Smirnoff is coming out with a number of different releases in the last few years that could be seen as shaking up the alcohol world. Their Tuscan Lemonade brought Limoncello drinks back, while their Melon interpretation of vodka really made a lighter flavor of that genus popular. Their Pomegranate one shares some similarities to the Melon one, but comes at the problem of providing a fulfilling spirit in a slightly…
The amount of different pieces that are present in an average issue of SLUG is just impressive. I know that we here at NeuFutur have given a number of different SLUG issues a review, but sometimes I just have to take a step and see exactly how much work has been done in the creation of an issue. The star power that is present in this issue is impressive, focusing…
Tinted Windows’ debut is getting here just in time. Every pop-punk/emo band that was too late to jump onto that bandwagon as it was heading out of town, is now calling itself a power pop band, despite not knowing their Cheap Trick from Their Raspberries. With Tinted Windows, there’s finally a stellar super group with the perfect pedigree (including a member of Cheap Trick) to remind the kids exactly what…
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is one of the biggest movies of 2009, and Activision is gambling that it will be one of the biggest games of this year as well. This title, of which we are reviewing the Xbox 360 version, is an action title that will keep players on the edges of their seats throughout the entirety of the game. The first thing that players will notice after popping in…
Canadian Mist was one of those spirits that I always saw on the shelves of different liquor stores, but I never had the chance to actually sample the Canadian Whisky for myself. We at NeuFutur headquarters got a bottle for review a few weeks back and came to the conclusion that it is an extraordinary value for its price point. What individuals will immediately notice when they open their bottles…
Peyton Place is another of those shows that we huge when it was originally aired, but has lost some of its perceived importance as the years have went by . The individuals that watched the show need no reassurances about Peyton Place, but for those that did not get a chance to see this mid-sixties show may wonder what it is all about. Peyton Place in its original format was…
Aiden always was that band that the younger set got into and the older set maligned. I believe that the 10 cuts on “Knives” are what Aiden precisely needed to really take their music to the next level, without compromising the sound that brought them fame in the first place. From the introductory strains of “Killing Machine”, what listeners will hear from the band is something that is more mature…
Table For Three is an interesting type of film, being a romantic comedy that does not tend to fall into the same traps that other films of the genre are apt to. This Anchor Bay release is one in which up and coming actors take a genre and stand it on its ear, giving future films a new blueprint which to work off of. This means that Brandon Routh (Superman…
While I always talked down ready-made cocktails, my experience with a number of them in the last year has opened my eyes, showing me that there can be a few cocktails that make for a solid night o drinking. They ensure that individuals are brought in slowly to inebriations, rather than filling a glass of vodka with a splash of Sprite and calling it a drink. The ready made cocktails…
Take out Kevin Bacon, the narrator, from the mix. Does New Orleans Animal Rescue still touch whomever watches it? The answer is yes; what Luke Heppener (director) does here is nothing short of ordinary. While it would be a slam dunk for any hack producer to show pictures of animals to tug on viewer’s heartstrings, Heppner is able to tell a story that goes beyond the animals that are saved…
“Fragile†is the first Candella track that I was turned on to, and what is immediately noticeable about the track is the energy that each member of the band brings to the track. While the instrumental intensity of Candella can never be questioned, the emotive vocals bridge the gap between emo and metal, making for a track that goes in countless directions, whether it be resembling Three Days Grace, Trapt,…
It has been a while since I had heard anything from Stacy Keach. In fact, the last time that I heard eir name mentioned, it was as the father in Titus. This role is very different in regards to that, and it showcases much more of Keach’s tremendous acting ability than the aforementioned show. The story revolves around Keach’s character, Joe Miller, and eir young charge, Ben Wilson (played by…
Where it seemed almost as if there was a period where some made ofr Disney Channel movies feel off the face of the earth for an extended period of time, Disney has really gotten back on their game and ensured that there will not be a similar collective loss of memory. While the quality of some of the Disney releases does vary, having ease of access to these films years…
I must say, I missed out on the original release in the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series, but this title is as good as any to showcase the incredibly game play options and abilities that Koei has thrown in to this series. For players that have played the Dynasty Warriors series, there will be a number of elements that are similar. That is, there are tons of hack and slash elements…
Taken is one of those films that will have viewers on the edges of their seats throughout the entirety of the film. For those of NeuFutur’s readers that did not see Taken when it was first in theaters, Liam Neeson turns in a great role as Bryan Mills, whose daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) has been abducted halfway across the world while attempting to follow U2 through the entirety of a…
These recordings all came from a time nearly fifty years ago, on a medium (radio) that has been shown to be crackly and hard to hear. However, Yellow / SPV have done a heck of a job remastering these recordings to properly showcase the energy and power that these early rock and rollers brought to the table. This set of recordings is impressive considering the fact that there are introductions…
The picture may be black and white, the setting may be extremely foreign, the performers trained in a different way, but the emotion and spirit of L’Elisir D’Amore is shown brilliantly by this Video Artists International release. Fully fifty years have passed since this performance and over one hundred seventy since Donizetti wrote L’Elisir D’Amore, and nothing has been shown to be dated or otherwise weak. While there may be…
Firefly was a solid enough alcoholic tea-based spirit, but we received an email touting the quality of a new product, the Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea. While the alcohol content between the two is considerably different, thee taste of each is similar. Where there is a distinct alcoholic note in the Jeremiah Weed, one could conceivably sip this spirit as if it was straight tea.
I’ll make no bones about it, Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies. I was very worried when I first heard that a sequel to Donnie Darko was being kicked around, and made all the more worried when a number of web sites that I have visited panned the new movie. However, after getting a chance to watch S. Darko, I find a number of these claims to be…
Murder Princess was originally a manga, and only a few years after the manga started did the OVA version of Murder Princess air. The show begins with Dr. Akamashi, a former employee of the Forland kingdom, trying to strike back against eir former employers. The royal family splits up after the king, dying, sends eir daughter (Alita) off to attempt to find an emissary. Running into the most well-known bounty…