Wes Anderson delivers another highly-enjoyable stop-motion animated feature with Isle of Dogs. He penned the script from a story he developed with Jason Schwartzman, Kunichi Nomura, and Roman Coppola. Set in a not-so-distant future in Japan, the story follows young Atari (Koyu Rankin) who travels to an island to seek out his missing canine, Spots…
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), and G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)- 4K Review
Paramount Canada is gearing us up for the release of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (opens 22 July, 2021) with the release of the previous two Joe installments on newly remastered 4K. And what they give us is a sparkling picture and sound for films, that is almost as fun as playing with the toys…
Wyrd Sisters (1988) – Terry Practhett
It’s back to Discworld for this week’s book shelf, as I dig into the next titles in the humorous fantasy series from Terry Pratchett. This time around we spend some time with witches. We revisit Granny Weatherwax, and are introduced to Nanny Ogg, and Magrat, collectively christened Wryd Sisters. The trio are concerning themselves with…
Frozen (2013) – Chris Buck, and Jennifer Lee
The last title on the What Else to Watch list from DK Canada’s The Movie Book following its recommendation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is this this update of the classic Hans Christian Andersen story The Snow Queen. Featuring an enjoyable cast of characters, as well as a number of songs that have…
Doctor Who (Tom Baker) – The Masque of Mandragora
Here we are 14 (!) Seasons in, and things get a little historical for the first time in a long time as the Doctor (Baker) and Sarah-Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) find themselves back in 15th century Italy! The Masque of the Mandragora was a four part story that aired from 4 September to 25 September,…
Passport To Pimlico (1949) – Henry Cornelius
The next recommendation in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for Kind Hearts and Coronets is this amusing little film penned by T.E.B. Clarke. Set in the tiny street of Pimlico in post war bombed out London, funny things are afoot. There is an unexploded bomb in the middle of the…
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) – Robert Hamer
The Great Movies – 100 Years of Film brings me this English comedy I had never heard of before, starring Dennis Price and Alec Guinness. A tale of murder and woe told from the point of the killer seems like it may not be very funny, but this one proved to be very entertaining….
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Stephen King. Like so many others, his books were a rite of passage in my teen years. I still remember the first one I read… Salem’s Lot (loved the way he interpreted vampires). It was the third longest book I had read at that time (following Lord of the Rings, and Shogun) and I flew through…
The Mind Reels 