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Saturday, 31 March 2018

IZombie: Goon Struck

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”Chinatown. The line speaks of the futility of obtaining justice in an inherently corrupt system.” Wow. No episode of iZombie has packed ...
Friday, 30 March 2018

IZombie: Brainless in Seattle, Part 2

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“This place makes Freddie Krueger’s basement look like the Wonka factory.” Now that’s a bit better. This doesn’t really feel like a two ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seeing Red

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“Great love is wild and passionate and dangerous. It burns and consumes.” Wow. This is a powerful episode, to put it mildly. Things are ...
Tuesday, 27 March 2018

IZombie: Brainless in Seattle, Part 1

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”And she gets to live another day!” This season of iZombie has been a bit rubbish so far, and frankly I’m starting to get worried. Especi...

Angel: Double or Nothing

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"He is fortunate to have such a woman looking after his weapon." Breathe. It’s all been rather heavy lately, with Angel losing h...
Monday, 26 March 2018

IZombie: Blue Bloody

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”Would you rather stay in here with Ravi and talk about your genitals?” A better episode this time, as we return to the traditional whodun...
Saturday, 24 March 2018

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

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"Oh, it is on like Donkey Kong!" So we have another Despicable Me sequel and... yeah, this is one too many, isn't it, rea...

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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"We’re gonna make you invulnerable. But first we’re gonna destroy you.” Well, this film is ok, I suppose- it certainly looks good, ...
Friday, 23 March 2018

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Entropy

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"You're lesbians, so the hating of men will come in handy!" Anya's back, looking for revenge! And... actually we get a r...
Thursday, 22 March 2018

Angel: Forgiving

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"Oh. There is no happy for you." And so we have the aftermath. Connor and Holtz are gone, it seems for good: Quor-Toth is unre...
Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Normal Again

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"What, you think this isn't real just because of all the vampires, and demons, and ex-vengeance demons, and the sister that used t...
Monday, 19 March 2018

Angel: Sleep Tight

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"It sounds like a nice cult..." Well then; there's a twist and then some. Everything has changed. Wesley's agonising d...
Sunday, 18 March 2018

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

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"What you make of another's kindness is up to you." Let's get the obvious comments about this being a blatant influenc...
Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hell's Bells

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"Nothing on Earth can stop this wedding now...” We all know what television wedding episodes are like- Light-hearted, funny, relaxing...
Sunday, 11 March 2018

The Conformist (1970)

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"I want to see how a dictatorship falls.” I’ve always hated unthinking confirmity so, as you can imagine, I found this film rather ...
Saturday, 10 March 2018

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

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"Oh, my stars and garters!" You know how a film gets critically acclaimed, you're aware of this, and so when you come to s...
Friday, 9 March 2018

Baywatch (2017)

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“You got your beef and your biscuits stuck down there...” I know. What can I say? It was a moment of madness. I can certainly reassure you...
Sunday, 4 March 2018

iZombie: Are You Ready for Some Zombies?

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"All bulls' pizzles hit the road..." Before I get started... fear not, iZombie is current. I'm still very much committe...
Saturday, 3 March 2018

Schindler's List (1993)

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"The party's over, Oskar. They're shutting us down. Sending everything to Auschwitz." This is, to put it mildly, not a...
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Thursday, 1 March 2018

Angel: Loyalty

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"Simple mortal, your pain is just beginning!" Wow. Who thought a statue of a cartoon hamburger could be so scary? This is both...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: As You Were

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“My hat has a cow.” Riley’s back. I bet that was a surprise. Let’s face it, Buffy is known for its well-rounded characters but Riley, well...
Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Angel: Couplet

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“Relax. If there’s one thing Groo knows, it’s how to handle a weapon.” So, after last episode, it’s Jealousy, Part II, again with both Ang...
Sunday, 25 February 2018

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Older and Far Away

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"We do not joke about eating people in this house!" It's the "Buffy's birthday" episode (Buffy is now 21, whic...
Saturday, 24 February 2018

Eastern Promises (2007)

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"London is a city of whores and queers." I confess that I need to see more early period avid Cronenberg for his trademark body...
Thursday, 22 February 2018

Angel: Waiting in the Wings

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"We all know you've got a thing for ex-cheerleaders..." Here we have an episode both written and directed by the man himself...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dead Things

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"I love you." "No you don't." "You think I haven't tried not to?" Wow. That was... dark. We be...
Tuesday, 20 February 2018

Angel: Provider

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"Just don't lose sight of the mission!" There's no denying it; there's definitely some mid-season water treading goi...
Monday, 19 February 2018

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Doublemeat Palace

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"You're better than this!" Yes, I know: it's been far too long. But from now on, aside from a mini-break between seasons...
Sunday, 18 February 2018

Severance (2006)

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"Foursome?" My, this is brilliant. A superb script from James Moran and excellent direction from Christopher Smith of Creep f...
Saturday, 17 February 2018

Angel: Birthday

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"Well, as much as I enjoy this forced death march down memory lane..." I know. It's been a while. But now I'm back and d...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

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"The bastard son of a hundred maniacs." Well then. You can tell from the staggering number of years since I blogged the second...
Thursday, 15 February 2018

Jabberwocky (1977)

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“Rat on a stick!"  This is a very funny film, make no mistake about that. But it's also an interestingly placed one- Terry Gill...
Saturday, 10 February 2018

Elektra (2005)

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"They say Elektra whispers in your ear before she kills you." Meh. Thing is, this isn't an awful script, not really. There...
Friday, 9 February 2018

The Walking Dead- Season 2, Episode 13: Beside the Dying Fire

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"This isn't a democracy any more..." So that’s the explosive finale all done and dusted; after so many episodes with Hersche...
Tuesday, 6 February 2018

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

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"I haven't poisoned it..." "It's always good to know that." SPOILERS Well, that was very good indeed, an...
Monday, 5 February 2018

The Walking Dead- Season 2, Episode 12: Better Angels

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"This was you, not me!" SPOILERS It's the penultimate episode, and we begin with Dale's funeral oration. Dale was the ...
Sunday, 4 February 2018

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

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"Dr. Manning, suck my ectoplasmic schwanztucker!" It’s unusual to see the combination of auteur director and a Hollywood comic...
Wednesday, 31 January 2018

I’m Back!

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Right. The real life stuff that has consumed all of January is now over. Normal blogging will now resume...
Sunday, 31 December 2017

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

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"What is the password?" "Iron Man sucks!" It's New Year's Eve, the little one is in bed, and it's my l...

As You Like It (1936)

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"He that sweetest rose will find / Must find love's prick, and Rosalind." Well then. This saucy, decidedly queer play, new...
Saturday, 30 December 2017

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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"If the good Lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented roller skates...” It’s an alarming thought that this film w...
Friday, 29 December 2017

X-Men 2 (2003)

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"Bobby, have you tried not being a mutant?" It's rare for a sequel to outshine its predecessor; X-Men 2 , helmed again by ...
Thursday, 28 December 2017

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

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"She offered me free love. At the time it was all I could afford.” Wow. That was bleak. More so, in fact, than the BBC’s superb ver...
Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)

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“I have sensitive nipples!” Yes, the Guardians of the Galaxy are back. Wisely, James Gunn is also back to write and direct, and the so...
Monday, 25 December 2017

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

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“You’re the first Dalek that ever got naked for me!” It’s a brave move to start the Christmas special, where a greater number of viewers t...
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Sunday, 24 December 2017

The Walking Dead- Season 2, Episode 11: Judge Jury, Executioner

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"They're gonna kill me, right? Spoilers. You have been warned. This is one of the best types of episodes of The Walking Dead :...
Friday, 22 December 2017

Jessica Jones: AKA Smile

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"You really are an anal crumpet, aren't you?" So this is it, it’s over, and somehow it all fits into fifty short minutes. ...