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Book Review : Paolo Iacovelli - The King of Video Poker (2024)
Jun 19

Jun 19 Book Review : Paolo Iacovelli - The King of Video Poker (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

As if Don DeLillo had written Joker.

Classic Movie Review : Blow Out (1981)
Jun 17

Jun 17 Classic Movie Review : Blow Out (1981)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Brian De Palma is a weirdo, but he means well.

Book Review : Ronald Malfi - Small Town Horror (2024)
Jun 12

Jun 12 Book Review : Ronald Malfi - Small Town Horror (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Small Town Horror is a terrible title for a novel, but it's also quite honest.

Movie Review : Ferrari (2023)
Jun 10

Jun 10 Movie Review : Ferrari (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

I thought it would suck more than it did, but Michael Mann knows a thing or two about plot twists.

Classic Movie Review : The Brood (1979)
Jun 6

Jun 6 Classic Movie Review : The Brood (1979)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

This is the movie your parents were afraid you'd watch when you were a kid.

Album Review : Thou - Umbilical (2024)
Jun 4

Jun 4 Album Review : Thou - Umbilical (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Thou have reclaimed their throne as sludge metal kings with this face-ripper.

Movie Review : Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
May 31

May 31 Movie Review : Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

A movie that gets love better than most.

Book Review : Bret Easton Ellis - Imperial Bedrooms (2010)
May 29

May 29 Book Review : Bret Easton Ellis - Imperial Bedrooms (2010)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

I don't care what anyone has told you, this is fire.

A Subjective History of Progressive Metal
May 28

May 28 A Subjective History of Progressive Metal

Benoit Lelievre
Long-Ass Reads, Essays

Prog nerds were always part of the metal scene even if they didn't invent it.

Book Review : Joe Clifford - A Moth to Flame (2024)
May 23

May 23 Book Review : Joe Clifford - A Moth to Flame (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Joe Clifford writes about grief better than most.

Why so many writers are also runners
May 21

May 21 Why so many writers are also runners

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

To run is to become.

Alone at the Metal Show
May 17

May 17 Alone at the Metal Show

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

The essence of the connection a metal show creates is invisible and inwards.

Album Review : Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (2024)
May 15

May 15 Album Review : Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Violence, torment, atmosphere, what's not to like?

Book Review : Eric LaRocca - This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances (2024)
May 13

May 13 Book Review : Eric LaRocca - This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

This is Eric LaRocca’s world and we’re only living in it.

Movie Review : Challengers (2024)
May 9

May 9 Movie Review : Challengers (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

It's sexy as hell.

Movie Review : The Fall Guy (2024)
May 7

May 7 Movie Review : The Fall Guy (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Come for Ryan Gosling, stay for Ryan Gosling I guess?

Album Review - Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All....... (2024)
May 3

May 3 Album Review - Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All....... (2024)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

This is, by far, one of the weirdest Darkthrone records I’ve ever heard, but it works!

Movie Review : Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
May 1

May 1 Movie Review : Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

You won't learn anything about Weird Al, but you will be entertained.

Movie Review : Late Night With The Devil (2023)
Apr 29

Apr 29 Movie Review : Late Night With The Devil (2023)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

You can’t have more fun than your audience when you're making a movie. That's a no-no.

A Subjective History of Sludge Metal
Apr 25

Apr 25 A Subjective History of Sludge Metal

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Long-Ass Reads
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