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Album Review : 猫 シ Corp. - Luxury Girls (2017)
Aug 1

Aug 1 Album Review : 猫 シ Corp. - Luxury Girls (2017)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

猫 シ Corp. is the absolute best at inducing nostalgia even if it’s for memories that didn’t happen.

Classic Album Review : Slayer - Haunting the Chapel (1984)
Jul 28

Jul 28 Classic Album Review : Slayer - Haunting the Chapel (1984)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

There’s really one song to remember from this EP, but WHAT A SONG.

Movie Review : Barbie (2023)
Jul 26

Jul 26 Movie Review : Barbie (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

It's not a landmark movie. It's not woke trash. It's merely fun and smart.

Movie Review : Oppenheimer (2023)
Jul 24

Jul 24 Movie Review : Oppenheimer (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

No disrespect to Barbie, but this might be the crown jewel of Barbenheimer.

A Subjective History of Speed Metal
Jul 20

Jul 20 A Subjective History of Speed Metal

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Long-Ass Reads

In the beginning, there was Lemmy. For real, this time.

Everything about Smells Like Teen Spirit was perfect
Jul 18

Jul 18 Everything about Smells Like Teen Spirit was perfect

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

That song (and its video) are as haunting today as they were in 1991.

Book Review : Grant Wamack - Melancholy's Finest (2023)
Jul 14

Jul 14 Book Review : Grant Wamack - Melancholy's Finest (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

A short novel structure like a manga? Sign me up!

Book Review : Scott Adlerberg - The Screaming Child (2023)
Jul 12

Jul 12 Book Review : Scott Adlerberg - The Screaming Child (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

An original and relatable haunting story if that’s even possible.

Album Review : Liquid Shit - Repulsive Bodies (2023)
Jul 10

Jul 10 Album Review : Liquid Shit - Repulsive Bodies (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

This is weaponized madness

Are we sure it's bad? : The Idol
Jul 6

Jul 6 Are we sure it's bad? : The Idol

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television, Essays

The short answer is no, but it’s complicated.

Book Review : Dennis Lehane - Small Mercies (2023)
Jul 4

Jul 4 Book Review : Dennis Lehane - Small Mercies (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Best thing Dennis Lehane has written since The Drop.

Movie Review : Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Jun 30

Jun 30 Movie Review : Knock at the Cabin (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Don’t be fooled. Dave Bautista is great, but M. Night Shyamalan still sucks.

Classic Album Review : Slayer - Show No Mercy (1983)
Jun 28

Jun 28 Classic Album Review : Slayer - Show No Mercy (1983)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Show No Mercy is not Slayer's best records, but it's one that changed extreme music forever.

Album Review : Thy Catafalque - Alföld (2023)
Jun 26

Jun 26 Album Review : Thy Catafalque - Alföld (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

The sound of Tamás Kátai's splendid, powerful and personal journey home.

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal : The Subgenre that Wasn't a Subgenre
Jun 22

Jun 22 The New Wave of British Heavy Metal : The Subgenre that Wasn't a Subgenre

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Long-Ass Reads

NWOBHM is another thing that kind of happen, but not really.

Movie Review : The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Jun 20

Jun 20 Movie Review : The Rules of Attraction (2002)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

One of these films where "nothing happens" and there's "no sympathetic character to root for"

Cormac McCarthy has left the building
Jun 16

Jun 16 Cormac McCarthy has left the building

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

He was more relatable than any other writer, so that's why he became the idea of what a writer should be like.

Movie Review : John Wick : Chapter 4 (2023)
Jun 14

Jun 14 Movie Review : John Wick : Chapter 4 (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Where I find reasons why we love John Wick even if he's a boring hitman stereotype.

That F@%*ing Scene : Shauna Beats the Breaks Off Lottie
Jun 12

Jun 12 That F@%*ing Scene : Shauna Beats the Breaks Off Lottie

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Ben Watches Television

That was the most emotional beating I’ve ever seen.

Book Review : B.R Yeager - Burn You the Fuck Alive (2023)
Jun 8

Jun 8 Book Review : B.R Yeager - Burn You the Fuck Alive (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

If you liked Negative Space, this is a loud and overbearing yes. Or like L.A Knight would say : YEAAAAAH

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