doctor who

Remembering JOURNEYMAN

Actor Paddy Considine writes and directs  Journeyman a first-rate drama from 2017. Considine is Matty Burton, a boxer who suffers a serious head injury during his final fight that throws his life into chaos. Recovering from his injuries, he must [...]

September 29, 2020

DVD Review: A DOZEN SUMMERS Is A Fun-Filled Family Film

Getting the tone right for a family movie is incredibly difficult. If you make it too child friendly you can alienate the adults. Keeping the kids happy is even more difficult – they want to be entertained but they want enough of an edge so [...]

August 15, 2016

DVD Review: Is JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL TV Magic?

The lines between television and film are now blurred. What was once seen as the poor relation is now the place that’s pushing boundaries in storytelling. The big screen may have always had the scope for spectacle but that’s no longer the case. [...]

July 1, 2015

Trailer For Ryan Gosling’s Directorial Debut LOST RIVER

Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, Lost River had a ‘mixed response’ when it opened at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Many of those who criticised the film said that it was a bit too much like Nicolas Winding Refn’s polarizing [...]

February 6, 2015

The DOCTOR Scores A WHO-le Lotta Cash On The Big Screen

The incredibly flaccid Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor banked £1.89 million ($2.9 million) worth of green from 440 cinemas in the UK. That puts the special third at the UK box office behind box office juggernauts, The [...]

November 26, 2013

Matt Smith Leaves DOCTOR WHO

I don’t dig Doctor Who. I just can’t get into it. I want to, I really do, but there’s some disconnect. I’m not quite sure what it is. This means the news that Matt Smith is leaving the show hasn’t rocked my world. Now everyone will start [...]

June 2, 2013

Book Review: PETER CUSHING: A LIFE IN FILM

Peter Cushing will forever be synonymous with horror. The actor’s work with Hammer Films helped cement his place in movie history; while his role in Star Wars also showed that he was equally at home playing the villain (and intimidating even Darth [...]

April 28, 2013

Blu-ray Review: Matt Smith & Eva Green In CLONE

Clone (or Womb as it is also known) is a science fiction drama starring Doctor Who’s Matt Smith and Bond Girl Eva Green. It’s a morbidly depressing movie that fails to ignite audience attention, it shuffles down an extra mile of monotony and [...]

May 17, 2012

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