This is normally how I begin these review posts … What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is Continue Reading
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Six Seasons … and a reunion? Not quite the hoped-for movie but pretty cool even so
If you are a fan of Dan Harmon’s brilliantly quirky sitcom Community, you will be well acquainted with the idea of Six Seasons and a Movie, the rallying cry from fans everywhere who dream of the perfect send off for one of the best and most original comedy shows of Continue Reading
Star Trek: Picard review: “Et in “Arcadia Ego, Part 1” and “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” (S1, E9 & E10)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND TRUST … AND OLD FRIENDS … AND THE END OF THE UNIVERSE? Picard is, especially in its epic, edge-of-your-seat finale that sees the fate of the universe hang once again in the balance, proof positive that it is not only possible to go back but to Continue Reading
COVID no more! A mash-up of film and TV clips that playfully address life in a time of pandemic
SNAPSHOT“Here’s a fun little video I cut amongst these strange weird times we’re in.” (producer at Austin, TX post-production house Cut to Black) We live in wild and crazy times. A single powerful virus is currently taking the lives of thousands of people who deserved many more years with their Continue Reading
Re-sleeving again: Thoughts on Altered Carbon 2
In a world where changing your appearance is as simple and as dispassionate as taking your “Stack”, which houses the essence of who you are, and placing it into another “sleeve” or body, cultivating and retaining a sense of self is a very real and vital thing. Especially if you Continue Reading
The COVID-19 sitcom you’ve been waiting for: Staying at Home
COVID-19 is really making a mess of our world at the moment. One of the many consequences of its unceasing trampling of normalcy are the lockdowns which have taken place in countries as diverse as India, France and the UK, forcing people used to a life of restaurants, farmers’ markets Continue Reading
Weekday pop art: When pop culture and reality seamlessly merge
SNAPSHOTI visit film locations and re-create scenes through the use of a camera & some imagination! …Film has been a huge part of my life since I was small and the passion has only increased as I’ve grown. I’ve always had a thirst for adventure and creativity so it was Continue Reading
A Douglas Adams trio of TV shows: Upload, The Midnight Gospel, Never Have I Ever, What We Do in the Shadows (s2), Nailed It! (s4)
COVID-19 is a nasty piece of work and as such does not have a lot of redeeming features and precious few silver linings. One of the few things it does have in its favour is that it offers the chance, with cinema offerings gutted down to just about zero and Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: It’s not a yolk – cute cartoon characters end up on eggs
SNAPSHOTJapanese mom Etoni Mama turns fried and boiled eggs into adorable cartoon characters. Etoni Mama is also a culinary artist in her own right and a published author. The title is “Saiji-ki Foods For Children” This book is full of recipes that offer a fun and delicious take on seasonal Continue Reading
COVID-19 strikes again – #Eurovision 2020 has been cancelled
To my great sorrow, COVID-19 has claimed yet another event – the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. It is nothing compared to the suffering it has caused countless people worldwide and you could well argue it’s cancellation is a minor thing in the grand scheme of things. But it’s something I Continue Reading