SNAPSHOTJohn Lewis is counting on an excitable baby dragon called Edgar to put some heat under sales this Christmas in its first joint festive advert with the retailer’s sister chain, Waitrose. The campaign is fronted by a 10-year-old actor called Ruby, who had to act alongside a stick or plastic Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #19: Ekali, Tei Shi, Halsey, Emotional Oranges, Astrid S + #Eurovision update
We are within 40 days of Christmas, and while I love this season far more than any other – the tinsel tattoos are a giveaway (I don’t really have them but I should) – it can get ridiculously busy. Manically, hectically, crazily, brain-numbingly, soul-sappingly BUSY. The best antidote? Some chilled Continue Reading
Book review: I Am C-3PO – The Inside Story by Anthony Daniels
Odds are that if you think of Star Wars, and particularly the trilogy that began it all (New Hope / The Empire Strikes Back / The Return of the Jedi), that your mind will first fall upon the unmissable trio of protagonists of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Continue Reading
Book review: World Engines – Destroyer by Stephen Baxter
Humanity has always had a robust love affair with the future. Often burnt by the past and uncertain or despairing about the present, there is something inside of us that optimistically grabs a hold of the future, embracing it like some kind of gilt-edged promised land where troubles will be Continue Reading
SCOOB! Every epic tale has a beginning (teaser trailer)
SNAPSHOTSCOOB! is written by Matt Lieberman (The Addams Family) and directed by Tony Cervone (Space Jam). The film will follow the mystery-solving group as they must team up with other characters from the Hanna-Barbera universe to save the world from supervillain Dick Dastardly. The cast includes a new generation of “meddling Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Is devotion reciprocated in Rust in Peace?
SNAPSHOTAn abandoned robot awakens alone in a junkyard. He travels home, to his creator’s ranch, to see if the love he feels is returned. Written & Directed by: Will Welles / Starring: Rhys Coiro & Douglas Tait. (synopsis via Vimeo) “Why am I not home?” Those quietly poignant words set Continue Reading
You’ve got to have Soul – the vibe *and* the film
SNAPSHOTSoul features the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Soul follows Joe Gardner, a school band teacher, who yearns to do more with his life and follow his true passion: playing jazz. An unexpected fall in an uncovered manhole leads Joe on a journey to understand on what having Continue Reading
Let’s Make Christmas Extra Special: ASDA’s beautiful nod to festive magic
I know there are lots of people who think Christmas is far too commercial for its own good … and in lots of ways that’s likely true. BUT, and this is a very important BUT, that doesn’t mean there can’t be some festive wonder and magic in the midst of Continue Reading
Got questions? So does Forky from Toy Story 4
SNAPSHOTComprised of ten short films, Forky Asks A Question will focus on ten of Forky’s most pressing questions such as “what is cheese?” or, more profoundly, “what is time?” Pixar has enlisted Forky’s Toy Story pals, such as Rex (Wallace Shawn) and Hamm (John Ratzenberger), to help him find the answers. Continue Reading
“There’s a lot of stuff happening … and it’s all bad” – Nailed It! Holiday! season 2 trailer goes ho! ho! Oh no!
SNAPSHOTHosted by host Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres, Nailed It! Holiday! sees guests judges Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, David Burkta, Bridget Everett, Jason Mantzoukas, and Ron Ben Israel navigate some of the worst baking fails this season while the bakers truly struggle to complete all new challenges inspired by the Continue Reading