*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM (FUN HUH?)* Early on in “Not Fade Away”, and perched on top of the roof his dad’s girlfriend’s house watching the undead world go by while he films it, Chris (Lorenzo James Henrie) ironically notes that their new military protectors Continue Reading
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And the winner of the best unnamed character in a TV or movie is … Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver is a beautiful, wonderful, amazing city. I’ve been there many times, partly I think because I was a Canadian in another life and needed to let my inner Canuck run free, partly because it’s on the west coast of Canada and thus way closer to Australia than Toronto Continue Reading
When Cookie Met Sally: Sesame Street deliciously spoofs that scene from the iconic romcom
I think we can all agree that the people who make Sesame Street are ridiculously, amazingly, creatively brilliant right? From the catchy, lively segments on learning your ABCs and 123s through to a thousand other small but meaningful segments, they routinely find a way to make education an endlessly Continue Reading
Hold back the Demons: The Shannara Chronicles and the fight for magic and peace
SNAPSHOT The Four Lands, normally a land of magic and peace, faces a threat beyond man: Demons. Banished ages ago, they were held back by a magical wall known as the Forbidding. Yet the source of that magic, the magical tree known as the Ellcrys, is dying, and thus Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “The Dog” (S1, E3 review)
*SPOILERS … AND DOG TARTAR ON THE MENU* I have long held to the idea, rather romantically I must admit, that being a dog in a movie or TV show is a pretty sweet deal. In pretty much every case I can think of, while humanity goes to the Continue Reading
Of course you want to check in to Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (trailer)
SNAPSHOT “In the series, Oliver must navigate the mystical, surprising and sometimes dangerous world where there is never a quiet night and the monstrous guests can be a little high maintenance. ‘Oscar’s Hotel’ transports its audience to a whimsical, fantastical universe where Oliver, a twenty-something manager’s assistant, finds himself as Continue Reading
“Eh … What’s up Doc?” Why a new Bugs Bunny cartoon, Wabbit (poster + teaser trailer)
It’s Bugs Bunny Jim, but not as we know him. In the same year that good old Bugs Bunny celebrated his 75th birthday – he first appeared in a 1940 Tex Avery cartoon A Wild Hare – he is back with an all new series, Wabbit – A Looney Tunes Continue Reading
“It is I, your furry pal, Grover!” 3 reasons why he is my favourite Sesame Street character
I can still remember that magical Christmas eve back in the early ’70s – OK they were all magical but this is the one that I remember most especially – when I work up at 2 a.m. and quietly checked the pillow cases hung at the end of our beds Continue Reading
Can you ever outrun your past? Season 2 of The Leftovers asks the big questions (poster + trailer)
SNAPSHOT What if your life was upended in an instant? What if your spouse or your child disappeared right in front of your eyes? Was it the Rapture or something even more difficult to explain? How would you rebuild your life in the wake of such a devastating event? Continue Reading
Yup, there are zombies living among us: iZombie season 2 drops a catchy teaser trailer
SNAPSHOT Olivia “Liv” Moore (Rose McIver) was a rosy-cheeked, disciplined, over-achieving medical resident who had her life path completely mapped out… until the night she attended a party that unexpectedly turned into a zombie feeding frenzy. Now a med student-turned-zombie, she takes a job in the coroner’s office to Continue Reading