It sometimes seems, with ever increasingly-detailed playsets and figures coming on to the market, that ‘toys’ today aren’t really designed for children at all, but are in fact aimed squarely at the adult collector market. It’s a shame, because I’m sure I can’t be the only child of the 1970s who spent many a happy … >
As it reaches it’s five year anniversary, I decided to rewatch Doctor Who star Matt Smith’s 90-minute BBC film Christopher and His Kind. Directed by Geoffrey Sax (the director 1996’s Doctor Who TV Movie, don’t you know?), the 2011 biopic is based on the memoirs of English novelist Christopher Isherwood, a young man who travelled to Berlin in … >
With the third Captain America movie out in cinemas now, it’s the perfect time to look back at all 13 movies so far in Marvel’s increasingly ambitious cinematic universe. But which is the best? Let’s find out… Iron Man 2 Arguably the only outright disaster in the Marvel canon, 2010’s Iron Man 2 misjudged … >
It was recently announced that Neil Gaiman is bringing his comic fantasy novel ‘Good Omens’ – which he co-wrote with the late, great, Sir Terry Pratchett – to television as a six-part series. For those who don’t know, the book sees an angel and a demon team up to stop the end of the world. … >
“It’s very well-behaved, this place… “I thought there would be happy slapping hoodies. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs and ringtones. Yeah? Yeah? “Oh yeah! Don’t tell me I don’t fit in.” Coal Hill School Top of our list is a location hardwired into the DNA of Doctor Who. The … >
The Star Wars universe consists of planets that feature stunning terrain. From the sand-blasted Jakku, with its Star Destroyer graveyard and promising scavenger Rey, to the foreboding jungle of Dagobah, hidden retreat for Master Yoda, the conditions on each world vary greatly. In the real world, terrain also varies greatly – from the Sahara desert … >
The Mindy Project is probably a show that you’ve heard of but never seen. If you’re here in the UK you can’t be blamed for not being familiar with it. Like some other cult and critically-acclaimed US comedies of late, it’s had a surprising lack of exposure over here. So we’ve not had the fun … >
With the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the caped crusader has now appeared in eight major motion pictures in the last 26 years alone. Despite an eight year gap following Batman & Robin, Batman has hit the big screens almost every three years. Batman has always been one of pop cultures most recognisable characters and his … >
‘CI5?’ ‘Yeah, it’s kind of like MI5.’ ‘What’s the difference?’ ‘They invent the problems and we have to solve them.’ What was it about? Created by Brian Clemens, writer and script editor of The Avengers, The Professionals was an action thriller series chronicling the operatives of CI5: a unique crime-fighting government agency with the mandate and … >
Since her introduction yesterday as the new Doctor Who companion, some fans have been asking why Pearl Mackie‘s character has the traditionally male name of Bill. While there’s not yet been any official comment on the choice of moniker, the most obvious assumption would be that it’s referring to actor William Hartnell, who played the First Doctor from … >