When sitting down to write a review of the movie Kick-Ass, I labour in the shadow of a mighty forerunner. I speak, of course, of the Daily Mail review from last Friday. In terms of sheer entertainment value, there’s no way I can compete with a review that leads off with “Verdict: … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Doctor Who’s “Eleventh Hour”
Never mind the switch of government that we’re facing; the only British regime change that counts in 2010 finally happened on Saturday night: Matt Smith took over as the Doctor in “The Eleventh Hour”. Alongside new head writer Steven Moffat and companion Karen Gillan, he crash-lands gloriously on … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Kick-Ass (The Comic)
On the evening of Monday 22nd March, whilst a glittering galaxy of stars attended the glittering première of the movie Kick-Ass in London, I curled up in my room and read the comic book upon which it was based. Frankly, I think we both know who wins. Most of the time, these films are based on … [Read more...]
Stepping into Wonderland
Let's get the truth out there first: Alice in Wonderland is indeed wonderful, unless you're expecting a Tim Burton film. If you're a die-hard Burton fan waiting for a warped, gothic version of Lewis Carroll's immortal story, you might leave the cinema with a bitter taste in your … [Read more...]
Buffy? Battlestar? Tell us your best and worst show finales
I'm beginning to suspect that my critical faculties leave something to be desired. The number of times I've found myself listening to (for some reason usually male) friends panning a season finale or a show ender while I sit in puzzled silence is starting to alarm. [OK, not really "silence", I'm not … [Read more...]
Get your science fix with Wonders of the Solar System
Professor Brian Cox is one of those ultra-annoying people who are just TOO cool. He was in a chart-topping band associated with a dawn of a new political era (that'd be D "Things can only get better" Ream) and now he's forged a second - and let's face it, even cooler - career as a top physicist. … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Being Human series 2 – The End
Over the course of two series, Being Human has been balancing its co-existing halves, much like the characters within. The funny flatshare soap, pitted against the gothic fantasy. Neither the show nor its leads have always succeeded in this schizo-juggling, but it’s always been captivating viewing, … [Read more...]
Avatar crushes lesser films with sheer numbers
Officially, James Cameron’s magnum opus Avatar is now the most successful film ever made. Having pulled in more than two billion dollars, the blue meanie crushed the previous residents of the chart, in a manner that runs a little contrary to its messages of love and cultural tolerance. But many … [Read more...]
Spring Comic Book Movie Fun Time! Dork Preview
After a winter so cold that even Jack Frost started tweeting complaints about the inconvenience, some might think the main appeal of spring 2010 would be the potential for sunshine. But we dorks all know that the real reason to anticipate the turning of the season is the arrival of not one but three … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – The End Of Tennant
So that's it. No more Tennant. Off he goes to America, burning up the TARDIS as he goes and leaving us Nu-Whovians with nothing more than the box-sets to keep us company. Perhaps we will warm to Eleven, the young Matt Smith, but for now, let us mourn the passing of Ten in sombre silence. Or a … [Read more...]
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