*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND AN ORGIASTIC CELEBRATION OF VIOLENCE SUCH AS YOU”VE NEVER SEEN … AND THE WORST STAND-UP COMEDY EVER* Ever since Fonzie gunned his motorcycle and sent himself flying over a shark full of tanks in a scene generally recognised as the narrative nadir of Happy Continue Reading
Earth illuminated: The breathtaking beauty of Planet Earth II (documentary)
It can be safely said that the gold standard for nature documentaries rests with the BBC’s Natural History Unit and it’s rightly-revered longtime presenter and narrator Sir David Attenborough. Time and again the Natural History Unit and Attenborough have demonstrated a fierce and palpable enthusiasm for the natural world Continue Reading
Poster me this! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character posters
SNAPSHOT A rogue band of resistance fighters unite to steal the Death Star plans and bring new hope to the galaxy. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” takes place before the events of “Star Wars: A New Hope” and will be a departure from the saga films but have Continue Reading
Book review: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
Grief does strange things to people. And try as we might to predict how we will react in circumstances of great loss, you don’t really know how you will cope, or not cope as the case maybe, until the time comes. In the case of Arthur Pepper, the protagonist Continue Reading
Expanding bloody worlds: The Walking Dead season 7 changes everything (featurette)
The great defining moment from the final episode of season 6 was Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) standing in pouring rain in the middle of the night readying his barbed-wire baseball Lucille to rain down bloody death on one of Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) crew. We didn’t see who died but Continue Reading
Road to Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life #5: “Nick & Nora / Sid & Nancy” (S2, E5 review)
If you ever wanted a master class in how to kick off an episode of dramatic TV with as many character and narrative boxes ticked as humanly possible without it all feeling too busy or rushed, then the opening scene in “Nick & Nora / Sid & Nancy”, crafted Continue Reading
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s cinematic trailer brings the struggle with the Dark Side vividly alive
Since 2011 when EA’s Stars Wars: The Old Republic was released, players in this Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, and according to MAXIM, it is massive indeed, have been able to imagine themselves in the roles of Jedi Knight, Sith Lord, Bounty and Smuggler with the added bonus of being Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Doctor Who meets Mr Men in new book series
What does a Dalek’s tickle feel like? That may sound like an odd question to ask since the monstrous creations of Davros are more likely to exterminate than engage in mirth-filled jocularity, but it’s a play on the question asked by Adam Hargreaves back in 1971 (“What does a Continue Reading
Now this is music #78: Petite Meller, Bastille, Attlas, How to Dress Well, Oliver
Love is a complicated beast. We love it , we hate it, we want it, we have it, we hope someone will love us, we despair when they don’t. All those freewheeling, cartwheeling possibilities, love’s inherent contradictions, joys, possibilities and soul-crushing disappointments provide a rich well from which a Continue Reading
Well hello Star-Lord! Guardians of the Galaxy 2 has a teaser trailer and the universe rejoices
SNAPSHOT Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Continue Reading