‘Atlantis’ Episode 9: ‘Pandora’s Box’ review

After a two-week wait, making way for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary, Atlantis returned with its strongest episode to date.

No sooner had Medusa (Jemima Rooper) begun to respond warmly to Hercules’ romantic overtures, with the big man promising to mend his gambling and womanising ways, one of his creditors came calling. Taking Medusa hostage, Kryos demanded a descent into the underworld to retrieve a mysterious box.

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ review

The first Thor film established that this franchise will be the whacky, fantastic and out-there branch of the Marvel super-tree (at least until Guardians of the Galaxy arrives). Not that we’re suggesting the others are grounded in gritty reality, but this one featured frost-giants, rainbow bridges, and Idris Elba in contact lenses.

Thor: The Dark World is very much an extension of that. And it’s a whole heap of fun.

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‘Atlantis’: ‘Twist of Fate’ review

This fourth episode of Atlantis, which deals with the origins of a well-known myth, is the first tale written by someone other than series co-creator Howard Overman. With Richard McBrien takes on scripting duties, it also has a fresh director in the capable hands of Merlin‘s Alice Troughton.

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Halloween 2013 horror movie DVD round-up

With Halloween fast approaching and the glut of hastily cobbled-together releases that fact inevitably brings, CultBox has sifted through the dregs to unearth a few golden nuggets of bloody horror to whet your appetite before the witching hour commences.

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