(via Shutterstock) How much popcorn is too much popcorn? Is there such a thing? And can you live on choc tops alone? They are all vitally important questions when the movie trailers keep coming and coming and you face the, not altogether unappealing prospect, of spending a considerable chunk of Continue Reading
Movie review: Thelma the Unicorn
(courtesy IMP Awards) When your 11-year-old niece, who fancies herself as a nascent YouTuber, and who has the personality and presentation chops to deliver on her aspirations, says via snappily-recorded video that you need to watch and review the new Thelma the Unicorn film, you can’t, of course, say no. Continue Reading
Book review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
(courtesy Hachette Australia) There is a point, when you have read many novels, where you begin if there is truth to the fact that there is nothing new under the sun. It’s not that what you’re reading isn’t clever, heartfelt or imaginative; they often are and they make reading the Continue Reading
Star Trek Discovery S5 review: Episodes 5 (“Mirrors”), 6 (“Whistlespeak), 7 (“Erigah”) and 8 (“Labyrinths”)
(courtesy IMP Awards) EPISODE 5: “Mirrors” If you thought getting bounced around centuries of time and space was a LOT for Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of Discovery to put up with “Face the Strange”) and as weird and out there as this season could get, then think Continue Reading
Movie review: The Idea of You
(courtesy IMP Awards) In the romantically unreal world of romance-cons, it’s rare to come across an emotion that feels even halfway authentic. That’s not necessarily a bad thing in this much-loved genre; after all, we pay to see these movies for just these escapist qualities, ripe with the ability to Continue Reading
Everyone deserves a chance to fly: Epic new trailer drops for Wicked the movie
(image courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy, Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Continue Reading
Book review: Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Key Lime Sky was provide as a preview through NetGalley and is due for release in print and digital formats on 13 August 2024. It is always impressive to read a book by an author where an audaciously out-there premise is not only brilliantly and fulsomely Continue Reading
Tons o’ TV trailers: The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power S2, Only Murders in the Building S4, House of the Dragon S2 + news on Heartstopper S3
(via Shutterstock) August is shaping up to be a busy month in streaming land! Ah, what are saying? In the age of digital streaming plenty, every month, week and day is frantic, manic and full-on, ironically turning something that should be, and once was, escapist fun, into something more akin Continue Reading
Book review: Sit, Stay, Love by Amy Hutton
(courtesy Simon & Schuster Australia) It goes without saying, and yet of course we are going to stay it still, that romantic comedies come up with a bulging Cupid’s quiver full of tropes, clichés and expectations. That’s not a bad thing necessarily since the reason we love a particular type Continue Reading
A trio of terrific movie trailers: Twisters (new trailer), Good One and Fancy Dance
(via Shutterstock) As the year moves on, so does the ceaseless release of movie trailers. This post’s selection is a mix of blockbuster and arthouse which neatly matches this blogger’s eclectic taste in films; sometimes you watch something epic and bombastic, sometimes quiet and interior but always with a good Continue Reading