There’s a little bit of a rebellious teenager that remains inside us all, a little voice continuing to whisper in our ear, “to hell with authority – I want to be me”. The Hunger Games Number One pricked the ears of our 15-year-old alter egos… Read More »THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
We all have our little foibles – those funny little traits that make us us. Some we hide away for only ourselves to know of, others we thrive on, nurturing and becoming them. And then there are those that just sneak out, no matter how hard… Read More »FRANCES HA: VICARIOUS QUIRKS
With the school holidays – and wet weather – upon us, this one’s going out to all the parents: at the end of their tethers, balding through stress and busting thermometers with a scorching case of cabin fever. Your remedy is at hand, double-strength. 1.… Read More »SUPERMEN & MONSTERS: DOING IT FOR THE KIDS
I have to admit I was pretty skeptical while waiting for the titles to roll on Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic indulgence. The Great Gatsby is such a fantastic novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald perfectly portrays the opulence of the early 1920s, pre-depression America; the pure desperation… Read More »THE GREAT GATSBY: RE-INVENTED NOT REMADE
When I was a kid, I had an infatuation with the Swiss Family Robinson and the Johnny Weissmuller, black and white era of Tarzan: the bamboo cabin slung high in a tree, living, as we so crave now, entirely self-sufficiently and off the grid. Thor… Read More »Kon Tiki: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
