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Album Review : Kanye West - Ye (2018)
Jun 5

Jun 5 Album Review : Kanye West - Ye (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Kanye West finds new and exciting way to be confronting with every album and Ye is not exception.

Movie Review : The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Jun 4

Jun 4 Movie Review : The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Finally had a revenge both with a movie that scared me into sleeping with the lights on, many years ago.

Movie Review : It (2017)
May 31

May 31 Movie Review : It (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I was ready to hate on that movie hard, but it was spirited horror like I haven’t seen in some time in mainstream cinema.

Album Review : Pusha T - Daytona (2018)
May 30

May 30 Album Review : Pusha T - Daytona (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Pusha T is back. But Kanye West is also back. And Daytona is monumental.

Ben Watches Television : Evil Genius (2018)
May 29

May 29 Ben Watches Television : Evil Genius (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Evil Genius is not all that evil, but it offers an interesting spin on a crime that is too often still romanticized,

Movie Review : Deadpool 2 (2018)
May 28

May 28 Movie Review : Deadpool 2 (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I liked Deadpool, but wasn’t sure it had anything left to offer. Boy, was I ever wrong about that.

Movie Review : Nightbreed (1990)
May 25

May 25 Movie Review : Nightbreed (1990)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

A goofy monster movie at best. An ill-fated attempt at branding a new horror franchise at worse. Nightbreed is somewhere it between and it’s pretty entertaining for reasons that are both good and bad.

Classic Album Review : Metallica (1991)
May 24

May 24 Classic Album Review : Metallica (1991)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Metallica’s best-selling album is also the turning point in their career, ushering an era of heavy criticism and doubt

Movie Review : Logan Lucky (2017)
May 23

May 23 Movie Review : Logan Lucky (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This is not even average, David James Keaton. This movie is bullshit.

Book Review : Clive Barker - Cabal (1988)
May 22

May 22 Book Review : Clive Barker - Cabal (1988)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Cabal is one of Clive Barker’s most reputable books, but is it because it’s good or just more accessible?

In Memoriam : Chris Cornell
May 18

May 18 In Memoriam : Chris Cornell

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

It’s been one year today and I still haven’t made peace with it.

The Self-Perpetuating War for Nobility
May 17

May 17 The Self-Perpetuating War for Nobility

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Hopefully, the first and last thing I ever write about Donald Trump, the rhetorics of division and the poor state of liberal ideology.

Book Review : Joe Clifford - Broken Ground (2018)
May 16

May 16 Book Review : Joe Clifford - Broken Ground (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The Jay Porter novels are a great example of novels growing within set boundaries. They are one of the finest series running today.

Classic Album Review : Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001)
May 15

May 15 Classic Album Review : Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

When Dimmu Borgir was at the height of their powers, they experimented a lot, but they never lost sight of what exactly they were trying to do.

Movie Review : Justice League (2017)
May 14

May 14 Movie Review : Justice League (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Everybody knows this movie isn’t good. I wanted to explain to you why, but I ran out of space to name all the reasons.

Book Review : Ryan Sayles - Albatross (2018)
May 11

May 11 Book Review : Ryan Sayles - Albatross (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The third novel in the Richard Dean Buckner series is quite the tonal shift from its predecessors, but it’s great for that it is.

Movie Review : L.A. Story (1991)
May 10

May 10 Movie Review : L.A. Story (1991)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I had to make sure L.A Story was a real movie and I hadn’t just dreamt it, so I watched it again.

Album Review : Dimmu Borgir - Eonian (2018)
May 9

May 9 Album Review : Dimmu Borgir - Eonian (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

I wanted to like this album, but it didn’t want to like me back.

Movie Review : Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
May 8

May 8 Movie Review : Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

If you seen this movie and wonder why it affected you so deeply, I have answers for you.

Book Review : C.S DeWildt - Suburban Dick (2018)
May 7

May 7 Book Review : C.S DeWildt - Suburban Dick (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Quite the tonal shift for C.S DeWildt with Suburban Dick, but the heir apparent to Jim Thompson still has it.

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