SNAPSHOT (SMALL SPOILER) That mantra will no doubt be put to the test, as the rest of the trailer is crammed with scenes of the Discovery and its crew embarking on dangerous missions. The overall mission seems to be to find the source and intent of seven signals that Continue Reading
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The sounds of Moominvalley will be international and up-to-the-minute
SNAPSHOT The Moomins are one of Finland’s biggest exports and have a global fan base. Moomins have enjoyed popularity since the 1950s, when the original Moomin comic strips were published in the Evening News newspaper. On the video below Marika Makaroff is speaking about building a new animated world Continue Reading
Doctor Who: “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” (S11, E1 review)
Doctor Who is back, baby! That may seem a little too irreverent a way to begin a review of the latest iteration of the venerable 55-year-old BBC sci-fi franchise, but I don’t think the Thirteenth Doctor, the first version played by the incomparably playful Jodie Whittaker, would mind one Continue Reading
Dynasties: David Attenborough and a whole lot of animal families
SNAPSHOT From the team behind Life Story and Planet Earth II, this is an intense portrayal of the lives of these animals as they unfold, day-by-day, hour-by-hour, where the tiniest incident may end up having a huge consequence on their future. Their chances of success depend on their own Continue Reading
Welcome to The Haunting of Hill House … you’re expected
SNAPSHOT The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous hauntedhouse in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront Continue Reading
Take a look at little green men in Project Blue Book
SNAPSHOT HISTORY’s upcoming new drama series “Project Blue Book” is based on the true, Top Secret investigations into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and related phenomena conducted by the United States Air Force from 1952-1969. The series is inspired by the personal experiences of Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a brilliant Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “… I Lose Myself” (S4, E16 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … KEGGERS AS A WAY TO PERSONAL SALVATION … Hands up if you know the best way to avoid dying and becoming a member of the ravenous undead in the zombie apocalypse? Don’t get caught in the middle of a zombie herd approaching from both ends of Continue Reading
Rick and Morty get their anime on with this brilliantly-reimagined opening sequence
Suffused with a wildly-extravagant, boundless imagination, an irreverent sensibility courtesy of creators and sustainers Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and a willingness to GO THERE, Rick and Morty is one animated series not limited by an unwillingness to try anything once. So I’d like think that Messrs Harmon and Continue Reading
Let’s go Camping! Although maybe not with Jennifer Garner’s character?
SNAPSHOT The half-hour comedy follows married couple Kathryn and Walt, who have planned a delightful weekend “back to nature” for Walt’s 45th birthday. But when the camping trip gathers Kathryn’s meek sister, holier-than-thou ex-best friend, and a free-spirited tagalong in one place, it becomes a weekend of tested marriages Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Watch pop icons change over time
Nothing stays the dame for long in this fast-moving world of ours, and that truism applies to pop culture icons as much as anything or anyone else. Recognising this salient fact, LA-based artist and cartoonist Jeff Victor who describes himself on his Kickstarter page as a “huge pop culture Continue Reading