The Rise (aka Wasteland) review
Smooth, accomplished British crime indie tweaks clichés of the genre in a marvelously satisfying way.
Month: September 2013
Hawking review
An engaging documentary about the world-famous physicist that emphasizes the challenges of his personal life and the resilience of his humor and spirit.
Doctor Who thing: “Terror of the Zygons” finally coming to DVD!
The story is notable for so many reasons. And the Zygons are high on the list of aliens who appeared only once, and deserve to return.
+1 (Plus One) trailer: invasion of the party snatchers?
Hey! Someone found a (potentially interesting) new twist on the teen party movie.
London photo of the day: mysterious construction
Not sure what was happening in Chinatown the other night. Construction of a wormhole generator, perhaps?
Cold Comes the Night review: eh, lukewarm, anyway
A familiar-feeling crime thriller is enlivened by unexpectedly down-to-earth, hardbitten characters weighed down by the mundane weariness of life on the edge.
Doctor Who thing: awesome fan-made 50th-anniv posters
Fans are busy filling the time until the upcoming 50th-anniversary special…
Zero Charisma trailer: are nerds people?
I won’t know what to make of this until I see it. It looks like it’s going to trade in nerd stereotypes that do no one any good.
London photo of the day: the ongoing saga of the missing Wood Green Banksy
Someone has been at work again on the former Banksy “canvas”…
I will get all judgy on sci-fi
I am delighted to announce that I will be a judge at the 2014 Boston Science Fiction Film Festival…
