I am quite the contrary creature when it comes to reunions of the casts of TV shows I liked, or music artists I adored or movies that made quite the impression on me back in the day. While I love the chance to have fresh material or one those Continue Reading
Movie review: The Book Thief
Book to film adaptations are always fraught with some degree of risk. Cleave too closely to the original text and you’re accused of showing little to no artistic imagination; deviate too far from it and devoted readers and critics alike will wonder why you bothered in the first place Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: A Long Way Down
SNAPSHOT Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) portrays a failed musician who was forced to become a pizza boy to make ends meet, Toni Collette (Enough Said) plays the tired mother of a disabled son, Pierce Brosnan (The World’s End) portrays a recently divorced, publicly shamed talk show host whose extramarital Continue Reading
Bosom Buddies forever: Adam Scott and Paul Rudd’s homage to the ’80s sitcom
I must admit to being gobsmacked when I excitedly told my friends that Adam Scott’s latest and final instalment in Adult Swim’s Greatest Event in Television History series was the recreation of the opening titles of ’80s sitcom Bosom Buddies and all I got were looks of total and complete Continue Reading
her … him … who? Amusing parodies and alternate posters of Spike Jonze’s movie masterpiece
You know a film like Spike Jonze’s her has moved beyond simply occupying a few sessions a day in a cinema complex’s schedule and captured the zeitgeist’s attention when the parodies start appearing. Affectionate and in many ways reverential, they are a sign that you have connected with people in Continue Reading
Book review: The Returned by Jason Mott
It would be very hard to find anyone on planet earth who wouldn’t wish for another moment with loved ones who have passed away. It is only natural that we would want to see them laugh, talk, yes even cry just one more precious time, if only to resolve Continue Reading
The Big Bang Theory gets even bigger: Reunites Darth Vader and Princess Leia
SNAPSHOT After the guys can’t get Comic-Con tickets, Sheldon tries to hold his own convention and winds up spending a wild night with James Earl Jones. Meanwhile, the girls see if they can act like “grown-ups” (source cbs.com) San Diego Comic-Con, is pretty much THE preeminent pop culture convention in Continue Reading
Book review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak and first published in 2005, is one of those titles that has long drifted on the edge of my reading consciousness, its scope and ambition well known, its resulting reputation hence almost too intimidating for me to tackle. Narrated by Death himself, a Continue Reading
Vroom vroom! The Muppets hit the road in new Toyota Highlander Superbowl ad
ROAD TRIP! That’s all I could hear in my head, in Animal’s super-enthusiastic voice naturally, when I found out that The Muppets were starring in one of the much talked about Superbowl commercials alongside actor and one time NFL player Terry Crews. Now while I have little to no Continue Reading
Movie review: Dallas Buyers Club #StGeorgeOpenAir
Mortality is never an easy thing for anyone to grapple with. But it carries even more sting in its tale when you’re the sort of person who think they’re ten feet tall and bulletproof, immune to the vicissitudes of life, flicking off a pronouncement of imminent death like you’re Continue Reading