‘The Phantom Menace was eighteen months ago, Tim.’ How time flies… Premiering on Channel 4 in 1999, Spaced brought nerdery into the light and sparked its own army of decade-spanning hardcore fans. Amongst them Quentin Tarantino. Ooh. Get them. Nearly eighteen years since the Spaced title graphic first whooshed onto our screens, here are CultBox’s … >
When it was announced that the final book in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series was to be split into two films, it was met with a mixed reaction. Some were sceptical as to the necessity of it, some were relieved that the hefty storyline would not have to be cut down too much to fit … >
The film adaptation of Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts arrived on cinema screens in 2009. Things are changing at Hogwarts. Voldemort’s power is rising beyond the school walls, and nobody is truly safe. Draco Malfoy is harbouring a dark secret, Snape has claimed the much coveted position of Defence Against The Dark Arts professor, … >
Following its recent airing on BBC One, let’s take a look back at the first season of Class. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season 1 on Blu-ray on Amazon here. Here are our 10 favourite moments from the Doctor Who spin-off’s first season… 10. Miss Quill and the Number 55 to Oxford Circus … >
Broadchurch returns to ITV later this month for a final season. David Tennant and Olivia Colman are back as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, this time investigating a serious sexual assault in the Dorset community. Buy the Season 1-2 box set on Amazon here. Order Season 3 on DVD on Amazon here. Season … >
Peter Capaldi recently announced that, as of the end of 2017, he’ll no longer be the Doctor – and the search for the next incarnation of the Time Lord is on. Here’s one suggestion as to who could take the TARDIS keys – Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer. This fan-made trailer casts Dormer as … >
There’s no way to hide from the fact that Moonraker is properly bonkers. From concept to execution, the decisions that must have been made are largely inexplicable, and yet, somehow, it all just about pulls together. In essence, it’s pretty much the Greatest Hits of James Bond. In space. Buy the complete James Bond collection … >
As the dark nights draw in, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s anthology series Inside No. 9 returns for a third season. Pemberton has hinted that it’s quite a dark set of stories this time around, teasing that there are ‘two or three episodes where we’ve pushed the horror element.’ Regular viewers will be steeling themselves: … >
A third season of Inside No. 9 arrives on our TV screens this month, so let’s take a look back at its creators’ previous comedy venture, Psychoville. Psychoville was broadcast on BBC Two from 2009 to 2011, and its run consisted of two seasons and a Halloween special. The dark comedy thriller was the brainchild … >
The rushed Man with the Golden Gun was a financial and critical disappointment upon its release in 1974, so much so that production on the next adventure was delayed to ensure the team got the next one right. Fortunately they came up with probably the quintessential Roger Moore Bond movie; 1977’s practically perfect The Spy Who … >