It’s Eurovision Song Contest time again folks! Let loose the glitter bombs of fabulous music now! So, in the seven weeks leading up to the grand final on Saturday 23 May 2015, I will be profiling the acts and reviewing the songs of 5-6 countries each week, giving my unvarnished, unguarded Continue Reading
They’re all out to get you in USA network’s intriguing new show Mr Robot
SNAPSHOT USA Network presents MR. ROBOT, a psychological thriller that follows Elliot (Rami Malek, The Pacific), a young programmer, who works as a cyber-security engineer by day and a vigilante hacker by night. Elliot finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious leader (Christian Slater, The Adderall Diaries) of Continue Reading
Movie review: When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Mānī)
As Anna Sasaki (Sara Takatsuki) knows only too well, it is never easy being the outsider. Remarking in the first luminously-rendered scenes of When Marnie Was There, the light, colour and attention to detail confirming that Studio Ghibli’s breathtakingly beautiful artistic trademarks are very much in place for what may Continue Reading
The Muppets are back on TV! It’s time to light the … well you know …
SNAPSHOT The Muppets return to prime time with a contemporary, documentary-style show that, for the first time ever, will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, break-ups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires; a more adult Muppet show, for kids Continue Reading
To the world beyond: Poster Posse’s magnificent alternative posters for Tomorrowland
SNAPSHOT Tomorrowland is directed by Brad Bird (of The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) who co-wrote the script with Damon Lindelof (Star Trek Into Darkness, Prometheus). Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen (Britt Robertson) bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor (George Continue Reading
Haunted by the future and the past: Minority Report (TV series) new trailer
SNAPSHOT Minority Report follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, Continue Reading
The road to Eurovision 2015: Semi-final 2 (part 2) – Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
It’s Eurovision Song Contest time again folks! Let loose the glitter bombs of fabulous music now! So, in the seven weeks leading up to the grand final on Saturday 23 May 2015, I will be profiling the acts and reviewing the songs of 5-6 countries each week, giving my Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: One film. Two images. Three amazing posters (and then some)
It takes a huge amount of skill to describe a movie in just two instantly recognisable frames but talented Swedish artist and graphic designer Viktor Hertz has managed it with his series of pictograms, an art form with which he has a particular affinity. Created by the graphic designer Continue Reading
Is that smoke in the forest? The Walking Dead’s Daryl investigates in this LEGO stop motion animated short
I am increasingly of the opinion that every single TV show, movie, book trailer and music clip – hey I am not playing favourites here – should be required by law to produce a LEGO version of itself. Yes, every single last one of them. “Is that not already Continue Reading
Movie review: Ex Machina
It’s often ben said that humanity is its own worst enemy, given that our collective shortcomings and flaws often coming close to outweighing our propensity for innovation, advancement and renewal. It’s a thesis explored with gusto, tension and an artistic film noir aesthetic in Alex Garland’s (28 Days Later, Never Let Me Continue Reading