(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) You have to hand it to romantic comedies (which, by the way, this reviewer adores) – they often have the most outrageously out-there premises that, somehow, in the hands of an accomplished writer, end up feeling grounded and human. It takes some talent for that to Continue Reading
Paddington and 2 are coming back to the big screen!
What a wonderful Christmas in July gift! In the UK at least – fingers crossed Aussie cinemas follow suit – Paddington and Paddington 2 are heading back to movie theatres for more warmhearted adventures on the big screen. It’s a fabulous way to spend some quality cinema time but even Continue Reading
Book review: The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
(courtesy Hachette Australia) If you stop to think about, every time you open a book and starting reading the opening words on the first page, you are embarking on a journey of sorts, one without a defined ending and only the most beguiling of beginnings. You think nothing of setting Continue Reading
Christmas preview: Dive into the festive comedy chaos of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe story revolves around the annual Christmas pageant in a small town, which is turned upside down by the arrival of the Herdman siblings. Known as “the worst kids in the history of the world,” the Herdmans bring unexpected mayhem to the rehearsals and the performance itself. Continue Reading
Fun and darkness in time and space: The cosmic joyride of Doctor Who S14 (review)
(courtesy IMP Awards) Doctor Who S14 aka S2 Do not let the bright and breezy, Roxette-ish tagline on the promo poster fool you! Season 14 of the revived Doctor Who series – also treated as season one or two (honestly who can tell?) for the purposes of the show’s new Continue Reading
Book review: The Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina George
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Positioning a novel right at the heart of supernatural whimsicality can either work an absolute treat or come across as a little twee and a tad syrupy and corny. Thankfully, The Little French Village of Book Lovers by Nina George (The Little Paris Bookshop) hits just Continue Reading
One-episode review: Star Wars: Acolyte (S1, E5) and a big Sith reveal!
(courtesy IMP Awards) The storySo that was a LOT! Still on the largely jungle planet of Khofar where the bugs are so big you’d need a lorry full of insect repellent to keep them away, and yes, a lightsaber or two, we witnessed the arrival of Mae’s master who came Continue Reading
Book review: Birding by Rose Ruane
(courtesy Hachette Australia) How often do you wonder, as you life races with thoughtless heed and speed on, where all those innocent hopes and dreams of your youth disappeared to? Even if you have had something approaching a charmed existence, there are moments when the shape of life around you Continue Reading
Movie review: A Quiet Place – Day One
(courtesy IMP Awards) If you have had the hushed, if terrifying, pleasure of sitting through either A Quiet Place or A Quiet Place 2, you will be well aware that this is a franchise with one eye very much on the humanity of what it means to be plunged into Continue Reading
UPCOMING READ: Cover reveal for The Relentless Legion (a novel of The Divide) by J. S. Dewes
(courtesy J. S. Dewes / Macmillan Publishers) SNAPSHOTJ. S. Dewes is back with her acclaimed and action packed Divide series (The Last Watch, The Exiled Fleet) where The Expanse meets the Night’s Watch. The Sentinels have rallied under the leadership of Adequin Rake, and Cavalon Mercer has uncovered the horrifying Continue Reading