I have never hidden my extreme love for science fiction, and Joss Whedonās Firefly television series is no exception. In fact, one of my first reviews for the Other Press was Serenity: Those Left Behind, a graphic novel that focussed on the timeline between the end of the television series to the beginning of the 2005 movie continuation, Serenity.
Based on the hit musical by composer Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd) and playwright James Lapine (The Moment When), the film version of Into the Woods follows the story of a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who wish to have a child. Before they can, they need to find four items for a witch (Meryl Streep) who in exchange will end the curse on them.
Netflix portrays a wide range of shows, from the prison dramady Orange is the New Black to the political thriller House of Cards. The streaming service has continued creating captivating shows with its latest, a historical drama called Marco Polo.
In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin Oakenshield has a fever dream in which he drowns in a river of the very gold he sought so desperately. I can think of no visual metaphor to better describe the current state of the Hobbit film franchise.
Based on a true story and set in England in 1939, The Imitation Game brings back to life the behind-the-scenes efforts of mathematician Alan Turing and his team to end the war through means of cracking an āimpossibleā Nazi code called Enigma.
Some novels grab you right away with strong, specific detail, forcing you into the head of a relatable character. Such novels are easy to fall in love with. Alexandra Leggatās The Incomparables is not one of those novels. Its surface is resistant at first, and difficult throughout.
Now that Christmas is over, itās time to start thinking about the next card-giving holiday: Valentineās Day. No longer just a holiday for mushy romantics, Valentineās Day is about to get geeky with Nerdy Words, a new card-making company from Tottenham, Ontario.
Board games based on licensed products are usually not good. They are either a cosmetic upgrade to a classic board game, or a rushed out game with clunky mechanics or gameplay that distances itself from the source material. Being a self-professed Browncoat, I was thrilled to discover this is not the case with Firefly: The Game.
On December 28, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed; the plane was carrying 162 passengers and crew. At least 30 have since been confirmed dead, with the number likely to grow as search operations continue.
Twenty-two years after the BC AirCare program was initiated in 1992, the program ended on January 1. AirCare was dedicated towards reducing the air pollution caused by vehicles.
