Books can be incredible in a credible way. And while the plot at the centre of Kathryn Craft’s The Far End of Happy is incredible, the web within which it is placed will feel credible to many. Although they started their married life giddy with excitement at the bright future before them, Ronnie and her… Read More Book Review: ‘The Far End of Happy’ by Kathryn Craft
While the series has come under attack numerous times because of the repetitive nature of its formula, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation remains in my opinion one of the best crime drama series television has to offer, continuously reinventing itself and keeping fans coming back again and again, even after ten years, for more of the… Read More Book Review: CSI: An Insider’s Guide to the TV Phenomenon by Titan Books
Those of you who have been reading my BC articles regularly know that I am a huge X-Files fan. Most of my friends know this, and every year, I get the same emails: which X-Files episodes would be the best to watch during a scare-fest? So here are my recommendations for 2009’s X-Files scare-fest. Rather… Read More What to Watch on Halloween: A Healthy Dose of OMG from The X-Files
The movie Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire is difficult yet inspiring to watch. Precious is a teenager who is humiliated and degraded at the hands of the people who should have protected her: her parents (especially her mother). Needless to say, Precious doesn’t feel too good about herself, and understandably has a… Read More Music Review: Precious, Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock stars in The Blind Side (available on DVD and Blu-Ray March 23). Based on Michael Lewis’ 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, this movie tells the extraordinary story of Michael Oher and the woman who helped him achieve his potential, Leigh Anne Tuohy. Michael Oher spent the… Read More DVD Review: The Blind Side
Nothing beats a good ghost story. From Sixth Sense to The Others to The X-Files’ episode “How the Ghosts Stole Christmas”, these are the stories that got me into writing in the first place. Thus it comes as no surprise that I jumped at the opportunity to watch Deadline, a haunted house movie featuring Brittany… Read More DVD Review: Deadline
Supernatural’s last episode before its six-week hiatus was nothing short of underwhelming. Don’t get me wrong; the episode was, in itself, fantastic. It wasn’t just a filler; it brought in another Apocalypse-related figure, i.e. our second Horseman of the Apocalypse, Famine. However, only die-hard fans will be left wanting more, and anxiously counting down the… Read More TV Review: Supernatural, Season 5, Episode 14: My Bloody Valentine
Yet another great season from a great show, the fifth year of The Office continues to make us laugh with the day-to-day adventures of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton team. By season five, The Office has the feel of a bunch of old friends you’re really happy to see rather than an amazing party you can’t… Read More DVD Review: The Office – Season Five
A delectable show about the sometimes ambiguous battle between good and evil, Once Upon a Time is a retelling of classic fairy tales woven into one beautiful tapestry. At the centre of this retelling is the concept of true love explored in a slightly more layered way one would expect of the genre, as love… Read More TV Review: Once Upon a Time, Season 1
My job often takes me on the road, more often than not. In the days when I am travelling, my laptop is my lifeline, the one constant in my life. I can often be seen at local wireless cafés, typing away, working on a project while chatting with friends. Being online, having these conversations, brings… Read More The Black Eye