The mad man in his little blue box, always accompanied by his trusted companion… It has been argued that 21st century Doctor Who isn’t actually about the Doctor at all and that it’s about the companion, but I’m going to delve even deeper. I’m going to suggest that the show isn’t about the Doctor, nor … >
Greg Lestrade. How do I even begin to explain Greg Lestrade? Until halfway through Sherlock’s second season, we didn’t even know his full name: he was just Lestrade, Sherlock’s link to Scotland Yard; the detective inspector who recognises Sherlock’s worth in the crime-fighting world and lets him in on cases that are proving difficult. As … >
Doctor Who writer Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’) has adapted Susanna Clarke’s bestselling novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for BBC One. Set at the beginning of the 19th century, England no longer believes in practical magic, until the reclusive Mr Norrell vows to prove himself England’s greatest magician. > Order the DVD on Amazon. > … >
When it comes to the Star Wars franchise you probably have a mate who claims to be a ‘true fan’. You’ll be used to the knowing eye-roll when you pronounce a character’s name wrong or the fuming glance when you state that you didn’t really mind Jar Jar Binks that much. Or maybe this is … >
As we face the agonising wait until Doctor Who returns to our screens in ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, now would be a good time to reflect on some of the characters we’ve met so far in Peter Capaldi’s era. A strong season with a memorable guest cast has the tendency to leave me with an impressively … >
The Zygons are making another comeback with a two-part adventure in the new season of Doctor Who, written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’). To celebrate their return, following their brief reappearance in 2013’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’, we decided to take a look at which other classic monsters and villains are overdue a … >
With Fast & Furious 7 tearing through cinemas around the world, here are some great facts about 10 of the greatest car movies ever made! What’s your favourite ever car movie? Let us know below…
As the sirens fall silent and the blood banks gets a chance to restock, it’s time for a brief look back over the first season of Sky1’s new medical drama. Critical’s initial ‘mission statement’ was to be a real-time medical drama. Whereas your General Hospitals or your ERs might begin an operation and then cut … >
After 13 years, Fox has rehired television’s original paranormal investigators FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for a six-episode reinvestigation of The X-Files. Loyal fans have spooky expectations from the show’s creator Chris Carter, who set the standard for the cult series and its concurrent and subsequent feature films. > Buy the complete Season … >
We know that as fans we’re not supposed to say it, but Doctor Who can be boring. Over 52 years and more than 250 stories, how can the odd snoozeathon not slip in? There’s a whole sub-genre of exhausting plots, forgettable characters and tedious dialogue (no shouting ‘Hartnell historicals’ at the back). Of course, boring … >