(courtesy The Jim Henson Company) This was originally published on this blog on 21 December 2016. Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a production of the Jim Henson Company based on Russell and Lillian Hoban’s 1971 book of the same title, is a delight in every sense of the word. Packed full Continue Reading
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Existence is absurd: Trailer and poster arrive for the fabulous weirdness of Strange Planet
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWhat happens when you mush the everyday and the extraordinary to the most absurd level? Based on The New York Times No. 1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, Strange Planet is an hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not Continue Reading
Decay is an ever-present constant on the human journey: Foundation S2, E2 review
(courtesy IMP Awards) As we wade further into the end of Empire (Lee Pace) and empire – the one rules, the other is ruled over but they are on and the same – it’s becoming increasingly clear that the purported saviours of humanity and its shaky grasp on galactic civilisation Continue Reading
Show the world what love is made of: Full trailer and poster drops for Heartstopper season 2
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTNick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke) navigate their new relationship, Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell) face unforeseen challenges, and Tao (William Gao) and Elle (Yasmin Finney) work out if they can ever be more than just friends. With exams on the horizon, a school Continue Reading
Boldly going in narratively different directions: Star Trek – Strange New Worlds S2, E 6 (“Lost in Translation”) and E7 (“Those Old Scientists”)
(courtesy IMP Awards) One of the thing I have always loved about Star Trek is its capacity for endlessly diverse and vibrantly creative storytelling. Much like the people and worlds that populate it, the franchise is possessed of the ability to be a searing drama in one episode, indicting a Continue Reading
Sci-fi review double: Foundation (S2, E1) and Strange New Worlds (S2, E4 & 5)
(courtesy IMP Awards) Foundation (S2, E1) Cataclysm in slow motion is once again the order of the day as Foundation, base don the work of the great Isaac Asimov ushers in its second season with “In Seldon’s Shadow”. A show known for its lush nuanced stroll towards a civilisational apocalypse Continue Reading
Once a rebel, always a rebel … full trailer drops for Star Wars’ Ahsoka
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTA spin-off from the series The Mandalorian, taking place in the same timeframe as that series and its other interconnected spin-offs after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983). Rosario Dawson stars as Ahsoka Tano, reprising her role from The Mandalorian. The character was created for Continue Reading
Documentary review: Experience life’s extraordinary journeys with Our Planet II (narrated by David Attenborough)
(courtesy IMP Awards) Back in a far more innocent time, watching nature documentaries was simply a matter of sitting back and letting the splendour of the natural world wash over you. Not a mention was made, and honestly maybe it should have been, of the fact that humanity was trashing Continue Reading
Are you ready for one last lesson of Sex Education? Season 4 drops a fun teaser trailer
(courtesy YouTube (c) Netflix) SNAPSHOTFollowing the closure of Moordale Secondary, Otis and Eric now face a new frontier – their first day at Cavendish Sixth Form College. Otis is nervous about setting up his new clinic, whilst Eric is praying they won’t be losers again. But Cavendish is a culture Continue Reading
The chaos and humanity of High Desert: Thoughts on the AppleTV+ series
(courtesy AppleTV+ via IMDb) Streaming platforms of late have developed a rather severe case of BroadcastTV-itis, a terrible disease that compels those who commission programs to cancel them after one season, or sometimes not even that, if they don’t attract 100 million eyeballs in the first ten minutes or so. Continue Reading