SNAPSHOTIt sure isn’t easy being Superman’s dog! Krypto hails from Krypton and has super-powers like his owner; but his social skills are decidedly alien at the dog park and he has no idea how to be ordinary. But when Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the rest of the Justice Continue Reading
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Movie review: Cha Cha Real Smooth
Pretty all of us, at some time or another in our lives, have felt rudderless and lost, uncertain of who we are, what we want or where to head next. Those sorts of trapped in the wilderness periods can realistically strike at any time but as Cooper Raiff’s artfully tender Continue Reading
Merry Un-Christmas! I put 5 new ornaments on my #ChristmasinJuly tree – the Flintstones, Encanto, Mary Poppins, Mork from Ork + National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Christmas is such a fun, wonderful, warm-spirited, cosy and nice time of the year that it really needs to be celebrated at least twice, right? Right! So, Christmas in July is increasingly a festive thing, and while it’s not as big a deal as the main event in December, it’s Continue Reading
Movie review: Jurassic World – Dominion
Endings matter, especially when it comes to the stories we tell. We might not be able control much about our spotty, blighted existence but one thing we can most certainly influence, and to hopefully satisfying effect, are the stories we tell, and how they end. Get the finish right and Continue Reading
A romantic indie comedy double: Honor Society and Mack & Rita
Is there anything new or different you can do with romantic comedies? You might think “NO!” they are tripped in a delightful trope-heavy prison of their own making; but the fact is, with a little cleverness and imagination, you can add some freshness and originality to the mix. Granted, not Continue Reading
The past cannot be outrun but it can be reckoned with: Thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi (S1, E3-6)
One thing that was firmly established in the first two episodes of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi is that is no swashbuckling rush to an action-soaked finish line. That’s a good thing and it makes sense when you factor in that there’s already so much we know about where Obi-Wan Kenobi Continue Reading
Movie review: Lightyear
If you’re planning to make a prequel to one of the biggest animation franchises out there, featuring a character that many people have come to know and love, you have to make damn sure you don’t fumble the delivery because expectations can’t be anything but stratospheric. Fortunately, Lightyear which pivots Continue Reading
The beautifully messy business of being human: Trailers for My Policeman, Bros and Queen of Glory
Being human is not easy. It can be all kinds of things – bright, wonderful, alive, sad, painful, crazy and plain awful but easy? Not even a little bit. Mots of us make an accommodation with it because really what choice do we have, but therapy aside, it is good Continue Reading
Movie review: After Yang
In the aftermath of great and terrible loss, such as the death of a loved one, a weirdly disquieting stillness descends, one so abhorrently quiet that it feels like you have been sealed away in a pocket of nothingness while the world goes riotously on. It’s hard to describe what Continue Reading
Awesome animation avalanche: Dead End – Paranormal Park, Puss in Boots – The Last Wish, Kung Fu Panda – The Dragon Knight
Let’s be honest – there are quite a lot of times when life doesn’t feel animated. Hell it barely even feels alive sometimes, weighed down with a thousand different cares and concerns and all too aware that what we get is not always what our youthful expectations foresaw nor what Continue Reading