Category Archives: Reviews

Quick Movie Review – ‘Barbie’

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So, on Early May Bank Holiday Monday in the UK this year, my parents and I saw the 2023 film ‘Barbie’ on Netflix. It was a fascinating film experience to sit through. I’m glad ‘Barbie’ has been released on Netflix lately, as I can now say I’ve seen the film after all these years. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘The Sheep Detectives’

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Last weekend, I saw ‘The Sheep Detectives’, a mystery comedy film featuring CGI-talking sheep in live-action. I greatly enjoyed seeing this film. This is a traditional whodunnit murder mystery with sheep helping to solve the murder. I didn’t expect to enjoy this film. Continue reading

Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Ncuti Gatwa on Blu-ray #3

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Here we are on the third episode of Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. This week, we’re checking out ‘Boom’ by Steven Moffat, who was the showrunner for the Matt Smith/Eleventh Doctor and Peter Capaldi/Twelfth Doctor eras from 2010 to 2017. ‘Boom’ was shown via BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and via Disney+ in non-UK parts of the world on the 18th of May 2024. I recall seeing this episode at a Premier Inn when I was away in Bolton with my best mate from school Stephen. Was Steven Moffat’s return to ‘Doctor Who’ truly worthwhile, as I indicated in my spoiler-free reaction video on ‘Boom’ back in May 2024? Do I still regard ‘Boom’ as the best episode featured in Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series? Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #43 – ‘Nemesis’

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And we’ve come full circle, everyone! 🙂 Today, it’s Early Bank Holiday Monday in May in the UK in the year 2026!

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! Continue reading

Quick Blu-ray Review – ‘Octopussy’

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It’s been a while since I did a review on a James Bond movie, isn’t it? The last time I did a review on a James Bond film was ‘No Time To Die’ back in 2021. So, let’s do another review on a James Bond film that I’ve seen recently on Blu-ray – the 1983 film ‘Octopussy’! Continue reading

Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Ncuti Gatwa on Blu-ray #2

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It’s time for us to check out the second episode of Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. Today, it’s time for ‘The Devil’s Chord’ by Russell T. Davies, which was shown via BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and via Disney+ in non-UK parts of the world on the 11th of May 2024. ‘The Devil’s Chord’ was the second in a double bill of ‘Doctor Who’ episodes shown on the 11th of May, with the first one being ‘Space Babies’. It’s been fascinating to revisit this ‘Doctor Who’ episode for my in-depth review on it compared to when I did my spoiler-free reaction video on both ‘Space Babies’ and ‘The Devil’s Chord’ back in May 2024. What do I have to say about this episode since first seeing it on BBC iPlayer back then? Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #42 – ‘Other Victories’

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Here we are on the penultimate story of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’! It’s time to check out the episode ‘Other Victories’ in Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars’. In this episode, we resolve the story arc involving the mysterious aliens that appeared in ‘Chain of Command’, ‘The Trigger’, ‘Other Voices’ and ‘Other Visits’. We also have the return of Tigatron and Airazor, who were captured by the mysterious aliens in ‘Other Visits’. Will Tigatron and Airazor’s return to ‘Beast Wars’ be very satisfying? Will the story arc involving the mysterious aliens be resolved in a very satisfying manner, despite this being a single-episode story and not a two-part story? I first saw ‘Other Victories’ as the first of the last three episodes of Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars’ on Volume 4 of the four official ‘Beast Wars’ VHS releases containing Season 3 episodes that had never been shown before via GMTV in the UK. I’ve also seen ‘Other Victories’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. Continue reading

Series 14 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Ncuti Gatwa on Blu-ray #1

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Here we are on the first episode of Series 14 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. It’s time to check out ‘Space Babies’ by Russell T. Davies, which was shown via BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and via Disney+ in non-UK parts of the world on the 11th of May 2024. ‘Space Babies’ was the first in a double bill of ‘Doctor Who’ episodes shown on the 11th of May – the second one being ‘The Devil’s Chord’. I’ve had time to process and reflect on my thoughts on ‘Space Babies’ as well as the rest of Series 14. I’ve certainly more to say about this episode compared to when I did my spoiler-free reaction video on both ‘Space Babies’ and ‘The Devil’s Chord’ back in May 2024. Continue reading

‘Beast Wars’ Review #41 – ‘Master Blaster’

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We’re getting close to the end of ‘Beast Wars: Transformers’, everyone! Let’s continue our look into this ‘Transformers’ series by checking out the episode ‘Master Blaster’ in Season 3 of ‘Beast Wars’. In the episode, the Predacons attempt to take control of Optimus Primal’s Optimal body in order to infiltrate the Autobots’ Ark again. Megatron is intent on stealing the spark of the original G1 Megatron, leader of the Decepitcons, so that his powers can be on par with Optimal Optimus’. Will the Maximals thwart Megatron’s attempts to be more powerful or will a couple of his Predacon troops betray him in the process? I first saw ‘Master Blaster’ as the last of three episodes on Volume 3 of the four official VHS releases of ‘Beast Wars’ containing Season 3 episodes that had never been shown before via GMTV in the UK. I’ve also seen ‘Master Blaster’ in the ‘Beast Wars’ 15th anniversary DVD box set, and it can now be seen on YouTube. Will this be an exciting instalment in ‘Beast Wars’ as we draw closer to the series’ conclusion? Continue reading

Reflection on ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ and its Future

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Last weekend, I saw ‘Back to the Future – The Musical’ for the fourth and final time (for now 😀 ) at the Adelphi Theatre in London. I saw the musical production on Saturday 11th of April, one day before its West End run in London finished on Sunday 12th of April 2026. Continue reading