(courtesy IMP Awards) The very best sitcoms don’t simply makes us laugh. That may seem like a strangely counter-intuitive thing to say since the final three letters of the genre’s abbreviated name makes it very clear that is very much what they are there to do; and yes, they are Continue Reading
Book review: These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
(courtesy Hachette Australia) There is something breathtakingly thrilling about opening a sci-fi novel by an author you’ve never read before and finding an opening paragraph that sets the scene so vividly that in less than a quarter of a page you’re immediately thrust into a world and a story that Continue Reading
On their way to you … Frasier S2, Penelope and Kaos … plus maybe Ted Lasso season 4?
(via Shutterstock) Thank goodness we have more TV shows coming our way! I mean, we’re just about out of options so … kidding, of course. We manifestly are not even remotely short of shows to stream and frankly the number of new programs coming our way is almost alarming (which Continue Reading
“The mood swings! That one looks fun.” Inside Out 2’s delightfully funny missing scene
(courtesy Inside Out 2) SNAPSHOTThe little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out—but this summer, everything changes. Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Continue Reading
“I LOVE epic journeys!” Join Nemo & Dory and Coco and the Incredibles and more on all-new LEGO Pixar Bricktoon adventures
SNAPSHOTLEGO Pixar: BrickToons is a TV series for Disney+ featuring classic Pixar characters. Join some of your favorite LEGO Pixar characters for all-new adventures! Sing along with Miguel in the Land of the Dead (from Coco), help Merida and her brothers through a beary rocky situation (from Brave), take an Continue Reading
Book review: The Little Clothes by Deborah Callaghan
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) If you’ve read even one book in what could loosely but quite accurately be called the Cosy Redemption genre, in which a person whose life is way less wondrously good than it could be finds healing and a second chance, you will be well aware that Continue Reading
UPCOMING READS – Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton
(courtesy Penguin Books) SNAPSHOTExplore EXODUS, a new sci-fi action-adventure RPG coming soon from Archetype Entertainment featured in this epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton. Forty thousand years ago, humanity fled a dying Earth. Traveling in massive arkships, these brave pioneers spread out across the galaxy to find a Continue Reading
Movie review: IF
(courtesy IMP Awards) There is a fine line between laudable intent and misfired execution in Hollywood and IF, unfortunately sails right through and over it, and around it, landing somewhere far away from where you can tell writer-director John Krasinski meant it to. It’s a pity because there’s such a Continue Reading
Wi-fi is not the only connection that matters: Thoughts on Backyard Wilderness
There is always something inherently restorative about watching a nature documentary that takes you quietly and with real fascination through the seasonal cycles of one specific location. You feel, almost immediately, as if you are immersed in this world, a feeling heightened to a wholly rewarding degree in Backyard Wilderness, Continue Reading
Book review: The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Belonging to a community, to a group of people who give a damn about you, is one of the sublime, and you could well argue, necessary delights of being human. It grounds us, give us purpose and most importantly makes us feel as if we are Continue Reading