Category Archives: Reviews

Week 4 – ‘Star Wars Sequels Review Season’

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And welcome to the final instalment of the ‘Star Wars Sequels Review Season’!

After checking out and reviewing the original Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn, it’s time to conclude this ‘Star Wars’ review season by checking out the final film of the ‘official’ ‘Star Wars’ sequels trilogy – ‘Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of the Skywalker’. The first time I saw this movie was back in December 2019. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – Dalek’

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What good timing this is! With the recent release of ‘Ravagers’, the first volume of ‘The Ninth Doctor Adventures’ by Big Finish starring Christopher Eccleston, it’s time to check out my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ Target novelization/audiobook of ‘Dalek’ by Robert Shearman, featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler. Continue reading

Quick Blu-ray Review – ‘Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor’

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And I’d like to pay tribute to a ‘Doctor Who’ writer who has contributed to the classic TV show significantly – Philip Martin. Sadly, we lost Philip Martin in December 2020. He wrote two enjoyable TV stories such as ‘Vengeance on Varos’ and the ‘Mindwarp’ segment of ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick DVD Box Set Review – ‘The Captain America Triple Bill’

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Is anyone missing the ‘Captain America’ films from the ‘MCU’ or ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ series that was shown on Disney+ lately? Over my birthday celebrations recently, I checked out a trilogy of vintage of ‘Captain America’ films given to me by my parents in May. I enjoyed these films. Continue reading

Week 3 – ‘Star Wars Sequels Review Season’

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And welcome back everyone to the ‘Star Wars Sequels Review Season’!

It’s time to conclude the original Thrawn trilogy of ‘Star Wars’ books by Timothy Zahn as we look into the third instalment called ‘The Last Command’. I read the e-book version of ‘The Last Command’ from January to February 2021. I was watching the sequels trilogy and the ‘Empire of Dreams: The Story of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy’ making-of documentary whilst reading this book. Continue reading

Movie Review – ‘Emil and the Detectives’ (1964)

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Once again, my parents and I watched another film on Disney+ – the 1964 film adaptation of ‘Emil and the Detectives’, which is based on the book by the German author called Erich Kästner. 2021 is turning out to be a year of home cinema with Disney+ for me and my parents. Not that I mind that. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

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On my birthday this year, I saw ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ (affectionately known as ‘the Synder Cut’) which I purchased on Amazon Prime Video. This was my birthday cinema movie at home to match to the likes of ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Continue reading

Quick Vinyl Review – ‘Time Lord Victorious – Echoes of Extinction’ (Doctor Who)

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Over my birthday weekend this year, I revisited my ASDA-exclusive vinyl edition of ‘1963: Fanfare For The Common Men’, starring Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton and enjoyed it very much. I also ventured into hearing the vinyl story ‘Echoes of Extinction’ which is part of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘The Three Caballeros’

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Last Friday, I saw a childhood classic Disney film I hadn’t seen in a long time. I watched it on VHS in the 1990s and revisited ‘The Three Caballeros’, a 1944 film, on Disney+. It stars Donald Duck with two bird friends – the cigar-smoking parrot José Carioca and the pistol-packing rooster Panchito Pistoles. Continue reading

Radio Times Winners and Fifth Doctor Favourites with Big Finish

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People voted for their favourite Fifth Doctor main range audio stories by Big Finish in a Radio Times poll recently. I’ve reviewed these stories already, including ‘The Mutant Phase’, ‘Alien Heart’/‘Dalek Soul’, ‘The Lady of Mercia’, ‘The Peterloo Massacre’ and ‘Spare Parts’. Check out my reviews on them today. Continue reading