Big Finish Offers An Alternative Once Upon A Time
During the third season finale of ABC’s Once Upon A Time, the writers introduced time travel into the show’s mythology. The by-the-numbers Back to the Future homage brought Elsa, the Snow Queen, from Disney’s Frozen to...August 5, 2014 1352 0
That Time The Doctor Met Cardinal Richelieu Through Big Finish Audio
Like many Doctor Who fans, I’m finding ways to while away the hours until Peter Capaldi returns as the Twelfth Doctor. I have two related diversions during the hiatus — Big Finish Doctor Who audios and...July 24, 2014 1103 0
Review: Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Abandoned
Synopsis: The Point of Stillness. A place the Time Lords are forbidden to go. It cannot be drawn, it cannot be whispered, it cannot be thought. And yet somebody is very keen to reach it. Deep...July 17, 2014 2015 0
Film Review: Hungerford
Synopsis: Cowen Rosewell lives with a small group of old friends in a scruffy flat in a small English town. Like many teens leaving school in 2014, there are few prospects or opportunities for people like...July 15, 2014 2823 0
How Big Finish Set the Stage for The Current Daleks and Cybermen
I’m greatly anticipating Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. I’ve been perusing official set pictures of Twelve with Cybermen and listening to an official promo apparently featuring Davros. While waiting for the new season of Doctor...July 13, 2014 1781 0
DVD Review — 300: Rise of an Empire
Synopsis: 300: Rise of an Empire took place before, during, and after the events of 300, spanning several battles in the Greco-Persian wars. Review: Frank Miller deviated considerably from history, especially in the second film. So...July 2, 2014 1638 0
Review: Big Finish: Doctor Who: Masquerade
Synopsis: France, the year 1770: by special invitation, the famous ‘Doctor’, friend of Voltaire, arrives at the lonely estate of the lovely Marquise de Rimdelle – once a hostess to the highest of high society, now...June 30, 2014 1376 0
Review: Graphic Novel – The Weirding Willows, Volume 1
Summary: The Weirding Willows is the ultimate literature pop culture mash-up featuring classic characters such as Alice from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll, Damon Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Mole, Ratty, Mr Toad and Mr Badger from The Wind in the...June 23, 2014 1252 0
Review: Big Finish: The Ordeals of Sherlock Holmes Box Set
Synopsis: Four decades. Four cases. One solution. From the plains of Afghanistan to the alleyways of Victorian London, from the dark heart of the English countryside to the ruin of Europe after the Great War, join...June 18, 2014 2189 0
In Review: Maleficent
Review: Writer Linda Woolverton’s ‘Maleficent’ was a variation on Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. Disney’s version of the the story was a variation on Charles Perrault’s adaptation of a tale that went back centuries as oral tradition. In...June 16, 2014 1819 0
Big Finish In Review: Doctor Who: Moonflesh
Synopsis: One wouldn’t normally expect to find elephants, gorillas and rhinoceroses roaming free in Suffolk in the year 1911. One wouldn’t normally expect to find an extra-dimensional police box at the same time/space location either. Two...May 25, 2014 1479 0
Review: Big Finish: Treasure Island
Synopsis: Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! When young Jim Hawkins unexpectedly inherits a treasure map, he little knows what adventures await him. Pursued by pirates, betrayed by friends and beset by skulduggery, Jim must...May 10, 2014 1899 0