The world we live in is not kind to outsiders. For daring to look, act or be a thousand kinds of different, dissendents, deliberately, or usually not, to the sacred code of unspoken uniformity that governs the machinations of society, they are pilloried, mocked, discardeds wept aside and ignored. Continue Reading
On 5th day of Christmas … I re-watched Gilmore Girls: “Forgiveness and Stuff” (S1, E10)
If there’s one family that isn’t belting out a rousing rendition of Paul McCartney’s “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time” with brio and eggnog-enhanced joy, it is the Gilmores of Stars Hollow and Hartford, Connecticut. Fresh from Rory’s (Alexis Bledel) innocent misadventure post-formal Chilton dance (“Rory’s Dance”), where she Continue Reading
Kevin is Home Alone again – this time in an 8-bit video game!
No one really wants to spend Christmas alone – then again for some people with off-the-charts dysfunctional families, it’s an appealing prospect – but if you have to, and robbers or other n’er-do-wells come a-calling with less than festive intentions, then you should tackle your solo decking of halls Continue Reading
On 4th day of Christmas … I listened to Sia’s Everyday is Christmas
Let’s be honest – when it comes to Christmas albums, and I will be the first to admit that I am a slave to these expectations more often than not, there are two major rules that must be followed. 1. The album must feel Christmassy. Granted this is a Continue Reading
Movie review: Just to be Sure (Ôtez-moi d’un Doute)
It goes without saying, but this being a review it shall be said anyway, that identity is core to who we are as people. Take it away, or even one or some of its constituent building blocks that have been assembled over a lifetime and you can be handed, Continue Reading
Dance! Dreams come magically true in The Supporting Act
Christmas isn’t called the most wonderful time of the year for nothing. There is something inherently magical about the season, a sense, whether justified or not (I’m a Christmas junkie so guess which side of that equation I fall on), that anything can happen. More importantly that if it Continue Reading
On 3rd day of Christmas … I watched “Scary Christmas” (Be Cool Scooby Doo)
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo is one those rare franchise-reimagined success stories. Reinventing the characters, both visually and in their approach, while still gleefully honouring one of Hanna-Barbera’s breakout shows that has been around since 1969, the producers have given the venerable cartoon series a whole new lease of life. All Continue Reading
Weekend movie poster art: Star Wars The Last Jedi
SNAPSHOT Rey took her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and will continue her epic journey with Finn, Poe, and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the continuing Star Wars saga. The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and Continue Reading
Festively changing it up: The delightfully different tale of Santa’s Husband
Right let’s just get it out there then shall we? In Santa’s Husband, Daniel Kibblesmith’s delightful take on the person of Santa Claus who, you may recall, is a teeny-tiny bit central to modern celebrations of Christmas – for those of a religious persuasion, please note I’m not sidelining Continue Reading
On 2nd day of Christmas … I reviewed A Bad Mom’s Christmas
Hollywood, generally speaking, does not have an expansive palette when it comes to films with a festive flavour. Movies are either unbearably sentimental, laden with so much holiday sugar that sugar canes look on in envy, or so brusquely raunchy that even the merest whiff of chestnuts roasting and Continue Reading