Reviews

 

Reviews

From time to time I’ll break a bit from my normal approach of getting everything wrong in order to do a relatively straight-forward review. Below are links to those articles.

Note to independent writers / musicians: I am happy to review your work, as I know how hard it can be for unknowns to find people willing to write about their work. The only conditions are 1) That the work is purchasable by consumers in some form; 2) That I receive a hard copy — nothing digital — for review purposes; 3) That you understand that I will be honest, and asking me to review your work does not guarantee a positive appraisal. Of course I hope I enjoy your work…but if I do not, I will be honest about it. If that scares you, you perhaps shouldn’t be writing!

SELF-PUBLISHED / INDIE

History Repeating – Blue, by The Megas
A Soul’s Calling, by Scott Bishop
How Much Are You Willing to Forget?, by Flicker
Kill Me Now!, by Lawrence Fisher
28 Bunkers, by Elizabeth Braun

FILM

Moonrise Kingdom

RED DWARF

Trojan
Fathers and Suns
Lemons
Entangled
Dear Dave
The Beginning

THE VENTURE BROS.

A Very Venture Halloween
What Color is Your Cleansuit?
Venture Libre

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Flight of the Phoenix
Borderline Personalities
Indian Takers
The B. Team
A New Start
Double Crossers
Colony Collapse
Red Hairing
Smashed
Queen B.
A New Attitude
Senoritis
It Gets Better
Off the Hook
Blockheads

BREAKING BAD

Blood Money
Buried
Confessions
Rabid Dog
To’hajiilee
Ozymandias
Granite State
Felina

OTHER

The Book of Mormon
Flake-Out T-Shirt

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