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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’

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Here we are on the two-part season finale of Series 5 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’ by Steven Moffat. In this two-part adventure, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond receive a message. They journey back in time to Roman Britain where they reunite with Alex Kingston as River Song. The trio soon ride off on horses to Stonehenge. There, they go underground to find a box-like structure called the Pandorica, which has been waiting for the Doctor. This story features a number of returning characters who have appeared in Series 5, including the return of Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, who has managed to survive and cheat death following ‘Cold Blood’. This adventure also features the Pandorica Alliance of ‘Doctor Who’ monsters, including Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Judoon, Silurians, etc. ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Beast Below’

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It’s time for us to check out the second episode of Series 5 in the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series called ‘The Beast Below’ by Steven Moffat, starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond. In the episode, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy visit the Starship UK in the distant future where they discover a unsettling secret involving a giant star whale. Can the Doctor and Amy survive the Smilers and Winders aboard the Starship UK? This ‘Doctor Who’ episode also features Sophie Okonedo (who I’ve seen in the 2006 film ‘Stormbreaker’) as ‘the bloody queen’ called Liz 10 ( 😀 ) and the late Terrence Hardiman (well-known for playing the Demon Headmaster and he’s been in the Big Finish audio adaptation of ‘The English Way of Death’) as Hawthorne. ‘The Beast Below’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Movie Review – ‘Death on the Nile’ (2022)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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I’ve recently seen the latest film adaptation of ‘Death on the Nile’ by director/actor Kenneth Branagh. This is the sequel to the 2017 film ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. This film was meant to come out in 2020. Sadly, due to the Covid-19 pandemic – please keep safe – the film was delayed. 😐 Continue reading

Quick Movie Trailer Review – ‘Death on the Nile’ (2022)

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It’s taken me a while to get around to this, but I can finally share some thoughts and predictions about the upcoming ‘Death on the Nile’ movie by director/actor Kenneth Branagh, which is the sequel to the 2017 movie ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. This should be an intriguing film to see. 🙂 Continue reading

Christmas DVD Reviews – The ‘Ace Ventura’ Movies!!!

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If you’re wondering why I’m writing so stupidly in this blog post, it’s because I’m reviewing the ‘Ace Ventura’ movies! I had the second movie ‘Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls’ for Christmas 2019 by my best mate Stephen. I had the first movie ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’ for my birthday years ago!! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’

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It’s the two-part season finale of Series 5 of ‘Doctor Who’ today! In this story by Steven Moffat, Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond reunite with Alex Kingston as River Song and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. They witness the opening of the Pandorica as well as the Big Bang itself in this. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Beast Below’

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It’s time for the second episode of the Matt Smith era of ‘Doctor Who’. In this episode, the Doctor and Amy visit the Starship UK in the future and face ‘The Beast Below’. This episode also features Sophie Okonedo as Liz 10 as well as scary Smilers and a giant whale that has the starship on its back. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Stormbreaker’

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I’ve created a new page on my blog focusing on the ‘Alex Rider’ book series by Anthony Horowitz. I will be reading and reviewing the book series at a later time. But for now, I’ve added my DVD review on the 2006 film adaptation of ‘Stormbreaker’, based on the first ‘Alex Rider’ book by Anthony Horowitz. Continue reading

Celebrating 55 Years of ‘Doctor Who’ #Shalka

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Yesterday in this 55th anniversary celebration season of ‘Doctor Who’ reviews by me on ‘Bradley’s Basement’, we took a look at the Comic Relief special, ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’. Did you know that one of the Doctors who appeared in that special, Richard E. Grant, played another incarnation of the Doctor? Continue reading

Series 5 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Matt Smith

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All my DVD reviews on Series 5 of new ‘Doctor Who’ are now on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes the thirteen episodes from Series 5 and it stars Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond with Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams and Alex Kingston as River Song. Continue reading