SNAPSHOT In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species Continue Reading
Movie review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
One of the things that marked out the first outing of the Guardians of the Galaxy team way back in 2014 was its exuberant of devil-may-care fun. Gone were the usual po-faced sentiments of most Marvel Studio outings, replaced with a giddy sense of mischievous and damn near seditious Continue Reading
Oh trust us, you want to get Disjointed with Kathy Bates
SNAPSHOT [Disjointed] follows Ruth (Bates), a lifelong advocate for legalization, as she finally lives her dream as the owner of an Los Angeles cannabis dispensary. Joining her at Ruth’s Alternative Caring are three charismatic “budtenders” (Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho and Elizabeth Alderfer), her entrepreneurial twentysomething son (Aaron Moten) and Continue Reading
From Rogue One to A New Hope: Video seamlessly weaves one into the another #Maythe4thBeWithYou
If you’re a diehard Star Wars fan, and frankly even if you’re not – I fall somewhere into the nebulous spot between, having seen Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977 on first release, no less – you’ll be aware that Rogue One, which tells the story of the Continue Reading
Don’t cry me for Obi-Wan, R2-D2 #Maythe4thBeWithYou
Sure we’ve often seen R2-D2 helping to save the galaxy from the evils of the Galactic Empire but beneath that blue and silver gleaming squat body and the adorable bleeps and squeals beats the heart of a sweet and sensitive droid. A droid, we might add thanks to Jeffrim Sheroky’s Continue Reading
She’s so rebellious: Jyn Erso gets her parody on in Rogue One parody trailer #MayThe4thBeWithYou
Rogue One, as those who saw the standalone Star Wars film that told the tale of the many brave people who sacrificed a great deal the plans for the first Death Star that was blown to smithereens in A New Hope, it is a grim film. Peppered by some Continue Reading
Wars? No. How about Star Peacefully Resolved Conflicts instead? #MayThe4thBeWithYou
SNAPSHOT What if the ‘war’ in Star Wars was resolved peacefully? Except if you start smoking in a non-smoking area. If you do that you should prepare for the worst. My little brother asked me to make a Star Wars where Luke Skywalker looked like him. And fortunately he Continue Reading
First impressions: Insecure
Issa Rae is a bright, innately charming, intelligent black woman with grand dreams and nascent expectations of life. She is however, like many of us, unsure about it is she goes about making them those shiny visions of the promised land a reality. Insecure, her Netflix series which winningly Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The moving mother-daughter dynamics of Goblin Queen
SNAPSHOT An overbearing mother struggles to parent her daughter, Amber Lynn, who keeps disappearing to rule a magical land. But when a dangerous creature follows Amber Lynn home, her mother must confront the reality of who her daughter has become. (synopsis via Vimeo) Growing up is not the easiest Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2017: Week 6 – Norway, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, The Netherlands + Russia
What is the Eurovision Song Contest? Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open Continue Reading