SNAPSHOT (SMALL SPOILER) That mantra will no doubt be put to the test, as the rest of the trailer is crammed with scenes of the Discovery and its crew embarking on dangerous missions. The overall mission seems to be to find the source and intent of seven signals that 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!
Star Wars triple: Anime A New Hope + heroic C3PO + The Mandalorian
You can never, as I discovered way back in 1977 in a small darkened wooden cinema in Ballina, NSW, Australia, have too much Star Wars in your life. One trip to that galaxy far, far way and a long time ago and you will want to spend the rest Continue Reading
The sounds of Moominvalley will be international and up-to-the-minute
SNAPSHOT The Moomins are one of Finland’s biggest exports and have a global fan base. Moomins have enjoyed popularity since the 1950s, when the original Moomin comic strips were published in the Evening News newspaper. On the video below Marika Makaroff is speaking about building a new animated world Continue Reading
Doctor Who: “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” (S11, E1 review)
Doctor Who is back, baby! That may seem a little too irreverent a way to begin a review of the latest iteration of the venerable 55-year-old BBC sci-fi franchise, but I don’t think the Thirteenth Doctor, the first version played by the incomparably playful Jodie Whittaker, would mind one Continue Reading
Here comes The Food Thief with a fabulously fishy teaser trailer
SNAPSHOT The Food Thief is a 1,5 minute short-film by Mindbender Animation Studio that is currently in production. The film will be released on the internet later this year. (synopsis via Vimeo) I am usually a little indifferent to teaser trailers. They usually tantalise with atmospheric and thematic hints aplenty Continue Reading
Boo! Meow! Garfield goes BOOM! with new Fall comic book special
SNAPSHOT In Comedy of Terrors, the fan favorite Garfield: Homecoming team of writer Scott Nickel and Antonio Alfaro reunite for a frighteningly fun Halloween tale, as a creature reaches through the television and into Jon’s living room. Luckily, Garfield is as brave as they come…oh, wait. And in The Fall Continue Reading
Book review: The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman
We are so in love, as a species, with the admittedly very attractive idea of love that we often over-romanticise it. Decking it with roses and chocolates, viewing with rose-coloured glasses and Vaseline-tinted lenses, love is elevated as a warm-and-fuzzy ideal which can answer and make up for all Continue Reading
Dynasties: David Attenborough and a whole lot of animal families
SNAPSHOT From the team behind Life Story and Planet Earth II, this is an intense portrayal of the lives of these animals as they unfold, day-by-day, hour-by-hour, where the tiniest incident may end up having a huge consequence on their future. Their chances of success depend on their own Continue Reading
Comics review: Hilda (full series of graphic novels)
It is a rare thing indeed to stumble across a character, and the world they and similarly-enchanting people and creatures inhabit, that remind you of the very best things you read when you were a child. If you’re an occasional pop culture nostalgist, someone like me who loves and Continue Reading
Welcome to The Haunting of Hill House … you’re expected
SNAPSHOT The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous hauntedhouse in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront Continue Reading