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Mark Gatiss

The Father movie review: the quiet horror of Alzheimer’s

Sun, Mar 28, 2021
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A deeply compassionate, deeply unnerving portrait of a man suffering from dementia and losing his grip on reality. The empathy machine of cinema has rarely been put to such uncomfortably intimate use.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Sleep No More”

Sun, Nov 15, 2015
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Doctor Who does found-footage… and it actually works in a way that most found-footage stories don’t even bother with anymore.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Robot of Sherwood”

Sun, Sep 07, 2014
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So, the Doctor and Robin Hood walk into a spaceship… Oh my god, did I love this episode.

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Game of Thrones S04 E06: “The Laws of Gods and Men” (oh crap oh crap oh crap)

Mon, May 12, 2014
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This episode has exhausted me.

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Doctor Who thing: behind the scenes of An Adventure in Space and Time

Wed, Dec 18, 2013
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Gotta love Mark Gatiss’s geeky enthusiasm for the show.

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Sherlock lives! (and returns to the U.K. on New Year’s Day)

Sun, Dec 01, 2013
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And enjoy the trailer here…

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An Adventure in Space and Time review: making history

Wed, Nov 27, 2013
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Mark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who’s creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Cold War”

Mon, Apr 15, 2013
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Alien on the Red October… though actually, this episode reminded me most of the Peter Davison-era Doctor Who story “Warriors of the Deep.”

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Doctor Who thing of the day: An Adventure in Space and Time to tell the story of the show’s creation

Fri, Aug 10, 2012
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There’s a lot of real-life drama behind the creation of the show, including the controversial involvement of women such as Verity Lambert at a high level, so this should be a juicy story.

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Sherlock: Series 2 arrives on American TV this Sunday night

Fri, May 04, 2012
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Just a reminder to come back here after Sunday night and catch up with my blogging, which begins with “A Scandal in Belgravia”…

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