SNAPSHOTTiny Creatures magnifies some of the world’s smallest wildlife, finding that bigger isn’t always better. In every episode, immerse yourself in a different ecosystem and see the drama that unfolds right at our very feet. The docu-series is narrated by Mike Colter and directed by Emmy-winning cinematographer Jonathan Jones (Planet Continue Reading
The hilariously heartwarming glorious joy of A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa #ChristmasInJuly
The Muppets are about as joyful as things gets at the best of times. But how much is the joy factor increased when its Christmastime and Kermit, Fozzy and Gonzo and the gang have to go all the way to the North Pole to deliver some letters to Santa that Continue Reading
Book review: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
There are books that come across your path which are beautifully written and eminently readable, and which, like all good books should do, make you feel glad for having taken the time to read them. And then there are books like Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano which go far beyond Continue Reading
Movie review: Love. Wedding. Repeat.
True love is never a foregone conclusion. Most romantic comedies would have us believe there is a delicious inevitability to Cupid’s machinations, but the truth of the matter is that there’s a lot that can go wrong between initial attraction and the happily-ever-after sealing of the relational ideal. Just how Continue Reading
Take an animated trip through history – the history of cartoon music
SNAPSHOTThe evolution of cartoon music from 1928 to the present day. Many of the cartoons and animes started as comic and mangás. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Cartoons, like any visual medium, benefit beautifully from well-judged, mood, humour and narrative-inducing music. One person who appreciates this more than most is pianist Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #31: Becca Mancari, Jack Larsen, SYML, Wes Period, Eli & Fur
It’s a mixed bag this week. We get chill, we hit the dancefloor, we develop an obsession with dogs literal and metaphorical and we in fact develop a fear of water. Or perhaps not. Either way, these five songs conjure a distinct sense of time and place, proof that true Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: “Acorn” goes searching for his place in the world
SNAPSHOTCalArts student Madeline Sharafian, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created Acorn, a short animated film that tells the story of a tiny acorn who was ripped from the loving limbs of a giant oak by strong wind and forced to make his own way to find a place in Continue Reading
Book review: The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
If you have even a shred of your humanity intact, you cannot help but be deeply and profoundly moved by the emotionally powerful but nuanced storytelling in Jennifer Rosner’s debut novel The Yellow Bird Sings. Told with an elegant simplicity that belies its complex, at times (many times) heartbreaking material, Continue Reading
SDCC trailers (mostly)! Woke, Truth Seekers, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Lovecraft Country, Utopia
Goodby San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) in real life! Hello SDCC online! In common with many other COVID-19 unfriendly, crowd-heavy events this year, SDCC has let slip the bonds of convention facilities and hotels, and gone online with a host of panels and trailer reveals. It may not quite be Continue Reading
Time to start singing with Fa-la-la-la-llama by Alix Bosco #ChristmasInJuly
If you haven’t noticed yet, Christmas books for kids are the absolute, creative best. All those hilariously quirky permutations of festive language use that we have known and loved since we ourselves were kids, find their way into these books and with a talented writer and inspired artist working together, Continue Reading