
Trick or Murder? (Sophie Sayers Village Mystery #2)
Book
As Halloween approaches in the Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow, Sophie Sayers, new to the...

Batman Unlimited: Gotham City’s Most Wanted
Book and Games
App
Test your detective skills in Batman Unlimited: Gotham City’s Most Wanted, a puzzle adventure app...
Books and Manuscripts of the Bakken
Judith A. Overmier and John Edward Senior
Book
The Bakken: A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life, founded in 1975 in Minneapolis, by Earl...
Biodiversity Studies: A Bibliographic Review
Book
Charles H. Smith has endeavored in this bibliographic review to include literature bearing on both...
Music Theory for Musical Theatre
John Bell and Steven R. Chicurel
Book
Music Theory for Musical Theatre is a textbook designed to demystify music theory and analysis to...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Podcast
In this podiobook: From the Reader, Jason Pomerantz:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been called "the...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Harley Quinn - Season 1 in TV
Jul 31, 2020 (Updated Jul 31, 2020)
I really wasn't too bothered when it was originally announced but I'm really glad I got round to it eventually.
To start with, it's fucking hilarious. The dialogue and humour arrives in waves, never lets up, and is pretty much constantly funny and pretty clever. Cast your mind back to when Family Guy was actually good (it's been a while my friends) and you're sort of in the right ball park. Every character offers something in this respect.
The main characters - Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, King Shark, Clayface, Dr Psycho - are really well written, and are a great group of anti-heroes to get behind.
The show also fits in appearances from other DC veterans - Joker, Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Bane, Queen of Fables, Black Manta, The Flash, Lex Luthor, Scarecrow, Giganta, The Riddler, Kite Man, Robin - are just a few that get a look in. It's great for DC fans, and funny enough to appeal to wider audiences.
It's very adult orientated as well - whilst looking like a typical kids superhero show, the illusion will suddenly be shattered by a tirade of swearing, or over the top gore, it's truly not messing around, and it works really well!
Harley Quinn was a massive pleasant surprise for me. Can't wait to watch more!
Wicked: A Musical Biography
Book
In 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best...

David McK (3508 KP) rated The Dark Knight Rises (2012) in Movies
Jun 30, 2019 (Updated Aug 2, 2024)
As portrayed by Tom Hardy, this version of the character is nothing at all like you might remember from the Batman and Robin abomination: there's no mention of venom (the drug) in this movie, nor is it overstuffed with villains like that earlier movie/portrayal of the character was.
Instead, we have Bane as the primary antagonist throughout, although - in the tradition of Batman Begins - he is later revealed to be but a pawn, with deliberate call-backs to that first movie. While Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow does make a return (in what largely amounts as a camoe) alongside Ra's Al-Ghul (again, largely as a cameo in flashbacks), there's no Joker this time round - probably as a result of the real-world death of Heath Ledger (although I might have preferred even a throw-away line saying why the character wasn't in this!)
We also have Anne Hathaway's take on Catwoman/Selina Kyle, here portrayed more as a cat burglar than the Michelle Pfeiffer version from Batman Returns, and the 'passing on' of the mantle of Gotham's protector to another very-familiar character (who doesn't use his given name until the very end).

The Lake House Massacre
Book
18-year-old Tate Robinson should focus on having a relaxing winter break with his friends. Their...
Young Adult Horror LGBTQ+ Thriller