There is a real art to expressing what you feel in a song. Unless you plan to write a magnificent, hours-long opus, which to be fair is unlikely to gain you too many listeners (except those of The Atlantic-reading ilk), you are usually limited to 3 to 5 minutes of, Continue Reading
To Africa … and beyond! Space opera graphic novel Yohance debuts trailer
SNAPSHOT“An epic space opera with a purely African aesthetic, Yohance is the story of a master thief who gets caught up in an intergalactic conflict that reveals a centuries-old war and dark secrets of his own past.” (official synopsis courtesy CBR.com) One of the most exciting things that is taking Continue Reading
It’s going to be epic! Dune releases first trailer
SNAPSHOTA mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, the Dune movie tells the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family Continue Reading
Book review: Seven Devils by Elizabeth May and Laura Lam
It’s not often you come across a space opera, the authors of which thank readers in the acknowledgements for “following the Seven Devils Smash the Patriarchy In Space”. But that is precisely what Elizabeth May and Laura Lam do in Seven Devils, a sci-fi extravaganza with a very serious intent. Continue Reading
Underneath the helmet: The VFX secrets of The Mandalorian revealed
Are you the sort of person who likes to peek behind the curtain and find out what kinds of whirring parts are making the TV show you love come to life? Or do you like to leave the magic intact, the special effects unexplained and lose yourself in a world Continue Reading
Lowkey striving: Thoughts on Insecure (season 4)
Transitions in life are never easy. Exciting, sure. Ripe with possibilities, certainly. But easy? Rarely, if ever. That becomes abundantly clear in the fourth season of Insecure where Issa Dee (Issa Rae) is trying to get her event organising career off the ground. The plan is to stage a big Continue Reading
Retro movie review: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
“Be excellent to each other.” “Party on dudes!” You may not think those two pieces of California stoner dude life advice would be sufficiently worldchanging in scope or intent to form the basis of a future Utopian society but then you are not Ted “Theodore” Logan (Keanu Reeves) or Bill Continue Reading
Book review: Again Again by e. lockhart
Linear time occupying a single, rather crowded universe can feel constricting at times. Everything we do, from catching a certain bus to repairing a relationship with an estranged friend or relative is a one-shot deal, condemned to a single moment in time, whether successful or not, from which there is Continue Reading
This is No Time to Die — but to watch a new Bond trailer? Absolutely, yes
SNAPSHOTConfirmed cast members returning for [No Time to Die] include Daniel Craig reprising his iconic role as James Bond for the last time, Ralph Fiennes as M, Lea Seydoux (Spectre), Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw as A, with Rory Kinnear as Tanner and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter. New Continue Reading
Blink if you’re in trouble: The Duchess and love and motherhood
SNAPSHOTCreated by and starring Ryan in her scripted series debut, The Duchess follows the powerful and problematic choices of a fashionably disruptive single mom living in London. Her daughter, Olive, is her greatest love so she debates a second child with her greatest enemy — Olive’s Dad. Can two wrongs Continue Reading