We’re finally beyond kissing sleeping people, unrealistic expectations, and Stockholm Syndrome – here’s the surprising depth of modern Disney films. I think it’s pretty well documented how questionable many of the earlier lessons in fairytale type DIsney classics have been...

It’s sometimes hard to find a new show that’s enjoyable, but last year I did just that. Here are 14 recent hidden gems for your watchlist. As I talked about in more detail in Crossing The Threshold Into Middle Age...

There’s no denying the numbers anymore, but life’s prime comes with a whole lot of reality checks – this is my 2023 in review across the threshold into middle age. Congratulations friends, we made it through another year. So much...

Isn’t it time to unwrap hope from under the shadows? Here’s how to reclaim Christmas joy this year. It’s Christmas again. It feels like this time of year always lives in the extremes – of great and sweeping Christmas joy...

Are the shows we watch really conditioning us to hook up and break up? Here are 6 shows and movies about staying together. I had a Facebook reel pop up the other day talking about Star Wars. I had really...

Trigger warning for mental health/suicide, and moderate spoilers. Nolan is one of my favourite directors and he didn’t pull any punches on a complex issue. Here’s why Oppenheimer’s most poignant scene has nothing to do with science. I recently wrote...