SNAPSHOTThis time, he is their only hope!Cary Grant is back in a new galactic adventure!When Alfred Hitchcock meets George Lucas… (synopsis via Laughing Squid (c) Fabrice Mathieu) It might seem like the unlikeliest of combinations but French filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu has found a way, a highly-talented and brilliantly entertaining way to Continue Reading
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Sit up and take notice: The history of Mandalore explained
SNAPSHOTThe saga of the planet Mandalore is spread across ’90s comic book series Tales of the Jedi, the animated series The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, and the live-action series The Mandalorian. Here is the history of Mandalore explained. (synopsis courtesy Laughing Squid) Keeping track of all the various Continue Reading
Movie review: Soul
Just what exactly makes for a well-lived and satisfying life? It’s sounds like a simply enough question but dig down, as Pixar’s latest animation masterpiece Soul does with poignancy, honesty, good humour and rich imagination, and it becomes quickly apparent that there’s a far bigger answer waiting for someone to Continue Reading
I need more popcorn and candy stat! My 25 favourite films of 2020
What a strange and abnormal year 2020 has been when it comes to almost everything, including going to the movies. Or rather, NOT going to the movies; at least, not in a cinema, anyway. With COVID necessitating lockdowns in countries all over the world, some still in place as I Continue Reading
Merry pop culture Christmas to all … and to all a good night!
2020 – what a year! And not in the “Woohoo! What a great year!” sense either. I mean, it wasn’t entirely awful, but every time it seemed like things were on the improve, everything went south again in spectacular fashion; case in point, Sydney is once again in the grip Continue Reading
On 11th day of Christmas … I put 15 more pop culture ornaments on my tree incl. Toy Story, Back to the Future, The Muppet Show, Aquaman, The Golden Girls
Remember how I said I bought a LOT of ornaments this year? Well, here’s proof I wasn’t lying! All kinds of things contributed to my ornaments binge, among them the fact that if you see an ornament of a particular character on eBay then you must grab it or you’ll Continue Reading
This #Christmas I re-watched festive classic Home Alone
Time can play tricks on your mind. Not simply in the whole nostalgia-warping-everything-to-make-it-seem-better space but in over-emphasising certain parts of a something you love, such, oh say, a movie, over others to the point where your perceptions of what actually take place don’t actually represent the totality of what you Continue Reading
On 9th day of Christmas … I watched Christmas Chronicles 2
Christmas films, in common with just about every genre known to humanity, is rife with tropes and cliches. That’s not always a bad thing – used well, wisely and with creative originality, these standards of the genre can be a point of familiarity and access for audiences while allowing the Continue Reading
Back to the North Pole! My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (review)
If you’re a longtime fan of A. A. Milne’s delightful creation, Winnie the Pooh, and well outside of the intended demographic (by a considerable margin), you may initially look at My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie and wonder where all the British wit and whimsy went. But Continue Reading
Christmas movie review: Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
Among the many constants of Christmas storytelling is the undeniably appealing idea that transformation isn’t just possible, it is all but inevitable. Such is the power of a season that celebrates love, hope, dreams and starry-eyed possibility that even the darkest of developments can be triumphed over if you just Continue Reading