It’s been clear for a while that script editor Anthony Read and producer Graham Williams are under strict instructions from the BBC not to delve too much into the horror territory that got their predecessors Robert Holmes and Philip Hinchcliffe into trouble. Williams did so a couple of times in […]
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Doctor Who A-Z #99: The Pirate Planet (1978)
The history of Doctor Who is remarkably well-documented, and these reviews would be nowhere without the generations of scholarship that taught us all how our favourite show was made. Yet sometimes the history of a story can get in the way of appreciating what it actually is. We are told […]
Doctor Who A-Z #98: The Ribos Operation (1978)
Before I started this rewatch project, I always found it funny that Robert Holmes, Doctor Who‘s most beloved writer, wrote two Patrick Troughton stories nobody likes before suddenly becoming a genius as soon as the calendar flipped over to 1970. But actually sitting down and watching The Krotons and The […]
Infirmary (2026) Dances With Films NY – World Premiere
Fans of found footage horror will have known for a long time by now that the medium does not die – it simply waits to be rediscovered. In an age where found footage aesthetics are thriving online due to the rising popularity of “analog horror”, it’s always great to see […]
Outside the Blue Box: Antigone (National Theatre Live, 2012)
When asked about the possibility of a multi-Doctor story, Jodie Whittaker has always expressed a desire to see her Thirteenth Doctor team up with the Ninth, as played by Christopher Eccleston. For his part, Eccleston has said that “The father of us all is William Hartnell, but the greatest Doctor […]
2025: Alex’s End-Of-Year Awards
Congratulations everybody, we made it to the end of 2025! This year has certainly been something to behold, and there’s a lot of unfortunate reasons for that, but a way we can look back on this year fondly is by looking at the films released over these last twelve months. […]
Dracula: A Love Tale (2025) A flamboyant but bloodless take on the iconic bloodsucker
His name has been whispered on the winds for years unknown, inspiring dread in those who feel its creeping power in their bones. Travelling the seas from his European homeland, his conquests of lust and violence have been writ into legend. And now, as 2025 draws to a dark close, […]
Outside the Blue Box: Crooked House (2008)
Twenty years ago, viewers tuned in to watch the very first televised episode of Doctor Who penned by Mark Gatiss – a writer and actor who was, at the time (and to some, perhaps still), best known for his work on the macabre cult comedy series The League of Gentlemen. […]
Sohome Horror 2025 Round Up: Featuring Mooch, Stinker & More…
We are wrapping up for 2025, but before we do, we have to conclude our coverage of one of our final festivals of the year—specifically its online sibling. Soho Horror has become one of the more respected British horror film festivals in recent years, forming a B-tier alongside Sheffield’s Celluloid […]
Doctor Who A-Z #97: The Invasion of Time (1978)
By Season Fifteen, Tom Baker’s Doctor is moving towards his most consistently anti-authoritarian characterisation – someone who, just two seasons ago, sulked at the idea of involving himself in Sarn’s politics now seems to hop out of the TARDIS and ask where the nearest workers’ uprising is. As such, there’s […]