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Album Review : Eminem - Kamikaze (2018)
Sep 4

Sep 4 Album Review : Eminem - Kamikaze (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

What the fuck is wrong with you, Shady?

Movie Review : Mission : Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Sep 4

Sep 4 Movie Review : Mission : Impossible - Fallout (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I did not expect that going in, but this movie’s pretty great for what it is.

Book Review : Clive Barker - Imajica (1991)
Sep 3

Sep 3 Book Review : Clive Barker - Imajica (1991)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

I have notoriously little patience for fantasy novels and, unfortunately, this one wasn’t so different.

Book Review : John D. MacDonald - The Neon Jungle (1953)
Aug 31

Aug 31 Book Review : John D. MacDonald - The Neon Jungle (1953)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Not a Travis McGee novel, but not for the faint of heart either.

Movie Review : Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Aug 30

Aug 30 Movie Review : Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This film is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s a straightforward biopic about a band and a legacy that’s is furthest thing from straightforward.

How to Read an Amazon Book Review
Aug 29

Aug 29 How to Read an Amazon Book Review

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Where I review shitty Amazon reviews.

Album Review : Metallica - S&M (1999)
Aug 28

Aug 28 Album Review : Metallica - S&M (1999)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

This album is fucking dumb.

Movie Review : Ready Player One (2018)
Aug 27

Aug 27 Movie Review : Ready Player One (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie is basically saying that video game nerds are broken, inept people that will one day usher a dystopia if we let them create companies.

Book Review : Ed McBain - The Mugger (1956)
Aug 24

Aug 24 Book Review : Ed McBain - The Mugger (1956)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Ed McBain was the master of throwaway thrills and The Mugger doesn’t disappoint.

Movie Review : Miami Blues (1990)
Aug 23

Aug 23 Movie Review : Miami Blues (1990)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie is probably way more enjoyable if you haven’t read Charles Willeford’s standout novel it’s based on.

Book Review : Trevanian - The Main (1976)
Aug 22

Aug 22 Book Review : Trevanian - The Main (1976)

Benoit Lelievre

Trevanian is largely forgotten today, but his books still kick ass close to 50 years after publishing.

Movie Review : Out of Sight (1998)
Aug 21

Aug 21 Movie Review : Out of Sight (1998)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Out of Sight has turned 20, but it aged like fine wine.

Book Review : Jordan Peterson - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Aug 20

Aug 20 Book Review : Jordan Peterson - 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Dr. Peterson is not an alt-right ideologue or the paragon of reasonable left he claims to be. He’s an interesting and complicated in-between.

Book Review : Charles Willeford - Miami Blues (1984)
Aug 10

Aug 10 Book Review : Charles Willeford - Miami Blues (1984)

Benoit Lelievre

Don’t look at the cover. Buy it and trust me: Charles Willeford is going to kick your ass.

Album Review : Travis Scott - Astroworld (2018)
Aug 9

Aug 9 Album Review : Travis Scott - Astroworld (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Travis Scott is baaack. The good, psychedelic weirdo Travis Scott.

Movie Review : Suburbicon (2017)
Aug 8

Aug 8 Movie Review : Suburbicon (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Every review of this film you’ve read is wrong, except for mine.

The Best Artist You Don't Know: Charlotte Cardin
Aug 7

Aug 7 The Best Artist You Don't Know: Charlotte Cardin

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

There’s a life before and there’s a life after knowing Charlotte Cardin.

Book Review : John D. MacDonald - A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965)
Aug 3

Aug 3 Book Review : John D. MacDonald - A Deadly Shade of Gold (1965)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The best Travis McGee novel since the original, if you ask me. It treads a lot of new ground.

Planned Service Interruption
Aug 2

Aug 2 Planned Service Interruption

Benoit Lelievre
Blogging

It’s that time of the year.

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Aug 1

Aug 1 Numb

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Gut check.

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