SNAPSHOTThe Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate. (official 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!
Book review: Daphne by Will Boast
Keeping people at bay is something that Daphne has become frighteningly good at over the years. But before you leap to conclusions about a scarred and lonely childhood (though that plays a part as a result of the initial and ongoing source of trauma) or an abusive relationship that left Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: The Orville – Digressions (part 1 & 2) by David A. Goodman / David Cabeza / Michael Atiyeh
You have to hand it to Seth MacFarlane! When he launched The Orville in September 2017, it was styled as a wisecracking, affectionate Star Trek parody that, while possessed of the heart of a great sci-fi storyteller, nevertheless was happy to look askance at the galaxy and muse on its Continue Reading
#Halloween book review: In His Words – Stupid Gets You Killed by M. R. Cullen
For people who have experienced great and enduring trauma, the kind that begins at birth and never really lets up, seeping into every pore of a blighted existence so profoundly terrible there is no adequate way to describe it or exist well with it, reality is a cruel and awful Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: Tender Bar, India Sweets and Spices, Being the Ricardos
The Sydney lockdown may have ended but the PTSD of sorts has not. Hence, while I can go to the cinemas if I am so inclined, the reality is, bar a couple of bookings – Eternals on 6 November and No Time to Die on 16 November, I am quite Continue Reading
Glorious farce and dressing up: “Halloween” / “The Kid”(Frasier, S5, E3 & E4)
Frasier, which ran for 11 deeply satisfying seasons from 1993-2004, is a superlative sitcom, boasting the holy TV triumvirate of brilliantly-realised characters, sharp as a tack, clever writing and an ensemble more than capable og breathing captivating life into both. While there are countless episodes where the sitcom’s gift for Continue Reading
It’s time to play the music, it’s time to slay some orcs … The Muppet and Lord of the Rings go together surprisingly well
Have you ever wondered if The Muppets and The Lord of the Rings fellowship go together? Likely, no, but as Nerdist notes, the match up isn’t as strange as it sounds. “What are two great tastes that taste great together? The Lord of the Rings and The Muppets. At a Continue Reading
Believe again: Thoughts on Ted Lasso (season 2)
If you ask anyone who has been fortunate spend some time in the company of Ted Lasso, both the person and the program, the very first thing pretty much everyone will remark on is how sunny and upbeat the eponymous character is, and how unflappably upbeat he seems to be, Continue Reading
To infinity and … Lightyear debuts teaser trailer and poster
SNAPSHOTTo infinity and… The 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 is directed by American animation filmmaker Angus MacLane, co-director on Finding Dory, and director of the shorts Toy Story of Continue Reading
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales #Halloween
The marriage of LEGO and whatever pop culture property is sensible enough to submit to the power of Denmark’s favourite toy, usually an hilariously manic one. Jokes fly by you at a million miles an hour, character veer between hardcore meta and fourth wall breaking vivacity against a backdrop so Continue Reading