Watching Oprah back in the day I always sensed that there was something that distinguished her from other talk show hosts. Very perceptive of me, right? When I saw her act, and how brilliant she was, and every time I Read more…
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I have to admit I thought this movie was going to be a little like Mortal Kombat when it started off. I will say I didn\’t hate Mortal Kombat, but it was a very glib association. This movie for me Read more…
When one sits down to a Nicholas Cage movie one wonders whether they are getting Nick Cage passion project, or Nick Cage filthy lucre project. This feels like the former. I have to admit, when I started watching it I Read more…
There were a couple of obvious moments which reminded me of Tarkovsky, but the Russian director came to mind as a touchstone for the whole sensibility of the movie. I\’ll be interested to see if I read this anywhere in Read more…
I remember hearing \”She\’s So High\” back when it first came out. Blur weren\’t really my thing at that point. The second album \”Modern Life Is Rubbish\” didn\’t make much of an impact on my either. \”Parklife\” though really struck Read more…
I read descriptions of this show that said it has no redeemable or likable characters. While I don\’t think that\’s necessarily true, it is a very claustrophobic show. When that first domino falls and the rally running through people\’s lives Read more…
I love Star Trek, and I love the newer additions to the universe: Discovery, Prodigy and Picard. But I have to say that one of my favourite things about new Star Trek is The Ready Room with Wil Wheaton. Wil Read more…
There are two types of sci-fi — the kind where you are looking at something exploring so far beyond the bounds of what is known that you entirely suspend your disbelief and view it more as a kind of fantasy, Read more…
How many people are out there who can look at a serious issue in the world and wrap it in humor so people can swallow it, without diluting the impact of the message? There are definitely more than there used Read more…
In a way that no other show other than Ted Lasso makes you feel happy and good about humanity, The World According To Jeff Goldblum is the perfect antidote to the bad news out there in the general world of Read more…