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[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Alien [1979]

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Alien [1979]

Geez Louise. It’s utterly pointless for me to produce remotely anything of true value when it comes to talking about this classic of the genre and paragon of cinematic brilliance. Everything about this movie is perfect in it’s field- the directing, the set design, the soundscape, the visuals and the acting coalesce to form a film … Continue reading

[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] The Stand [1978]

[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] The Stand [1978]

Author: Stephen King Publisher: Doubleday Books Originally published: 1978 It truly is the phenomenon you have heard it to be and worthy of every accolade and piece of praise it has received ever since 1978. I highly recommend picking it up in it’s unabridged form complete with King’s own preface. It’s an perilous journey, a … Continue reading

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Guest [2014]

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Guest [2014]

Dir. Adam Wingard Starring: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Sheila Kelly, Lance Reddick and Leland Orser Happy 2015, everybody!!!!!! A blast from the past that looks forward as well as back. This is a cult classic in the making, and it’s a damn fine film to boot with a beastly performance from Stevens and a genre-defying … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] American Psycho [2000]

[Bea’s Reviews] American Psycho [2000]

Morality, goodness and the people are expendable. Greed, artifice and accessories are everything. Shocking, culturally impacting and hits very close to home, Mary Harron’s ‘American Psycho’ is a horrific comedy of manners that never flinches from taking off the glove and slapping pretentious, alpha dog driven and ‘me-me-me’ yuppie culture square across the face with … Continue reading

[Bea’s Book Reviews] Blood Groove [2009]

[Bea’s Book Reviews] Blood Groove [2009]

  Author: Alex Bledsoe Published: April 28th 2009 Publisher: Tor Books Alex Bledsoe’s Blood Groove page   Note: I have absolutely no clue what happened to the video after the introduction. I’m still attempting to navigate the finer features on YouTube video editing, but the sound remains intact. I tried the black and white filter to … Continue reading