(courtesy YouTube (c) Netflix) SNAPSHOTThis is the story of life’s epic battle to conquer and survive on planet Earth. Today there are 20 million species on our planet, yet what we see is just a snapshot in time — 99% of earth’s inhabitants are lost to our deep past. The Continue Reading
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Only Murders in the Building season 3 review: E1 (“The Show Must …”), E2 (“The Beat Goes On” and E3 (“Grab Your Hankies”)
(courtesy IMP Awards) “Cosy murder” is one of those deliciously contradictory genre labels that somehow leaves you feeling simultaneously alarmed and reassured. If you stop to think about it, there really isn’t anything truly comforting about murder which, it’s inherent life-ending qualities apart, suggests trauma, violence, pain, loss and soul-scarring Continue Reading
Sci-fi double x 2: Star Trek – Strange New Worlds S2, E9-10 and Foundation, S2, E4-5
(courtesy IMP Awards) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2, E9-10 Episode 9 “Subspace Rhapsody”At first glance, the idea of a totally musical episode of any Star Trek show might seem a little frivolous and fanciful. After all, some avowedly comic episodes aside such as The Original Series‘ “The Trouble With Continue Reading
Let’s celebrate glorious uniqueness with Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
(courtesy IMDb 9c) AppleTV+) SNAPSHOTOne-of-a-Kind Marcie follows Marcie, an introvert who loves her solitude but also enjoys helping her friends. As they train for the school golf championship, Marcie assists Peppermint Patty as her caddie, offering thoughtful and deliberate advice to help her win. Meanwhile, after coming up with brilliant Continue Reading
Can you tell if you wander into a fairytale? The Changeling challenges you to tell if you can …
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWhen Apollo’s father disappeared, he left his son a box of books & strange recurring dreams. Now Apollo is a father himself–and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo’s old dreams return Continue Reading
A fresh bunch of shorts: I am Groot debuts season two trailer and poster
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe troublemaking twig returns to mischief in the second season of I Am Groot. This time, Baby Groot finds himself exploring the universe and beyond aboard the Guardians’ spaceships, coming face-to-face—or nose-to-nose—with new and colorful creatures and environments. Vin Diesel is back as the voice of Groot Continue Reading
Sci-fi review double: Star Trek – Strange New Worlds S2, E8 (“Under the Cloak of War”) and Foundation S2, E3 (“King and Commoner”)
(courtesy IMP Awards) If you ever wanted proof that the writers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds are masters of a stunningly good variety of narrative approaches, then look no further than the fact that the seriously intense emotional drama of episode 8, “Under the Cloak of War” follows hard Continue Reading
Murder can be a real showstopper: Full trailer for Murders in the Buildings season 3
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe Only Murders in the Building season 3 news indicates the murder mystery will center around Paul Rudd’s Ben Glenroy. Introduced as a new character after the time jump in the season 2 finale, Ben Glenroy is an actor who works with Oliver on his Broadway return. On opening night, Continue Reading
#ChristmasInJuly special review redux: Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
(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
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