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Classic Movie Review : Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Jul 9

Jul 9 Classic Movie Review : Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Who gives a fuck about the future when robots can fight like pro wrestlers for two hours?

Book Review : Fred Venturini - To Dust You Shall Return (2021)
Jul 7

Jul 7 Book Review : Fred Venturini - To Dust You Shall Return (2021)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

What the hell did I just read?

How to Sell Books Without Selling Books
Jul 5

Jul 5 How to Sell Books Without Selling Books

Benoit Lelievre
Essays
Classic Movie Review : Best of the Best (1989)
Jul 1

Jul 1 Classic Movie Review : Best of the Best (1989)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

In the eighties, movies were really good at being dogshit.

Revisionist Movie Review : The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Jun 29

Jun 29 Revisionist Movie Review : The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Much better than advertised.

Book Review : Cody Goodfellow - The Flying None (2021)
Jun 25

Jun 25 Book Review : Cody Goodfellow - The Flying None (2021)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Mind bending has never been more fun.

New Ethics For The B Word
Jun 23

Jun 23 New Ethics For The B Word

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

I’m slowly making peace with my least favorite word.

Album Review : Backxwash - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings & My Dresses (2021)
Jun 21

Jun 21 Album Review : Backxwash - I Lie Here Buried With My Rings & My Dresses (2021)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

You've never heard anything quite like it.

That F@%*ing Scene : Max California, smut peddler
Jun 18

Jun 18 That F@%*ing Scene : Max California, smut peddler

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Admit it, you can’t take your eyes off Max California.

Movie Review : Inside (2021)
Jun 15

Jun 15 Movie Review : Inside (2021)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

COVID art was inevitable, but I have good news for you: good COVID art is also here.

The Only Linkin Park Song That Matters
Jun 12

Jun 12 The Only Linkin Park Song That Matters

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

It doesn’t even matter except this song.

Movie Review : Ad Astra (2019)
Jun 9

Jun 9 Movie Review : Ad Astra (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie is completely insane and I love it.

Movie Review : Thunder Road (2018)
Jun 7

Jun 7 Movie Review : Thunder Road (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

A film where an angry cop isn’t an asshole? Unlikely, but it works!

Album Review : King Buffalo - The Burden of Restlessness (2021)
Jun 3

Jun 3 Album Review : King Buffalo - The Burden of Restlessness (2021)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

King Buffalo are kind of denying their nature on this album. I mean it’s great, but it’s not what they’re best at.

Movie Review : The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
Jun 1

Jun 1 Movie Review : The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews
Book Review : Jonathan Franzen - The End of the End of the Earth (2018)
May 28

May 28 Book Review : Jonathan Franzen - The End of the End of the Earth (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Jonathan Franzen wants you to take him seriously, but he’s more charming if you don’t.

Classic Book Review : Douglas Coupland - Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991)
May 26

May 26 Classic Book Review : Douglas Coupland - Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

This is a weird book to read in 2021. But not a useless one.

(Revisionist) Movie Review : Waterworld (1995)
May 24

May 24 (Revisionist) Movie Review : Waterworld (1995)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie is the Olive Garden version of Mad Max. Everything is just a little less tasty.

Movie Review : The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018)
May 14

May 14 Movie Review : The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

If this movie had come out in the seventies, it would be in the Criterion Collection.

Classic Album Review : Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
May 11

May 11 Classic Album Review : Nirvana - Bleach (1989)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Nirvana fans suffer from the Mandela effect when they’re discussing In Utero. The punk rock record they’re talking about really is Bleach.

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