Review: Branches and Twigs

Review: Branches and Twigs
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If you’re a typical resident of Salt Lake City, or perhaps even just “The West,” there’s a chance that your ancestors aren’t very clear, mentally. Meaning, you can’t say much about your greatgreat-grandparents other than that you have a vague awareness that they belonged to the nomadic, proletariat mass of people who left their homes at some point for greener pastures. … read more

Review: Victim: Unknown

Review: Victim: Unknown
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In a contemporary time, an ordinary man is turned into a deadly gunman. The protagonist was a man who was beaten, raped and watched his bastard son’s mother participate in group sex with the whole junior varsity football team on prom night. … read more

Review: Goners – Volume 1

Review: Goners – Volume 1
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If you like tales of horror, demons, monsters, family legacy and grim fairy tales, Goners is something you will enjoy. With brightly emotive artwork and a storyline that eventually captures your attention, Goners is an adventure you won’t easily forget. Goners does not squander any time and jumps right into the action. … read more

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power
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Growing up, I watched all the geeky Saturday morning cartoons I could—X-Men, Batman, Spiderman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were my favorites. … read more

Review: Jurassic World

Review: Jurassic World
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been exactly 22 years since the original Jurassic Park attempted to open its doors, but that’s where Jurassic World begins. Now that John Hammond’s idea has become a reality and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) is doing everything she can to run a successful theme park, the notion of creating new dinosaur breeds by splicing various DNA strands together is the latest attraction. … read more

Review: Rat Queens – Volume Two

Review: Rat Queens – Volume Two
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It’s refreshing to read a series that treats equally with the fantastical stories of a well-run Dungeons & Dragons game and genuinely touching personal backstories. The Rat Queens are a team of rough-and-tumble adventurers-for-hire who drink heavily and live as large as they can in the little city of Palisade. … read more

Review: Hello Ladies: Complete First Season and The Movie

Review: Hello Ladies: Complete First Season and The Movie
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There is an entire episode with a rented limo that feeds Pritchard’s ego to narcissistic heights and epic failures. Later, his attempts to fit in with the gay crowd at a dinner party results in telling stolen jokes that get him into hot water. … read more

Review: The Wire: The Complete Series

Review: The Wire: The Complete Series
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The Wire is not your average police procedural about hero cops and inhuman criminal acts. … read more

Review: Amphetamine Blues: Issues 1 and 2

Review: Amphetamine Blues: Issues 1 and 2
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I was greeted upon opening the monochromatic first issue by a photo of a lacy thong hanging off a stiletto heel and a blurb about the editor, Sakellis Manos, aka “~manoc~”. Amphetamine Blues publishes album reviews, both new and old, as well as interviews, quotes from well-known musicians and simple biographies of underground, lesser-known bands. … read more

Review: Superannuated Man

Review: Superannuated Man
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Beginning a review with WTF did I just read is probably as cliche’ as the post-apocalyptic story you’ll think you’re getting yourself into. Ted McKeever tells a chaotic tell of the last man on earth surviving in a world full of mutated animals that have taken over. … read more