HARRY HOW/GETTY A writer (and NBA fan) attempts to grapple and come to terms with the passing of Kobe Bryant One day, I will die. It’s the one guarantee of my life the moment I was born. It’s the one incontrovertible element of life that binds us all together. There is no escape from this doom. You could make the case that everything we do in … Continue reading On Legacy, Mortality and a Life’s Purpose
Photo by Francois Duhamel / Universal Pic — © 2019 Universal Pictures and Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC. All Rights Reserved. Recently I’ve been struck by the heartbreaking realisation that the veterans who fought in the unholy mess that was the First World War are all but gone. Each step away is a loss, remembrance relying on echoes. What they went through is what we hold onto, reason … Continue reading 1917 Searches For A Reason To Fight
Source: AAP Two summers in and we’re back to where we started with the disappointing final years of Channel Nine’s coverage. Can Seven and Fox Sports right the ship before it’s nothing but noise? After over 40 years, the mercy killing that was the end of Channel Nine’s cricket coverage arrived in April last year when Cricket Australia announced that they had signed a six year … Continue reading A Non-Exhaustive Outline On How To Fix Domestic Cricket Commentary
Courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures It’s not that terrible, but also, why? Audience reaction to the tech demo update of The Lion King could be perceived thusly: It reminded me of that weird shot-for-shot remake of Psycho. It reminded me of the 2006 animated film The Wild. It reminded me of every single nature documentary I’ve seen. It reminded me of Jurassic Park, Atlanta and Godzilla. It reminded … Continue reading The Lion King Reaction
CREDIT: COURTESY OF CANNES FILM FESTIVAL I am tempted to say that this review contains spoilers for simply existing. Beyond the searing exploration of classism that permeates Korean society, and has become more and more pronounced across the world, and the effortless morphing and switching of genre and tone, and probably a million other astounding things, Parasite is simply a really fucking great film. Going from … Continue reading Parasite Review
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