Rachel Bellwoar chats with Lisa Manuzak Wiley about her graphic novel The Witches of Pepperwood Bay… Usually witches dwell in forests and gingerbread houses, not lighthouses, but that’s exactly where Juniper and her sisters, Lily and Clover, live in Lisa Manuzak Wiley’s graphic novel, The Witches of Pepperwood Bay. Originally published as a webcomic and […]
Exclusive Interview – Meat Eaters creator Meredith McClaren
Rachel Bellwoar chats with Meredith McClaren about her graphic novel Meat Eaters… Adulting is hard enough without having to adjust to being undead at the same time. Such is Ashley’s fate in Meredith McClaren’s graphic novel, Meat Eaters. Here’s what McClaren had to share about the project and Ashley’s newfound hunger for meat: For fans […]
Movie Review – The Radleys (2024)
The Radleys, 2024. Directed by Euros Lyn. Starring Damian Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Bo Bragason, Harry Baxendale, Jay Lycurgo, and Shaun Parkes. SYNOPSIS: When the worst happens, the Radleys realise it’s time they let their kids in on the family secret, but can they deal with the fallout and cover up a murder at the same […]
Exclusive Interview – Exorcists Never Die writer Steve Orlando and artist Sebastián Píriz
Rachel Bellwoar chats with Steve Orlando and Sebastián Píriz about their upcoming comic book series Exorcists Never Die… There’s nothing like a series that has its own vocabulary. What was it like getting to invent new words for Exorcists Never Die? Steve Orlando: Exciting! To be fair, I think part of working fiction, especially science […]
Movie Review – Nocebo (2022)
Nocebo, 2022. Directed by Lorcan Finnegan. Starring Eva Green, Chai Fonacier, Mark Strong, and Billie Gadsdon. SYNOPSIS: Unable to figure out the cause behind her recent health problems, Christine accepts a nanny’s help despite not remembering that she hired her. Christine (Eva Green) is in the middle of a fashion show for her new line […]
Blu-ray Review – Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years box set… When talking about Nobuhiko Obayashi (at least in the US) it’s almost a given that any conversation about his work will start by mentioning House (1977), and for good reason. House is a one-of-a-kind movie – a film that garners recognition – yet, given […]
TV Review: Code of a Killer
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the miniseries Code of a Killer… When Alec Jeffreys invented the probe that made DNA testing a readable, genetic fingerprint he didn’t consider its applications for criminal justice. DCS David Baker sought him out, after reading about the test’s success in paternity and immigration cases. Two teenage girls from the same town […]
Mr. Robot Season 2: Not quite clicking like it used to
Rachel Bellwoar reviews the first half of Mr. Robot season 2… An erratic viewing schedule on my end hasn’t helped but, while Mr. Robot‘s creativity is still there in season two, my investment in it hasn’t been. As the last person who wanted to feel that way after season one, an attempt to divulge why at the halfway point. […]
Book Review – Charles Boyer: The French Lover
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Charles Boyer: The French Lover… According to the flap copy, John Baxter’s Charles Boyer: The French Lover “is the first biography of Boyer (1899-1978) to exist in English in almost forty years.” The last one, as cited in Baxter’s bibliography, would appear to be Larry Swindell’s The Reluctant Lover: Charles Boyer, which was […]
DVD Review – Britannia Series III
Rachel Bellwoar reviews series three of Britannia… Girl gets declared the Chosen One. Girl denies her destiny. Girl changes her mind and prepares to go on a quest. If series three of Britannia sounds a lot like the Lord of the Rings, that’s because it is — especially after episode three, when Cait (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) […]
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