The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix is both the first and last book by author Paul Sussman. That is to say it’s Sussman’s first, unpublished novel that was published after the writer’s sudden death in 2012.
Opening a half-hour comedy series with a musical number fit for Broadway is a bold move for any TV show. But for ABC’s new musical series Galavant, it perfectly sets the tone for an eight-part medieval adventure series in the style of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Joshua Radin is back with his sixth studio album, featuring a series of love songs written to win over a reluctant love interest. Onward and Sideways, released January 6, was written by Radin while lying sideways across a bed in a Stockholm hotel room, having travelled to Sweden for a break from music.
Looking For Group is a fun, easy read that attempts to make fun of all the clichés that go along with stories about knightly valour. Unfortunately the lacklustre humour and predictable narrative make this book a lot more cliché than the Arthurian tales it’s attempting to parody.
The third instalment of the Taken franchise is precisely what you might expect: Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills saving his family from Russian hit men one insane stunt at a time. It’s been done twice before and the third time you could almost bet money on Mills’ next move. However, it is still wildly entertaining.
By now, you have no doubt heard about The Interview, a controversial comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogen. Directed by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film tells the fictional story of celebrity tele-journalist, Dave Skylark (Franco), and his producer, Aaron Rapaport (Rogen), who are longing for more serious stories than Hollywood gossip.
Scene it? is a movie-themed, DVD-based trivia game for two or more players published by Mattel in 2002. Individuals or teams of players move their piece around a board and either answer trivia questions or play DVD-based games to keep moving. First one to the goal wins.
I have never hidden my extreme love for science fiction, and Joss Whedon’s Firefly television series is no exception. In fact, one of my first reviews for the Other Press was Serenity: Those Left Behind, a graphic novel that focussed on the timeline between the end of the television series to the beginning of the 2005 movie continuation, Serenity.
Based on the hit musical by composer Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd) and playwright James Lapine (The Moment When), the film version of Into the Woods follows the story of a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who wish to have a child. Before they can, they need to find four items for a witch (Meryl Streep) who in exchange will end the curse on them.
Netflix portrays a wide range of shows, from the prison dramady Orange is the New Black to the political thriller House of Cards. The streaming service has continued creating captivating shows with its latest, a historical drama called Marco Polo.
