SNAPSHOT A boy lies on his bed (wearing a white shirt and a necktie), listening to a radio western. We see the images the radio creates in his mind, then we cut to the studio, where we see that this whole fantasy world is created at a frantic pace 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!
Time takes a toll: The enduring bonds of Lily & the Snowman
Yes, I know Christmas is rapidly receding in the distance, and Lily & The Snowman was released for the festive season by Cineplex, but there’s something so utterly charming, touching and heartfelt about this short film produced for Cineplex that I had to make room for it. It tells Continue Reading
Movie review: The Bélier Family (La Famille Bélier)
Moving on, even when a glittering prospect beckons, is never easy. It’s complicated a thousand fold when the decision to take a particular road in life affects not just you but a host of people around you. It’s the situation that 16 year old Paula Bélier (Louane Emera), the only hearing Continue Reading
Not so cute after all huh? The Minions get an honest trailer
Awww the Minions are so cute aren’t they? Well yes, yes they are and deservedly so what with their cute rotund shapes, their banana-yellow colouring, cute pack mentality and gibberish that sounds like a mix of baby’s first words and how you imagine your cat or dog might Continue Reading
Book review: My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman
Humanity is, by and large, not very good at dealing with anyone or anything that steps outside the accepted norm. Square peg in a square hole? Yes, thank you. Square peg in a round hole. not so much, no. It’s fertile ground on which to base a novel, and Continue Reading
How it should have ended: The 5 stages of watching a Young Adult movie
Young Adult movies are intense but hey so is being a young adult – well as much as I can remember of it anyway – so that all makes sense. But it can be equally as intense watching a YA film as an adult – OK it’s patently not Continue Reading
Funny animals: Zootopia posters parody 2015’s biggest films
My my my but the makers of Zootopia, a film about a world in which animals are the civilised ones and live in a unique city dividd by climate zone rather than races, are having some fun, OK a whole lotta fun, marketing their film. Granted they’ve used many Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Therefore I Am
SNAPSHOT “A mysterious encounter between a man who claims to be from the future and the man that he claims is his former self. A surreal psychological thriller about loss and regret. All set within the framework of a time travel story that loosely operates in accordance to the Continue Reading
Comic to TV then back again: One fan’s brilliant The Walking Dead art
I love our postmodern age where one creative moment begets another begs another until they all merge into one satisfying complimentary whole. It’s often a case of art imitating art imitating art – forget about life itself: who wants that? – to glorious, pop culture-glorifying effect. The latest person Continue Reading
How To Be Single ponders why love doesn’t come with a guide
SNAPSHOT There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere Continue Reading