The Cabin in the Woods

An enormously entertaining horror comedy; ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ updates the fantasy horror genre as seen in films like the Evil Dead trilogy for knowing modern audiences.

Shadow of the Sword

Seeing a vast array of co-production funders at the start of a film suggests, to me at least, one of two things:
Firstly, that this is some serious art piece where filmmakers of real passion have hustled money from all over, inspiring support with their great idea.
… OR …
… it’s some big tax write-off.
‘Shadow [...]

Just A Minute

This new TV version of an old radio programme shows that simplicity can really work.

Watching the robot detective: Matt Wilson on Copernicus Jones and the Supervillain Handbook

We talk to Matt Wilson, writer of Copernicus Jones and co-presenter of the War Rocket Ajax podcast about robot noir, Doctor Doom and his new book, The Supervillain Handbook.

Alcatraz

‘Alcatraz’is perhaps the archetypal post-’Lost’ TV series.

Archer: The Complete Season Two DVD

What if James Bond was a self-involved jerk?

OK, forget that: what if James Bond was an even bigger self-involved jerk than he is already?

The Walking Dead #2.11: Judge, Jury, Executioner

‘Judge, Jury, Executioner’ is a compelling hour of television that falters under Rick’s continued half-hearted character arc.

The Walking Dead #2.10: 18 Miles Out

‘18 Miles Out’ is a taut drama that allows some long-simmering tensions to bubble to the surface at last.

Game Of Thrones

The most Yorkshire-accented thing ever made for American television comes to DVD and Blu-ray.

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Conviction

‘Conviction’, written by ‘Star Wars’ veteran novelist Aaron Allston, is the seventh in the nine-book ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’ series.