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Movie review: The Great Wall #StGeorgeOpenAir

Posted on February 10, 2017August 7, 2018 by aussiemoose

  The Great Wall, which hurtles us back in time to the Song Dynasty where monsters are more of a threat than mountain bandits , is nothing if not spectacular. Steeped in immense, Lord of the Rings-epic battle scenes, emotionally-intense exchanges borne of imminent threat and death, and suffused with redemption, hope Continue Reading

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John Oliver returns … but not sitting on the Iron Throne … or as Larry David or …

Posted on February 10, 2017February 7, 2017 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT Presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues, the Emmy-winning show is the only weekly news-oriented comedy series to be presented on Sunday night. (synopsis via Coming Soon) Does he helm the biggest show on HBO? Ah Continue Reading

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Colony: “Panopticon” (S2, E4 review)

Posted on February 8, 2017February 7, 2017 by aussiemoose

  *SPOILERS AHEAD* There is a crushing moment towards the end of “Panopticon” when one of the key secondary characters, Jennifer (Kathleen Rose Perkins), the partner of Will Bowman (Josh Holloway)  realises that there is nothing left for her in the brutal new alien-dominated order she has so strenuously tried Continue Reading

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Tom Hardy reads a bedtime story, and yes, You Must Bring a Hat

Posted on February 8, 2017February 6, 2017 by aussiemoose

  One of things I always loved as a child was having my mum or dad read me a bedtime story. It was a wonderful way to end the day – lots of one-on-one time with my parents, another delightful story in which I could lose myself (and the origin no Continue Reading

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Move review: Hidden Figures

Posted on February 7, 2017October 25, 2017 by aussiemoose

  Tales of unsung heroes generally follow a well-worn path, particularly when they’re about a pivotal event in history with which most people would assume they are comprehensively familiar. Such as the Space Race between Cold War rivals the USSR and the USA which saw the two superpowers engaged in Continue Reading

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There’s a new letter on Sesame Street … or is there?

Posted on February 7, 2017February 6, 2017 by aussiemoose

  Let’s face it – you get to a certain point in life and you feel like you’ve seen it all. The good old “there’s nothing new under the sun”, a phrase drawn from the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible, that laments the unsurprising monotonous feel of life begins Continue Reading

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Book review: Who’s Afraid Too? by Maria Lewis

Posted on February 4, 2017February 19, 2021 by aussiemoose

*SOME MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD* In general, sequels do not get much loving, be they movies, TV shows or books. It makes sense – the novelty has worn off, it’s been there, done that and gone and got the whole T-shirt factory, the very idea of the world has lost its initial Continue Reading

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Update stage left! Snagglepuss reimagined as a gay southern gothic playwright

Posted on February 4, 2017February 3, 2017 by aussiemoose

  Nothing stays the same forever, including it seems some of Hanna-Barbera’s most beloved characters who have been thoroughly and impressively re-imagined by DC Comics in the last year or so. In that spirit of reinvention, one that reflects a more grim aesthetic than the knockabout fun of the 1960s Continue Reading

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Now this is music #82: The xx, Contessa, SOFI TUKKER, Matoma & Becky Hill, Half Waif

Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 by aussiemoose

  Life is a complicating thing. Depending on events or circumstances, we are either happily content, in pain, in love, unsure of what’s next or a mixture of all or none. Regardless of where life might have deposited you and what you’re dealing with, these five artists are proof that Continue Reading

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Celebrate diversity: Eurovision gets ready for this year’s epic event

Posted on February 3, 2017February 2, 2017 by aussiemoose

  The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 as a means of cementing new bonds of European togetherness, forged in the ashes of World War Two, using music and song to draw people together in peaceful intent. While you could argue that things haven’t always been peaceful in ensuing years, Continue Reading

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  • Movie review: Long Story Short (Feste & Freunde – Ein Hoch auf uns!)
    (courtesy IMDb) Being part of a solid and constant group of mutually supportive, caring friends is undoubtedly one of life’s great and often enduring gifts. Far from having to navigate life alone, we can do it, with all of its challenges and opportunities, its highs and lows, triumphs and deplorable Continue Reading
  • Road to Eurovision 2025: Week 7 – The Big 6 – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK (Grand final)
    What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
  • The darkness and violence of absolute power made manifest: Thoughts on Andor S2, E7-9
    (courtesy IMP Awards) There is a fearful moment when something known only in the abstract, but horrific even so, suddenly becomes real, takes manifest palpable form and you are unable to pretend even for a second that within humanity lies the kernel for great evil if so nurtured. (Thankfully, great Continue Reading
  • Movie review: Thunderbolts*
    (courtesy IMP Awards) Once as close to a sure thing as any blockbuster can be, Marvel’s prodigious output of epic superhero storytelling has stumbled more often than not over the last few years, offering up films that felt they were mere Xeroxes of the studio’s previous glories which, if you Continue Reading
  • Book review: Letters to our Robot Son by Cadance Bell
    (courtesy Ultimo Press) I know, I know, I KNOW that you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover (unless you’re part of a publishing company’s marketing team in which case that’s all you want to do). BUT, and in the case of Letters to our Robot Son by Continue Reading
  • Graphic novel review: I Heart Skull-Crusher! by Campbell/Zonno/De Santiago
    (courtesy BOOM! STUDIOS) SNAPSHOT18-year-old Trini will do anything to compete in her favorite sport, Screaming Pain Ball, aspiring to the heights of her longtime hero Skull-Crusher! But she can’t do it alone, and a gaggle of misfits is just what she needs to cross the American wastes and battle in Continue Reading
  • “Let’s keep our distance… because someday, I’ll be flying off to space.” The push-and-pull of love in Lost in Starlight
    (courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOT“Don’t forget. Out here in space, there’s someone who’s always rooting for you.” In 2050 Seoul, astronaut Nan-young’s ultimate life goal is to visit Mars. ✨ But she fails the final test to onboard the fourth Mars Expedition Project. The musician Jay buries his dreams in a Continue Reading
  • Book review: Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries #3) by Martha Wells
    (courtesy Tor Publishing Group) There have been more than a few stories of artificial lifeforms who have ended up being considerably more human than their creators. But is there anyone more human than the eponymous protagonist of this marvellous series by Martha Wells, a robot created to enforce, with extreme Continue Reading
  • “If it goes up in flames?” “It will burn”: Andor S2, E4-6 review
    (courtesy IMP Awards) Star Wars: Andor is a superlatively impressive show on all kinds of levels but where it is really excelling in this humble reviewer’s opinion is the way in which it is deconstructing a host of romantic myths about what it means to be standing in defiant opposition Continue Reading
  • Dance your pain away with Mon Montha #StarWars #Maythe4thBeWithYou #Andor
    (image courtesy IMP Awards) Star Wars: Andor, now four episodes into its second season, is a remarkable show in many ways. But one of the things that really sets it apart is the sheer raw humanity of many of the characters, best exemplified in the third episode, “Harvest”, where a Continue Reading
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