Dallas, Texas the 11th of November 1963 a presidential motorcade approaches Elm Street, the small numbers lining the streets include fans and critics of the 35th president of the united states, and a higher than usual congregation of time travelers and science fiction characters. On the 6th floor of The Texas School Book Depository bewildered scientist Sam […]
Amazon Prime promises a “hilarious coming of age comedy” in the blurb for Dating Amber. This is bad marketing at its worst, it’s like reading the blurb for Porridge and getting the Shawshank Redemption. Dating Amber is a powerful bittersweet exploration of casual bigotry, sexual identity and the liberating joy of friendship. Eddie and Amber […]
The Harry Potter films, especially the third film onwards, are visual feasts loaded with British iconography and scenery as well, showcasing a myriad of fantastical creatures and concepts from worldwide folklore. As well as being beautiful storybooks come to life the Potter films also have a commendable amount of thematic richness not often seen in […]
In the 1990s the Spice Girls were crowned pop queens with hit after hit, their rallying cry was “Girl Power”. In practice I am not sure questionable talent bolstered with sex appeal, hardly unusual for performers of any gender in the pop world, but definitely a confusing message to the girls out there. In 2017 […]
The Joker emerges from his grey larval form Arthur Fleck (A.Fleck geddit?) like a colourful butterfly. He dances carefree down the grimy set of stairs that represented his torment earlier in the film. As his feet gracefully caress each step the soundtrack pumps out a forgotten 70s classic, Guardians of the Galaxy style. As your […]
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