SPOILERS AHEAD … AND NO FURTHER STORYLINE OF ANY KIND, THUS UNDERSCORING HOW STUPID THE WHOLE TV SYSTEM IS, PERPETUALLY LEAVING US WITH HALF-TOLD STORIES The making of TV shows is a curiously cruel business. Unlike books, which arrived fully formed, or movies which come with a complete narrative Continue Reading
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies – the ultimate superhero film?
I love cartoons, yes even as an adult, and I love inventive parodies, so it mystifies me how I managed to miss a single episode of the hit Cartoon Networks’ show Teen Titans, an animated superhero series created by Glen Murakamia based on a series of 1980s comic books, Continue Reading
Christmas in July #5: I took joy in Mutts A Shtinky Little Christmas by Patrick McDonnell
Mutts, a delightfully retro, self-aware comic strip by Patrick McDonnell is not your usual humourous newspaper diversion. First published in 1994, and described by the immortally-great Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts) as “one of the best comic strips of all time”, Mutts has always had a keenly-felt beating heart at the Continue Reading
The City in the Middle of the Night: Charlie Jane Anders’ new futuristic tale
SNAPSHOT January is a dying planet—divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other. Humanity clings to life, spread across two archaic cities built in the sliver of habitable dusk. And living inside the cities, one flush with anarchy and the other Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Romance is undeniably alive and well in A Date in 2025
SNAPSHOT In the year 2025, a young man’s super-intelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness. (synopsis via Vimeo) Going online has really made a huge change to the way we find the love of our life. (Exhibit A Continue Reading
Movie review: The Breaker Upperers
We live in an age where pretty much everything is outsourced. IT, phone services, shopping, even essay writing if you’re an unscrupulous uni student; so why not breaking up with someone, which I think we can all agree is of the worst things anyone ever has the misfortune to Continue Reading
Driving! The Coen Brothers and The Waltz of the Road
SNAPSHOT Original Video Essay to explore the narrative in the Coen Brothers Style. The importance of the road in all their filmography let them explore the different emotions of their characters. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) One of the great rewards of watching a film by the ridiculously-talented Coen Brothers, Continue Reading
Tons o’ #SDCC trailers: Origins, FTWD, Nightflyers, Disenchantment, SHAZAM! + lots more (bonus The Good Place gag reel)
As always lots of pop culture goodness came cascading out of San Diego Comic Con wrapped up just under a week ago. This intro is far too short a beast to capture it all which is why you check out Den of Geek’s excellent round-up which has all the Continue Reading
Now this is music #109: Beach House, SOPHIE, Loomings, Pizzagirl, Animal Feelings
The scene: 2 or 3 a.m. or the languid period between, when life has slowed down, the thoughts of young men and women (and some of the more nocturnal oldies who’ve had nanna naps) turn to dreamy thoughts of life, the universe and everything. Obviously at this time of Continue Reading
“What should happen if you forget about me?” Remind yourself with lovely photos from Christopher Robin
SNAPSHOT In the heartwarming live-action adventure “Disney’s Christopher Robin,” the young boy who loved embarking on adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a band of spirited and lovable stuff animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into Continue Reading