If you were to pick one place, and one place only, to wake up, devoid of all your memories and sense of self, there’s a high likelihood it wouldn’t be aboard a largely powered-down, dead-among-the-stars spaceship whose only sign of life, and the term should be used loosely, Continue Reading
TV
Outlander: “To Ransom a Man’s Soul” (S1, E16 review)
* Many a spoiler and some stampeding cattle lie ahead * One of the most defining aspects of the television adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s series of Outlander books has been how fearless, utterly fearless its producers have been in telling its long and winding, heart-stoppingly epic tale. Manifestly lacking Continue Reading
So Captain Picard, what’s with all the Blunt Talk then?
SNAPSHOT Set in Los Angeles, Blunt Talk follows Walter Blunt, a British import intent on conquering the world of American cable news and the fallout from his well-intentioned, but mostly misguided decision-making, both on and off the air. Through the platform of his nightly cable news show, Blunt is on Continue Reading
“What fresh hell is this?”: The hilariously revengeful sorority whodunnit, Scream Queens
SNAPSHOT Wallace University is rocked by a string of murders. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by its Queen Bitch, CHANEL OBERLIN (Emma Roberts, American Horror Story: Freak Show, Scream 4). But when anti-Kappa DEAN MUNSCH (Jamie Lee Continue Reading
And now that the glitter has settled … Eurovision 2015 wrap-up
And the winner is … SWEDEN! After what can only be described as one of the most tense voting sessions of any Eurovision Song Contest I’ve ever witnessed – at one point, first place was an effective three way tie between Russia, Italy and Sweden, with Russia edging ever Continue Reading
“This is the time for overkill”: Falling Skies goes all out in its new season 5 trailer
If Earth wasn’t already overcrowded, what with humanity, the “fishhead” Espheni and the Volm all duking it out for control of our pretty blue planet (or what’s left of it anyway), then it’s about to resemble a crowded commuter train at peak hour when a brand new “beautiful” race, the Continue Reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Murray Christmas … yes already!
SNAPSHOT Murray plays himself as the host of a holiday variety show, but a snowstorm may prevent anyone from showing up, leaving him to mope around … [that is until] a star-filled cast including Murray, George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Michael Cera, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones Continue Reading
First impressions: Wayward Pines
*SOME SPOOKY SPOILERS AHEAD* Tree changers of the world beware. Any romanticised ideas you might have about leaving the big bad city behind for a simpler, idyllic life amongst the trees and towering snowcapped mountains will soon be put to rest by Fox’s new series Wayward Pines. Based on Continue Reading
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt meet Mad Max Fury Road … You’re welcome
Hollywood, and the entertainment industry in general, has a generally lamentable record when it comes to representing “women’s complex and interesting lives” as GrrlScientist described in a 2010 The Guardian article, in their films and TV shows. More often than not they fail The Bechdel Test, which originated with Alison Bechdel’s Continue Reading
22 is the new age 80: Netflix redefines “old” in the trailer for Between
SNAPSHOT Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 22 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and left the inhabitants to fend Continue Reading