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The Great War: A Game Of Thrones Story

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"Fall back!" Jon yelled. "Forget them, capture the White Walker." Brienne sheathed her sword and took hold of the d ragonglass lurcher that has been dangling on her back. She arranged the metal atop the wood the way Gendry had taught them. The White Walker was coming for her. Why Me? The White Walker moved towards her still, advancing; leaving a trail of dead men in his wake. She hadn't used the l urcher today... she loathes the sound it makes when fired; she couldn't afford going deaf for any period of time in the middle of a battle. Jon had earlier exhausted his on the wights. The way he used them, sometimes, she thought he enjoyed it. But the White Walker kept coming for her... and she fired. She saw the moulded glass bore a hole in his chest. Then he stopped and slouched. "It didn't work." She tried to yell above the clanging of swords and shouts of fighting men, "It doesn't work on them." The White ...

Album Review: Nicki Minaj's bumpy ride to 'Queen'

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Finally, she dropped something. This album has been a long time coming. I personally dubbed Nicki as "scared" after delaying the project despite making barbie promises. I wasn't wrong. See, The Pinkprint , her last studio album, dropped in 2014. As per tradition of the pre-streaming era, artists release new joints two years after the last one(obviously to make their fans miss them; give them enough time to digest full length projects cos albums then were actually 'full'; and have more time to rest and cook good sh*t.) This puts Nicki's The Pinkprint follow-up to hit the charts in 2016. But it didn't. Artists were in rare cases pardoned and given an additional 12 months to get their sh*t together – literally and figuratively. But credence testing incidents occurred. 2015 was the year streaming took flight. Artists such as Taylor Swift, Pink, Katy Perry, Jason Derulo , Carly Rae Jepsen , Lorde and others dominated the pre-streaming era. But...

Movie Review: Rampage

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Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Ã…kerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello. Directed by Brad Peyton THIS IS NOT SPOILER FREE. When was the last time you saw a giant Gorilla terrorize a city? I know, not too long, right? When was the last time you saw a giant sea creature, bigger than its normal size, destroy half a city? I know, y'all even tired of it. Okay, when was the last time you saw Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson save a seemingly dead franchise? Uhm, don't say it, I know, half of all the blockbusters in the last decade. The point is, this is nothing new. They didn't even shift from the usual rhetoric of the military attacking creatures blindly and only one man, the protagonist, has enough sense to do the right thing and he risks his life for it. Yes, but when was the last time you saw a flying wolf???? Never. You see, it's just like trying to cook simple Nigerian white rice. There are only a handful ways...

Movie Review: Gringo

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Isn't it crazy? David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton in one movie... I yelled in excitement when I saw the poster last year; extra-smiled after seeing the trailer and seeing Gringo, from the delectable Nash Egerton, well... let's just say this is the most fun movie of twenty eighteen, uhn? *ducks Ready Player One debris* "Hey." Fasten your seatbelt, like Harold Soyinka (Oyelowo) would and let me take you through this 'Not-America' ride of the movie Gringo. So how do we do it? Spoilery or Spoiler Free?? I believe this is more for the people who haven't seen it yet so ama be a lil on the border fence. It's a traditional theatrical display of sex, money, drug lords, corruption, lies, heartbreak, disloyalty and a black man. Harold thought he had a friend in Richard(Edgerton) but he was being played by Harry and Elaine, the raunchy co-president who is played by the great Charlize Theron of all people. I mean, the acting wreaks awesomeness co...

Song Of The Moment

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I don't know why I felt writing the shortest review on an old song, that I feel many haven't heard, is worth a blog post. But it's my blog right? I can do whatever I want with it. LOL ... settled. Shawn Mendes - Youth (feat Khalid) If you're a fan of either of these lads – which is really hard not to be – you should listen to this song . It's more of a Khalid song than a Mendes song because it's hard to call it a duet when it is just two male voices on it but it really becomes a duet if you attentively  listen as these 20 year olds strike the chords of their voices beyond beat and genre. Khalid could double as TY Dolla Sign and John Legend on any track and he does this here and still makes way for the indelible Shawn Mendes — who isn't a Justin Bieber as much as you haters would want — to flex on his maturity. The unconventional theme makes this song a never-tiring ballad. So please, let me write whatever I wanna write about this song because "you...

Another Writer's Diary: June 27

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TITLE: Another Writer's Diary: June 27 WRITTEN BY: Okiki Adeduyite PRODUCED BY: Kester Kanayo DESCRIPTION: So a break from all the entertainment talk. Giving you a rare insight into a writer's mind. Basically tore a page outta my diary. Which of'em you feeling??? 1 EIGHT A.M. You know it's saddening. As writers we never get to be happy. We are bogged down with thoughts of how to break new grounds and stand out from the rest. "It's okay for you to be depressed, you're a writer," they will say. "You can't have too much fun and still be efficient." It's not fair. Even the little moment of happiness(which comes from success) we have gets intertwined with thoughts of the future and how to beat that success because the moment you try to live on past glory, you're on your way to the land of depression. Endlessly trying to not give away too much, hold back too much, celebrate too much, brood too much,...

Jurassic World and Guardians Of The Galaxy Star Chris Pratt shares the best nine important lessons ever

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While accepting the Generation Award at the recent MTV Movie And TV Awards, Chris Pratt (a.k.a Star Lord) gave a standout speech that I couldn't help but share. Why do i feel the need of posting this? I use to have a picture of Pratt in my head that screamed "Bad Boy." But seeing this, especially learning that he's Godly and wants other people to know, I am awed. He started off funny - if he didn't, he wouldn't be Chris Pratt, would he? I've learnt a lot off this... you should. "This being the Generation Award, I’m going to cut to the chase and I am going to speak to you, the next generation." he started off after thanking his loved ones. "I accept the responsibility as your elder. So, listen up." "Nine Rules from Chris Pratt, Generation Award Winner" (1) "Breathe. If you don’t, you will suffocate." (2) "You have a soul. Be careful with it." (3) "Don’t be a turd. If you are strong, be a ...