premise coming into this movie is that there is no reason for it to exist. Gladiator is one of the greatest movies ever made, and the story was all told. There was no need for a sequel, and to me this is clearly a money grab. All of that said, how was the...

The Traveler’s Door Now Out in Audio

It took a bit longer than I anticipated, but The Traveler's Door is now out in Audio in a variety of platforms. This is the first time I used more than one narrator and I'm really excited about how it turned out. A special thanks to my narrating duo of Bill Stephenson...