*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ALL TARA ALL THE TIME* What isn’t lovely about a trip to the seaside? All that sun, surf, fresh, salty air, building sandcastles, swimming and … bobbing zombies … wait WHAT?! Yes folks even idyllic survivor communities by the seaside are going all Lord of the Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Spring” review
Spring is supposed to be a time of renewal, rebirth and new chances but that’s not exactly how things are working out for Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) in the second of the new instalments of the Gilmore Girls. In fact as “Spring” dawns in A Year in Continue Reading
RUN! LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape is coming to get you
SNAPSHOT The film centers on Jurassic World founder Simon Masrani, who must enlist the help of his employee Claire, after he accidentally destroys one of the main attractions. The duo also calls upon Dr. Wu, who helped them create the Indominus rex. But when the dino starts acting out, Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Winter” review
OK so who said you can never go back? Really? Lots of people? Well tell them they were all wrong, that they have no idea what they’re talking about and that I smell snow. Yes snow. It’s one of the first lines uttered in the Gilmore Girls reincarnation A Continue Reading
Are Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead linked? One fan theory says they are
At first blush, and at pretty every blush thereafter and forevermore, the idea that two disparate shows such as Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead may be linked in any way, may seem more than a little farfetched. Sure, they both take as a central idea the idea that Continue Reading
Road to Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life #10: “Bon Voyage” (S7, E22)
And so it is that we say goodbye to Gilmore Girls (well the original incarnation anyway; there are four new episodes in the form of A Year in the Life currently on Netflix to enjoy). Now saying goodbye is never easy, no matter how exciting the new opportunities and Continue Reading
Movie review: I, Daniel Blake
Humanity does not have a good track record at effective self-governance. From genocidal wars to brutal dictatorships through to the relatively benign, dead hand of stultifying bureaucracy, people have shown a deplorable capacity for holding an extremely sharp knife to their own vulnerable throats. As the latest masterpiece from Continue Reading
The Greatest Gift: Nothing beats give your time and presence this Christmas says Sainsbury’s
SNAPSHOT Presenting the new Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert – a joyous Christmas musical created in stop frame animation featuring vocals by James Corden. It tells the story of Dave, a hard-working and devoted Dad, who realises that the greatest gift he can give people this Christmas is his time. (synopsis Continue Reading
Birthday movie review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
As no less a storied filmmaker than George Lucas demonstrated with what became the first three instalments of the Star Wars franchise, it is one thing to create a whole new world, or in his case, a galaxy; quite another to keep it fresh and interesting. So you might Continue Reading
Birthday book review: Alberto’s Lost Birthday by Diana Rosie
(image courtesy Pan MacMillan) What must it be like to lose your birthday? For the aged titular protagonist in Diana Rosie’s debut novel, Alberto’s Lost Birthday, it has never really been an issue. As a young boy orphaned in the midst of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), his life has been one of survival, Continue Reading