inamac loves this film, so it was definitely time to stick it in the player ( Read more... )

From a review (linked below) of 'Exodus: Gods and Kings', Ridley Scott's latest epic (currently 46% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, though they only have just enough reviews for a critical consensus ( Read more... )

There were aspects of 'Agents of SHIELD' that I felt uneasy about but couldn't be bothered to articulate or find evidence for, particularly as it might mean watching the pilot again ( Read more... )

I've been sorta keeping up with Marvel's not-a-reboot (Marvel!Now) mainly through collected editions and mainly Avengers related (though I have been following Bendis's 'All New X-Men' - a title which is a joke in itself as the mag features the original teenage team (Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Marvel Girl, Beast) brought to their future and our present ( Read more... )

I said I wouldn't say anything more about Sherlock but I've suddenly realised that there is a description of this production that sums up my dislike - this is a post-modern version of Holmes. I have problems with post-modern, which seems to me to be all about style over substance.

( The Deep - no spoilers )

Firstly, let's get the Torchwood tie-ins out of the way... (but it was nice of Tesco to do them at such a low price.)
( 'Border Princes' by Dan Abnett & 'Slow Decay' by Andy Lane )

Christmas is over, I'm currently on the wagon, and I can't get my act together. There are thousands of things that need doing, and lo! they are not done.

( torchwood )

Some reviews of recent books I've read

( Od Magic by Patricia A McKillip )

Anansi Boys by Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman has a lot to answer for. I started reading American comics when I was seven, and continued until I was in my thirties. Then I went cold turkey for ten years, during which time I bought exactly one comic book. (That is, one issue, and that was because the artwork brought me to a screeching halt in 'Forbidden ( Read more... )