Horror has always been a genre that divided crowds and critics. Often called out for poor acting, poor writing, overly gratuitous gore and lousy treatment of women, it's a genre that has also become positively oversaturated with knock-offs of its own classics. There has always been a lot more to … [Read more...]
The cover of April's issue of Empire proudly declares 2013 The Year Of Fear. And indeed it seems like the horror genre has resurfaced from its leaf-covered grave with a vengeance. Aside from remakes of The Evil Dead (review coming soon) and Carrie hitting our screens in the course of this year, what … [Read more...]
Over the past year there have been some excellent new comedy series on the BBC. First there was the gentle Rev, then Alan Davies' boisterous Whites, and more recently, Episodes. I'm just on iPlayer, flicking through them now. What's this programme at the top of the comedy listings, positioned just … [Read more...]
Barging in with the force and velocity of a season finale, Episode 4, The Pack, was one of the most exhilarating Being Human episodes to date, rapidly weaving several plot lines and characters together, before spinning unsentimentally towards a tense and bloody climax. An episode of this quality … [Read more...]
Do you remember The Sixth Sense? I'll never forget the indignity I suffered at the final dénouement, as it transpired, shockingly, that Bruce Willis had spent the entire film with a gunshot wound the size of a teacup in his lower back. I had been too engrossed (or dim) to spot the silent treatment … [Read more...]
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