So, this week’s Doctor Who was certainly a game-changer. The ongoing crack-in-time storyline took another step forward, and something horrible happened to a regular cast member, all of which I’ll be elaborating upon later. (So stop reading this and go watch the episode if you’re one of the “NO … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – The Hungry Earth review
This week in Doctor Who, the Time Lord faces the return of an old and deadly foe: Some soil! See our hero fighting dirt! Be disappointed when he fails to produce a sonic trowel! Sorry, that was unfair, much like reviewing the first half of a two-parter on its own. The Hungry Earth is not entirely … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – Amy’s Choice review
A potential turning point in Doctor Who this week, as Amy Pond must finally decide where her heart lies: thrilling adventures with the Doctor, or a quiet life with Rory – a man who would be sensible and dependable if he could only stop falling over. Rather than a whole episode of Amy listing pros … [Read more...]
Ashes To Ashes: 5 questions the final two-parter must answer!
When Ashes To Ashes came to our screens in 2008, there was a general 'meh' reaction, with the odd 'really angry' thrown in there for good measure. Most were simply annoyed that it wasn't just like Life On Mars, while others really disliked our new hero, Alex Drake. But me, I loved it. I saw that it … [Read more...]
Review: Robin Hood
When this Robin Hood movie was first conceived, it was going to be called ‘Nottingham’, and feature Russell Crowe as a sympathetic Sheriff, tormented by that pesky outlaw. Several permutations later, and after the hiring of Ridley Scott to direct, the project settled into a less experimental state, … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Iron Man 2
The second appearance of Iron Man comes with added weight to his armour: High expectations. The first Iron Man was a minor surprise hit, converting dork buzz into genuine success through light-hearted yet highly budgeted punching and the perfect casting of Robert Downey Jr as the metal man … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Heroes – Season Four
Last Saturday, the fourth season of Heroes finally finished on BBC2. Well, I say Saturday, it was actually the wee hours of Sunday, because they crammed the final two episodes into a double bill, then shoved them back in time, Hiro-style, due to the snooker over-running. It’s as if they don’t really … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Vampires Of Venice review
This week in Doctor Who, something very predictable happened: The Doctor met a seemingly paranormal threat, and quickly exposed it as a science-fiction menace instead. Never mind the gay agenda and the Scottish agenda, there should be more talk about the “Ghosts are stupid!” agenda. But that was … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Time Of Angels/Flesh & Stone
Having survived his first episode and first encounter with the Daleks, Matt Smith’s glowing eleventh Doctor comes up against his first two-parter. Fortunately, he has grand high writer Steven Moffat to hand. Free of the need to delicately introduce our new hero, this is Moffat Unbound. He … [Read more...]
Is Avatar’s Tree Of Souls in Hyde Park worth seeing?
To coincide with Monday’s DVD release of James Cameron’s blue-skinned elf-fest, an “installation” of Avatar’s Tree Of Souls was to be erected in Hyde Park over the weekend until the 26th April. It would apparently be interactive, fibreoptic, iPhone compatible, shiny, modern and shiny. Since I had … [Read more...]
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