Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9), which remains my favourite show in a franchise full to the Andorian gills with them, is, for the most part a very serious show. Sure, there’s some silly, fun episodes – think “The Magnificent Ferengi”, “Take Me Out to the Holosuite”, “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”, “You Continue Reading
A dystopian or utopian future? Claire G. Coleman’s new novel Enclave imagines both (curated article)
by Maggie Nolan, Associate Professor in Humanities, Australian Catholic University I was reading Noongar author Claire G. Coleman’s third novel, Enclave, a few days after the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade judgement, a political victory for a conservative project many years in the making. As Michael Bradley Continue Reading
Inspired by an epic true love story: Short film Blush coming soon to Apple TV+
SNAPSHOTWhen a horticulturist-astronaut gets stranded on a dwarf planet, his chances of survival are limited. Knowing that he will not survive this trip, he plants mango trees on the planet when another spaceship crashes on the planet. An ethereal creature named Blush, who has wavy bright pink hair, helps him Continue Reading
#ChristmasInJuly retro TV review redux: “Tis the season to be murdered” (Hart to Hart, S2 E5)
“Oh Jonathan! What a lovely day. This is going to be the best Christmas ever.” And with those words, Jennifer Hart (Stefanie Powers), who by this stage in season 2 of Hart to Hart (1980) should know better, dooms the Harts to another festive season littered with murder and mayhem. Continue Reading
More #ChristmasInJuly tree decorations: The Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland), Bernard (The Rescuers), Pixar’s Pizza Planet truck, Stitch (Lilo and Stitch) + Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
Yes, I am at it again! Adding yet more ornaments to my Christmas in July tree which is, really, just my Easter and Halloween tree pressed into triple duty. The Christmas in July tree is nowhere as lavish as my December efforts but still, it’s fun to bring some of Continue Reading
Adventure awaits … Teaser trailer releases for National Treasure: Edge of History
SNAPSHOTNational Treasure: Edge of History focuses on Jess (Lisette Olivera), a brilliant and resourceful young DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure. Olivera stars alongside Zuri Reed as Tasha, Jess’ ride-or-die friend who Continue Reading
Book review: Eversion by Alastair Reynolds
If you’ve read any of masterful storyteller Alastair Reynolds, you will be well acquainted with what a superbly good writer he is. In all of his books, which normally takes place on emotionally rich and expansive science fiction narrative landscapes, he gives characters that pop, stories that are epic and Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #69: Nina Nesbitt, Seraphina Simone, Ashe, Cate Canning, Imagine Dragons + latest ABBA lyric video
Wearing your heart on your sleeve sounds like a noble and brave thing to do, a repudiation of hiding yourself away from the world and saying “Here I am. This is me and I’m proud of who I am.” It might be scary to do, but these five artists have Continue Reading
“I’m a superhero!” Thoughts on Ms. Marvel (S1, E1-6)
While Marvel films and TV shows are almost always universally well done, it can sometimes feel too much like boxes have simply been ticked- very well made boxes it must be said but boxes nonetheless – and often decades-old superhero comic book mythology has been observed and not much more. Continue Reading
Movie review: Falling For Figaro
The idea of following your dream is a beguiling one. After all, who of us hasn’t been stuck in a train on yet another grinding commute to a job we tolerate but don’t love and thought to ourselves “Life would be so much better if only I could …” Dreams Continue Reading