STAR TREK: DISCOVERY SPOILERS AHEAD … AND PLANTS RUN AMUCK …. If you ever wanted a Star Trek episode, no matter the series, and you’re likely well aware their number is legion, or soon to be at least, that absolutely, perfectly and completely encapsulates how this most idealistic of franchises Continue Reading
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Weekday pop art: What if Wes Anderson had designed The Simpsons?
SNAPSHOTWes Anderson is a genre of film unto himself. One of the biggest reasons is that he has his own signature aesthetic. His meticulously crafted, often symmetrical sets with a distinct pastel color palette are like quirky living dollhouses. Nothing else resembles them, so you can always identify one of Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Honey” (S6, E5 review) + The Walking Dead: World Beyond – “Shadow Puppets” (S1, E6 review)
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD SPOILERS AHEAD … AND THE WORST MASK PARTY *EVER* … Life is woefully short on fairytales. That’s even more the case in the zombie apocalypse where the scarcity of happy-ever-afters and princesses finding and kissing their princes (or princesses) is all too apparent. So, you have Continue Reading
The Mandalorian – Chapter 10: The Passenger (S2, E2 review) / Star Trek: Discovery – “Forget Me Not” (S3, E4 review)
THE MANDALORIAN SPOILERS AHEAD … AND STAR WARS EASTER EGGS GALORE … In a franchise with a history as illustrious and long-lasting as Star Wars, it’s all but inevitable, and thoroughly, wonderfully welcome, that its books, movies, and in this case, TV shows, will feature a treasure trove of Easter Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Greeting cards get a funny pop culture twist
It’s always been lovely to get a card in the mail, especially around big, important events like birthdays and Christmas. But in the current climate, where the pandemic has rendered many of us physical strangers to each other, they are even more special, a sign that we are being thought Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “The Key” (S6, E4 review) + The Walking Dead: World Beyond – “Madman Across the Water” (S1, E5 review)
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD SPOILERS AHEAD … AND A SHAMBLING HERCULE POIROT … Two episodes may not necessarily a comeback make but following on from last week’s wholly emotionally resonant episode, “Alaska”, Fear the Walking Dead seems to have its pulse again. While it does still seem to be veering Continue Reading
Star Trek: Discovery – “People of Earth” (S3 E3 review) / The Mandalorian – “Chapter 9: The Marshall” (S2, E1 review)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY SPOILERS AHEAD … AND THE WARMTH OR TRUE CAMARADERIE AND A PLACE TO CALL HOME It’s rare to find a show that evokes a sense of camaraderie and belonging the way Star Trek: Discovery does. Truth be told, a bold, enduring sense of “made family” has always Continue Reading
Weekend #Halloween pop art: Sweet & innocent Muppets go full blood-dropping horrific
SNAPSHOT“I really enjoy mashing things up…especially things that are considered cute with things that are gruesome.” (James Beck, artist) The Muppets are so cute and adorable! That is until, at the hands of impressively talented artist James Beck, they are not. In a series deliciously titled The Muppet Maniac Series Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: World Beyond – “The Wrong End of a Telescope” (S1, E4 review) / Fear the Walking Dead: “Alaska” (S6, E3 review)
THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND SPOILERS AHEAD … AND SCARY, CREEPY, GROWLY THINGS … Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? If so, then (a) you shouldn’t be in the zombie apocalypse in the first place and (b) you don’t want to wander into the derelict, Continue Reading
Star Trek: Discovery – “Far From Home” (S3, E2 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND PARASITE ICE! DON’T SWALLOW WHATEVER YOU DO… One of the standout elements that has elevated Star Trek: Discovery beyond a mere addition to an increasingly (and welcomingly) crowded franchise is its resolute focus on finely-realised and fully-formed characterisation. Whatever the merits of its narrative directions in Continue Reading