(courtesy IMP Awards) We get it – saving the world, the multiverse, the life of a treasured loved one or friend, is SERIOUS. All caps, black font and dour countenance. Sure, but when did superhero movies get so damn grim? Sure, they are dealing with some deeply intense issues and Continue Reading
Book review: The Excitements by C. J. Wray
(courtesy Hachette Australia) Dancing deftly between the whimsical and the emotional weighty is a tricky thing to pull off in any novel. Tip too far either way, and the now-lesser part of the story feels pointless, a drag on a narrative that clearly wants to go one way in particular Continue Reading