SNAPSHOT A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy, played with exquisite delicacy by Dakota Fanning, follows the guiding spirit of Continue Reading
Memento: A compelling narrative told in reverse
Christopher Nolan is a talented man, known for a love of non-linear storytelling and the ability to deliver a thoroughly original cinematic experience. Think Interstellar, Inception, Insomnia and of course the film that brought this gifted director to the world’s attention, Memento, starring Guy Pearce as a man with Continue Reading
Now this is music: Scandipop special 2 – Bishat, EIRIK, Blissful, Louam, Stockholm Noir
I remain, as always, a devotee of all things Scandinavian. It started as a child with books and TV shows – obviously at that age I had no idea they were Scandinavian; I simply loved the quirk and storytelling idiosyncrasies of the material – and continued on with ABBA Continue Reading
A better reality awaits in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
SNAPSHOT Based on “Ready Player One,” the first novel by Fanboys screenwriter Ernie Cline. In the near future, outcast teenager Wade Watts escapes from his bleak surroundings by logging in to the OASIS, a globally networked virtual utopia where users can lead idyllic alternate lives. When the eccentric billionaire Continue Reading
Movie review: The Shape of Water
Life and love are two powerful, mystical qualities that lie at the very heart of what it means to be human. In Guillermo del Toro’s latest cinematic tour de force, The Shape of Water, we gain a glimpse of how powerful they can be, of how immensely important and Continue Reading
Meow no! Simon’s Cat does NOT want to go to the vet
SNAPSHOT After an unfortunate encounter in the garden, Simon’s Cat goes to great lengths to avoid an imminent visit to the vet. As always, the question remains – will his long-suffering owner Simon step up to the challenge? …‘Simon’s Cat: Off to the Vet’ has screened at multiple film Continue Reading