You may think to yourself as you await the arrival of Paul Feig’s reimagined take on Ghostbusters (which hits cinemas this week), which frankly looks exceedingly hilarious, that what would fill in the spot would be a Ghostbusters/Star Wars mash-up. No? Well you should be thinking that because as Continue Reading
Get ready to scrapbook your way to freedom with the bright, colourful, fun Trolls
SNAPSHOT DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls is an irreverent comedy extravaganza with incredible music! From the genius creators of Shrek, Trolls stars Anna Kendrick as Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, played by Justin Timberlake. Together, this unlikely pair of Trolls must embark on an Continue Reading
Yeah yeah Ben Sinclair knows he’s really High Maintenance
SNAPSHOT Created and written by the married duo, Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair, High Maintenance follows a Brooklyn pot dealer as he delivers to clients with neuroses as diverse as the city. Ben Sinclair stars as “The Guy,” an everyman pot dealer who makes cameo appearances in the lives Continue Reading
This is your family: Tallulah reminds us what’s important
SNAPSHOT Tallulah, the Netflix original film, was written and directed by Sian Heder (Orange is the New Black), and tells the story of young vagabond, Lu (Ellen Page – Whip It, Inception), who lives in a van and is fiercely independent in her hand-to-mouth existence. When a chance encounter Continue Reading
Book review: Fellside by M. R. Carey
There are many things that define us as human – the need for belonging and connection, a craving for justice, a fear of the unknown, violence, tenderness, love, the need for redemption and forgiveness, and a curiosity about happens when we shuffle off this mortal coil. All of these Continue Reading
Feeling Insecure? So is Issa Rae on HBO
SNAPSHOT The half-hour comedy series Insecure, starring Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Lisa Joyce, looks at the friendship, experiences and tribulations of two black women. Created and executive produced by Issa Rae, this eight-episode series is also executive produced by Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Continue Reading
Now this is music #71: ROSEMI, Charlotte Day Wilson, RY X, Suuns, Mount Kimbie
Stop the clock! Put down that pen and unhand that computer mouse! For it is Friday and you have worked hard and stressed mightily over emails, projects and reports, and now it is your time to take a step or 300 back and let the world rush by you Continue Reading
B is for Book: Pharrell Williams joins Elmo and Cookie Monster to sing about the joys of reading
I have loved books since the moment I could read (and thanks to my mother and father who loved reading to me way before that). Primarily I think because they spoke to the highly-imaginative soul in me, the dreamer, the embryonic writer and storyteller who loved the endless possibilities Continue Reading
Wayward Pines: “City Upon a Hill” (S2, E6 review)
“There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.” (John Heywood, 1546) *SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ABBIES MUSIC WHICH, TRUST ME, IS AN ACQUIRED TASTE* Humanity this is your 10 second warning Continue Reading
What’s The Name of the Game? 1977 interview with ABBA prior to release of ABBA the Album
SNAPSHOT During ABBA’s week at Bjorn and Benny Studio in the town of Kungav, they were visited by reporter Fredrik Belfrage and a young ABBA fan – also named Fredrik – for a sneak peak on recording sessions for the new album. This rare talk with Bhoyrn and bennty Continue Reading