Movie Review: Captain Marvel (Reviewed by Jake Hardison)

If you’re like me, the release of Captain Marvel in theaters was the first thing you marked on your calendar after getting home from watching Avengers: Infinity War last spring. Even the biggest fans of Marvel Comics have had a list of questions circling their head ever since they saw that red and blue logo light up on Nick Fury’s pager as it hit the ground. But the question that I’ve been focusing on most recently is broader than the...

Movie Review: “Avengers: Endgame”

Avengers: Endgame Review By Jake Hardison It’s been eleven years since Tony Stark escaped a cave, told the world he was Iron Man, and proved he had a heart. It was arguably one of the biggest moments in pop culture history and easily the biggest moment superhero movie history up to that point. And little did we know that the movie event of that decade would start a story that would come to a conclusion in the movie event of this...

Movie Review: Shazam (Reviewed by Jake Hardison)

In the wake of the multi-billion dollar success of this James Wan’s Aquaman, 2019 may have had a slow start, but what will undoubtedly be a gargantuan year in film and nerd fandom alike has already got its feet moving. Following last year’s massive box office numbers and record smashes by way of super sequels, franchise phenomenons, and live action reboots of animation classics, this year is set to see all that and then some. From the...

Movie Review: Dumbo (Review by Jake Hardison)

We live in a time where it seems like every year, nostalgia becomes more and more of a commodity. Every year the box office smashes records, and it does so with sequels, prequels, adaptations, reboots, and remakes. And while I could get theatrically profound about the implications of this trend and what it means to the art form and to the industry and to society, doing so would ironically be pretty uninspired and derivative, not to...

Theater Review: Menopause the Musical (Reviewed by Eddie B.)

As a twenty-eight year old male, I am pretty sure that I am far from eligible from experiencing Menopause. I have heard a fair share of the interestingly dinner timed stories from relatives that somehow made me want to stop eating cocktail sauce and seafood. Luckily, I am fortunate enough to have witnessed Menopause the Musical at the Welk Resorts Theatre in Escondido which gave me a much more light-hearted glimpse into what women go...

Theater Review: Freak Friday

For most people, when considering the idea of switching places with another person it’s usually someone that is wealthy, famous, or exceptionally talented in some form or another. The last person one considers is his or her own parents. I recently had the pleasure of viewing Freaky Friday the musical in Downtown San Diego at the San Diego Musical Theatre where I got to see the exact aforementioned situation. Except in song. And the...

Album Review: Fallujah’s “Undying Light”

FALLUJAH  UNDYING LIGHT Album Review By Corey “Craw Daddy” Crawford             Coming in with their 4th album, is California’s own progressive death metal Fallujah. Their album “Undying Light” comes out via Nuclear Blast Records on March 15. Not only is it their 4th album, but it is also their first with new singer Antonio Palermo.   As soon as the opening track, “Glass House” started it reeled me in. And that is probably my...

Album Review: Bergraven’s “Det Framlidna Minnet”

BERGRAVEN  DET FRAMLIDNA MINNET Album Review By Corey “Craw Daddy” Crawford Sweden’s Bergraven are releasing their first album in about ten years, Det Framlidna Minnet. I’ve never heard of them prior to this, but listening to them you definitely get that jazz-inspired progressive black metal feel right away. And I got to say I love it. I’m not 100% sure what he is saying, but the music if amazing. It reminds me a bit of Shining....

Movie Review: Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel Non-Spoiler Review Jake Hardison If you’re like me, the release of Captain Marvel in theaters was the first thing you marked on your calendar after getting home from watching Avengers: Infinity War last spring. Even the biggest fans of Marvel Comics have had a list of questions circling their head ever since they saw that red and blue logo light up on Nick Fury’s pager as it hit the ground. But the question that I’ve...

Concert Review: Marty Friedman and Immortal Guardian

MARTY FRIEDMAN AND  IMMORTAL GUARDIAN AT BRICK BY BRICK Concert Review By Corey “Craw Daddy” Crawford   On Wednesday, January 23rd, legendary guitarist Marty Friedman kicked off his tour, One Bad M.F., right here in San Diego at Brick By Brick. It was a night of complete shred with Texas metal band Immortal Guardian joining Friedman on the tour, and local San Diegans Night Shadow hopping on the bill here at Brick By Brick.  ...