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Book Review : Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham - Mr. Kiss and Tell (2015)
Sep 1

Sep 1 Book Review : Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham - Mr. Kiss and Tell (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Second half of my Veronica Mars novel reviews. Does Mr. Kiss and Tell lives up to the challenge? Well, read and find out!

Book Review : John D. MacDonald - A Purple Place for Dying (1964)
Aug 31

Aug 31 Book Review : John D. MacDonald - A Purple Place for Dying (1964)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

My journey through John D. MacDonald's bibliography continues with the third Travis McGee novel: A Purple Place for Dying.

Understanding True Detective, Season One
Aug 30

Aug 30 Understanding True Detective, Season One

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Ben Watches Television

True Detective, Season Three is on the way. So, I celebrate the only way I know how: by taking a deep-ass dive into Season One and Two. There's the first part of my retrospective.

Album Review : Brand New - Science Fiction (2017)
Aug 29

Aug 29 Album Review : Brand New - Science Fiction (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

I had no idea who Brand New were, but I gave their latest album Science Fiction a spin based on the internet buzz. here are my impressions.

Book Review : Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham - Veronica Mars : The Thousand Dollar Tan Line (2014)
Aug 28

Aug 28 Book Review : Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham - Veronica Mars : The Thousand Dollar Tan Line (2014)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Everybody wants some more Veronica Mars, but are the novels any good? Well, I've explored this question and began with the first volume The Thousand Dollars Tan Line. Here are my thoughts... Written by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham.

Movie Review : Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Aug 27

Aug 27 Movie Review : Ingrid Goes West (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Ingrid Goes West isn't the first movie about social media, but it sure is the best one so far. Don't miss it. Featuring great peformences by Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, Wyatt Russell and O'Shea Jackson Jr. Directed by Matt Spicer.

Movie Review : Death Note (2017)
Aug 26

Aug 26 Movie Review : Death Note (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Look, I love Death Note (the show) as much as the next guy, but we need to talk about this silly movie adaptation...

Book Review : Hard Sentences - Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz (2017)
Aug 25

Aug 25 Book Review : Hard Sentences - Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Is Alcatraz something interesting to talk about? I never asked myself that question before editor of Hard Sentences : Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz David James Keaton asked me. You'll find your answer in this review.

Book Review : Don Winslow - The Force (2017)
Aug 24

Aug 24 Book Review : Don Winslow - The Force (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Do you enjoy rotten cops stories as much as I do? Might want to take a look at Don Winslow's cop novel The Force, then....

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.

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