Ode to Physical Media

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We live in a world where entertainment has solidified its place on the screens of our iPads, iPhones, iSewing Machines, smart TV’s, computers etc. No matter if you want to watch the newest… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Tom and Huck’

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During the 1990’s Jonathan Taylor Thomas was arguably the top young star in show business. Given that the platform for his success was the TV show Home Improvement on the Disney-owned ABC, it… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Son of Frankenstein’

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Mary Shelley’s creation is arguably the crown jewel of the Universal Monsters franchise. The creature make-up artist Jack Pierce and director James Whale crafted for Boris Karloff to show-off has become nothing short… Continue reading

The Weirdest Thing ‘The Simpsons’ Ever Did

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There was a time when The Simpsons was the most hotly anticipated new thing we’d ever experienced. Being the era of analogue satellite communication, we didn’t get American shows in Australia until there’d… Continue reading

Creepy Mystery: The Unknown Sailor

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In 1945, the US Public Health Service Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts primarily served to patch up wounded servicemen from the war. Given they were in Boston the bulk of these patients were sailors… Continue reading

Best Episode of Star Trek Ever

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Space is the final frontier and for a mere three seasons, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew explored that frontier. Created by Gene Rodenberry, Star Trek represented an idea that someday the… Continue reading

Disney Marathon: ‘The Wild’

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The last time we looked at Sleeping Beauty, one of the best known and most recognisable movies in the Disney canon. Now it’s time for one of the most forgotten and buried Disney… Continue reading

Predicting the Future of Cinema

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Throughout this pandemic have frequently heard the phrase “return to normal”, but with something which impacted the world at this level there is no going back to the original normal. I could go… Continue reading

Disney Marathon: ‘Sleeping Beauty’

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We’re on holiday, and that means we’re going to smash out some more Disney reviews! For someone who’s a bit of a Disney nerd you’d be surprised to hear that I’ve never seen… Continue reading

Classic Scene: Ferris Wheel

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Ferris Wheel The Third Man (1949) Directed by Carol Reed The Scene: The belief that his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) was dead is what has had Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) navigating the… Continue reading