Raylan Givens: The unlikely style icon of ‘Justified’

Justified‘s Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is the sort of man you can trust to get the job done, and also look justifiably good while doing it. As a Deputy US Marshal, his look is an update on that most reassuring of figures, the sheriff of the Old West. It’s a modern mixture of the uncomplicated … >

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The Walking Dead

‘The Walking Dead’ infographic: 10 of the best deaths

With a sixth season of The Walking Dead launching this weekend, AMC’s adaptation of the cult classic graphic novel is one of the most popular TV series to come out of America in recent years. Rivalling our home-grown Spooks for shock deaths, The Walking Dead hasn’t been shy of dispatching its main characters in this post-apocalyptic … >

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Liked ‘Under the Lake’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

This week’s Doctor Who episode ‘Under the Lake’ hit all the notes of a traditional base-under-siege tale with plenty of running down corridors, as well as some terrific ghostly monsters. While we wait for the concluding part, ‘Before the Flood’, here are five Doctor Who stories we’d recommend checking out if you liked ‘Under the … >

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5 unlikely style icons

You get used to everyone on TV looking as fashionable as possible, as if the screen’s a catwalk into your home. But occasionally you’ll get characters who turn heads and trends simply by virtue of not trying to following what’s in vogue. Characters like Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens in Justified, who focus more on what … >

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3 big questions about Marvel’s new take on Spider-Man

As most anyone who cares even remotely about superhero cinema has heard by now, Marvel is rebooting Spider-Man yet again. After franchises directed by both Sam Raimi and Marc Webb (starring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, respectively) fizzled out, the new attempt is being made not as a third solo franchise but as an immediate … >

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Michelle Gomez as Missy

Should Missy have her own ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series?

Doctor Who star Michelle Gomez was engaging in an entertaining Q&A on Twitter last weekend. Almost inevitably, the possibility of a spin-off series for Missy was mooted, something that Gomez sounded enthusiastic about. There have of course been several spin-off series from Doctor Who before – two of them being led by the great Elisabeth … >

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Toby Whithouse’s best ‘Doctor Who’ episodes

Starting back in 2006 with the episode that reintroduced Sarah Jane Smith, and then returning under Steven Moffat, Toby Whithouse has become a regular fixture in the line-up of modern Doctor Who writers. Often touted by fans as a potential successor, much in the way that Moffat himself was during Russell T Davies’ tenure as … >

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5 theories on why the ‘Sherlock’ special is set in 1895

It’s not long now until the much-anticipated tenth instalment of Sherlock arrives on our screens! Earlier this year the official promo pic of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Victorian era Holmes and Watson sent the internet into a frenzy, while the first footage from the special itself caused something of a meltdown. > Buy … >

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Casino Royale

James Bond retrospective 021: ‘Casino Royale’ (2006)

Serving as a quasi-reboot in 2006, this 21st entry in the franchise presents James Bond as a reaction to the glitzy excess of 2002’s Die Another Day and the gritty success of Jason Bourne, and it arguably couldn’t have been more successful. > Buy the complete James Bond collection on Blu-ray.   The plot James … >

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Infographic: Top 7 travel destinations in the world

We can now safely say that, after September’s very-welcome final burst of good weather, summer is now well and truly over. But don’t start hibernating in front of Netflix just yet – it’s time to start planning where you’re going to visit next year! The well-travelled folks at VoucherBin have put together a great new … >

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