He may only have four films under his belt, but Essex-born director Ben Wheatley is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in British cinema. Last Friday, he released his new film A Field In England on several platforms simultaneously (premiering in both cinema and on Film4's TV channel). With … [Read more...]
Is It Zed or Zee? – World War Z – Dork Review
World War Z has had a bit of a journey from book to film. After countless years in Development Hell, and claims that the book was unfilmable, the adaptation of Max Brooks zombie apocalypse classic finally hit screens last month. Fronted by Brad Pitt, with his production company Plan B backing and … [Read more...]
“I’m Going For A Walk, I May Take All Season.” Game of Thrones S3E10 – Dork Review
Season finale time in Game of Thrones! But moderate your throbbing anticipation, as we all know by now that Thrones finale time means epilogues to the big action of the year, which happens in the previous week. But they normally include an exciting climax to that season’s Daenerys storyline to make … [Read more...]
4 Amazing Sex And The City Moments
In 1998, television introduced us to a far more glamorous world than we'd known. Into our lives waltzed curly-haired no-nonsense sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw, accompanied by three friends, a gaggle of men and a designer shoe collection to rival that of Imelda Marcos. Can you believe that was 15 … [Read more...]
Fear Is A Choice – After Earth – Dork Review
Hollywood has gone Apocalypse-mad, it seems. After Tom Cruise-starring Oblivion and before the quadruple whammy of World War Z, This Is The End, The World's End (which is British, but still) and Pacific Rim comes this father/son two-hander by the Messrs. Will and Jaden Smith. Oh, and it's … [Read more...]
Death Of A Party! Game of Thrones S3E9 – Dork Review
It's been a strange day on the internet, as the UK Game of Thrones watching community coped in various ways with spoilers leaking out of America. Some embraced them to avoid trauma, others ran screaming through Twitter, ducking and diving as if under heavy machine gunfire. But regardless: it's … [Read more...]
Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who! Are we angry? Who should replace him?
People had been whispering about a potential change-of-Time-Lord at Doctor Who for a while, so after rumours of an “upcoming big announcement” hit the internet last night, it wasn't a huge surprise when it turned out to be Matt Smith leaving the show. Our floppy-haired hero will appear in November's … [Read more...]
Typical Bloody Royal Wedding, Overshadowing Everything Else… Game Of Thrones S3E8 – Dork Review
A few weeks back, covering episode four of Game of Thrones , I enthused about how impressively this season had avoided lapsing into a dull mid-section. Well, I might’ve fired off those missiles early, as the latest effort has a hint of flab showing around its midriff. Only a hint, though – … [Read more...]
Eat The Rude – Five Reasons To Watch Hannibal
If you're the sort of discerning viewer of television that stays up late just to catch the best shows, you may have noticed this one around. Hannibal, a series concocted by Bryan Fuller (of Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me fame) tells the story of the uneasy friendship between FBI Special … [Read more...]
Who is the Doctor? Who is Clara? Why always that bloody leaf? Doctor Who series 7 finale – Dork Review
So, the long-awaited series finale of Doctor Who. It's been a patchy series – a lot of it, to be honest, just kinda okayish, but they've still set up a decent pile of mysteries to resolve in this last one. Who is Clara? What is the Doctor's name? Steven Moffat might now tell us. Hold on to your … [Read more...]
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