‘ParaNorman’ review
ParaNorman, like its main character, is mature, likeable, and has something to teach us all.
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ParaNorman, like its main character, is mature, likeable, and has something to teach us all.
Yes, you will need hankies ready. Goodbyes are no more easy for Time Lords than they are for us.
It’s a wannabe epic, but (and this is definitely a latter-day Torchwood trait) neither the passing of time nor the global scale are convincing.
In its final episode, Parade’s End provides its hero and its audience with suffering and triumph.
This is another big and bold, globe-trotting adventure for what is left of the Torchwood team.
Untouchable sees the unfolding of a lasting friendship, with this century’s The Odd Couple navigating love, life, loss and reckless driving.
The script is a dazzling theatrical mosaic that requires Simon Callow to play no less than 49 separate characters.
The dialogue blisters and blusters at a furious pace and it’s admirably unclear if there’s an easy solution to the problem.
It’s a bold attempt at viewing the roles of the characters from a different angle, but it’s one that comes too late in the lives of Amy and Rory.
Mathew Horne is a lot of fun in all of his scenes and it is a shame the writers did not capitalise on his casting by writing more scenes for him.