SNAPSHOT In 1977, Sam Klemke started obsessively documenting his entire life on film. Beginning decades before the modern obsession with selfies and status updates, we see Sam grow from an optimistic teen to a self-important 20 year old, into an obese, self-loathing 30-something and onwards into his philosophical 50s. Continue Reading
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The short and the short of it: The yin and yang of Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou
One of the oft-quoted truisms of love is that opposites attract. While that’s true to some extent, it’s probably more accurate to say that opposites attract who are complementary to, and bring out the best in, each other. That’s very much the case in Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou, Continue Reading
Open your heart to everyone: The heartwarming festive story of Frankie’s Holiday
I grew up knowing exactly what it feels like to be excluded and ostracised. Teased and bullied from the start of school to the end on a daily basis, for reasons known only to my tormentors, I longed to be loved and accepted for who I am, no strings attached Continue Reading
RUN! LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape is coming to get you
SNAPSHOT The film centers on Jurassic World founder Simon Masrani, who must enlist the help of his employee Claire, after he accidentally destroys one of the main attractions. The duo also calls upon Dr. Wu, who helped them create the Indominus rex. But when the dino starts acting out, Continue Reading
Movie review: I, Daniel Blake
Humanity does not have a good track record at effective self-governance. From genocidal wars to brutal dictatorships through to the relatively benign, dead hand of stultifying bureaucracy, people have shown a deplorable capacity for holding an extremely sharp knife to their own vulnerable throats. As the latest masterpiece from Continue Reading
The Greatest Gift: Nothing beats give your time and presence this Christmas says Sainsbury’s
SNAPSHOT Presenting the new Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert – a joyous Christmas musical created in stop frame animation featuring vocals by James Corden. It tells the story of Dave, a hard-working and devoted Dad, who realises that the greatest gift he can give people this Christmas is his time. (synopsis Continue Reading
Birthday movie review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
As no less a storied filmmaker than George Lucas demonstrated with what became the first three instalments of the Star Wars franchise, it is one thing to create a whole new world, or in his case, a galaxy; quite another to keep it fresh and interesting. So you might Continue Reading
The short and the short it: Friendship is forever in Last Shot
You may not think there’d be much of a touching story in the tale of one young budding photographer, her broken and reluctantly-discarded instamatic camera and a whole lot of photos that will never be taken but you’d be wrong. Aemilia Widodo, a graduate of Ringling College of Art + Continue Reading
Movie review: A Monster Calls
There is nothing quiet, civil or tidy about grief. It is, in every way you can imagine, disruptive, loud and dark, filled with a thousand regrets, aching, terrible loss and the hollowing sense that comes with the sheer futility of trying to hold onto a loved one who is Continue Reading
Missed it by that much: 29 TV and film spin-offs that almost happened
So near … and yet so very far. As Mike Rugnetta from Mental Floss’s List View details, that’s been the fate of many a spin-off proposed for popular TV shows and movies. You’d think that someone proposing a spin-off from say Friends, Cheers or The Wire would be greeted with Continue Reading