MOVIE SYNOPSIS Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “Adoration” (previously “Two Mothers”)
MOVIE SYNOPSIS A gripping tale of love, lust, and the power of friendship, Two Mothers [now Adoration] charts the unconventional and passionate affairs embarked upon by two lifelong friends, Lil and Roz, who fall in love with each other’s sons. Afraid of facing the ire and judgment of their Continue Reading
It’s time to watch the Muppets again … “That Puppet Game Show” announced
More Muppets in a brand new fun-filled format? Yes please! News that Disney-owned The Jim Henson Company is working closely with the BBC on a brand new show, That Puppet Game Show, to be shown on BBC1, sent a madcap shiver of excitement through my Muppet-loving veins. Consisting of Continue Reading
TV review: “The Revolution” season 1 finale, ‘The Dark Tower’
*SPOILERS AHEAD* Now this is how you stage a finale. Power plays, shifting alliances, plot twists, explosions (some bigger than others; or at least with the potential to be), fist fights, gun fights, relationships broken, relationships rebuilt … and death. Lots and lots of death. It had everything you Continue Reading
Where is the love? 5 shows I have inadvertently neglected … and how I plan to remedy that
It is often said nowadays that we live in a new, glorious golden age of television. And to a large extent that is true with television increasingly the medium where gifted storytellers choose to tell their stories in preference to movies, many of which tend to be relying on Continue Reading
Everything “Breaking Bad” must come to an end
SNAPSHOT Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer at the beginning of the series. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling methamphetamine with a former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), Continue Reading
Movie review: “Un Bonheur N’Arrive Jamais Seul (Happiness Never Comes Alone)”
If the delightful charms of co-writer and director James Huth’s bubbly romantic comedy, Happiness Never Comes Alone, prove anything, it’s the truism of Shakespeare’s oft-quoted maxim from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, that the course to true love, [whatever that may be], never does run smooth. Of course being a Continue Reading
Coming to a TV near you: 5 promising new season sitcoms #2
It’s that time of the year again! The current TV season is coming to a close and as the shows we know and love wrap it up for another year, some of them never to be seen again, a jostling crop of hopefuls is waiting in the wings ready Continue Reading
Those were the days my friend: sneak peek at the “Revolution” finale
EPISODE SYNOPSIS Title: “The Dark Tower” Life-threatening dangers abound on all sides as the Rebels infiltrate the Tower. Miles’ (Billy Burke) leadership abilities and character are sorely tested as well as his feelings for Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Nora (Danielle Alonso). Aaron’s (Zak Orth) genius comes in handy while Continue Reading
Is there a 12th Doctor in the house? Matt Smith to leave “Dr Who” end of 2013
Like a threatening crowd of Weeping Angels growing in numbers and proximity, there have been mounting rumours for quite some months now that Matt Smith might be close to calling it quits after four years as the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who. And it appears that this speculation was Continue Reading