A review by Nalini Haynes In 2009 a flock of birds struck a US Airlines plane, destroying both engines. Without propulsion, the plane was going …
TV & movie reviews
Legends of Tomorrow season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes DC’s minor superheroes are the Legends of Tomorrow, men and women whose contribution to history is negligible, are recruited by …
On The Twelfth Day Of Christmas (2015)
A review by Lynne Larby Freshman Maggie (Brooke Nevin from Breakout Kings and Scorpion) is working at the campus radio station on the twelfth day …
Suicide Squad (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Amanda Waller wants to put together a new kick-ass team to beat the next Superman in case he’s not as …
The Crown season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes Netflix has joined the trend of screen productions focusing on the British Monarchy by bringing us The Crown, a season …
Goodwood by Holly Throsby
A review by Nalini Haynes Jean is in her final year of high school in Goodwood, a small Australian country town in 1992, when people …
Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
A review by Nalini Haynes Tilly Dunnage, the dressmaker, returns to a small Australian town in the 1950s to look after her mother, colloquially known …
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
The third in the reboot/new universe series, Star Trek Beyond has the distinction of being co-written by Simon Pegg, a science fiction aficionado, fanboy and …
Doctor Strange (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Doctor Strange is another comic book superhero movie from Marvel so it’s from the most popular comic book–movie stable with …
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Twenty years after the first Independence Day movie, humanity expects the aliens to return and they’re ready. Or so they think. …
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Jake (Asa Butterfield) is at school when he’s called to help his grandfather, Abe Portman (Terrence Stamp) who Jake believes …
Luke Cage season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes Over the long weekend, the minion and I watched the entire first season of Luke Cage. For those who came …
Warcraft (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes After years of a strategy game followed by an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online game), Warcraft has a definitive legacy and …
Killjoys season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes The minion was down with a virus last weekend so, in his manflu-pathology, he meeped about wanting Killjoys. ‘I wanted …
Down Under (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Shit-stick is a stoner sloth type who’s giving his cousin Evan a driving lesson before they settle in to watch …