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The Passing of an Icon

It’s been a while since I’ve posted but this event compelled me to write this. A generation mourns for the loss of an icon.

Feminists dislike the new Ghostbusters trailer too

As a feminist, while I agree that sexism is commonplace in Hollywood and is systematically keeping strong female roles out of our entertainment, I completely disagree that this is why the majority of fans have turned their back.

May the Fourth Force Awakens Viewing Party

Since the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I knew that an epic Star Wars viewing party of the original trilogy coupled with the new release was far overdue. After several weeks of planning and brainstorming Force Awakens snacks, I created an array of delicious treats that paid homage to the newest member of…

X-Men Apocalypse trailer breaks the internet

As if I wasn’t girl crushing on Jennifer Lawrence before, 20th Century Fox just released the new X-Men Apocalypse Trailer and it has the internet world buzzing about the franchise. With larger than life destruction scenes all over the world and a Wolverine teaser thrown in the mix, it promises to be a grand event…

Poetic justice on the Game of Thrones season premiere

The much awaited season premiere of Game of Thrones did not disappoint. Fans were rewarded with the repercussions of the intense ending of last season’s cliffhanger of Jon Snows epic betrayal. Lena Headey also gave an incredible performance in the continuation of Cersei Lannister’s story, as she continued to reap the evil karma that her…

The new and improved Abigail?

All nerds look for consistency from one season to the next, and I was surprised to find a glaring continuity error that I have a feeling no one was supposed to notice. The infamous Abigail from the series Fear the Walking Dead was drastically altered from the footage we see in season one to what…

Something is finally happening on FTWD

Part of the reason some fans of The Walking Dead dislike Fear the Walking Dead, is because they are attempting an apples to oranges comparison with the original series. In its first season, we were frustrated at the ridiculously slow pace of the plot development because we expected the characters to immediately understand how the…

Pixel Fest 2016

I had an opportunity this weekend to go to an event in Norfolk called Pixel Fest, and there are some highlights that I believe are worth sharing. I’m not going to bore anyone with specifics of the video game technology that was present, mainly because I don’t really know what I am talking about. However,…

If Glenn DOESN’T die, we riot!

The writing team of the Walking Dead gave their fans an epic end to an incredibly intense season on Sunday and not everyone was satisfied with the cliffhanger ending. As a fan that has been on this roller coaster ride of emotions from the very beginning, I understand why they did what they did, but…