I’m fairly certain there will never not be a time when a new Star Wars trailer, whether it’s for a movie or a TV/streaming show, doesn’t fill me with all kinds of anticipatory thrill. Ever since I saw A Hew Hope, then just good old Star Wars in a small Continue Reading
Book review: Ginger and Me by Elissa Soave
Book blurbs are interesting things. They are there clearly to sell the book by hooking us with an idea of who the protagonist is or where the book may lead us or how its themes may make us think or feel, and they are, by and large, reasonably good at Continue Reading
The next big thing arrives: Thoughts on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (S1, E 1-4)
Superheroes are, by and large, fairly serious individuals. Fair enough – duty and service, saving the world on a regular basis and a complete dearth of work/life balance would make if difficult for anyone to be too jocular or giddily upbeat, and as for kidding or joking round, especially in Continue Reading
A mass of movie trailers Glass Onion – A Knives Out Mystery, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, My Policeman, Blueback, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, What’s Love Got To Do With It + Armageddon Time
Get your popcorn ready! It’s doesn’t matter what your tastes run to – upcoming cinemas releases have all kinds of films in the offing and you’ll be happily relaxing into your cinema chair or firing up your favourite streaming platforms over and over again as we head into the end Continue Reading
Book review: Five Bush Weddings by Clare Fletcher
Not all romantic comedies are created equal. Sure, they all have roughly the same parts – a meet-cute, whether recent or long-established, instant attraction, snappy dialogue, fun moments, a falling out or misunderstanding, and a desperate rush to (usually) the airport to declare undying love – but not all of Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #73: Poppy Ajudha, Crooked Colours, L D R U, Whats So Not, Lamalo + Eurovision update!
Listening to music is a joy. It may not always engender feelings of joy because let’s face it life is never that universally good, and so neither are the songs that given expression to it, but the actual immersion into music is one of life’s great pleasures. It’s even when Continue Reading
The first flames flicker: Thoughts on House of the Dragon (S1, E1-3)
House of the Dragon, the newly minted prequel to the watercooler-redefining Games of Thrones, is a show that has a considerable amount going for it, replete as it is with political intrigue, the unsentimental viciousness of life at the upper echelons of society, stunningly intriguing characters and a slowly unspooling Continue Reading
Book review: The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada
If you are part of a marginalised community, any marginalised community, you will all too painfully how much the mainstream abhors non-adherence to orthodoxy. People who simply want to be authentically and honestly themselves are treated like some of personal abomination, an affront to some weirdly collective idea of what Continue Reading
Movie review: Minions – The Rise of Gru
Life is hard. Life is grim. Life is, dare I say it, evil at times? Which is why, whether you’re a kid or an adult, but I would wager especially if you’re adult, you need some silliness, some whimsy, some off the chart mischief, best delivered if you’re looking for Continue Reading
Book review: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
How you react to a given situation says a lot about who you are as a person. In Stina Leicht’s evocatively intense novel, Persephone Station, set in the future when humanity has colonised the stars to good and bad effect, depending on where you stand in society or if you’re Continue Reading