After the first episode of Sherlock, audience reaction was hysterical. Twitter had an orgasm and reviewers spilled so much praise onto their keyboards that they exploded in a shower of plastic. (Seriously, I’ve only just picked the S key out of my hair.) So perhaps it was inevitable that when the … [Read more...]
The A-Team: Dork Review
The summer cinema season tends to be chock-full of flashy, mindless showpieces with lots of explosions and a hefty dollop of cheesy white-toothed grins. This summer’s reboot of The A-Team certainly fits the bill. If you tuned-in to The A-Team on TV back in the ‘80s, you’ll no doubt have fond … [Read more...]
Scott Pilgrim – The Comics: Dork Review
Scott Pilgrim, the Canadian-manga series by Bryan Lee O’Malley, has been the independent comics success story of recent years. From the first volume in 2004, momentum has steadily built until the sixth and last book in the series was released to an eager public last week. Midnight openings, huge … [Read more...]
Mark Gatiss interview: “Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are immortal”
By now, you'll hopefully have read what our resident film and TV expert Nick had to say on the opening episode of Sherlock, and developed your own opinion on the modern adaptation. But how did Doctor Who power duo Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss feel about tackling the much-loved stories? Gatiss … [Read more...]
Shrek Forever After: Dork Review
Although Shrek has become a critical whipping boy over the course of its sequels, you can’t discount its success. Four high-grossing films, and a Puss In Boots spin-off next year, or so Wikipedia informs me. Even the mighty Pixar haven’t yet managed a franchise with this much sheer volume. But … [Read more...]
Sherlock – A Study In Pink: Dork Review
After a long wait, Sherlock bounds onto BBC1 to solve mysteries and seem quirky. Although devoid of aliens or goblins, it has attracted the geek eye due largely to co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, both writers on the all-conquering Doctor Who. The first episode, written by Moffat, has … [Read more...]
Inception: Dork Review
There are enough positive reviews of Inception on the internet for me to wallpaper my house, without having to re-use a single one. By the time I finally saw this universally acclaimed modern classic, I somewhat wanted to hate it. I thought it might make this post more interesting for the reader, … [Read more...]
Tron Legacy movie trailer
All the luckiest geeks and nerds in the world are currently congregating in San Diego for Comic-Con International. It's the annual global nerdgasm during which all the exciting movie press junkets take place and new trailers are revealed (as well as being a fully-fledged exhibition covering … [Read more...]
The Guild, Season 4: Dork Review
With relatively little dork-friendly television on the conventional airwaves, it makes perfect sense to turn to the internet. After all, it’s The Future. And as luck would have it, hugely successful web television series The Guild has just started its fourth season. Released online in weekly … [Read more...]
Sherlock: Five things Moffat needs to build a better Holmes
This week, we've got a guest post from Sherlock Holmes superfan and London-based Northern nerdlinger Rob Hinchcliffe. I love Sherlock Holmes. Have done ever since I was a kid. I’ve read all the original stories many times over, dragged my mum and dad to the Young Sherlock Holmes movie (twice), … [Read more...]
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