Author: Chris Terry

Widows Director: Steve McQueen Starring:  Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Jon Bernthal Rating: R Runtime: 129 minutes I’ll admit I have yet to see one of Steve McQueen’s four feature films and that is Hunger. Shame is one of the most effective movies I have ever seen, and 12 Years a Slave was my favorite film of 2013. So expectations were up for Widows which seemed to go against type for him. A heist movie? Don’t we get those yearly?…

Cosmic Ghost Rider #5 Marvel Comics Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Dylan Burnett Cosmic Ghost Rider was a hit for Marvel this year. The insane premise was only one of the things that made it a standout. Once I dug in, I discovered the fantastic comedy writing of Donny Cates and the fun Dylan Burnett had creating the different Guardians of the Galaxy teams. It has been a brief journey with Frank, and the comedy left the series in the last issue. So, how did Cates do with this wrap-up issue? I would say he did well. This was a hard…

Gideon Falls #8 Image Comics Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Gideon Falls is heating up once again with the mystery of the Black Barn revealing it’s power over other people in the world. Another doctor in Dr. Xu’s practice took Norton. He is clearly acting in another’s interests, but we don’t know what that is. In the previous issue, Clara digs into her memory and concludes that Joe Reddy took her brother, Daniel. All of these conflicts are present in this issue. Here we go… We go back to Norton’s childhood once again to see him in Catholic School where…

The Hate U Give Director: George Tillman Jr. Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae, Common, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, K.J. Apa Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 133 Minutes The Hate U Give is certainly a movie of its time but is just as relevant today as it would have been four decades ago. That is the power of this story and cinema overall. It is unfortunate that this movie is still so accurate after all these decades. It is a reminder of the distance not traveled by society; the progress not made. It is a simple story…

Border Town #3 DC Vertigo Writer: Eric M. Esquivel Artist: Ramon Villalobos Border Town started as a rather edgy political commentary on our current issues that we are facing with particular attention to immigration and immigrants. It was a fresh comic from DC Vertigo and something I was excited about. Issue #2 seemed to drop the social commentary in favor of moving the story forward. I am glad to say that Border Town #3 brings back the powder kegs and is looking to make waves, and I love it. In this issue, we get to see the group of friends…

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #3 Dynamite Entertainment Writer: David Avallone Artist: Dave Acosta The premise of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a fun one: Elvira travels through time meeting various famous horror authors while being chased by Dracula. It’s silly, but it is unique and has so far been entertaining, especially if you are a fan of these authors. So far we have met Lord Byron and Edgar Allan Poe. So what icon do we meet this month? No surprise, it is Bram Stoker and his wife in this issue. Vlad the Impaler is in tow, as usual, and keeps…

The Empty Man (2018-) #1 BOOM! Studios Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Jesus Hervas I was one of the lucky few who picked The Empty Man on its release in the summer of 2004. That comic introduced me to Cullen Bunn who has now planted his flag in the horror genre and inserted me into the hysteria that is The Empty Man. In its short six-issue run, readers were fully immersed in a world where The Empty Man had taken hold, and the FBI and CDC were working to handle this supernatural mystery. The original run followed Special Agent Monica Jensen…

Ice Cream Man #8 Image Comics Writer: W. Maxwell Prince Artist: Martin Morazzo Ice Cream Man is starting to do something that anthologies don’t usually do: tie issues together. A character reappearing is what this series is all about, but a couple of books ago, they introduced another character that we call “The Cowboy.” He seems to be the antithesis of the Ice Cream Man and represents the good where the Ice Cream Man is pure evil. This issue has a direct story tie-in from the previous issue where it seems a promise the Ice Cream Man made to the…

The Punisher (2018-) #3 Marvel Comics Writer: Matt Rosenberg Artist: Szymon Kudranski At the end of the last issue, Frank Castle had run into the Defenders who were determined to bring him in. After Frank cleverly avoided Luke Cage and Iron Fist and slipped away onto a train where Daredevil confronted him. They quickly realize that they can’t have a melee with each other because Hydra soldiers are descending on the train and they might have to work together to get out of this. The Punisher #3 picks up immediately where the previous issue left us: Matt Murdock and Frank…

Die!Die!Die! #4 Image Comics Writers: Robert Kirkman & Scott M. Gimple Artist: Chris Burnham I have stated my love for this comic; especially over the past two issues. It is a ton of fun and quite a breath of fresh air in the comic game with its relentless action and bouts of seriousness. Aside from a wasted first issue, this series has not had a misstep or even a drop in quality which is in impressive, but this is only issue #4. For the type of comic book this is, it does get confusing trying to follow the three brothers and…