With Star Wars Episode VII on its way, we’re in a Force-fuelled mood of nostalgia here on the forest moon of SFX. Join us as we switch off our targeting computers and strike straight for the heart of the ’70s… A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, …
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(opens in new tab) Guess whose favorite character is Wallace (and not as in …And Gromit. I mean Wallace Wells)? You guessed right! I have a deep, abiding love for both the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels and the criminally under-rated fight musical that Edgar Wright turned it into. They’re gloriously …
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Buffy : The Making Of A Slayer book review: Bored now. This lavish hardback making of Buffy The Vampire Slayer arrives 15 years after the show’s debut. If that makes you feel old then reading it you’ll assume Nancy Holder thinks you’ve gone senile as well, as so much of …
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Switch Episode 2 TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.02 Writer: Chloe Moss, Tim Price Director: Dominic LeClerc THE ONE WHERE The Witches Of Kensington curse Hannah’s career prospects, Jude magics herself a new boss and Grace’s new boyfriend is a potential bunny burner. VERDICT Here’s a rarity: episode …
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Words by: Alasdair Stuart 10 Vir Babylon 5 (opens in new tab) Who knew, when Babylon 5 first started, that one of the best elements of the show would be Vir? The perpetually terrified, cringing Centauri aide started out as little more than comic relief, but over the course of …
Read More »Continuum 1.03 “Wasting Time” REVIEW
Continuum 1.03 “Fast Times” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.03 Writer: Simon Barry Director: David Frazee THE ONE WHERE Liber8 leader Travis is dying, so his team go on a killing spree to secure human growth hormones to help him. Meanwhile, Kellog strikes up a deal with Kiera. …
Read More »Revolution 1.04 The Plague Dogs REVIEW
Revolution 1.04 “The Plague Dogs” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode: 1.04 Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders Director: Felix Alcala THE ONE WHERE Miles decides to pack it all in and the gang are set upon by angry dogs. VERDICT No sooner have our gang got back together in search …
Read More »Merlin Series 5: Mordred Interviewed
Merlin ‘s new Mordred (Alexander Vlahos) talks exclusively to SFX about what to expect from the mischief maker in series five. [VAMS] • Watch our interview with the Knights of Merlin , Sir Gwaine and Sir Leon • And why not watch our interview (opens in new tab) with Morgana …
Read More »Doctor Who “The Angels Take Manhattan” Final Ratings
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