It’s In The Book, Bob!
Ben Varkentine has read Bob Eubanks book. So you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
Ben Varkentine has read Bob Eubanks book. So you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
On The Avengers and in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Diana Riggs’ best-known characters took revolutionary stances on sex, sexuality and feminism. A good look at this interesting woman’s life and career has long been needed; unfortunately, Ben Varkentine says, it still is.
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After reviewing two Buffy-related books for Ink 19 already, Ben Varkentine finds this one a lot better written than the others. But a canker still arises on the rose.
When it comes to unmitigated admiration, it’s hard to beat fans of Joss Whedon and his flagship show, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Ben Varkentine takes a look at some of the dangers of devotion.
A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.
Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.
Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.