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Tag Archives: Reviews

Comics / Reviews

Review: Garth Ennis’ Caliban

Posted on June 9, 2025 by thestakemag • 2 Comments

Caliban inhabits the claustrophobic space horror genre, and does so with chilling effectiveness. Continue reading →

Comics / Reviews

Review: Image Comics’ Shutter #1 and 2

Posted on May 28, 2025 by thestakemag • 5 Comments

Kate Kristopher is not a damsel, she is not merely a masculine hero made into a heroine, and she is no simple cliché or stereotype Continue reading →

Books

Reviewing Jennifer Weiner: why critics need to get over it and start reviewing popular books NOW

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung • Leave a comment

Salon gave Jennifer Weiner the close read she’s been asking for, and the results are pretty great. Continue reading →

Comics / Reviews

Review: Pretty Deadly #4 and 5

Posted on April 8, 2025 by thestakemag • 1 Comment

Anna and Jeff close out the first arc of Pretty Deadly with much love for Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios’ work. Continue reading →

Movies / Reviews

Review: The Monuments Men

Posted on February 26, 2025 by thestakemag • Leave a comment

Cat was moved by Monuments Men despite the poor reviews and clunky execution Continue reading →

Review: Hecate and Hempstocks in The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Books / Reviews

Review: Hecate and Hempstocks in The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Posted on January 2, 2025 by thestakemag • 2 Comments

Catherine is drawn to Neil Gaiman’s latest fairy tale through the old magical women that have populated our myths for centuries. Continue reading →

Movies / Reviews

Review: P.T. Anderson’s The Master

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Christopher ZF • 2 Comments

Editor’s note: Although a film like The Master does not lend itself to spoilers, it is necessary to state up front that, in as much as spoilers can occur for such a movie, there are spoilers in this post. I was prepared for P.T. Anderson’s The Master to be quite bizarre. It’s safe to say the experience was … Continue reading →

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