(courtesy YouTube (c) AppleTV+) SNAPSHOTThe world’s most famous beagle is back again for his close-up! Dig into new adventures with Snoopy, along with his best pal, Woodstock, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Produced for Apple TV+ by Peanuts and WildBrain, the series is directed by Rob Boutilier (Snoopy Continue Reading
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Rock is how they roll: Thoughts on the glorious delights of The Muppets Mayhem
(courtesy IMP Awards) Pretty much from the start of their Jim Henson-crafted existence, the Muppets have occupied a special and enduring place in our hearts. And, it should be noted it’s not simply because they are whimsically, charmingly and hilariously adorable though they most definitely are; it’s also largely down Continue Reading
Weekday character poster pop art: Marvel’s Secret Invasion
(courtesy Marvel.com) SNAPSHOTIn Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, set in the present-day MCU, Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos, who has made a life for himself on Earth. Together they race against time to thwart Continue Reading
“It’s time Empire had a reckoning.” Foundation debuts epic season 2 trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) 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 Empire, the Continue Reading
Rift made good or is it? Platonic explores the hilarious landscape of a renewed, all-consuming friendship (trailer and poster)
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTPlatonic follows a platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) who reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes all consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way. Platonic is a series created by writer / filmmaker Nicholas Stoller (aka Continue Reading
#Eurovision cultural festival 2023: British sitcom Extraordinary
When it comes to people getting superpowers, we are habitually used to two key constants: Looks like, rather happily it should be added, that no one sent the memo to Extraordinary, which explores a world in which superpowers have magically been dispensed to everyone and they are so much a Continue Reading
Sitcom round-up 3: Schmigadoon! S2 (E1-5) and The Big Door Prize (S1, E5-7)
Schmigadoon! (S2, E1-4) After the frothy small town warmth and romance, with some ne’er-do-well plotting in there too of course, of season one of Schmigadoon! (a delightful send-up of the musical film Brigadoon, the fondly-realised homage to musicals return with a second season that takes a decidedly darker turn. Now Continue Reading
Shoot for the moon: Thoughts on Hello Tomorrow!
People, by and large, are not great fans of reality. Oh, we’re stuck right in the middle of it, like a ’50s movie serial character stuck in quicksand at a cliffhanger moment, but we don’t much like it; while we watch epic love and thrilling action and huge twists and Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Paper Girls volumes 1 & 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (writer) and Cliff Chiang (artist)
Time travel is always a compelling element to add to the narrative mix. There’s the inherent upsetting of the linear natural order, the frisson of excitement that comes from wildly unpredictable parts trying to fit into a whole to which they don’t organically belong and the confusion/thrill of characters grappling Continue Reading
Get ready for a “different vibe”: Heartstopper season 2 drops a teaser trailer and release date
SNAPSHOTNick and Charlie 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 trip to Paris and a prom to Continue Reading