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Disney+ Roundup – ‘Treasure Island’ (1950), ‘The Sentinel’, ‘Hocus Pocus’ & ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’

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It’s been a while since I did one of these Disney+ Roundups. Mainly because I’ve been very busy with attending conventions these past couple of months, including Exeter in October and London in November. Anyway, let me share what I’ve seen on Disney+ lately. Continue reading

‘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 – ‘Vincent and the Doctor’

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It’s time for us to check out a ‘Doctor Who’ episode that’s penned by one of the writers of comedy TV shows like ‘Blackadder’, ‘Mr. Bean’ and ‘The Vicar of Dibley’. He was also the executive producer of ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’, which was written by Steven Moffat. Today, it’s time for us to check out ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ by Richard Curtis. Having lost Rory in ‘Cold Blood’, Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Gillan as Amy Pond are now travelling in the TARDIS together. Visiting the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, they soon travel back in time to meet the artist Vincent van Gogh, played by Tony Curran, to solve a mystery that involves one of his paintings. This episode also features Bill Nighy (who I’ve heard play Sam Gamgee in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ radio series and many film and TV productions over the years) as Dr. Black. ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Flight of the Phoenix’

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It’s time to talk about another film I saw on Disney+ recently. This is ‘Flight of the Phoenix’, a 2004 film about a group of people who survive an aircraft crash in the Gobi Desert. This film is actually a remake of the 1965 film of the same name (sort-of, as it’s called ‘The Flight of the Phoenix’ instead). 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 – ‘Vincent and the Doctor’

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This ‘Doctor Who’ episode features Matt Smith’s Doctor and Amy Pond meeting Vincent Van Gogh. The episode is by Richard Curtis, who previously produced ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’. This episode however is not a comedy and it tackles a sensitive subject regarding Vincent Van Gogh and depression. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Thor: The Dark World’

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And welcome to the second instalment of the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe Film Review Season 2’!

‘Thor: The Dark World’! Yes we’re looking into the second film in Phase Two of the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’! It’s all about Thor and his sequel to his first movie. Thor previously appeared in ‘Thor’ and ‘Avengers Assemble’. This is his third appearance in this amazing superhero movie series. 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