Nobody comes to An Unearthly Child cold these days. The only reason anyone knows about it is bound up with what happened next: it launched a series, a series which, barring accidents, ran for the next sixty-one years and counting. Yet one of the pleasures of the opening episode is […]
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Doctor Who (2024) The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (Review) – It’s Certainly A Finale (SPOILERS)
So, it seems that the Doctor Who fanbase has never been unanimously happy with any Doctor Who finale since the show’s return in 2005. For every really solid finale (Parting Of The Ways, Journey’s End, and The Doctor Falls) fans still complain about deus ex machinas, plot contrivances and nonsensical […]
Doctor Who (2024) Rogue – Extremely Fun Period Piece Romp Misses A Few Opportunities (Review)
Rogue is the closest thing we’ve had to a ‘normal’ Doctor Who episode all series. I’m not criticising there – I’ve loved the experimentation and the changes in format – but at the same time, a classic period romp with a big camp monster and star-studded supporting cast isn’t going […]
Doctor Who (2024) Dot & Bubble (SPOILER REVIEW) An Unexpectedly Bleak and Brilliant Treat
Even though it’s been out for less than a day at the time of writing this, I feel like the ending of Dot & Bubble will get talked about much more than the rest of the episode. The final five minutes are fantastic, and I will get to them, but […]
Doctor Who (2024) 73 Yards – A Genre-Bending and Potentially Era-Defining Episode (Review)
If you’re a Doctor Who fan, you’ve heard of the phrase “Doctor-lite story” and know what it refers to. It’s an episode that features minimal appearances from the Doctor (and in most cases the main companion as well), instead focusing on another group of characters battling a monster or some […]
Doctor Who (2024) Boom: An Adrenaline-Fuelled Comeback For Steven Moffat (Review)
Much like how I never thought we’d see the return of Russell T. Davies to Doctor Who in any capacity, nevermind showrunner, I never thought we’d see Steven Moffat returning to pen an episode. Back in Russell’s first stint in the showrunner chair, Moffat was the show’s most revered guest writer, […]
Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – Episode 120
Back with a vengeance! Yes, ahead of the release of Furiosa, we’re looking at the Mad Max movie that features the most legendary pop star in the whole series (well, apart from the Doof Warrior): Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Initially reviled for its lighter tone and child sidekicks, the film […]
Doctor Who (2024): The Devil’s Chord – A High-Energy and Bombastic but Inconsistent Episode (REVIEW)
I may seem like I’m contradicting the point I made in my Space Babies review about not being as obsessed over the show as I used to be, but I was one of the few who stayed up in the ungodly hours of the night to catch the midnight release […]
Doctor Who (2024) Space Babies: A Strange but Suitable Opener for The Series (Review)
For this series of Doctor Who, I’ve tried my best to go in as blind as I can. It’s a little hard to do, especially when I’ve been plugged into the Doctor Who Twitter for the last eight years, and I have seen some rumours of things that may happen, […]
My Experience At Comic-Con North East
Since becoming a fan of Doctor Who as a kid and later on other TV and film series like Red Dwarf, I’ve been intermittently going to conventions and events for about ten years now. Of course, I had to combat the balance between autographs and kids’ pocket money (which I […]