Ottawa, Canada’s capital, is home to Canada’s House of Commons and Senate. It’s also home to Broadhead Brewing Company. As Broadhead’s website describes, this microbrewery grew out of Josh Larocque and Shane Matte’s starry-eyed dream (consumption of home-made beer may have been involved). But, unlike most alcohol-fueled visions, Larocque and Matte’s proved not only financially feasible but also tasty. Their long-term goal of making a rap video yet unrealized, the bearded brewers will have to continue to slug it out, producing tasty brews for a few more years at least. Starting in a basement and expanding to a literally homemade brewery, Broadhead is the epitome of independence. I grabbed a couple tall cans of Broadhead’s Grindstone Amber Ale at my local liquor store. Here’s what I thought …
Grindstone Amber Ale – First Sip
Grindstone Amber Ale is a dark and cloudy beer. Pushing the limits of the word “amber” Grindstone is a semi-opaque brown. A delicate layer of head forms at the top of my glass as I pour, but it diffuses quickly. I smell lemon as I take my first swig of Grindstone, and taste lots of malty caramel flavour. Grindstone Amber Ale’s cans advertise a balanced bitter-sweet finish. Balanced is one word for it, I suppose, but I barely notice anything.
Grindstone Amber Ale – Last Sip
I don’t think I’ve ever said this before, but I prefer this beer from the can. I find that when I drink Grindstone from a glass the lemony smell is overpowering: its strong lemon scent seems unnatural, and makes me think of a household cleaner. Instead, when I drink Grindstone from the can, its lemony aroma, acting as an enhancement of its flavour rather than as a smell, brings out the bitter-sweet finish I missed earlier when I drank it from a glass.
We recently heard rumors that Ghost Rider would be making his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. We now have confirmation of that rumor, coming straight from the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Twitter account.
Gabriel Luna will be playing the character, which was announced at the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2016. Luna is most known for his role in True Detective.
Are you excited to see Ghost Rider pop up on S.H.I.E.L.D.? Let us know in the comment section down below.
Before the screening of Star Trek Beyond at San Diego Comic-Con Wednesday night, the cast paid tribute to the Anton Yelchin.
Yelchin, who played Chekov in the rebooted series, was killed last month in a freak auto accident.
“As wonderful as this is to be here with all of you, and to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, there is something wrong tonight,” said producer J.J. Abrams, Entertainment Weekly reported. “There is something missing tonight; there is someone missing tonight.
“Anton Yelchin should be here. Anton’s parents are here — Irina and Victor. We love their son, and if I could ask everyone to have a moment of silence for our dear friend, Anton.”
In Star Trek Beyond, Chekov spends a good deal of time with Kirk after they’re forced to abandon ship. Consequently, Yelchin gets more screen time in his final appearance than in the previous films.
Fourth film slated
A fourth Star Trek film is already in the works. In the upcoming movie, Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role from the first reboot as Kirk’s father.
Abrams has said that Chekov would not be recast. He wouldn’t say whether the character would be killed off, however. It was, he said, too early to decide on Chekov’s in-universe fate.
So you watch New Game and you think to yourself, “this isn’t as good as Shirobako”. Well yeah few things are and this show isn’t trying to be Shirobako, which is a masterpiece, so get over it. I certainly had to get over it. For some reason my brain kept wanting to compare it to Shirobako so much that I’ve already said Shirobako four times and New Game only twice. New Game isn’t trying to teach you about how games are made. It certainly has some of those elements, but they all play into what New Game is all about and why I think it’s a worth while show this season. If you don’t know what it’s about, there’s a bunch of cute girls working at a game company and the main character is fresh out of High School.
For New Game every scene is about getting the cutest shot possible. From the moment our heroine Aoba has a romantic run in with her senior Kou(Whose a hot blonde that just woke up in her underwear), this shows goal is set in stone. You coral a bunch nerdy cute girls, with little to no romantic experience and we’re here to watch them exchange near lesbian conversations, while making the next Dragon Age. That is the main goal of New Game, if you are not interested in this sort of thing then New Game probably is not for you.
But wait there’s more, the single thing that makes New Game an endearing experience, and not just another “Yuri fest”. Which is Aoba living the life of someone who just entered the work force. This is where most people draw the comparison with Shiro… that other show. Now this is very much a Japanese style work place environment and it wont click necessarily unless your super “Japan-savey”, or have seen similar shows before. New Game however tries its hardest to focus on the joy of working instead of the burden of working. It’s very much a celebration of Japanese work ethics. Down to the long hours, the work etiquette, everything having to be a certain way. Some of these have parallel’s with the western world but its more extreme in Japan. So we get to follow our main character Aoba sort of wide-eyed and determined to do something she loves. And while there is failure and getting it wrong, the show focuses heavily on the motive and rewards of doing a good job. It’s a classic theme but put into a very relatable environment that usually isn’t explored in anime. Its escapism and its also not. If you let it present the emotions it’s trying to portray with its characters, they’re will be a lot to learn and compare with your own life experiences.
New Game certainly has things that are definitely pandering and I just happen to love those things. Its a cute girls doing cute things, but this time those things are something grown up that I can relate too. It’s not trying to overdramatize life, it’s taking a situation and showing you that it isn’t that bad and you can do it. Sure it doesn’t really have any dramatic stakes like “you know”, but the emotion is real and it captures that perfectly. It anything its a good sweet show where you can follow the main character nodding your head and say, “I know how you feel.”
Creator of Deadpool, Rob Liefeld, showed off an exclusive poster from the Deadpool film at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Check it out below.
The poster shows some images from the film in a new art style that we haven’t seen before, giving it that Liefeld flavor seen in some of his other drawings and comics.
Deadpool is now out on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD. The sequel will hit theaters on January 12, 2018.
When it comes to Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, there are always reminders to expect the unexpected. Just as you think you understand the rules of the show and what can and can’t happen, you get thrown a curveball. The rules go out the window and you scratch your head in confusion wondering what will come next. This is the case with this episode as a new element, ghosts are introduced to the story.
Yes, there are ghosts in this episode. Ghosts who are walking around with the same injuries which killed them in real world. It’s a bit disturbing. In the last few arcs everything magical or out of this world was explained by it dealing with someone’s Stand causing the abnormality to occur. Here though there is just this weird occurrence which the fans have to accept. Still, given the other weird things which happen in this series, the idea of applying rules and logic probably shouldn’t come into play.
Rohan does return this episode and shows how his Stand can be used in a more combative aspect. It shows he has the ability to form his Stand into an actual physical representation, which looks like a little magician complete with cape and a top hat. He will be a welcome addition to the team, especially as the new villain has been revealed. All we know about him is his family name is Kira, he enjoys murder, and she seems to like keeping trophies of his victims which he talks to as if they were still alive. Make no mistake, this guy is creepy. Hopefully, Josuke and his crew will be able to hunt him down and stop in the next episode. Unfortunately, It appears to be a part one of a storyline so it’s obvious whatever they face is going to give them a hard time.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable is streaming on Crunchyroll.
Back in April, The Walking Dead Season 6 finale shocked the fanbase. Not revealing who Negan kills left the majority of viewers angry. Since then, we had gotten no new footage – until now.
The first teaser for Season 7 of TWD is here. Check it out below.
While the teaser gives no indication of who Negan kills, it does promote the Season 7 premiere, where we will undoubtedly find out who the victim is.
This episode features some the return of some of the lost characters from the Golden Age Arc. For those who didn’t see the movies and only saw the original series you maybe surprised to witness a few more characters who actually survived Griffith’s transformation and the slaughter by Godhand’s demon horde. The two survivors are Casca and Rickert. One has been working to become a blacksmith and the other is still traumatized by the attack.
Terror and lose are usually the themes of this show but here they come front and center. While Rickert has found a way to deal with the loss he suffered by making a sword graveyard to represent all of his fallen comrades in the Band of the Hawk, Guts has done nothing but keep running after monsters so he can kill them. Of course, Rickert was able to escape the battle without one of the monster symbols being branded on him. This means he doesn’t have to deal with monsters whispering in the dark to him even in areas where he supposed to be safe like Guts does.
The new conflict Guts will have to deal with is also introduced. He will have to track down Casca who has wandered off and is not in right mind due to the attack. Unfortunately, she is very close to the Grand Inquisitor Mozgus, and his crazy, mixed up, and highly trained torturers. It will be interesting to see if they actually pose a threat to Guts or if he will be able to make short work of them. This is a good character building episode with a little dash of violence to remind others not to get too comfortable as death is always right around the corner. Of course this is always the mindset you need to have while watching this show.
Paramount Pictures invites audiences aboard the Enterprise in Star Trek Beyond, directed by Justin Lin, in theaters today. This marks the third film since the franchise was rebooted in 2009 and, quite honestly, its most lackluster as well. This movie has a profound and steadfast commitment to creating an action spectacle that will have all Trek fans holding their tribbles tight with excitement, but neglects any character development during the film.
This movie centers around an alien threat attacking the Enterprise as it enters into uncharted territory. The leader of the threat, Krall (Idris Elba), is after an ancient weapon which he can use to exact revenge on those who have wronged him and his crew. As luck with have it, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) just happens to know exactly where that weapon currently is. Rather than just giving him the weapon and letting him be on his merry alien way, he decides to get into a shootout against a weapon which the Enterprise can’t defend. Eventually, the Enterprise is destroyed and crash lands on the planet below. The film becomes a tale of survival and triumph as the search for a way to get off the planet and to defeat Krall.
One of the highlights of the film is the writing of Simon Pegg and Doug Jung. Pegg and Jung manage to create a narrative that harkens back to the old television series which will cause the super fans to set their phasers to pumped. The script is rife with action witty one-liners, new worlds, and peril for the Enterprise crew, all things that we’ve been accustom to for the last 50 years Star Trek has been in our lives.
Karl Urban is fantastic as Dr. McCoy. In fact, in many ways, he steals the show from Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Pine. McCoy in this film is not only a person that both Spock and Kirk seek personal help from, but he provides an abundance of comedic relief. When Spock is confiding in McCoy what happened that lead to his break-up with Lt. Uhura (Zoe Saldana), he drily responds back by saying ” When a young woman tells you it’s her, Spock, trust me it’s you.”
Spock and Kirk are both dealing their own versions of a “mid-life” crisis. Kirk is wondering what his purpose in life is. Is it to be an officer in Starfleet (something that he says he joined on a dare)? Is it to be a Vice-Admiral at a Starfleet base? Will he ever live up to the bravery displayed by his father? Kirk is lost in his thoughts in space.
Spock is notified about the death of Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and begins to question his own mortality. Should he continue his duties in Starfleet or work towards helping rebuild his new home planet of New Vulcan? He even goes so far as to approach Uhura about having children (to help repopulate new Vulcan), which was the catalyst for those two breaking up.
Both narratives are equally compelling but what was baffling is neither is allowed to develop during the film. Kirk has a scene in the beginning where he’s recording in the Captain’s Log about his state of mind, a scene where he’s talking to McCoy about his purpose for being in Starfleet, and that’s it. Rather than spending some more time fleshing out this relatively deep internal conflict, we immediately resort back to the same Captain James Tiberius Kirk that we’ve seen in the last three films.
The time spent on Spock’s narrative is even worse as he has two scenes in the film dealing with death that lasts a total of about one minute and forty-five seconds, and that’s all. At the very least we could have seen Uhura and Spock discussing their breakup a little further than just it simply being implied. It’s just baffling to me that Lin wouldn’t explore this narrative more. The concept of mortality from the perspective of a being reliant on logic would have been fascinating to play out further. Instead, Lin chooses to race through these parts and get straight to the action. You can’t help but wonder if scenes may have been cut from the film that would have enhanced both of these narratives just enough to allow for more character development.
Justin Lin is a fantastic director with a gift for developing eye-popping action sequences on screen. He also has a knack for bringing out the best in an ensemble cast. Lin’s gift has never been directing films that are character driven, and as any Star Trek fan knows, these films are character-centric. He simply was the wrong director. So the result is a film that’s visually marvelous (perhaps the best battle sequences that I’ve ever seen in any Star Trek film) but devoid of any character development that allows the audience to be engaged in the storyline.
