‘Doctor Who’: ‘Tales of Trenzalore’ book review

Doctor Who spin-off publishing often lives in the cracks, judiciously slotted in-between televised tales, but during the Eleventh Doctor’s finale ‘The Time of the Doctor’ we were offered great jumps in the narrative just begging for further adventures to be told. The ‘Tales of Trenzalore’ are exactly that, four short stories which chronicle occasions when … >

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’24: Live Another Day’ Episode 11: ‘9.00pm-10.00pm’ review

Rather neatly actually airing between 9pm and 10pm on Sky1 tonight, we’ve reached the penultimate episode of 24: Live Another Day and, while it’s been an entertaining ride pretty much throughout its abridged run, it’s only in the past few weeks that the bar has really been raised. It’s been the introduction of Cheng Zhi … >

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‘David Arnold: Live in Concert’ review

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 … >

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‘Monty Python Live (Mostly)’ review

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 … >

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‘The Honourable Woman’ Episode 1: ‘The Empty Chair’ review

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 … >

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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ movie review

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 … >

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