Jesus Ibarra

Feb 2013 4

Silver Linings Playbook: Movie Review

2013 Articles, Jesus Ibarra, Mental Health, Movies

by Jesus Ibarra

If you saw the trailers for Silver Linings Playbook, you probably thought you would be getting another raunchy romantic comedy starring two of the hottest actors right now: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Well let me tell you these trailers were completely misleading. I am not the biggest fan of rom coms, but I loved the talent involved with this movie. Aside from the leads, the film also includes Robert DeNiro, Jackie Weaver, and Julia Stiles.

Jan 2013 26

Trapped By Kevin Hearne: Book Review/Giveaway

2013 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra

by Jesus Ibarra

If you are an avid reader of Urban Fantasy, there comes a point when you have read pretty much everything that’s really good, and you have to work to find the next series you can get addicted to. And it gets even harder when every book seems to be derivative of the same sort of stories: fairies, witches, vampires, shape shifters, etc. That’s precisely why Kevin Hearne’s The Iron Druid Chronicles is freaking amazing. Besides being good in the sense of the writing and storytelling, it is completely original (at least to me, because I rarely see anything dealing with druids of the Celts).

Jan 2013 19

Ever After By Kim Harrison: Book Review/Giveaway/Event

2013 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra

by Jesus Ibarra

Ever After, book 11 in Kim Harrison's fantastic urban fantasy series The Hollows, continues the story of a witch--really a demon--Rachel Morgan and her friends, which include elves, pixies, vampires, werewolves, and some really pissed off demons. This being the 11th book in the series I'll have to give some brief back story to the world of The Hollows.

Dec 2012 29

Top Ten TV Shows Of 2012

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Jesus Ibarra

It’s the end of the year, and you know what that means: lists! Here is a list of my personal top ten for the best TV shows of the year. And man it was so hard to choose just ten; this was such a great, no fantastic, year for TV, probably the best in the last couple of years. So let’s get started from 10 to 1.

Nov 2012 17

Elementary: TV Review

2012 Articles, Jesus Ibarra, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Jesus Ibarra

I am not the biggest fan of CBS shows for a variety of reasons: they often follow a strict formula that gets tiring really fast. Then they got a hold of Person of Interest, an amazing Sci-fi procedural that is incredibly good, so I had to give them some credit. That is the real reason I was even remotely interested in the Sherlock Holmes project when I first heard about it.

Oct 2012 27

The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams: Book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Jesus Ibarra
& Lorie Lewis Ham

I generally love books that deal with the Judeo-Christian mythos if they aren’t preachy, and more so when they introduce new ideas about the established mythos. My favorites though are those that have something to say and use the model of the mythos as the tool. Unfortunately, The Dirty Streets of Heaven isn’t one of those. But it is still a good book. It just leans more towards the straight fiction side with a driving mystery, tough main character, and a gritty setting.

Sep 2012 17

Hit and Run: Movie Review

2012 Articles, Jesus Ibarra, Music

by Jesus Ibarra

Dax Shepard (Parenthood) and Kristin Bell star in this sort of indie flick that got a pretty wide release and has some of the best star cameos I have seen in years. A former getaway driver for a gang that used to rob banks leaves the Witness Protection program to help his girlfriend get a new job in LA, while avoiding the former gang he helped put away.

Sep 2012 1

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky: Book Review

2012 Articles, Every Other Book, Jesus Ibarra, Teens

by Jessica Ham

Do you like young love and humor? Then you will love The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is narrated by a teenager going by the alias Charlie. He describes several scenes in his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person who he does not know personally.

Aug 2012 27

The Expendables 2: Movie Review

2012 Articles, Jesus Ibarra, Movies

by Jesus Ibarra

The Expendables return to fulfill your action star nostalgia quota for the month. After a successful first film, Sylvester Stallone returns with a star-studded cast that includes: Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. That is a lot of star and a lot of testosterone. OK I am not going to bore you with the plot because really does the plot matter when you have some of the most prolific action stars since the since the eighties. It delivers with the action, over the top kill sequences and the stars look pretty good doing it.

Aug 2012 25

Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris/Interview/Giveaway

2012 Articles, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Jesus Ibarra

We return to Bon Temps to follow the continuing journey of Sookie Stackhouse our favorite telepathic waitress, well one my favorites anyways, as she deals with all sorts of supernatural problems surrounding her life. This book finds Sookie in danger, as her boyfriend Eric Northman the vampire Viking blows into town with payback on his mind, a shifter is out to get her, and there is more fairy trouble because of something she inherited in the last book.