(opens in new tab) The BBC is to reveal the identity of the Twelfth Doctor in a special programme to be broadcast at 7pm on BBC One Sunday night. The official press release puts it like this: In a special one-off live television event on BBC One this Sunday 4 …
Read More »Continuum 2.12 “Second Last” REVIEW
Continuum 2.12 “Second Last” TV REVIEW Episode 2.12 Writers: Shelley Eriksen, Jonathan Lloyd Walker Director: Amanda Tapping THE ONE WHERE Gardiner’s body is found and Kiera is blamed for his death. She goes on the run from the cops and Carlos goes renegade to join her (who needs a police …
Read More »Chris Hemsworth talks moving away from fantasy for Rush
Inside the upcoming issue 210 of Total Film magazine, we’ve got an astonishing stack of comic-book exclusives, and full Comic-Con 2013 coverage, and there’s also a lot more alongside the capes and superpowers. Take Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, for example, who tells us about moving away from the fantasy world …
Read More »Red 2 review
You’d hope that, emboldened by the success of its predecessor, Red 2 would come out swinging. Instead, it opens with a shot of a Costco sign, rubbing our faces in the fact this isn’t the product of creative vision but rather a proven seller intended to pad some coffers. Inside …
Read More »Confine review
Ex-model Pippa (Daisy Lowe) – a recluse after a disfiguring accident – has her sanctuary shattered when bitchy crim Kayleigh (Eliza H. Bennett) gatecrashes her flat. Tobias Tobbell’s micro-budget thriller aims high, with nods to Panic Room and Repulsion . But this is yet another under-powered, clichéd Brit-crime fiasco. A …
Read More »Dynasty Warriors 8 review
Common consensus suggests that if you’ve played one Dynasty Warriors game, you’ve played them all. With Xtreme Legends this, Empires that, and countless spin-offs, you couldn’t be blamed for filtering out the series’ near-annual cadence. The large-scale 3D beat-’em-up does have its hardcore fans, and the dollar-to-content ratio across the …
Read More »South Park: The Stick of Truth is inspired by Earthbound, sounds really tough to make
Trey Parker started by saying that several years ago making a game sounded really simple, and that it’d be cool to make something like Skyrim, but that feels long ago now. After the two started with a massive script for the game, the real test was cutting the content into …
Read More »Once Upon A Time 2.15 “The Queen Is Dead” REVIEW
Once Upon A Time 2.15 “The Queen Is Dead” TV Review (opens in new tab) Episode 2.15 Writers: Daniel T Thomsen, David H Goodman Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton THE ONE WHERE In the past: Young Snow White faces a test when her mother is dying – should she use dark magic …
Read More »True Blood 6.05 “F**k The Pain Away” REVIEW
True Blood 6.05 “F**k The Pain Away” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 6.05 Writer: Angela Robinson Director: Michael Ruscio THE ONE WHERE Sookie’s dad possesses Lafayette and tries to drown her; the vamp camp adds to its collection and sends Pam to a shrink; Billith learns of Warlow’s …
Read More »COMIC-CON 2013 Walking Dead Season Four News
Cast and crew trade Georgia for San Diego to tease The Walking Dead ‘s fourth year. (opens in new tab) The residents of the West Georgia Correctional Facility briefly escaped to make the long trip to San Diego. Assembling on a hotel rooftop with just a solitary (and rather tame …
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