Chapter 1: A New Beginning 17th February 2008. Edinburgh. The previous night I had attended a Leonard Cohen concert at the city’s historic Castle, thanks to a bizarre financial scandal forcing the famed crooner into an unexpected tour. Despite Leonard’s best efforts, the weekend had been a tense affair. Without […]
Editorial
Editorial: Sam Raimi Needs To Make More Films Like A Simple Plan (1998)
The Eternal Magic of Powell and Pressburger: A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Doctor Who Spin-Off, Class (2016), Deserves More Love, and Here’s Why
SPOILERS AHEAD The extended universe of Doctor Who has not been present on-screen since way back in 2011. In the initial burst of popularity the revival received in the 2000s, showrunner Russell T. Davies capitalised on this success by offering up two spin-off shows: the kid-friendly Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring […]
Bone: When Adaptations Fail… When is it Okay to “Just Say No”?
Joe Millar from the Geek Show’s animation podcast ‘Dreaming Machine’ writes about the under-appreciated art of leaving things alone… Over the past year, I have read the entirety (over 1300 pages!) of Jeff Smith’s brilliant comic book series ‘Bone’ with my son. We both found the comic absolutely enthralling. The story has […]
