Death has a way of shaking the certainties of life, such as they are, down to their very foundations. Try as we might to keep things exactly as they were before the cold hand of dread mortality comes calling, the reality is that life up to that point is Continue Reading
Sad face! Happy face! Hmm … Finding Dory told through emojis
Finding Dory is one of the standout hits of a packed animated feature film slate this year. A sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo that was as fresh, sweet and heartfelt as its predecessor, Finding Dory is an absolute joy to watch as I remarked in my review of the film: Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Pablo & Jessica” (S2, E11 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AS WELL AS UNORTHODOX USES FOR BROKEN TEQUILA BOTTLES AND MAKE YOUR OWN DILUTED OXYCOTIN TABLETS* There’s nothing quite like a relaxing holiday by the beach. All you have to do is sit by the bar, get yourself smashed on tequila, break glasses against the Continue Reading
Dare to defy: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 2 trailer
*SPOILERS AHEAD FOR SEASON 1 … READ ONLY IF YOU WATCHED SEASON 1 OR CAN GO BACK IN TIME AND FORGOT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE WATCHING SEASON 1 WHICH COULD CREATE A PARADOX … AND NEVER MIND* SNAPSHOT After the defeat of the immortal villain Vandal Savage Continue Reading
Book review: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
Expectations. They form the cornerstone of the way we approach life – how fulfilling our careers will be, how our relationships will flourish and grow, how we will love our parents, siblings and children, how rewarding out everyday lives will be. And naturally they are rarely lacking in positivity Continue Reading
Happy 50th birthday Star Trek! Love, Frasier and a whole lot of talented artists
Has it been 50 years already? Surely it was just yesterday that we boldly went where no man has gone before, unleashed a whole lot of trouble with Tribbles, and stood gazing from the City on the Edge of Forever? And yet here we are, not fifty years later Continue Reading
Comics review: Scooby Apocalypse (issues 1-3)
Something tells me that the newly-ruined earth in which the just-united Scooby gang emerge in this considerably darker take on the perennial Hanna-Barbera favourite is not going to be easily-righted by the end of one their franchise’s normally light-and-airy “And I would’ve gotten away with it too if it Continue Reading
He’s like the rest of us really – Doctor Who is having a Bad Day (animation)
It’s reassuring to know that even the great Time Lord himself, Doctor Who has the kinds of bad days that make you want to go home to Gallifrey, go to bed and pull the doona up and pretend the world is warm and wonderful place. Yes much as we Continue Reading
Movie review: The Secret Life of Pets
Anyone who’s ever owned a pet will have thought at one time or another that their beloved cat, dog, hamster or lizard, like the playthings in Toy Story, has another life beyond the one we are privileged to witness. Once we walk out the door, we muse, Fifi the Continue Reading
Haha it’s the undead! Z Nation gets ready to ironically laugh its way into a third season
SNAPSHOT Z Nation starts three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood. Although the antibodies he carries are Continue Reading