It is tempting in our modern age, which feels blighted, polarised and disconnected like no time before it, to imagine things were so much simpler way back when. But the truth of the matter is that they weren’t, and any illusions of an untroubled idyll free from social media Continue Reading
Movies
He even makes adorable webs! Check out Lucas the Spider and his latest creation
SNAPSHOT I can totally make a spider web and look I even put a bell at the bottom so when it rings I know I got something then I can have a new friend. This might take a while. I’ll be back. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) You can help Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Watch pop icons change over time
Nothing stays the dame for long in this fast-moving world of ours, and that truism applies to pop culture icons as much as anything or anyone else. Recognising this salient fact, LA-based artist and cartoonist Jeff Victor who describes himself on his Kickstarter page as a “huge pop culture Continue Reading
Captive State: Is peace without freedom worth the cost?
SNAPSHOT Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents. The sci-fi feature is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler), Continue Reading
Stupid finds a way: Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom gets an Honest Trailer
In the interests of full disclosure, and I am nothing less than ridiculously honest for the most part, I actually rather enjoyed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Yes, it had more plotholes than a semi-trailer carrying an inert T-Rex, and the characters were village idiot level-stupid, and yes narrative was Continue Reading
Movie review: And Breathe Normally #QSFF18
The world has always been a cruel and unforgiving place in many respects. But lately, as the unceasing tide of refugees, climate change panic and economic malaise, among many other issues real or imagined, has led to some sort of collective panic, people have begun, in a way unique Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: My 10 favourite sci-fi film posters
I know they say, and honestly aren’t “they” busy issuing edicts left, right and centre, that you should never judge a book by it cover, or a sci-fi film by its poster. (OK, the second thing is totally something I made up – am I “they” then? Who can Continue Reading
Can you tell a compelling character story without an arc? Turns out you can
SNAPSHOT A common piece of writing advice is that your main character must have a character arc. Today, I take a look at a number of well-regarded films where the main characters never change, and why these stories are still compelling. (synopsis via Laughing Squid (c) Sage Hyden) As Continue Reading
Mass of movie trailers – Stan & Ollie, Captain Marvel, Prospect, Ralph Breaks the Internet
So many films, so little fun and yet these three films, all utterly different in their own ways, make you want to find all the time in the world to see them. And so, of course, I will. Granted I am trying to stick to just one movie a Continue Reading
Solo: A Star Wars Story – off to hyperspace (and digital + Blu-ray release) we go!
When it comes to Star Wars, and more specifically, Solo: A Star Wars Story, I am more than happy to nail my galactics colours to the mast. I loved this film; as in really, immensely, absolutely enjoyed it. Many didn’t, and I respect it even if I don’t understand Continue Reading