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Movie Review : The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Nov 19

Nov 19 Movie Review : The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

The Coen brothers are back with their best movie in over a decade.

Movie Review : Hereditary (2018)
Nov 16

Nov 16 Movie Review : Hereditary (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Handle with care. This is major leagues scary.

How to tell if you're getting old
Nov 14

Nov 14 How to tell if you're getting old

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Everybody gets old, but some before others.

The (Quite Convincing) Haunting of Hill House
Nov 12

Nov 12 The (Quite Convincing) Haunting of Hill House

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Ben Watches Television

Where I try to understand how it made stereotypical ghosts scary again.

Album Review : Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want (2018)
Nov 9

Nov 9 Album Review : Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

This album feels like a flamethrower to the face, but in the best possible way.

Movie Review : Us and Them (2017)
Nov 8

Nov 8 Movie Review : Us and Them (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie is bullshit.

Album Review : Vince Staples - FM! (2018)
Nov 6

Nov 6 Album Review : Vince Staples - FM! (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Vince Staples is leaner and meaner than ever on FM! and the peasants rejoice.

Book Review : Gabino Iglesias - Coyote Songs (2018)
Nov 5

Nov 5 Book Review : Gabino Iglesias - Coyote Songs (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Gabino Iglesias is back.

Movie Review : Apostle (2018)
Nov 2

Nov 2 Movie Review : Apostle (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Netflix’ movie Apostle is a little like lukewarm beer.

Classic Album Review : Khanate (2001)
Nov 1

Nov 1 Classic Album Review : Khanate (2001)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews
Book Review : Benjamin Percy - Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (2016)
Oct 31

Oct 31 Book Review : Benjamin Percy - Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

I got bored with reading fiction in October, so I read about fiction instead.

5 ways to tell if the movie you're watching is good
Oct 30

Oct 30 5 ways to tell if the movie you're watching is good

Benoit Lelievre

Because discussing movies should be as easy as counting up to 5.

Ben Watches Television : Bodyguard (2018)
Oct 29

Oct 29 Ben Watches Television : Bodyguard (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Bodyguard is both pleasantly surprising and infuriating at times. Thus is the reality of a show trying to tackle important issue, but lacking the courage to do it properly.

Movie Review : The Hateful Eight (2015)
Oct 26

Oct 26 Movie Review : The Hateful Eight (2015)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

It’s not that people didn’t like this movie, but three years after it came out… nobody cares about it anymore.

Album Review : Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)
Oct 25

Oct 25 Album Review : Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

I would’ve loved to love this album, but I don’t believe Death Magnetic even loves itself.

Movie Review : The Purge: Election Year (2016)
Oct 24

Oct 24 Movie Review : The Purge: Election Year (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie features creepy masks and people violently murdering each other, but what else? Not much else.

Movie Review : Don't Breathe (2016)
Oct 23

Oct 23 Movie Review : Don't Breathe (2016)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I’m all for morally ambiguous movies, but this is stretching it a liiiitle too far…

Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Sad Laughter: A Totally Unessential and Demotivational Guide to Reading, Writing and Publishing (2018)
Oct 22

Oct 22 Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Sad Laughter: A Totally Unessential and Demotivational Guide to Reading, Writing and Publishing (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

There are two kinds of people in publishing: 1) James Patterson and 2) desperate loons. This books will reveal to you which one you are.

Book Review : David James Keaton - Our Pool Party Bus Forever Days (2018)
Oct 19

Oct 19 Book Review : David James Keaton - Our Pool Party Bus Forever Days (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

This is pure, unadulterated Keaton to feed your addiction. But like heroin, it may or may not be the right place to start.

Album Review : Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest (2018)
Oct 18

Oct 18 Album Review : Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Behemoth’s new album is the logical continuation of The Satanist, but it’s a welcome addition to their discography nonetheless.

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