Have you wondered what Linus would look like as a zombie? Or Pigpen as Daryl (he’s the one Peanuts character who’d be untroubled by the ablution-challenged environs of the zombie apocalypse). Or perhaps you think Game of Thrones could do with a dose of Calvin and Hobbes whimsicality? (Let’s Continue Reading
Book review: Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch
Humanity is, in many ways, an army of conformist clones. Look the right way, talk the right way, act the right the way and acceptance as a fully-fledged member of the human race will be conferred upon you, no questions asked. But dare to look even a skerrick different Continue Reading
Poster me this! The LEGO Batman Movie gets cool character images
SNAPSHOT In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure: The LEGO Batman Movie. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants Continue Reading
Follow the yellow brick road to an all-new Emerald City
SNAPSHOT In the blink of a tornado’s eye, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale and a K9 police dog are swept into a world far removed from our own – a mystical land of competing realms, lethal warriors, dark magic and a bloody battle for supremacy. Starring Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil, Jurassic World) Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life gets the credit sequence it deserves
I thoroughly enjoyed Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life which premiered last year on my birthday, 25 November, and was the best present I could have asked for! While it was a little disconcerting to watch everyone that much older and not necessarily wiser, in much the way Continue Reading
I am ready for my close-up now Mr DeMeow! Cats and iconic movie scenes
Dave and Sarah, from Notts in the UK, are dedicated cat owners of Tara and Willow and the hosts of a weekly pub quiz where, not surprisingly, a movie question or two pops up. Now anyone can ask a question about a particular film, but how much more would Continue Reading
Bookstore and libraries are wonderful! This film montage celebrates all the reasons why
If you are a booklover like me, it’s highly likely you have spent a great deal of time in bookstores this festive season choosing amazing, thrilling, enticing, fun, sad, thoughtful books as presents for those you love. Of course I don’t need a particular season as an excuse to Continue Reading
Be Careful What You Search For: Life (trailer)
SNAPSHOT Life tells the story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Moom and memories of everything
SNAPSHOT The story of Moom takes place in a mystical land where memories are characters attached to forgotten and discarded objects. Each memory is released from their object when they are ready to let go. Unlike other memories, Moom is a memory stuck in this mystical land. One day, Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Well known movie posters reimagined
Movie posters are powerful things. They are often instrumental in us forming opinions of a film long before we sit down in a cinema and give a sense of visual style and story to the increasingly lavish and diverse marketing that marks the release of many movies. So notable Continue Reading