(courtesy Walker Books) If you think you have seen everything possible about the apocalypse, then Benji Lee and his wondrously imaginative and affectingly thoughtful graphic novel, Garbage Night: The Complete Edition is here to urge you to think again. Set in a near-future Earth where humanity has just up and Continue Reading
Comedy/dramedy roundup: Loot (S2, E6-10), Not Dead Yet (S2, E6-10) and Big Door Prize (S2, E5-10)
(via Shutterstock) Loot (S2, E6-10) WHAT HAPPENEDIn the back half of the season, Loot manages to go to some expected and wholly unexpected places. Let’s start with the obvious stuff such as the simmering romance between Molly Wells (Maya Rudolph) and her accountant at the Well Foundation, Arthur, played by Continue Reading
“Sometimes to survive, we must become more” … The Wild Robot debuts second trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTFrom DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation – Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic sci-fi adventure story follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited Continue Reading
Book review: Love From Scratch by Amy Hutton
(courtesy Simon & Schuster Australia) Well-written romantic comedies are always good for the soul. There’s something about a rom-com which possesses not only the fairytale loveliness of two people meet-cuting and finding they need each other more than any one else they’ve encountered to date, but also some real emotional Continue Reading
“I’m gonna keep you from ruining my creation no matter what!” All the bonkers hyperactivity of Exploding Kittens
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTTom Ellis is GodCat – he may look like a chunky house cat, but he’s actually God trapped in that body. The eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth – in the bodies of chunky Continue Reading
Movie review: Inside Out 2
(courtesy IMP awards) Regardless of what else it might be, and the sequel to 2015’s Inside Out is a great many brilliantly well-done and, it must be said, not as finely executed things, Inside Out 2 feels like a great big hug from some much-loved, incredibly emotional friends. That was Continue Reading
Book review: Welcome to Glorious Tuga by Francesca Segal
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Finding somewhere to belong, to truly, absolutely and irrefutably to belong, is something we all crave. We want our people, need our people, whoever they may be, but traumatised by past events and blinded by the scars they leave behind, we often lack the means to Continue Reading
A little bear goes a long way: First trailer and poster for Paddington in Peru
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTPaddington in Peru brings Paddington’s story to Peru as he returns to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest Continue Reading
A trio of fun trailers! Wicked (the LEGO Brickified version), WOLFS + Lost Boys and Fairies
(via Shutterstock) Such diversity this time around! Fantasy, beautiful queer drama and some comedy from two big stars – there’s something for everyone my friends, whether you’re heading to the cinema of cosying up in front an enormous screen at home. Grab some popcorn, lick those choc tops and glory Continue Reading
Hello TV shows! My three favourite AppleTV+ opening credits right now
(via Shutterstock) Opening credits once upon a time were a big thing, almost as big deal as the show they introduced and often encapsulating the premise of the show is one handy, very musical package. But while the golden age of opening sequences might be long gone, there are still Continue Reading