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Album Review : Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013)
Oct 17

Oct 17 Album Review : Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

I wanted to like this album a lot more than I actually did.

Movie Review : Cuck (2019)
Oct 15

Oct 15 Movie Review : Cuck (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Cuck is exactly like Joker, except the protagonist is ugly and irresponsible instead of being mentally ill.

Movie Review : Dark Phoenix (2019)
Oct 11

Oct 11 Movie Review : Dark Phoenix (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I laughed at lot. It has to count for something, right?

Why Facebook makes you so angry
Oct 9

Oct 9 Why Facebook makes you so angry

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Ever felt angry and discouraged while browsing Facebook? Here are 4 reasons why.

Movie Review : Joker (2019)
Oct 7

Oct 7 Movie Review : Joker (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie might not be a masterpiece, but it’s very good nonetheless.

(Revisionist) Movie Review : The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Oct 3

Oct 3 (Revisionist) Movie Review : The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

There’s never been a cultural consensus over The Blair Witch Project: was it ever good? That’s what I try to find out in this revisionist review.

Book Review : Joshua Chaplinsky - Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape (2019)
Oct 1

Oct 1 Book Review : Joshua Chaplinsky - Whispers in the Ear of a Dreaming Ape (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The Kanye West Reanimator guy is more than just the Kanye West Reanimator guy.

Album Review : Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue (2009)
Sep 27

Sep 27 Album Review : Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue (2009)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Four awesome songs. Two decent ones. The band found a way to sound fresh and fun, but doesn’t commit to it.

Book Review : John D. MacDonald - Darker Than Amber (1966)
Sep 25

Sep 25 Book Review : John D. MacDonald - Darker Than Amber (1966)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

McGee takes a psychological step forward is what is possibly the darkest novel in the series.

Movie Review : Rambo - Last Blood (2019)
Sep 23

Sep 23 Movie Review : Rambo - Last Blood (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

While it delivers enough carnage to qualify as a Rambo movie, Last Blood is pretty damn tone deaf to what makes this character great.

Movie Review : Donnybrook (2018)
Sep 19

Sep 19 Movie Review : Donnybrook (2018)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

A movie with A+ ideas and B- delivery that doesn’t quite live up to the material it’s based on.

Book Review : Fred Venturini - The Escape of Light (2019)
Sep 17

Sep 17 Book Review : Fred Venturini - The Escape of Light (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The long-awaited sophomore novel by Fred Venturini delivers. Sort of. Pretty much.

Movie Review : Alita - Battle Angel (2019)
Sep 13

Sep 13 Movie Review : Alita - Battle Angel (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie looks good, but it intellectually fails in every possible way a movie can.

Album Review : Tool - Fear Inoculum (2019)
Sep 11

Sep 11 Album Review : Tool - Fear Inoculum (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Let’s face it. We won’t get Lateralus again, so let’s enjoy Tool for what they give us.

Book Review : John D. MacDonald - Bright Orange for the Shround (1965)
Sep 9

Sep 9 Book Review : John D. MacDonald - Bright Orange for the Shround (1965)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

The most skippable Travis McGee novel I’ve read, so far. Well, the only one.

Movie Review : Brightburn (2019)
Sep 5

Sep 5 Movie Review : Brightburn (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This movie is not terrible, but it is not very interesting either.

Ben Watches Television: Mindhunter, Season Two (2019)
Sep 3

Sep 3 Ben Watches Television: Mindhunter, Season Two (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

Joe Penhall and David Fincher go to bold new places without forgetting where they’re coming form.

Movie Review : Hellboy (2019)
Aug 30

Aug 30 Movie Review : Hellboy (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Hellboy didn’t just tank because it came out two weeks after Endgame. It’s also really bad.

Album Review : Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind (2019)
Aug 28

Aug 28 Album Review : Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Slipknot are like that high school friend who you thought would end up dead or in prison by age 40, but ended up doing well for himself. And We Are Not Your Kind is their successful startup you’re jealous of.

Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Road Warrior Hawk: Poems About Depression, Anxiety and Pop Culture
Aug 26

Aug 26 Book Review : Brian Alan Ellis - Road Warrior Hawk: Poems About Depression, Anxiety and Pop Culture

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

There’s no faster and easier way to say: “I read a book recently. It was pretty rad.”

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