Monthly Archives: December 2014

Book Review: Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero

Posted on December 18, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

It’s no secret what a huge fan I am of Pacific Rim. So when I saw Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero (graphic novel 112 pages) in the house of books yesterday, I had to pick it up. This was a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Batman Beyond 2.0: Rewired

Posted on December 18, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I can not adequately express how annoyed I am with the way that trade paperback graphic novels fail to label their books. While Batman Beyond 2.0: Rewired (graphic novel 166 pages) was another great addition to the Batman Beyond storyline, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Kronk’s New Groove

Posted on December 18, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

While movie shopping, I found a box set with both the Emperor’s New Groove and Kronk’s New Groove, which I’d never seen or heard anything about. Since I enjoy the Emperor’s New Groove so much, I figured a movie about … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: the Emperor’s New Groove

Posted on December 15, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I’ve owned the Emperor’s New Groove for a ridiculous amount of time and it’s one of my favorite happy cartoon movies. “Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his devious advisor, Yzma, and her hunky henchman, Kronk. Now the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ponyo

Posted on December 11, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

As I mentioned in my last review for NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind, I managed to pick up some more Studio Ghibli movies, the next of which is Ponyo. “A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind

Posted on December 11, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

Yesterday, while I was out running errands, I found more Studio Ghibli movies and NausicaA of the Valley of the Wind looked fantastic, so I picked it up. “After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Posted on December 10, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

The last reading assignment for my Readings in the Genre: the Haunted course for my Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University was A Christmas Carol (Horror 78 pages) by Charles Dickens. This story is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Castle in the Sky

Posted on December 8, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I had a pretty good day at work today, combined with my residual warm-fuzzies from my most excellent day of reading yesterday. When I came home after spending my afternoon outside washing vehicles in the 45 degree weather with water-logged … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Mockingjay Part 1

Posted on December 8, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I actually went and saw Mockingjay Part 1 on 23 November, but I was super busy and didn’t write up my review, so I’m writing it up now. I have to say, this movie was remarkably well done. But I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dreams of the Golden Age

Posted on December 7, 2014 by C.A. Jacobs

I think I picked up Dreams of the Golden Age (Urban Fantasy 342 pages) by Carrie Vaughn last week and I read it today. This book is the sequel to After the Golden Age and I think the two books, … Continue reading →

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