Winter has well and truly come in Game of Thrones in the gripping teaser trailer. In the evocative, and let’s be honest, creepy crypts beneath Winterfell, which will be one of the first places to feel the icy touch of the White Walkers and their leader, the Night King, we Continue Reading
Book review: The Best Version of Me by Guy Sigley
Barney Conroy, a man who never met a confrontation-avoiding lie he didn’t like, who always chose complicated cover-ups over the simplest and easiest of responses to any given situation and who yet somehow ended up with the love of his life, Gloria, and a delightfully-sweet daughter Emily, is back as Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Down beneath the waves with Jonas and the Sea
SNAPSHOT Jonas has dreamed of living in the sea all his life. But it’s not possible. Or is it? (synopsis via Vimeo) There is such delight and whimsicality in this breathtakingly-beautiful piece of animation that you scarcely know where to begin. In Jonas and the Sea, directed and animated by Marlies Continue Reading
Io: When Earth becomes just another toxic relationship
SNAPSHOT Sam (Margaret Qualley), one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth, is a young scientist dedicated to finding a way for humans to adapt and survive, rather than abandon their world. But with the final shuttle scheduled to leave the planet for a distant colony, her determination to Continue Reading
Finally watched … the return season of Murphy Brown
Can you ever really go back? It’s an existentially-loaded question which confronts anyone who tries to return to something, somewhere or someone they once loved, and it’s one which doesn’t always have the happiest of answers following in its wake. One arena in which this particularly-loaded nostalgia-laden query has been Continue Reading
Weekend movie poster art: Dumbo character posters revealed
SNAPSHOTFrom Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure “Dumbo” expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly (Nico Parker) and Continue Reading
Movie review: The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı)
Immersing yourself in a slow-paced character drama that feels enough at ease with itself to take its own sweet time telling its tale is one of life’s great delights. You may not always like the characters or you may find yourself challenged by the story or the ideas contained therein Continue Reading
We need a hero! Raise a cheer for Mermaid Man
Aquaman is everywhere these days! On land, under the sea, and at last count heading for $1 billion in box office revenue which is going to place director James Wan in elite company. But while he’s an impressive figure, can he really compete with Mermaid Man from SpongeBob SquarePants who, Continue Reading
Forget the warm-and-fuzzies – Dalek Who is here
Once the things that pretty much everyone loves about Doctor Who is how human he/she is, a pretty impressive achievement for a Galifreyan with two hearts who may be a sworn protector of humanity and their home planet Earth but who most certainly doesn’t come from there. But what if, Continue Reading
Video essay: Technique not design defined early Disney animation
SNAPSHOT The real Disney style isn’t in design but in technique. Techniques that are universal and style agnostic, which is why when budgets were tight, Disney was notorious for repurposing animation from its archive to save time and they were able to recycle that work between two completely different characters Continue Reading