Do we really need another take on A Christmas Carol? Didn't the Muppets already ace that? 😉 Well actually I think they've managed to find a decent new take here, and update it for the 21st Century, too. Will Ferrell plays the Ghost of Christmas Present, one third of the 'public' facing part of a huge team … Continue reading Spirited (2022)
Sarah's Scribbles is a comic series - online, and a set of books - celebrating life as an awkward nerd. Something I can entirely get behind! 🙂 The simple style of the artwork perfectly captures the humour in various, relatable situations. Although there's no overarching 'story', there are recurring themes, including cat ownership, being an … Continue reading Oddball – Sarah Andersen
The 'Holiday Special' isn't a genre that's covered itself in glory over the years (cough Star Wars cough), but the irreverent tone of the Guardians of the Galaxy series means it's not too much of a surprise that they're having a go. At under an hour long, it felt like a good first toe-dip for me into all … Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
"In 1995 Andy got a toy. That toy was based on a movie. This is that movie." Andy, of course, being the little boy in Toy Story (1995 are you kidding me?!), and the toy in question being one Buzz Lightyear. So, this is sort of a prequel to Toy Story, the origin story for the … Continue reading Lightyear (2022)
I do love Sarah Andersen's work, particularly Sarah's Scribbles, but also the more recent branching out, such as Fangs. This is another direction again, and I first stumbled across strips from the Cryptids on Instagram. Here we have a whole collection of the weird and wonderful! So what exactly is a cryptid? The dictionary definition is: "an animal whose … Continue reading Cryptid Club – Sarah Andersen
In keeping with the 'niceness' theme from my last post, I'm really glad I tried this little animated series. You might remember Baymax from the movie, Big Hero 6 (2014): a big inflatable robot created to be a health care provider, with the greatest line of calling a cat "Hairy baby!" 🙂 His inventor's brother turns … Continue reading Baymax! (season 1)
"They were lost." Liza and Hanna have been having marriage problems for some time now, so Hanna books them a romantic weekend away in a remote Scottish hotel. Liza's irritation at not being consulted about the whole thing, though, is soon lost to the distraction of an event very close to her career as a … Continue reading Murder Most Actual – Alexis Hall
"The hunger. The damned hunger." Welcome to the offices of the Stranger Times newspaper, your first choice for all things paranormal, weird and wonderful. Werewolves on the M60? Haunted cinemas and demon-infested pubs? Read all about such things here! But despite all the team's experience with the supernatural, they weren't really prepared for vampires - because … Continue reading This Charming Man – CK McDonnell
Every morning, Roy's alarm clock wakes him up - seconds before the first assassin of the day tries to decapitate him with a machete. He has, of course, learned to expect that and react, not too difficult with his Special Forces training, but it's taken well over a hundred loops to learn the rest of … Continue reading Boss Level (2021)
I've enjoyed the What's Up Beanie comic strip online for a while now, a cute look at little pink-haired Beanie - sometimes as a child, sometimes older - and some 'acutely relatable' (as the tagline states) life situations. In this book the author takes a few of those plus a whole pile of new ones and … Continue reading What’s Up Beanie? – Alina Tysoe
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