Two weeks, two glaringly different life philosophies borne of the zombie apocalypse. In last week’s penultimate episode, Rick affirmed to his beleaguered group that “we are the greater good”, invoking a sense of The Three Musketeers‘ mantra, “all for one, one for all,” and recanting his season 2 ending declaration Continue Reading
“Dr Who”: ‘Bells of Saint John’ (review)
“The Bells of Saint John”, which marks the return of the modern incarnation of Dr Who‘s seventh season, was for the most part a triumph for the franchise which is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year. Effectively acting as a season opener after a reasonably lengthy hiatus (save for Continue Reading
Get ready to slip right “Under the Dome” (teaser trailer)
I am still not entirely sure I like teaser trailers. On the one hand they give you a tantalisingly brief look at an eagerly anticipated show. While on the other … well, they give you a tantalisingly brief look at an eagerly anticipated show. A double-edged promotional sword if Continue Reading
Domo arigato “Pacific Rim” robotos (5 amazing robot posters)
MOVIE SYNOPSIS When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which Continue Reading
Book review: Great North Road by Peter F Hamilton
* this post first appeared on writingbar.com Diving headlong into one of Peter F Hamilton’s science fiction novels, with their fully-complete worlds, richly-detailed cultures, and authentically-believable characters is so all-encompassing that it’s as if you’re there in person experiencing it all firsthand. Which is quite an achievement since Hamilton, who Continue Reading
Attack of the season 7 “Dr Who” posters!
And he’s racing! Barely pausing for breath, everyone’s favourite Doctor is off and running, or rather riding – on a motorbike no less – with new companion Clare in tow, all across modern London in a desperate race to save mankind from yet another menacing enemy. In “The Bells Continue Reading
“The Walking Dead”: episode 15 ‘This Sorrowful Life’ (review)
*warning: contains spoilers* The Walking Dead has always been, at its heart, a confronting morality play that forces us to consider, week after harrowing week, what we would do in the face of an apocalyptic terror both unending and seemingly unconquerable. Would we resort to a survival-of-the-fittest mentality, tossing Continue Reading
And for my next trick … books into movies! Ta dah!
* this post originally appeared on writingbar.com It’s a process almost as old as cinema itself – taking a much loved book and giving it a new lease of life on the big screen. L Frank Baum’s first Oz novel for instance, The Wizard of Oz, released in 1900 (and the first book Continue Reading
Ring, ring! ‘The Bells of Saint John’ promos toll for “Dr Who”
Clara Oswald is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing companions yet if there is wonderful prequel to this week’s season 7 return episode of Dr Who is any guide. As the Doctor sits on a swing gently rocking back and forth, a wise-beyond-her-years little girl, who Continue Reading
Chicken Littles of the world rejoice: “Falling Skies” is back 9 June!
Cliffhangers are both a delirious, intoxicating blessing, and a patience-sapping curse. We crave the tension and sense of anticipation they bring us but loathe the long wait till a hopefully satisfying resolution. Falling Skies, which tells the story of an Earth plunged into apocalyptic madness by an alien invasion Continue Reading