‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is a wonderful treatise on the nature of revenge
By Josh Ball
Revenge is a powerful motivator. In pop culture, it can keep people alive. “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” takes a deep dive into the full destructive force of revenge.
The prologue takes place in 1982 at a birthday party at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. During a horrific incident in a back room at the pizzeria, an isolated girl named Charlotte (Audrey Lynn-Marie) is stabbed. Bleeding out, she screams in rage as a trap door opens under her and she falls into the arms of her ...
‘Sons of Day and Night’ achieves the minimum requirements for a fantasy novel
by Megan Deets
“Sons of Day and Night” is a fantasy, action-adventure retelling of the classic story “The Prince and the Pauper” by Mariposa Aristeo. Her debut novel is published by Enclave, a leading publisher of young adult Christian speculative fiction.
In the kingdom of Twinsbane, the people are divided into the Sons of Day and the Sons of Night, each with a magical connection to these elements. Every person is born with a double from the opposite group. When their double ...
Despite a darker tone “Wicked: For Good” is good
By Sophia Monastra
A year ago, “Wicked: Part 1” released and was reviewed by an intrepid Arts and Entertainment writer who had only just realized the musical “Wicked” had been split into two movies and she had to wait a year before finishing it.
With the one-year intermission, you’d have to wonder–is it worth it?
Well, "Wicked: For Good" is far from perfect. The main issue with the movie is that “Wicked” is originally a singular Broadway musical, and transferring ...
‘Plurbius’ Episodes 1-3 masterfully tackles the ethics of a hivemind virus
By John Hiett
From Vince Gilligan, the creator of legendary shows such as “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” comes a new sci-fi show that looks at the practical consequences of an alien virus. “Plurbius” follows Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), a cynical drama writer, who is thrust into dealing with the aftermath of an alien virus that takes over almost the entire population on Earth.
For some unknown reason, she and 11 others are miraculously immune to the virus. The ...
