A Film You Wish You Were Playing Instead: A Review of “Hardcore Henry”
http://bit.ly/1RUNZYu As much as I love film, I also love video games. It seems that Russian director Ilya Naishuller shares my love, as his new film Hardcore Henry effortlessly couples the mediums...
View ArticleBasement Dwelling: “Human Performance” by Parquet Courts
Welcome to Basement Dwelling, where I review new records that should be on your musical radar. What sets Basement Dwelling apart from other music review columns is that these are all albums that are...
View ArticleAlum in the Spotlight: Susan Slaviero
Susan Slaviero Recently, we here at the Jet Fuel Review hosted an Alumni Author Reading featuring three alumni from the university where we are based, Lewis University. We wanted to celebrate them not...
View ArticleHaley’s Poetic Playlist: “What the Water Gave Me”
http://bit.ly/1W4qNZs While I was choosing another song for this playlist, I turned to Shakespeare — people just love referencing his works for some reason. I recalled a time in high school when my AP...
View ArticleLooking Back at a Horror Classic: “Jaws”
http://bit.ly/1Vtccrl Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, Jaws, quickly became what is widely considered a classic in the modern era of cinema. The movie’s graceful, yet powerful way of straddling the genres...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #178
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Good evening, blog readers! I hope your weekend has been going well, and I hope that you’ve been enjoying some real spring weather, just as we in the...
View ArticleJet Fuel Jukebox: Throwback Thursday Dance Edition
Poster by Michael Cotter We’ve got something totally tubular and extremely rad on the Jukebox this week! We’re throwing a dance at the university we’re run out of, Lewis University, this Thursday,...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Unsurpassed”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Happy Wednesday, readers! I hope that your weeks have been going well thus far. Now that we’ve reached the midpoint of the week, it’s time to feature a new poem here on the...
View ArticleHaley’s Poetic Playlist: “Buzzcut Season”
http://bit.ly/1VlcDnW Hey, fellow music fanatics and friends! Thank you for your continued support. This blog is getting popular, and I owe it all to my readers! This next song is an old favorite of...
View ArticleInfinite Canvas Podcast 4/20/16
After a week-long hiatus, Infinite Canvas returns! Dan and Mike are back this week to discuss the Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin one-shot based in the world of The Walking Dead entitled The Walking...
View ArticleAlum in the Spotlight: Kendra Hadnott
Kendra Hadnott Recently, we here at the Jet Fuel Review hosted an Alumni Author Reading featuring three alumni from the university where we are based, Lewis University. We wanted to celebrate them not...
View ArticleJet Fuel Review Issue #11
JET FUEL REVIEW SPRING 2016 NON-FICTION – FICTION – POETRY – ART – BOUTS-Rimés ALSO AVAILABLE IN EBOOK FORMAT! “The Taste of Time and Paranoia” by Mia Makila ISSUE #11: LIVE NOW!
View ArticleHear Me Out: A Review of “Hush”
http://bit.ly/1SpzGrM Netflix’s new horror film Hush, from director Mike Flanagan (Oculus) and co-writer/star Kate Siegel, is the latest entry in the long list of home invasion horror films. We all...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Finding Inspiration in Others
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com In my writing life, I’ve found that I have “input” days and “output” days. I’ve written about this before on the blog. Basically, I’m having an “input” day when I’m...
View ArticleBeautiful/Brutal: A Critique of “The Revenant”
[SPOILERS FOR THE REVENANT AHEAD] http://bit.ly/1NrI6SK Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant focuses on the “true story” of American trapper Hugh Glass. In the early 19th century, Glass was brought on...
View Article“Four Points and a Necklace” by Sharon Houk
Sharon Houk An introductory note on the story “Four Points and a Necklace” by Sharon Houk For me, the genre of flash fiction is a delicious combination of poetry and storytelling. In China, this type...
View ArticleJet Fuel Jukebox for 4/26/16
Sigh. 2016 continues to bear terrible news in the way of important musicians passing away unexpectedly. As I’m sure you’ve all heard, music superstar Prince passed away this past week at the young age...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Little Design”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Happy Wednesday, blog readers! If you’re looking for some new poetry to read, then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, we feature a new poem by a poet whom you probably...
View ArticleA Community Collaboration: Bouts-Rimés
Jet Fuel Review Issue 11 Cover For issue #11 of the Jet Fuel Review, we’ve included a special section that features a sampling of pieces that all share a prevailing theme, with this issue’s special...
View ArticleHaley’s Poetic Playlist: “Migraine”
http://bit.ly/1VW3KRw Okay, lovelies. I have been trying to hold out for a while, but it was only a matter of time before I looked at one of my all-time favorite groups: Twenty One Pilots. Love them or...
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