San Junipero is the fourth new Black Mirror episode from series 3, and for me, the first disappointment. Such a shame, since it began in 1987 with nerdy Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) being entranced by hip …
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San Junipero is the fourth new Black Mirror episode from series 3, and for me, the first disappointment. Such a shame, since it began in 1987 with nerdy Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) being entranced by hip …
Continue readingShut Up and Dance is the third episode in this third series of Black Mirror, and the best of the new run so far. After a mysterious car park scene, the bulk of the story …
Continue readingPlaytest is the second new entry in the third series of Black Mirror, and follows Cooper (Wyatt Russell), an American guy who’s getting in the trip of a lifetime while he’s young, whilst avoiding calls …
Continue readingDark Water is, once again, me filling in my missing film knowledge with another sumptuous release from Arrow’s many quality titles. From Hideo Nakata, the director of the original Ringu (another one – it pains …
Continue readingOrdinary Lies Series 2 changes location to sports clothing company Coopers, and specifically, the warehouse and call centre behind it. I loved the first series (even the performance from the usually-irritating Jason Manford), and once …
Continue readingBlack Mirror is back and with more episodes in one run than ever before. With an increased number of installments, this means that they’re not all 100% written by its creator, Charlie Brooker, although they …
Continue readingBurnt Offerings is a horror movie from 1976 which formed a central part of my childhood, as it was one of those classics shown in the early ’80s which we recorded on VHS and I …
Continue readingThe Crystal Maze was a wonderful piece of nonsense with Richard O’Brien, creator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in the early ’90s. He hosted it for four series in his own inimitable style before …
Continue readingPlay Expo 2016 – another two days of gaming and cosplay, and so much fun that, once again, as the second day ended, I wanted to hide under a table and go where all the …
Continue readingTutankhamun – as well as a tale that’s been told a thousand times, it’s also the punchline of a childish joke: Q: How do you use an ancient Egyptian doorbell? A: Toot-and-come-in! If you laughed …
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