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A pop culture devotee who is happiest watching any incarnation of Star Trek, reading Stephen King or Joe Hill novels, viewing great movies [primarily from the action, horror, adventure or science fiction genres], or flipping through a DC comic. Dream jobs would include: Starfleet Captain, joining the Green Lantern Corps, Pokémon Master, Disney Princess or plumber for the Mushroom Kingdom.

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Bill Condon

Starring:
Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Kevin Kline, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Other notable appearances:
Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald

Running time:
129 minutes

 

The tale as old as time of a young girl who dreams of more, the cursed Prince whose cold heart has doomed him, and the lengths they go to trying to save each other.

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And Then She Was Gone by Christopher Greyson (2016)

Review by CJ

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Page count:
255

Format:
eBook

ISBN:
978-1-68399-001-7

 

Jack Stratton is 17-year-old aspiring police officer with a troubled past. Raised by a prostitute mother who abandoned him, Jack now has two loving parents and an extended foster family. So when his former foster mother, Aunt Haddie, asks him to look into the disappearance of Stacy Shaw, Jack doesn’t hesitate.

The son of Aunt Haddie’s neighbour and friend has been collared in connection with Stacy’s disappearance, but this doesn’t sit well with Jack. Can Jack discover the truth or will he lose everything on a wild goose chase?

And Then She Was Gone is the sixth Detective Jack Stratton Mystery novel and first in the series chronology.

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New Suicide Squad, Volume 1: Pure Insanity (2015)

Review by CJ

Page count:
192

Format:
Trade paperback

Publisher:
DC Comics

ISBN:
978-1-4012-5238-0

 

The new Suicide Squad is assembled, adding Joker’s Daughter, Reverse Flash, Black Manta and Deathstroke to the line-up alongside regulars Harley Quinn, Deadshot and Captain Boomerang.

Their first trip takes them to Russia for a mission that will test their wits, their teamwork and their (in)sanity. The second mission sends Taskforce X to China where they inadvertently awaken a new metahuman superhero.

Meanwhile, Amanda Waller struggles with a new chain of command and things at Belle Reve Prison aren’t quite what they seem.

New Suicide Squad, Volume 1: Pure Insanity collects issues 1-8 of New Suicide Squad (2014).

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The Rezort (2015)

Review by CJ

Director:
Steve Barker

Starring:
Jessica De Gouw, Dougray Scott, Martin McCann, Elen Rhys

Other notable appearances:
Claire Goose, Lawrence Walker, Jassa Ahluwalia, Kevin Shen

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Jurassic Park with zombies, The Walking Dead, Land of the Dead

 

In the wake of a zombie apocalypse, a group of tourists head to an island where zombies are hunted for sport. The Rezort is the pinnacle of post-apocalyptic extravagance until a virus crashes the security protocols. Now the hunters become the hunted.

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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Anthony C. Ferrante

Starring:
Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Masiela Lusha, Cody Linley, Imani Hakim, Ryan Newman, David Hasselhoff

Other notable appearances:
Gary Busey, Tommy Davidson, Stacey Dash, Steffanie Busey, Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, David Faustino, Gilbert Gottfried, Steve Guttenberg, Justine Ezarik, Paul Shaffer, Scott ‘Carrot Top’ Thompson, Caroline Williams, Dan Yeager, Gena Lee Nolan, Alexandra Paul and so many more

Running time:
95 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Deep Blue Sea, Zombeavers

 

It has been five years since the last sharknado thanks to new preventative technology. When an anomalous sharknado appears in a dust storm, the sharknadoes begin to evolve to their surroundings and adapt to survive the technology designed to stop them. It is once again up to Fin Shepard (Ziering) and his family to save the world from various types of sharknadoes.

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