The first issue of the official Walking Dead Magazine is here! I've experienced both the comic and the TV show, so was excited to sink my teeth into an advance copy. We've got features covering not only the two most famous versions, but video games, tie-in novels and such as well. So, never one … [Read more...]
Grimm: Season Two – Dork Preview
Last year, I watched a few episoides of Grimm, the series that asks the ultimate question: what if Buffy was trapped in an urban police procedural? And was a man? Well, he'd run around fighting fairytale monsters, it seems. Anyway, I decided it was competent, but didn't exactly rise above the … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Death Song of Uther Pendragon – Dork Review
Now the opening two-parter is over, does that mean the BBC's Merlin goes back to business as usual? Comedy antics, bromantic hinting and regular characters falling in love with baddies? Well, in last year's episode #3, former King Uther Pendragon dropped dead. This time, he's back for a … [Read more...]
The Walking Dead: Seed – Dork Review
The zombies return for a third year in The Walking Dead, ready to chew everyone up and spit them out, probably because we reviewers were so mean about their previous run. Yes, it had pacing problems in the middle and was over-soapy, but they seemed to get their shit back together by the last few … [Read more...]
Red Dwarf X: Lemons – Dork Review
Halfway through this all-new all-modern Red Dwarf series, we get the first location shoot. So far, it's been all budget-saving onboard action, which has boosted the old-school early years feel of the comedy. So, now that they've dared to leave Red Dwarf, has the spell been broken? Find out … [Read more...]
Top five time travel films in honour of Looper
If you haven't had your fill of time travel motion pictures recently thanks to Looper, Charles has put together a list of his favourite dimension-defying flicks. Which is your favourite? 1. 12 Monkeys Willis (again) plays a convict from a future Earth ravaged by a deadly virus. He's sent back … [Read more...]
Strictly Come Dancing – Week One Highlights
It is the season to be jolly! Well, if you're a fan of sparkly dresses and ballroom dancing anyway. Yeah, time-honoured Autumn telly favourite Strictly Come Dancing is back, and with it, a certain glam has returned to Saturday nights. It's already off to a good start. For the first … [Read more...]
Merlin: Arthur’s Bane – Part 2 – Dork Review
Merlin is back for the second half of its series premiere, and you know their tricks by now. I'm not going to list them in this intro though, as they are kinda spoilers. So, is “Arthur's Bane” a hulking Batman villain with a sideways goatse on his face? Or something more insidious? And what's up … [Read more...]
Red Dwarf X: Fathers & Suns – Dork Review
The latest episode of Red Dwarf X has aired! After last week’s pleasant surprise, did this second episode continue the trend of being quite good, or was it a devastating return to the ropey form of recent series? Well, it hedges its bets nicely. As before, you can attempt to watch this on the … [Read more...]
Looper review: Lower your expectations and you’ll love it
In 2044, time travel hasn't been invented, but 30 years later, it will have been. Outlawed immediately, it's used by organised crime bosses to send people back in time, so hitmen in the past can kill them and dispose of the bodies. It's an untraceable crime – from the future's point of view, the … [Read more...]
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