Kevin Lau

Keanu Reeves, man. Keanu Reeves. Ex-hitman John Wick has retired for over five years. During those years, he settled down, found a wife, and put his past behind him. However, when his car is stolen and dog gets killed by a member of a Russian mob not even three days after his wife's death, John decides that enough is enough. He digs up his old stash of weapons and decides to bust some Russian heads mostly with headshots. I know, it sounds like a B-grade movie, and honestly, it is, but I mean that in the best way. The acting is great, the action sequences are very creative, and the tone of the movie is consistent throughout, being an enjoyable (and sometimes funny) action thriller with Keanu Reeves kicking butt. I've heard some reviewers saying that this is Keanu Reeves greatest performance, and I have to agree with him. There are a few lines in the movie that sounded plain and boring, but Reeves's acted it to a very enjoyable line. Best action flick of the year? It...

Here's how it went down: boy finds book, boy reads book, boy falls in love with book, boy finds out book is a series, boy reads entire series, boy continues onto spin-off series, final book in spin-off series is released, and boy decides to reread the  entire series before reading the finale. Yes, this is my second time reading this book, and I rarely read books a second time. Twelve year old Percy Jackson is struggling to make things right in his life. He's got dyslexia and ADHD, causing him problems when studying for school. At home, he's got to deal with his idiot of a stepfather. Oh, and monsters that seem similar to his Greek Mythology homework are appearing and coming after him. The only thing good in his life that he never wants to let go is his loving mother. However, when Percy and his mother take a trip to the beach, they are soon chased by another monster from the Greek myths. The monster kills his mother, and Percy barely makes it alive to a special camp f...

I had neutral feelings walking into the movie for two reasons: 1. The marketing really wanted people to know that Guillermo Del Toro produced the movie, which tells me nothing because he produces a ton  of movies. He's great with visual effects, though. 2. It's from the same animators as Free Birds , which is an awful movie. However, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood  and Soul Eater  showed me that just because it's the same animators doesn't mean the story is of equal quality. Ever since they were kids, best friends Manolo and Joaquin have always competed for Maria's heart. After Maria returns years later from her studies, Joaquin has been named protector of Mexico and Manolo has grown up to become a lover of music, but forced by his father to go into bullfighting. Torn between fulfilling the family tradition or to follow his heart, Manolo makes a decision that incidentally leads him to his death. Having been cheated from living his life, Manolo goes on a journe...

As a fan of Lindsay Cummings's young adult debut novel titled The Murder Complex , I was eager to read the first installment to her middle-grade fantasy series The Balance Keepers. On a job to send a letter to someone who not only lives in the middle of the woods, but under it as well, eleven year old Albert Flynn discovers that he is a balance keeper, a destined guardian of the three realms that lie in the earth's core. His job? If one of the realms were to fall out of balance, it is up to him and his teammates (cautious Leroy and spunky Birdie) to restore its balance by finding a special item in the unbalanced realm before the earth is destroyed. However, before they can go into the realms, they must harness their magical abilities that are given to them through special Tiles. Leroy has a super sharp memory, Birdie can breathe underwater, and Albert... well, no one is entirely sure what power his Tile gives him. Unfortunately, as time goes on, the realm of Calderon bec...