In brief: Smashing! In depth: When Christopher Nolan brought his unique vision of the Dark Knight to the big screen in 2005, he brought us a down to earth, super hero…
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The Dark Knight Rises – Your Thoughts
We may not have an official review yet, and we’ve probably missed the boat on that one! But instead, we’re interested on your thoughts and opinions. Â Did it live up to its…
Review of Beyond The Wall: Exploring George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
In the past decade or so, mainstream fiction has had many an academic derisively tutting and shaking their heads. As the Rowlings, the Browns, and the Meyers arrived, and grabbed the attention…
Oops! Our Bad!
For the benefit of humanity, I had a research chemist put together a “how-to” manual for secret government programs that unleash diseases on their own populations because they apparently hire complete idiots. I call it “Biowarfare Oopsies for Dummies.”
Daybreakers
I was excited about this film the moment the trailer began. When I saw that Sam Neill was one of the actors, I was bouncing up and down in my seat. I…
Retro Review – A Boy & His Dog (1975)
I love a good post-apocalyptic tale. Whenever I see a blighted wasteland, burnt out cars and gangs of scavengers shooting at each other in the decimated crumbling ruins of civilisation I know…
The Final Destination – Are We There Yet?
For those who aren’t privy to my Facebook and Twitter rants, my last non-family related vacation was invaded by the filming of what at the time was called Final Destination 4 (in…
Best Genre Shows (2000-2009)
As we arrive in 2010, the last decade has seen many shows rise and fall in the world of televisual fame. It’s been ten years where we’ve swung between sci-fi overdose and…
Doctor Who: November 2009 Special: The Waters of Mars Review
I think I just witnessed a Timelord break down.
I’ll tackle the story beats first.
Perfect Ten arrives on Mars, wanderlust still in full flow and he is, once again, companionless.
It doesn’t take long before he encounters a small group of human colonists living on the planet in regulated facilities and bio-domes. Their reaction is, to put it mildly, suspicious. And the commander of the base, Captain Adelaide Brooke, will not be taken lightly.
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan – Review
In brief: Confused, unspectacular, and did we really need it? In detail: Dean Stockwell must have been chuffed when he first sat down to read the script for The Plan. Battlestar Galactica:…
Review: Gamer
In Brief: A few good ideas that were utterly destroyed, albeit with decent camera-work. In Detail: Gerard Butler ““ a man whom I approach with a sense of curiosity and trepidation ““…
District 9 Review
In Brief: Brilliantly fascinating, if flawed. In Detail: Most of what I’ve seen written about District 9 is about its analogous resemblance to the struggles of apartheid. It’s been explored in depth,…
Torchwood: Children of Earth: Day 3 Review
Technorati Tags: Captain Jack,Torchwood,Doctor Who In brief: Torchwood “2”. Steal. Tension”¦ tension”¦ more tension”¦ In depth: Well that first half hour was fun! Second half”¦ tense fun! Now that the gang are…
Torchwood: Children of Earth: Day One Review
In brief: Zoom. BOOM. In depth: Torchwood is back. After an undisclosed period of time after the deaths of Owen and Toshiko, life in Cardiff goes on as, well, normal. That said,…
Review: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
In brief: Boom! Smash! Plot! Smash! Boom! In depth: Firstly, a little tip: Never, ever sit in the front row of the cinema when watching a Transformers movie. That was yours truly…
Star Trek Review
In Brief: It’s lived long, and now it finally prospers. In Detail: It’s been a very, very long time since I’ve watched the popular folk around me gasping as photon torpedoes smash…
Red Dwarf : Back to Earth Special
After a long wait with several rumours of a return in the form of a movie, ten years on and we – the Red Dwarf fans – finally have our comeback special….
Doctor Who: Easter Special 2009: Planet of the Dead
In brief: Fun!
In-depth:
One down.
Three more to go.
Let’s get serious people!
To elaborate – this is it folks. Strap yourselves in for this adventure because it’s fun, tongue in cheek and a fast, furious ride. If you’ve read any interviews you’ll know that this is probably what RTD might call his last chance for a ‘light hearted’ romp in the Whoniverse. If you can call strangers on a London bus being dragged halfway across the universe by a wormhole and then being hunted down by an alien swarm ‘light hearted’.
But this episode doesn’t really dwell on the scary moments for longer than, well, a few moments. It’s about crashing through…