Often in Game of Thrones, the show delights in reminding us that most people are dicks. There isn’t much of the chivalry, heroism and self-sacrifice evident in other adventure stories – instead, our “heroes” are those acting least selfishly. Ned Stark in season one was arguably the closest we had to … [Read more...]
Sad Lannisters even worse than regular Lannisters… Game of Thrones S4E3 – Dork Review
Last week on Game of Thrones, they killed off the King. As you’d expect in a medieval fantasy show, this move rather dominates the following episode. Whodunnit? The obvious suspects are already making moves to distance themselves, and we get a pretty wide cross-section of the universe as most (but … [Read more...]
Royal Wedding Hard With A Vengeance: Game of Thrones S4E2 – Dork Review
After the last two weddings in recent Game of Thrones times, surely any couple wanting to tie the knot in Westeros would take the bloody hint and elope? Between the miserable union of Tyrion/Sansa and the bloody massacre at the Red Wedding, you'd need to be a massive arrogant twonk to think it would … [Read more...]
Back To Life, Back To Dystopia – Divergent – Dork Review
The YA book-to-film adaptation craze is in no danger of slowing down. Next in line: Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy, with Divergent as its opener. With a strong cast and fantastic source material, surely it's a cakewalk for this first instalment? Right? … [Read more...]
Reintroduction To Politico-Fantasy 101 in Game of Thrones S4E1 – Dork Review
After three years of successfully changing the feel of each new run, the start of Game of Thrones year four felt... a lot like the third season, actually. But I loved that, so it's hard to really complain. More bright-yet-bitchy King's Landing action, Daenerys still in the desertand the inexorable … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: Season 4 – “What was happening again?” – Dork Reminder
As you may have noticed, we're fast approaching the return of Game of Thrones to TV. Westeros spurts back onto HBO on Sunday night, then dribbles down onto the UK's Sky Atlantic the following evening. Last year, as I chronicled in a memorable and insightful series of reviews, the machinations … [Read more...]
New Shaun the Sheep Movie – Teaser Trailer!
It's at times like this that you begun to suspect maybe there *is* a benevolent god looking out for us all, after all. This one is from Odeon, the God of Tired Parents. Shaun the Sheep Movie Teaser Trailer Shaun the Sheep's first ever movie will be released in cinemas worldwide from … [Read more...]
The Bloody Crawl Into TERMINUS – The Walking Dead season 4 FINALE – Dork Review
A day later than usual (sorry!), I have seen The Walking Dead’s season 4 finale. It’s been somewhat overshadowed in the TV geek chatosphere since then by the How I Met Your Mother conclusion (which didn’t really work), but nonetheless, I’ve reviewed every episode of this show to date and I’m not … [Read more...]
Three tribes go to TERMINUS… The Walking Dead S4E15 – Dork Review
Don’t worry, The Walking Dead doesn’t kill off any more kids this week. Perhaps feeling guilty over the heights of grim they scaled last week, it’s another comparatively upbeat, adventuresome effort. Rick and Michonne even smile. Not to mention: it’s the penultimate one before the finale, so the … [Read more...]
Think The Walking Dead isn’t miserable enough? Relief has arrived! S4E14 – Dork Review
In recent weeks, The Walking Dead has changed its formula in two interesting ways. First up, we’ve had a string of slow, character driven episodes, and although they might be a bit much sequentially, most of them have been individually okay. Secondly, we’ve seen signs of hope and humanity among the … [Read more...]
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