There comes a time in every franchise, even one as venerable and deeply-loved at George Lucas’s Star Wars when the old must give way to the new and the characters we know and love hand over, in this case at least, their light sabres and midi-chlorians and fly off Continue Reading
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The short and the short of it: The serenity of the Fox and the Whale
Even a Christmas-aholic such as myself has to admit that there are times when the wonderful time of the year also feels like the most unendingly stressful. With pressure, internal and external to get everything in the bag, work and otherwise by 25 December – it’s an arbitrary line Continue Reading
On 7th day of Christmas … I reviewed The Man Who Invented Christmas
While it’s safe to say that the justly-celebrated British novelist Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) did not, in fact, invent Christmas – that honour belongs, I think we can safely say to one Jesus Christ – he was very much its saviour when it came to rescue the holiday from Continue Reading
Kevin is Home Alone again – this time in an 8-bit video game!
No one really wants to spend Christmas alone – then again for some people with off-the-charts dysfunctional families, it’s an appealing prospect – but if you have to, and robbers or other n’er-do-wells come a-calling with less than festive intentions, then you should tackle your solo decking of halls Continue Reading
Movie review: Just to be Sure (Ôtez-moi d’un Doute)
It goes without saying, but this being a review it shall be said anyway, that identity is core to who we are as people. Take it away, or even one or some of its constituent building blocks that have been assembled over a lifetime and you can be handed, Continue Reading
Weekend movie poster art: Star Wars The Last Jedi
SNAPSHOT Rey took her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and will continue her epic journey with Finn, Poe, and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the continuing Star Wars saga. The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and Continue Reading
On 2nd day of Christmas … I reviewed A Bad Mom’s Christmas
Hollywood, generally speaking, does not have an expansive palette when it comes to films with a festive flavour. Movies are either unbearably sentimental, laden with so much holiday sugar that sugar canes look on in envy, or so brusquely raunchy that even the merest whiff of chestnuts roasting and Continue Reading
On 1st day of Christmas … I decorated my tree with 5 new pop culture ornaments
When you’re a pop culture tragic such as myself – “Hi, my name is Andrew and I’m a pop culture addict”, it tends to infiltrate every part of your life. Your T-shirts display your favourite characters. Your book shelves are lined with books on your favourite TV shows and Continue Reading
Fun festive animation: Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ ever closer to Santa
It’s a question worth pondering, perhaps over a glass of eggnog or while chowing down on some chestnuts, fresh from roasting on an open fire: “If all animals became round overnight, would their daily life still run that smoothly?” And the answer is … not so well and damn Continue Reading
Tick tock! How time travel is represented in fiction
SNAPSHOT For ages I’ve been thinking about doing a video analyzing time travel in fiction and doing a comparison of different fictional time travels – some do use wormholes, some relativistic/faster than light travel with time dilation, some closed timelike curves, some have essentially “magic” or no consistent rules Continue Reading