(courtesy Image Comics) We are more than a little focused on the end of the world at the moment. Not that anyone actually wants it – far from it; a world of chocolate, great friends and wonderful animated films is something I love and would very much like to continue Continue Reading
Book review: Time Was by Ian McDonald
(courtesy Macmillan Publishers) When you’re in love, big all-consuming, the world begins and ends with the person before you, the whole experience feels big and epic and expansive as the vast sweep of space. Love is one of those things which defies expectations, stares down limitations and busts all the Continue Reading
From long shot … to big shot: Thoughts on Running Point
(courtesy IMP Awards) While we all want a good laugh from a sitcom – it’s kind of the point right and any sitcom that fails to deliver decent amounts of comedy has no business being labelled as such – what we also want is some sort of connection with the Continue Reading
She has nowhere to go but up … time to head North of North
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTSiaja (starring Anna Lambe) is a young Inuk mother who dreams of reinventing herself in her tiny Arctic community of Ice Cove. After a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage, Siaja goes from a stale but stable life at the side of self-absorbed Continue Reading
Book review: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Thanks to the many loud and shouty tentacles of the digital age, it’s usually the case that when something happens to someone, we know about it. Or, at the very least, we have the potential to know about it. Hence, we hear celebrities celebrating their good Continue Reading
Take a special look at the upcoming second series of Andor: A Star Wars Story
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTWhile Season 1 followed Cassian’s reluctant journey from cynical nobody to revolutionary volunteer, the long-awaited conclusion in Andor season 2 will see the characters and their relationships intensify as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Everyone will Continue Reading
AFFFF25 movie review: All Stirred Up! (Tous toqués!)
(courtesy Alliance Francaise French Film Festival) Having your world upended is not always the best of outcomes. But when it results in life getting way better, and in defiance of every expectation you may have held to that point, then rather than collapsing in good old sack cloth and ashes Continue Reading
Book review: Wild Massive by Scotto Moore
(courtesy Pan Macmillan Australia) Science fiction as a genre is usually not short of big, epic, mind-blowing ideas. Those kinds of ideas, all space operatic, wildly imaginative and fearlessly brave, are the genre’s stock in trade; if you can dream it, sci-fi can make it even better than you dreamt Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: That They May Face the Rising Sun, Sneaks, Thunderbolts + teaser trailer for The Life of Chuck
(via Shutterstock) Grab the popcorn! Pick your favourite choctop icecream! Ordered an upsized wine. It’s time to head to the movies, and if you’re wondering what to see, then wonder no more because here are four brilliant films coming your way, all different, all compelling and all deserving of some Continue Reading
Book review: The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton
(courtesy Allen & Unwin Australia) Uncorrected proof of The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains provided by Allen & Unwin via Better Reading in return for an honest and objective review; the novel releases 29 April 2025. It goes without saying that if a novel is to truly capture your heart, Continue Reading