With the autumn television series on course, what better time than to look at all the cool things coming to the telly in the next few months? First up, and coming soon to BBC Three, Canadian/American science fiction thriller Orphan Black. … [Read more...]
Coupling by Steven Moffat – Timey-Wimey Sex-Farce Retrospective
Before Steven Moffat was master of Doctor Who and Sherlock, he'd largely worked not in action-drama, but comedy. One of his last and most successful sitcom projects before joining Team Who was Coupling – on the surface, a sitcom with a simple aspiration: being the smuttier, more British … [Read more...]
5 Films To See This Autumn
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...]
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...]
5 Awesome Summer Blockbusters
It's officially summer, and you know what that means, film fanatics! Yes, blockbuster season is kicking off. Two glorious months of bonkers action flicks, hilarious comedies and those films your kids have been on tenterhooks for. To help you choose between the plethora of stars hitting your … [Read more...]










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