Animated movies have become quite the thing of late. With the really good ones combining a mixture of intelligent writing, winning characters, and delightful pop culture knowingness, they now appeal to a broad range of demographics, and not just the children of old. It all probably started with movies like Continue Reading
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Falling Skies review: “Brazil” (s3, ep10)
After all the long horse rides in the country, ruminations on life, the universe (pretty much literally in an alien apocalypse) and everything (usually the Masons), and lethargic inactivity of late (with the exception of the penultimate season 3 episode “Road to Xibalba” which bristled with more energy than Continue Reading
Nowhere left to run: “The Walking Dead” cast on set season 4 trailer
In the seemingly eternal lead up to the return of The Walking Dead on 13 October, AMC have released a four minute look at the filming of season 4 of the series based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman (who also acts as one of the executive producers Continue Reading
Plethora of TV and movie posters 2: Agents of SHIELD, Don Jon, Grimm, Rush
One of the best parts of keeping an eagle eye on the pop culture landscape is witnessing the amazing outpouring of creativity that goes into the promotion of TV shows and movies. Admittedly keeping tabs on this tsunami of promotional activities can all feel a little overwhelming at times but Continue Reading
Cookie Monster? I love him! (And he loves Icona Pop … and cookies)
Cookie Monster is back, cookies naturally enough in hand! But this time he is willing to wait for his tasty treats … well longer than normal at least. As a prelude to their 44th season, which launches on 16 September, Sesame Street has unveiled its latest parody song, a Continue Reading
Movie and TV trailer-palooza returns! Paradise, Sherlock, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
More trailers for everyone! Yes I appreciate that sounds like the sort of the slogan that a movie mogul running for re-election would use – you know, assuming they had to run for re-election, which you know, they, um, don’t … moving on … – but it is exactly Continue Reading
Falling Skies: Review of “Road to Xibalba” (s3, e9)
After revving things up considerably last week, after a few episodes where Falling Skies almost spluttered to a narrative stop, this week’s episode “Road to Xibalba” (a reference to the name of the underworld in K’iche’ Maya mythology which roughly translates as a “place of fear) put the pedal to Continue Reading
The decay of a colossal wreck: The quietly ominous new trailer for “Breaking Bad”
SNAPSHOT: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell Continue Reading
Falling Skies: Review of “Strange Brew” (S3, E8)
Today, paraphrasing the narrative of Jesus’ birth like nobody’s business, I bring you tidings of great joy. For unto us today is born, or rather re-born, Falling Skies‘ storytelling mojo! Granted they did use a well worn narrative trope to regain their joie de vivre – the hero trapped Continue Reading
Comic-Con TV trailer-palooza: Arrow, Doctor Who, True Blood, Family Guy, Husbands + more
As always, Comic-con, which has just wrapped in San Diego (18 – 21 July), provided an embarrassment of pop culture riches for everyone who was there, and thanks to almost instant transmission via social media, even to those of us who couldn’t make it. There were panels galore, the usual Continue Reading