I love the work of Joey Spiotto. He has a keen eye and obvious love for pop culture and invests all this art with a playful sensibility that still manages to convey everything you love about the characters and shows or movies he draws inspiration from. Take his Little Continue Reading
TV
Game of Thrones: “The Queen’s Justice” (S7, E3 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND DRAGONS … AND SOILED PANTS You have to hand it to Jon Snow (Kit Harrington). Against near-unanimous advice from his bannermen and his sister Sansa (Sophie Turner) – who got the keys to Winterfell, and the even more-obsessive attention of Lord Petry Baelish (Aidan Gillen) Continue Reading
Free Bird Seed: The street artfulness of Wile. E Coyote
I watched a lot of cartoons when I was a kid. I mean, a LOT of cartoons. It explains why, even now, that I’m obsessed with new cartoons, their look, feel and sensibilities, but why the old ones such as Hanna-Barbera suite of lamentably shortlived series (The Flintstones and Continue Reading
Get out of the flushing toilet bowl of life: Syfy says it’s time to be Happy!
SNAPSHOT Happy! will follow the journey of Nick Sax, a disgraced ex-cop who, as intoxicated and corrupt as he already is, keeps falling into his old habits of murder, sex, and betrayal and doesn’t seem to be getting out anytime soon. After suffering a heart attack, he finds himself visited Continue Reading
What’s life like when you’re Atypical? You’re about to find out
SNAPSHOT Atypical is a coming of age story from the point-of-view of Sam (played by Keir Gilchrist), an 18-year-old on the autistic spectrum searching for love and independence. While Sam is on his funny and emotional journey of self-discovery, the rest of his family must grapple with change in Continue Reading
Game of Thrones: “Stormborn” (S7, E2 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND MORE WINTER, MORE SKULLDUGGERY AND SOME RATHER UNORTHODOX MEDICAL PROCEDURES Another episode, another thrilling game of playing Rearranging Deckchairs on the Westerosi Titanic … Yes ladies and gentlemen, and passing dragons, with the White Walkers, “growing in numbers every day” and the Night King (Vladimir Continue Reading
So long Mr Mayor! Family Guy farewells Adam West
The recent death of Adam West at 88 was justifiably mourned by many, especially those who remember his scene-stealing turn as Batman in the 1960s TV series. But what many people didn’t realise is how active West had remained up to the present day, particularly with voiceover work for Continue Reading
Want to join Grover Singing in the Rain? Of course you do!
Grover is my favourite resident of Sesame Street hands down. He’s lovable, enthusiastic, a little impatient at times but always ready to give anything a red hot go. Like taking on Gene Kelly’s iconic role in the evergreen musical Singing in the Rain. Problem is that while he, and Continue Reading
A mass of #SDCC2017 movie and TV trailers: Stranger Things S2, Star Trek Discovery, Pacific Rim 2 + more
If you are an avid pop culture consumer, and if you’re reading this blog there’s a reasonably good chance you are, you will be well aware that the nerd extravaganza of sight and sound that is San Diego Comic-Con has just finished its 48th event. With all the amazing Continue Reading
All the undead: #SDCC2017 trailers for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead
After a very rocky season 7 in which I (a) seriously questioned my sanity and tolerance for torture-porn violence (damn near negligible) and (b) wondered if The Walking Dead had surrendered what was left of its once-philosophical soul to empty, ever-more murderous narratives, season 8’s trailer arrives with an Continue Reading