Mary Poppins Returns is a sequel to the 1964 classic Disney film. The mantle of P.L. Travers’ iconic governess is passed on from Julie Andrews to Emily Blunt for this ‘return’. The movie is set 20 years after the original, in depression-era London, and now follows the lives of Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks … Continue reading A short thought-piece on Mary Poppins Returns
I had a moment of reflection the other day. I was watching Days of Future Past, and I was paying close(er) attention to Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage), more specifically to his motivations and what made him (in my humble opinion) an excellent villain. I think it’s sad that Trask’s role didn’t impact the movie as much … Continue reading Reminiscences of the X-Men and intolerance
Netflix keeps feeding my need for geeky material, and the latest fix comes in the form of Penny Dreadful. What I knew prior to watching: It’s set on victorian London, it has a dark tone with supernatural aspects to the story. There’s magic or incantations or something of sorts. It has literary references and some … Continue reading Penny Dreadful- My running commentary of episode one
I read a couple of Sci-Fi recommendations earlier that made my skin crawl. So, at no one’s request, I’ll post a short list of Sci-Fi movies you’ve got to see (in no particular order of importance): Star Wars (at least the original trilogy) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Close Encounters of The Third … Continue reading Science fiction movies you’ve got to see
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