A master of style, Trent Dalton’s novel “Boy Swallows Universe” is a true page-turner that has a lot to offer. Then, how has Cadbury cracked the Easter egg market with its Christmas-esque ad? Finally, the next War and Peace update.

Cross my heart I’m not crying! Is Pixar’s ‘Up’ an intricate movie, or does it rely too much on some emotional moments? Plus criticism of distasteful companies in Ad of the Week, and War and Peace (as usual).

In the most ambitious episode yet, I discuss my favourite Shakespeare play ‘Othello’ and ask important questions like, “Is Iago the Devil?” and, “why is there no good adaptation of the play?” Plus the usual mini segments Ad of the Week and War and Peace

The nostalgia-filled Kingdom Hearts, one of the greatest games ever, provides a launching point to discuss video games as texts, as well as a chance for me to reminisce and reflect on why I love the series so much. Then, Ad of the Week and the usual update for War and Peace.

Has Sam Mendes entered the elite group of filmmakers? His technically brilliant film 1917 is up for review this week, with a new segment critiquing some truly terrible advertisements, with the usual update of War and Peace

Nigerian postcolonial author Chinua Achebe has written a wide range of texts, including novels, essays, short stories and poems. In this episode, I discuss two of his poems, ‘Mother in a Refugee Camp’ and ‘Vultures.’ And as always, I finish with a ‘War and Peace’ update.

The wonderful film ‘Twelve Angry Men’ continues to have relevance and meaning for our lives. I give a short discussion of its enduring value, and continue to update my ‘War and Peace’ progress.

Nostalgia and cuteness aside, were there any redeeming features of 2019’s ‘Pokémon: Detective Pikachu’? And as always, a ‘War and Peace’ update

Almost as famous as the game itself are the ads shown during the Super Bowl. I break down 6 of the best from the 2020 Super Bowl, including the Doritos Cool Ranch, Mountain Dew Zero, Jeep, Hyundai, Alexa and Google ads. So much intertextuality! And of course, the weekly update of War and Peace

The 2019 film ‘Knives Out’ has a somewhat formulaic plot, but enough surprises to be better than most crime stories. I’ll discuss what I thought of it and it’s place in 2019 cinema. Plus, the weekly ‘War and Peace’ segment.