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Movie Review : Twisted Sister (2012)
Aug 23

Aug 23 Movie Review : Twisted Sister (2012)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews
Album Review : In Flames - Reroute to Remain (2002)
Aug 22

Aug 22 Album Review : In Flames - Reroute to Remain (2002)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

In Flames has been maligned for its dramatic mid-career shift, but how does it hold up to father time? I go back to where it all started with their underrated 2002 release Reroute to Remain.

Movie Review : Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Men Tell No Tale (2017)
Aug 21

Aug 21 Movie Review : Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Men Tell No Tale (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

What once was a cool compromise movie everyone in your family could enjoy has turned into a sham of a franchise. This is a repackaging of a movie you've already seen ten years ago. Shame on you, Disney.

Ben Watches Television : Fargo, Season Two (2015)
Aug 18

Aug 18 Ben Watches Television : Fargo, Season Two (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Is the second season of Noah Hawley's breakthrough hit Fargo as great as the first one? Find out....

Movie Review : Jack Reacher - Never Go Back (2016)
Aug 17

Aug 17 Movie Review : Jack Reacher - Never Go Back (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

The first Jack Reacher was much better and funnier than it should've been. This one? NOT so much...

Book Review : Noah Hawley - Before the Fall (2016)
Aug 16

Aug 16 Book Review : Noah Hawley - Before the Fall (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Did you know the creator of Fargo also was a novelist? I decided to investigate and see what he had in the pants. 

Album Review : Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (2017)
Aug 15

Aug 15 Album Review : Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Father John Misty is one of the most unique performing artists out there and his latest album Pure Comedy is one of the most uncompromising iteration of his artistic endeavor.

Ben Watches Television : Fargo, Season One (2014)
Aug 14

Aug 14 Ben Watches Television : Fargo, Season One (2014)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

How can you possible turn such an idiosyncratic movie like Fargo into a ten episodes television show? Well, leave it to Noah Hawley to pull a miracle out of his ass.

Book Review : Matthew Revert - Human Trees (2017)
Aug 12

Aug 12 Book Review : Matthew Revert - Human Trees (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

My review of Matthew Revert's new book Human Trees, coming from Broken River Books on August 15, 2017. It is both a successor and, believe it or not, an improvement over the immensely moving Basal Ganglia. 

Book Review : Dave Cullen - Columbine (2009)
Aug 11

Aug 11 Book Review : Dave Cullen - Columbine (2009)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Why was the Columbine High School massacre such an important schism in our culture? What do we really know about what happened on April 20th, 1999? Journalist Dave Cullen found almost all the answers....

Movie Review : A Cure for Wellness (2017)
Aug 10

Aug 10 Movie Review : A Cure for Wellness (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Does A Cure for Wellness deserves the abysmal ratings and the painful theater death it got? Well, I sure had a lot to say about this movie. Find out what my opinion is on it....Directed by Gore Verbinski. Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth.

Ben Watches Television : American Gods, Season One (2017)
Aug 9

Aug 9 Ben Watches Television : American Gods, Season One (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Is the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods the hot, new thing or was there a reason why this thing aired in June? I went to the heart of it for you.

Movie Review : John Wick - Chapter 2 (2017)
Aug 8

Aug 8 Movie Review : John Wick - Chapter 2 (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Lots of you were on the fence: is John Wick: Chapter 2 a strong sequel or a pale copy of its predecessor. Well, I have an answer to your question here...

Book Review : Stephen King - Rage (1977)
Aug 7

Aug 7 Book Review : Stephen King - Rage (1977)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Is Stephen King/Richard Bachman's Rage such a dangerous book that it needed to go out of print? The book was unexpectedly helpful in providing us answers...

Gone Fishin'
Jul 28

Jul 28 Gone Fishin'

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

I'll be gone 'til...well, next week actually. In the meantime, get acquainted with my new favorite YouTuber Mikey Neumann.

Book Review : Peter Straub - Floating Dragon (1982)
Jul 27

Jul 27 Book Review : Peter Straub - Floating Dragon (1982)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

If you want to get at the heart of that "Peter Straub thing," his novel Floating Dragon is a one way ticket. This one was wicked fun, guys.

Album Review : The Heavy - Hurt & the Merciless (2016)
Jul 26

Jul 26 Album Review : The Heavy - Hurt & the Merciless (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Welp. The Heavy, one of my favorite bands on Earth, laid an egg. I can happen to everybody I suppose, but there's a reason why nobody even heard about this record.

Book Review : Alex Behr - Planet Grim (2017)
Jul 25

Jul 25 Book Review : Alex Behr - Planet Grim (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

An early review of Alex Behr's upcoming short story collection Planet Grim. Get to know this talented up-and-comer before it's cool.

Movie Review : Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Jul 24

Jul 24 Movie Review : Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Hey! Look what I found! Another cheap-ass Star Wars knockoff by Luc Besson. 

Ben Watches Television : 13 Reasons Why, Season One (2017)
Jul 21

Jul 21 Ben Watches Television : 13 Reasons Why, Season One (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

I watched the latest source of parental and institutional uproar 13 Reasons Why, starring Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette. Directed by Brian Yorker. Based on the best-selling novel by Jay Asher. That shit was DARK.

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