SNAPSHOTThis epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung Continue Reading
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I am an extrovert gay man living in Sydney who loves Indian food, current affairs, music, film and reading, caramel anything, and a beautiful guy called Steve who makes every day a delight. I am trying to get two novels in a trilogy ready for e-publication, love my iPhone & iPod, and am secretly Canadian in my soul. Life is fun, exciting and joyful and I aim to make the absolute most of it!
Life a little too ordinary? Then get ready to journey to Disney’s Strange World where nothing is as it appears
SNAPSHOTTravel past space and time to a place of infinite mystery… Jake Gyllenhaal lends his voice to Searcher Clade, the son of a steadfast explorer. The original action-adventure journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten Continue Reading
The frontier awaits: Thoughts on Strange New Worlds (S1, E 1-5)
It is a rare, rare thing indeed, especially in an age of multitudinous streaming abundance where derivative ideas and leveraged brands are everywhere like rabbits in plague numbers, to find a new show that feels like a freaking breath of fresh air. It’s even more remarkable when said show, in Continue Reading
A mini-mass of movie trailers: Minions – Rise of Gru, Love & Gelato and The Score
A manically fun animated feature, a quirky musical and a romantic comedy. This post’s three selected films are the perfect encapsulation, old time ’80s blockbusters and arthouse indies aside, of my cinematic tastes and I am totally here for every single last one of them, especially given the stress of Continue Reading
Book review: The Flight of the Aphrodite by S. J. Morden
It is generally agreed that every book worth its captivating storytelling novel needs a damn good protagonist, someone who may not be perfect but who is able to drive things forward, get things done and hopefully end up suitably well-changed by the time the narrative draws to a satisfying close. Continue Reading
Movie review: The Lost City
The Eighties were many things – Hypercolor T-shirts, big hair and shoulder pads – but they were also the era of wildly, escapist blockbusters like Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, two films which took us on grandly silly adventures, throwing in some romance, derring-do and a Continue Reading
Documentary review: Prehistoric Planet
There is no denying that we have a fascination with prehistoric life. And really, why wouldn’t we? The creatures of long, LONG ago capture our imaginations because of their considerable removal from our own modern world, their otherworldliness and difference which stands in marked contrast to anything we have in Continue Reading
Legacy of a space ranger: New featurette drops for Lightyear
SNAPSHOTThe sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. Lightyear features a voice cast that includes Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi. Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Continue Reading
Book review: At the Breakfast Table by Defne Suman
Every family has its secrets. Some are earth shattering, some most assuredly not, but all of them are held close to the chest of their keeper/s for fear of what they could do to the family itself and to those outside looking in, who seldom let a sound perspective or Continue Reading
Movie review: Top Gun – Maverick
Dipping back into the well of nostalgia is always a tricky exercise, fraught with the unwelcome peril of finding out those backward-looking rose-coloured glasses you wear obscured one too many unsettling facts, and that perhaps there is truth in the adage that you can never really go back. Faced with Continue Reading