The New Year has commenced so that means the awards buzz begins too. Within the space of a week we’ve seen the nomination announcements for the Oscars and the BAFTAs, and the Golden Globes have been duly dispensed. Let’s dig ...
Read More »BAFTA 2015: The Dirge of Awards
Here in the UK, the BAFTAs just rolled around and it seems a fitting time to dissect the awards season. In some ways the British Academy Awards act as a prelude to the Oscars, alongside other non-American film ceremonies, and ...
Read More »The tale of two sitcoms: Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Enlisted
The sitcom format had some major wins this year. At the top of the list is award winning (Golden Globe) police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This series has been relentlessly funny all season. The publicity the Golden Globes brought helped this ...
Read More »Dallas Buyers Club: Screw the FDA. I’m gonna be DOA.
As a big Matthew McConaughey fan, I was really looking forward to seeing Dallas Buyers Club. While the film has been out in the US since November last year, it was only released in the UK in February. Well, it ...
Read More »The 71st Golden Globe Awards: Thoughts on the winners
It has always been confounding to me that the winners of prestigious industry awards when it comes to TV, films, and books (amongst other industries), always seemed to be ‘critic’s choices’. Now, I recognize that I may have generalized in ...
Read More »The Universe Report: A roundup of the week’s pop culture news
Are you curious about what’s been happening in the pop culture universe this week? Look no further… The MTV Video Music Awards were held on Sunday night in the US. And since then, all anyone has been able to talk ...
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