(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Not a lot goes right in life for the two titular characters at the heart of Karl Geary’s arrestingly moving novel, Juno Loves Legs. Born into poverty in 1970s Dublin, they are both well and truly up against from the get-go in their economically deprived estate; 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!
The short and the short of it: Fast and different is no bad thing in Lazy Bloom (Graine De Paresse)
(courtesy TheCGBros) TheCGBros Presents Lazy Bloom (Graine De Paresse) [in which] in a small peaceful world, lives a people of lazy creatures called the Blobs. One day their calm is broken by the birth of Zip, a hyperactive blob. He will try to fit in this world despite his differences. Continue Reading
Boldly going where no Starfleet person has gone before … Star Trek: Prodigy S1 and S2
(courtesy IMP Awards) Season 1Thanks to the raw viewing immediacy that streaming offers, it doesn’t take much for any would-be watcher of a series to be left far behind, very quickly. There is, simply out, way more content than there are hours in the waking day, and by a considerable Continue Reading
UPCOMING READ: The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine by Laura Pearson
(courtesy official Laura Pearson Twitter/X account) YOU’VE HEARD OF THE AFTERLIFE. WELCOME TO THE BEFORELIFE. There are four of us: Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, and me – Eliza. We came into being the day Becca Valentine was born. We’ve been by her side ever since. What she doesn’t know yet, is Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey / Kiana Kangas / Rebecca Nalty
(courtesy BOOM! Studios) A prevailing theme in many sci-fi stories is how, even in the future where things are supposed to get better, the rich seem to be richer and still in power while the poor continue to be treated like annoying but necessary resources who think far too much Continue Reading
Book review: The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) You have to hand it to romantic comedies (which, by the way, this reviewer adores) – they often have the most outrageously out-there premises that, somehow, in the hands of an accomplished writer, end up feeling grounded and human. It takes some talent for that to Continue Reading
Paddington and 2 are coming back to the big screen!
What a wonderful Christmas in July gift! In the UK at least – fingers crossed Aussie cinemas follow suit – Paddington and Paddington 2 are heading back to movie theatres for more warmhearted adventures on the big screen. It’s a fabulous way to spend some quality cinema time but even Continue Reading
Book review: The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
(courtesy Hachette Australia) If you stop to think about, every time you open a book and starting reading the opening words on the first page, you are embarking on a journey of sorts, one without a defined ending and only the most beguiling of beginnings. You think nothing of setting Continue Reading
Christmas preview: Dive into the festive comedy chaos of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe story revolves around the annual Christmas pageant in a small town, which is turned upside down by the arrival of the Herdman siblings. Known as “the worst kids in the history of the world,” the Herdmans bring unexpected mayhem to the rehearsals and the performance itself. Continue Reading
Fun and darkness in time and space: The cosmic joyride of Doctor Who S14 (review)
(courtesy IMP Awards) Doctor Who S14 aka S2 Do not let the bright and breezy, Roxette-ish tagline on the promo poster fool you! Season 14 of the revived Doctor Who series – also treated as season one or two (honestly who can tell?) for the purposes of the show’s new Continue Reading