(courtesy IMDb (c) Kojan Film) SNAPSHOTAfter a long search in a strange galaxy, a lone rescue robot locates a surviving astronaut, but must reach her before she’s consumed by a looming black hole. A live-action space adventure created entirely with practical effects using a water tank, a real robot and Continue Reading
Book review: Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
This book was read at Kalimna, Yeranda cottages, near Dungog in early January 2025. Fantasies are often seen as a warm and fun, sometimes a little (or a lot) naughty way to take a step back from everyday life. All the things that normally worry or concern us are put Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: Jurassic World Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(via Shutterstock) A new year and a metric ton of new films! While we are currently awash in some very fine arthouse/indie films thanks to the overspill from awards season, which is in full swing, it’ll soon be time for blockbusters and plenty of them. Two that debuted this week Continue Reading
Book review: Ishq and Mushq by Priya Basil
This book was read at Kalimna, Yeranda cottages, near Dungog in early January 2025. In a perfect world, and we all know that’s not where any of us are fortunate to live, you would grow up untroubled, fall in love, make a family of whatever diversity and shape reflected who Continue Reading
Movie review: Queer
(courtesy IMP Awards Finding somewhere to belong, and just as importantly, someone to belong to, is one of the great drivers of what it means to be human. We need, crave and desperately desire connection, and when we find it, there is joy and contentment in abundance … but when Continue Reading
From long shot … to a big shot: Underdogs hilariously try to make a go of it in Running Point
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWhen a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises – and also her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, Continue Reading