Alex Moreland reviews the third episode of Star Trek: Discovery… The real world doesn’t always adhere to logic. Sometimes down is up. Sometimes up is down. Sometimes when you’re lost, you’re found It’s not a unique observation, of course, but in a manner of speaking ‘Context is for Kings’ is actually the first episode of […]
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Battle at the Binary Stars’
Alex Moreland reviews the second episode of Star Trek: Discovery… They are coming. Atom by atom, they will coil around us and take all that we are. Another strong instalment here; taken with its predecessor, it’s hard not to believe that Star Trek: Discovery is in a very good position. It’s nice, actually, that it […]
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Vulcan Hello’
Alex Moreland reviews the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery. Spoilers ahead… “We’re Starfleet. We’re explorers, not soldiers.” And so it returns, and just like that it’s as though it never left. The key takeaway from Star Trek: Discovery is Michael Burnham, of course. In many ways, it’s her show; in a way quite unlike […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Maysaloun Hamoud on her new movie In Between, Palestinian cinema, and more
Alex Moreland chats with director Maysaloun Hamoud, director of ‘In Between’, aka ‘Bar Bahar’… First of all, I was going to ask – what was your starting point for In Between? Um, the starting point is the time, by chance, I started to write. It was actually – the Arab spring began around us. Even […]
Exclusive Interview – Caroline Dhavernas on Easy Living, indie films, and more
Alex Moreland chats with Easy Living star Caroline Dhavernas… So, first of all, I was going to ask how you came to be involved with Easy Living? Well, I received the script through my agency, I sent the script to my agents. I read it, I loved it. And then we had a Skype meeting […]
Exclusive Interview with the team behind Otis, an interactive crime drama
Alex Moreland chats to Bernard Zeiger and Casey Stein, the team behind Otis, an interactive crime drama… First of all, could you tell us a little bit about the development of this short – how was it originally conceived? Our development on this short began about four years ago when we stumbled on an article […]
Movie Review – Easy Living (2017)
Easy Living, 2017. Directed by Adam Keleman. Starring Caroline Dhavernas, Elizabeth Marvel, Daniel Eric Gold, and Charlie Hofheimer. SYNOPSIS: Sherry, a self-destructive makeup saleswoman, hopes a new man and business venture will provide her a fresh start. After her plans are foiled, she takes control of her life in a dramatic turn of events. SPOILERS […]
Exclusive Interview – Juliana Harkavy on Arrow, her character Dinah Drake, and more
Alex Moreland chats with Juliana Harkavy about all things Arrow… Hello Juliana! Hey Alex, how are you? I’m alright, how are you today? I’m great, thank you. Excellent! So, how did you first get involved with Arrow? So, I got the audition around October last year and I went through the audition process and the […]
Exclusive Interview – Director John Madden on Miss Sloane, feminist filmmaking and more
Alex Moreland chats with director John Madden about his latest film, Miss Sloane (slight spoilers throughout)… So, let’s talk about Miss Sloane. It’s a very dialogue heavy movie, which is in turn realised by the performances – where do you see your directorial voice shine through? Well, it’s an interesting challenge to film, because it’s […]
Exclusive Interview – Maze Runner author James Dashner on his new novel The Fever Code, the challenges of writing prequels and more
Alex Moreland chats with author James Dashner about his new Maze Runner prequel The Fever Code… Why do you write? Why do I write? Well… you know, it’s something I’ve wanted to do since I was a little kid, when I was very young and I was obsessed with books, and I grew up in […]