With Katniss Everdeen returning to the arena, the mighty Thor wielding his hammer once more and a certain dragon menacing Bilbo Baggins, you can bet that this autumn will be chock-full of brilliant films. Here's your guide to five must-sees of this autumn. … [Read more...]
Film4 FrightFest 2013: Horror at its best
Gore hounds and horror lovers rejoice! The 14th annual Film4 Frightfest hits London's West End next week, taking over the Empire Cinema on Leicester Square. The programme is full of gems to discover, and wouldn't you know it, I've got some recommendations for you. Prepare to thrill... … [Read more...]
A Chemical Imbalance: Book and film explore the role of women in science
The University of Edinburgh, with funding from The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award, has released a new film about their strong history of women chemists. A Chemical Imbalance celebrates female scientists, and looks at the reasons women are still under-represented in the field of STEM (Science, … [Read more...]
YouTube Geek Week – Five Great Moments
If you've been tuning in to YouTube's excellent Geek Week, then you will have enjoyed some amazing things so far. And the fun will continue until tomorrow, when you can get on board with Best Of Saturday. Meanwhile, if you can't wait and want to catch up on all the fun, here are five (of the many) … [Read more...]
I Am Siegeface – Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa – Dork Review
Successfully translating comedy characters from the small screen to the big screen is no mean feat. Many attempts (like Guest House Paradiso, that Keith Lemon film, The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse,... ) have fallen flat on their faces. But in recent years, films like In The Loop and The … [Read more...]
Sherlock Series 3 : A Little Glimpse
On Friday, BBC One concluded their repeats of the brilliant series two of Sherlock with the by now notorious The Reichenbach Fall (a 90-minute masterclass in how to make a fandom explode). If you were lucky enough to catch the repeat all the way through to the end, then you were in for a treat. … [Read more...]
The Twelfth Doctor: Your Guide to Peter Capaldi
It could have hardly escaped you that tonight, in the midst of the regular Sunday night television programming, the new Doctor was announced. Ever since Matt Smith announced his departure in early June, the speculation has been rife. And tonight, during a live special, Zoe Ball announced to the … [Read more...]
Seriously Bad Kaiju-ju – Pacific Rim – Dork Review
Hollywood's Summer of Destruction continues. So far, we've had Earth come under threat by aliens, middle-class robots and zombies. But in Pacific Rim, it's the robots that may end up saving our behinds, as Guillermo del Toro unleashes a band of terrifying Kaiju on to the world. Terror from the … [Read more...]
Dork Hero : Lena Headey
This week's Dork Hero is a woman who made a name for herself in the past few years by playing some of the toughest, hardest women on screens both big and small. With an ongoing role as one of the central characters in HBO's epic Game of Thrones, and plenty of geek cred to go around, she is … [Read more...]
Oh Crumbs – The World’s End – Dork Review
In a cinematic summer that seems hell-bent on destroying Hollywood, Hong Kong and even the entire planet Earth, spare a thought for the citizens of Newton Haven. It might be a fictional village, but something rather nasty is happening to it... Closing off the loosely-connected Cornetto Trilogy … [Read more...]
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