Soundtracks are knitted into the soul of every movie you see. Often well done, sometimes not, but where they work, and work superbly, they add immeasurable depth, breadth and spine-tingling, soul-stirring emotion to a film, augmenting stellar performances by the cast. elevating key plot points and ensuring 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!
Mash-up of #GoT and Monty Python’s Holy Grail sniffs scornfully in your general direction
It goes without saying, but hey, I’m going to say it anyway. Game of Thrones is serious, very, VERY serious. Monty Python, and specifically, The Holy Grail, is not (although, as a satire, it conveys some fairly serious ideas). So then, does combining the two rather disparate approaches to Continue Reading
No Small Parts: The superlative acting style of Sally Hawkins #TheShapeofWater
SNAPSHOT On IMDB the following is described as one of her trademarks; an apologetic and grateful presence with a shy and nervous demeanor that’s pretty accurate but there are still a few surprises …Sally’s role as as Elisa in the ‘Shape of Water’ suits her perfectly. Elisa has elements Continue Reading
Movie review: BPM (120 Battements par minute)
We often forget in the cold, reflective light of history, that there are real flesh-and-blood people in the events we’re examining. People who stormed the battlements, fought in wars, made bold scientific discoveries, and in the case of Robin Campillo’s BPM (120 Battements par minute), made repeated and concerted attempts Continue Reading
The present, the future … or both? Can Barry have it all? (trailer)
SNAPSHOT Barry is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his “mark” into an acting class and ends up finding Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Solo – A Star Wars Story character posters
SNAPSHOT Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty Continue Reading
Book review: The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak
Ah, the endlessly expansive possibilities of youth! There are a lot of things in our younger years that might make us cringe – the lack of knowledge about life, stunted self-awareness, naive belief in the goodness of others – but there’s one thing that we likely still have a Continue Reading
It’s time to go wembling again! Fraggle Rock comic books return
Fraggle Rock is one of those shows that you sink into with warmth, nostalgia and a comforting sense that, all evidence in the real world to the contrary, everything is going to be all right. The show itself is long over (1983-1987), although not even close to being forgotten, Continue Reading
Movie review: Tomb Raider
As a group, cinematic archaeologists and adventurers of the treasure-hunting variety are not the brightest of people. Sure, they’re brave, intrepid, a little reckless and with chutzpath to burn, but bright? Not so much. Time and again, adventurers like Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander in this iteration), who returns in Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Things go bump in the night in I’m Scared
SNAPSHOT 8-year-old insomniac Ralf warns his little brother Crumbs of all of the dangers that lurk in the shadows, waiting to devour the two of them. (synopsis via YouTube) Be honest – when you were a kid you were convinced there was plenty to be scared of in the Continue Reading