Currently best known for his work on BBC One’s Sherlock, composer David Arnold has been responsible for the music of five James Bond films, as well as countless other movies and television shows in a twenty year career which shows no signs of slowing. It was therefore a rare treat for CultBox to see the … >
Having begun as the teasing suggestion of “For One Final Night Only” and then spiralled into a frenzy of demand following the initial show selling out in 40 seconds, the final performances of the greatest British comedy export are at last upon us. A ten day residency at London’s O2 replete with many audience members … >
With a temporal twist worthy of the Doctor himself, the story which was planned to introduce Nicholas Briggs’ new villain to the Big Finish canon has actually turned out to be the third to employ them. ‘The Eminence’, a malevolent gaseous entity with which humanity has endured a lengthy conflict, troubled both the Sixth Doctor … >
Three years after the sometimes preposterous, frequently gory, entirely entertaining The Shadow Line, writer and director Hugo Blick is back with another satisfyingly noir-ish thriller: lighter on the operatic excess than its predecessor, but no less compelling – or less blood-spattered. Yet whereas The Shadow Line was a London immorality tale about criminals and corrupt … >
Hollywood’s favourite hack Michael Bay returns to tarnish the childhood memories of Transformers fans once again, with Transformers: Age of Extinction. Bay’s third sequel to 2007’s Transformers does very little to appease fans and make up for past mistakes, instead preferring to further bastardise and cheapen the beloved 80’s cartoon franchise, anger and disappoint expectant … >
All things considered, the revelation of another cloning experiment that produced male clones is something Orphan Black has had in its back pocket all along. Whether the twist changes things for better or for worse remains to be seen. Tatiana Maslany’s performance(s) are the core of this show and, no matter what, it will always … >
24: Live Another Day is moving at a frantic pace now. With only two episodes to go, this hour provides more plot points, action and reveals than perhaps all the previous combined. Having stolen the override device, it’s not long before Navarro finds himself fleeing for his life, as he and Jack engage in an … >
John Carney’s Once became the sort of Cinderella story Hollywood would jump on in a heartbeat. Costing less than the average London flat, the Irish underdog went on to win acclaim from audiences and critics alike (and an Oscar for Best Song), before transmogrifying into one of the hottest tickets in the West End musical … >
Continuing BBC Three’s trend for creating hard-hitting original drama is Murdered by My Boyfriend. Written by acclaimed writer Regina Moriarty (Silk, The Big House) and inspired by tragic, real life events, the one-off film tells the story of abuse victim Ashley (Georgina Campbell) and her volatile and violent boyfriend, Reece (Royce Pierreson). To its credit, … >
Well, as many speculated after last week’s episode – which didn’t end with the silent clock treatment – President Heller is still alive. This is both excellent news, and somewhat problematic. Last week’s episode dealt primarily with Heller making the decision to sacrifice himself, and the way that those around him dealt with that decision, … >