(via Shutterstock) Somewhere around five years ago, with Christmas in July gathering in popularity all the time, I decided that I would use the white tree originally bought to display Easter ornaments, to display some Christmas ornaments during the cold winter months in Australia. The wins were many – we Continue Reading
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Take a big swing: Thoughts on Stick (S1, E1-5)
(courtesy IMP Awards) Ostensibly, Stick is all about golf. Watch the trailer and even dive into the first five episodes and you will come across many discussions about why golf matters, how to play it well and what it means to the soul as well as the body. But, and Continue Reading
This just ain’t his story. It’s our story.” Washington Black makes the leap from book to screen
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTFollows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When an incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges & Continue Reading
Is love all a bit Too Much? Discover the pent-up rage and dark secrets in the first trailer
(courtesy First Showing (c) Netflix) SNAPSHOTJessica (Megan Stalter) is a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every last block in New York City tells a story of her own bad behaviour, the Continue Reading
Finishing up a season … and starting the next: Review of Poker Face S1 E6-10 + S2: E1-6
(courtesy IMP Awards) Season 2, E 1-5 review One of Poker Face‘s great strengths in its first season was that even thought it never trivialised murder, which was always seen as an evil act in need of some form or redemptive justice – handed out, of course, by protagonist Charlie Continue Reading
Bring on the snarky giraffe! Full trailer releases for the animated fun of In Your Dreams
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTSearching for a family adventure that won’t break the bank? Coming to Netflix this fall, In Your Dreams takes you on a fantastical journey from the comfort of your own home. In this enchanting tale, Stevie (voiced by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and her brother, Elliot (voiced by Elias Continue Reading
“This is where everything is headed” … Foundation S3’s awe-inspiring trailer
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTBased on the award-winning sci-fi novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. The premise of the stories is that, in the waning days of a future Galactic Continue Reading
PAF! BAM! TCHAC! Thoughts on Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight (Astérix et Obélix : Le Combat des chefs)
(courtesy IMP Awards) One thing that struck me, even as a kid when I first came across the Asterix (Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) series of stories courtesy of my very progressive, globally conscious local country town library, was how fun the creators writer René Goscinny (1959–1977)/Albert Uderzo (1980–2009) and Continue Reading
Strap yourself with a full-on ride with The Wild Ones
(courtesy First Showing (c) AppleTV+) SNAPSHOTExplore hidden corners of the Earth with a trio of experts as they try to save six endangered species from extinction. With crafty camerawork & survival skills, the team race to find, record, protect these elusive creatures before it’s too late. Battling the North Atlantic, Continue Reading
Get her home: Thoughts on Doctor Who S2 (S15) E2-8
(courtesy IMDb (c) BBC/Disney+) When you approach a series that’s been around as long as Doctor Who, which launched in 1963 making it now a grand old dame of TV and streaming programming, you have two options. If you are a devoted fan of longstanding who knows their Daleks from Continue Reading