Reviews

‘Broadchurch’: Episode 5 review

Well, we can probably now discount Jack Marshall as a suspect. Can’t we?

That’s the thing about Broadchurch: to be certain of anything is to risk being utterly wrong. It’s the dilemma the townspeople face this week as their collective gaze turns on a quiet old man who looks a lot like William Hartnell. The murder of Danny Latimer has stirred the sands of the Jurassic Coast, uncovering not only evidence like high tar cigarettes, but also events that some would rather stay buried.

Posted April 1, 2013 by Rob Smedley Filed under

Episodes

‘In the Flesh’: Episode 3 review

You’ll have noticed this already, but In the Flesh has not been about zombies. It’s been a kitchen sink drama, disguised by rotting flesh. The pale skin and the mutated eyes designed to attract your attention as, underneath, the thoroughly human message of the show has played out: the human capacity for love and forgiveness. It just so happens that the restless dead make a great allegory for laying things to rest.

Posted March 31, 2013 by Rob Smedley Filed under

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘The Rings Of Akhaten’ spoiler-free review

Songs. Since the Doctor returned in 2005 they’ve formed a quiet coda in the background of his lives, and not simply because of composer Murray Gold’s bombastic injection of sound. ‘I sang a song and the Daleks ran away’, Nine told Rose. ‘Your song is ending soon’, the Ood warned Ten, and sang him to sleep. And Eleven? Well, he’s played around a lot with a certain Melody lately.

Posted March 31, 2013 by Rob Smedley Filed under

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘The Bells of Saint John’ review

For an episode which did so much to ring in the new, there was an awful lot that was familiar about ‘The Bells of Saint John’.

Posted March 30, 2013 by Malcolm Stewart Filed under

‘The War Of The Worlds Alive On Stage’ movie review

The hugely successful stage show of Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of the Worlds has been brought to the big screen, but how does this new cast, with all new computer generated effects, play out in the cinema?

Posted March 28, 2013 by Cameron K McEwan Filed under

Movies

‘Lightfields’ finale review

Suffolk’s spookiest cottage ends its mysterious journey through time, remorse and fashion as Lightfields comes to its inevitable conclusion in the fifth episode. But the finale ends on a more subdued and quiet note than expected.

Posted March 27, 2013 by Amy Taylor Filed under

Episodes

‘Evil Dead’ (2013) movie review

Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead is a seminal piece of cinema. It’s also not especially good.

That might be a controversial opinion, but when people rave about the Evil Dead series, they often refer more to the two sequels, which were far more overtly fun and funny than the original, which was a genre defining piece, and hugely influential, but in hindsight doesn’t play quite as well itself.

Posted March 26, 2013 by Alex Mullane Filed under

Movies

‘Spartacus: War of the Damned’: ‘Mors Indecepta’ review

Once again, this show burns through plot faster than expected and opens up even more unpredictability to come.

Posted March 26, 2013 by Simon Cocks Filed under

Episodes

‘Broadchurch’: Episode 4 review

Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen! It’s time for another spin of wheel in ‘Seaside Suspect Roulette’. And what a game it it is.

Posted March 25, 2013 by Rob Smedley Filed under

Episodes

March 2013 British horror movie DVD round-up

Ah. Spring is finally here. After a long winter not dissimilar to 30 Days of Night, the UK is… erm, blanketed in more snow, being pummelled by Arctic winds and bored by the traditional British weather chat. It’s timely then, that we have a quartet of home-grown horrors to prove that there are some things our country is actually good at; namely, violence, misery and a dash of allegory for good measure.

Posted March 25, 2013 by Nick Aldwinckle Filed under

DVD and Blu-ray

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