This review was first published on 23 December 2019. Christmas television is usually pretty inspirational stuff. It makes sense – if you’re going to set a story at the most, magical time of the year, it’s almost impossible for it not to be uplifting in some fashion. Comes with the Continue Reading
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Timing is everything … thoughts on Two Years Later
(courtesy IMDb (c) Paramount+) There is a trick, a gloriously clever and grounded trick, that sits at the heart of all the very best romantic comedies or romcoms. On the surface, and this is true of any story which looks flawlessly simple and easy but which is anything but when Continue Reading
I decorated my 2026 Christmas in July tree with the Tenth Doctor Who, Bluey, Home Alone, Scooby-Doo and Snagglepuss … and more!
(via Shutterstock) When you love Christmas, it’s hard having it pop just once a year. Rather happily, some inventive soul somewhere decided that Christmas in July would work quite nicely, especially in the Southern Hemisphere where it’s cold and wintery and just right for a traditional festive celebration (though we Continue Reading
Trailer, trailers, so many streaming trailers! Check out Alley Cats, Lucky and Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
(via Shutterstock) I am, at heart, a vibrant and sustained optimist. I know not because, in the face of a thousand million things to the contrary (there may be some hyperbole there but not much), I still think life is wonderful and has so much to offer. And, and really, Continue Reading
UPCOMING READS: pop culture synergy fun as The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe
(courtesy Nerdist (c) Marvel) SNAPSHOTThe iconic heroes of the Marvel Universe will soon join forces with none other than Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and all the other Muppets. Coming in September is The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1, from a creative team that includes writers Chip Zdarsky, Continue Reading
132 rooms. 157 suspects. 1 Dead Body: thoughts on The Residence
(courtesy IMP Awards) I know it’s become exhaustingly cliche to say your late to the party on something because surely storytelling, viral sensationalism aside which is hideously transitory, but in the case of The Residence I am absolutely very much way behind the curve. Now, while it’s unlikely my tardy, Continue Reading
“Make a choice: your friend or this organisation.” Trailer drops for Ride or Die series
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTRide or Die is a comedy series following the best friends Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer) and Judith Burton (Hannah Waddingham) who thought they knew everything about each other, except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a Continue Reading
“Three makes it a murder mystery!” Is there a killer Among Us?
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTAmong Us follows a premise similar to that of the original video game from 2018. A crew team aboard the spaceship The Skeld discovers there is an alien shapeshifter who plans to cause chaos, sabotage the ship, and kill each member. Thus, the Crewmates must find out Continue Reading
Eight dates … eight moments … eight chances to fall in love … Two Years Later drops trailer
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOTWhen their work commute is interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, Emily and Ryan (starring Phoebe Tonkin & Brenton Thwaites) reunite two years later after a series of brief flirtatious interactions. Ryan proposes an idea – to go on a series of eight dates to decide if Continue Reading
From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100 (curated article) #Happy100thDA
(courtesy The Conversation / BBC, CC BY-NC-ND) Article by Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University (via The Conversation) Sir David Attenborough turns 100 this week. Very few people have the good fortune to live for a century. Fewer still achieve Continue Reading