Month: June 2013

Book Review: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

The Prague of City of Dark Magic is a city steeped in legends of magic, a history of blood, and a legacy of secrets. It has been home to geniuses and eccentrics. It is also a city of secrets as music student Sarah Weston discovers. Sarah has come to the Prague Castle for the summer with a team of colorful academics to restore the Lubkowicz Palace to its former glory and turn it into a museum filled with centuries old treasures. There, she finds clues that might finally unravel the mystery of Beethoven's famous immortal beloved. What follows is a tale of mystery, politics, murder, a time traveling prince, a centuries-old dwarf, and even a portal to hell. Yes, and its a romantic comedy. This isn't a book that follows genre conventions, it lays them out like toys and plays with them.

Pizza Review: Pizza K (no, really, it’s good!)

Frankly, I wasn't expecting much from generic-looking hole-in-the-wall Pizza K. But much to my surprise, I saw bags of flour, tomatoes, and, you know, actual ingredients. Not frozen dough or canned sauces. this is probably the best Chicago style pizza I've had outside of the cities of Chicago or Orlando, at least since Uppercrust closed back in the 80s. It is terrific pizza, especially for the price.

Theatre Review: The Book Club Play at Horizon Theatre

The Book Club Play isn't as edgy or innovative as much of the work Horizon Theatre in Little Five Points/Inman Park is known for. It is, however, an absolute, laugh-out-loud delight that deserves to be seen. But hurry, you only have a couple of weeks.

Movie Review: Man of Steel

The Man of Steel is a really good film, and one of my favorite superhero films ever. I loved the epic scale, I loved the realization of a truly alien, dying Krypton, and I loved the richness of the characters, even the ones that are only on screen for a few moments. In short, it's terrific, but when a film is good, the obvious flaws that keep it from being great are that much more frustrating.