Star Wars | 25 years have been kind to The Phantom Menace
by A J Black | May 07, 2024 | Feature
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is back on the big screen - and through today's eyes, fares a little better....
by A J Black | May 07, 2024 | Feature
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is back on the big screen - and through today's eyes, fares a little better....
by A J Black | May 01, 2024 | Feature
The Star Trek franchise has found renewed success on television, but what about films? We look at its uncertain but exciting cinematic future....
by A J Black | Apr 26, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 finally finds its form with its latest episode. Here are our spoiler-filled thoughts....
by A J Black | Apr 19, 2024 | Feature, News
As Blumhouse announces it's making a reboot of the 1999 classic horror The Blair Witch Project, we look at how it could expand on the original's lore....
by A J Black | Apr 15, 2024 | Feature, News
Paramount is looking to get a new Star Trek film in cinemas in 2025 - but why this adventure, and where might things go? A few thoughts....
by A J Black | Apr 11, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Jinaal is the third episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5: it's a slice of television that highlights the issues with the show....
by A J Black | Apr 04, 2024 | Reviews, TV
The final season of Star Trek: Discovery sets off, and stays close to the tone and theme of the series to date. Our spoiler-filled thoughts on...
by A J Black | Feb 26, 2024 | Feature
How many films - some classic, some, er, less so - can you get for £35? AJ Black finds out as his plan to build the ultimate DVD and Blu-ray library...
by A J Black | Feb 19, 2024 | Feature
In the 2010s, the web was ablaze with news that Neill Blomkamp was to make Alien 5 - a direct sequel to Aliens. We look at why it never happened......
by A J Black | Feb 09, 2024 | Feature, TV
Flying in the face of the on-demand streaming zeitgeist, TV's Gladiators and Mr Bates prove that linear television is here to stay....
by A J Black | Jan 29, 2024 | Reviews, TV
The end of The Traitors series 2 in the UK marked has been met with sizeable ratings and lots of chatter. Spoilery thoughts here....
by A J Black | Jan 22, 2024 | Feature
Often dismissed as inessential padding, TV 'filler' episodes also played a pivotal role in network shows we may never see again, AJ writes....
by A J Black | Jan 15, 2024 | Feature
After District 9 and Elysium, Neill Blomkamp split opinion with Chappie - a sci-fi film that richly deserves a second look. ...
by A J Black | Jan 12, 2024 | Feature
Forget streaming - collecting physical media's where it's at. Join AJ Black as he aims to build the ultimate DVD library on a budget......
by A J Black | Jan 04, 2024 | Feature
After District 9, Neill Blomkamp landed a big budget and a Hollywood star with 2013's Elysium. We look back at a less assured second feature......
by A J Black | Dec 30, 2023 | Feature
Our exploration of Neill Blomkamp's movies begins with his 2009 feature debut: the violent yet intelligent sci-fi action of District 9....
by A J Black | Dec 19, 2023 | Feature
One of the defining films of the 2000s, Gladiator might also be the first epic piece of blockbuster American cinema released in the 21st...
by A J Black | Dec 11, 2023 | Reviews, TV
Frasier's return comes to the end of its run, and here are our thoughts on the Christmas-themed season finale....
by A J Black | Dec 04, 2023 | Feature
We pay a return visit to Ridley Scott's 1991 roadtrip drama, Thelma & Louise - a film decades ahead of its time....
by A J Black | Dec 01, 2023 | Feature
Digging through Ridley Scott's mid-1990s work, and films such as 1492, White Squall and G I Jane struggled to break through....
by A J Black | Nov 28, 2023 | Reviews, TV
Freddy gets in touch with his intellectual side in the perfectly okay installment, The B Story. Here's our review of Frasier season 1 episode 8:...
by A J Black | Nov 27, 2023 | Reviews, TV
Jason Isaacs takes on the life of Cary Grant in the new drama, Archie: here's our review of the show....
by A J Black | Nov 23, 2023 | Feature
Ridley Scott followed the disappointment of Legend with the more grounded thrillers Someone To Watch Over Me and Black Rain. Although seldom discussed...
by A J Black | Nov 22, 2023 | Feature
There's an intriguing connection between Oliver Stone's JFK, The X-Files and David Duchovny's brief role in Zoolander. AJ explains all......
by A J Black | Nov 21, 2023 | Feature, TV
The 11th episode of The Walking Dead season two, Judge, Jury, Executioner, changed the show's trajectory forever. AJ looks back at an essential...
by A J Black | Nov 21, 2023 | Feature
In 1985, Ridley Scott followed the commercial disappointment of Blade Runner with a more mainstream fantasy. We take a look back at Legend......
by A J Black | Nov 20, 2023 | Reviews, TV
Lilith, superbly played as always by Bebe Neuwirth, makes a welcome return to Frasier. Here's our review of episode 7....
by A J Black | Nov 16, 2023 | Feature
Grindhouse featured all kinds of gory trailers for all kinds of non-existent films. As Eli Roth's Thanksgiving emerges, here's a look at what happened...
by A J Black | Nov 14, 2023 | Feature
In 1982, Ridley Scott made Blade Runner - a sci-fi noir that struggled financially when it was released, but has since become a genre classic....
by A J Black | Nov 13, 2023 | Reviews, TV
Brian Cox is on good, villainous form in Amazon's curious Bond-themed game show, 007: Road To A Million. Here's our review....
by A J Black | Nov 13, 2023 | Reviews, TV
Frasier serves up its funniest installment of the returning series so far. Here's our review of episode 6, Blind Date:...
by A J Black | Nov 12, 2023 | Reviews, TV
With spoilers, here's our review and thoughts on Loki's season two finale: and it was a bit odd....