Review: Doctor Who – Stranded 1

Review by Jacob Licklider


2019 saw Big Finish ending their then current Eighth Doctor miniseries with Ravenous 4, leaving the Doctor, Liv, and Helen stranded in London, 2020.  The TARDIS has been destroyed and Baker Street provides the only refuge for the team in June 2020’s Stranded 1. Continue reading →

Time Lord Victorious comic book tie-in announced

The BBC & Titan Comics have released details of the Time Lord Victorious comic book stories which form part of ‘Time Lord Victorious’; a brand-new multi-platform Doctor Who story told across audio, novels, comics, vinyl, digital, immersive theatre, escape rooms and games!

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Disney to re-release Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back in UK Cinemas

Variety has reported that Disney plans to release the remastered 4K edition of ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back‘ in UK cinemas to help celebrate the films 40th anniversary and also to bolster ticket sales as cinemas re-open their doors for the first time this July after being closed since March by the UK government lockdown due to Covid-19.

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Kevin Smith creates short for ‘Celebrity Show-Off’ while in Lockdown

Following Fox’s massive success with The Masked Singer and the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, executive producer Craig Plestis is now bringing South Korea’s remotely-made Celebrity Show-Off to the U.S., which is set to air on TBS. Hosted by Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory), each Celebrity Show-Off episode will feature five stars creating online content that must attract the highest number of views. Every week, the contestant who produces the content with the lowest viewership and engagement will be replaced by another celebrity. Confirmed competitors include Diplo, Nene Leakes, Dwight Howard, Gabi Butler, Bella Thorne, Ja Rule, Jason Mraz, and Kevin Smith, among others.

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Warner Bros. To Host DC FanDome Virtual Experience

Warner Bros. has set a 24-hour immersive virtual fan experience that will feature anything and everything from the DC Multiverse — and it’s all free.

The event is set to kick-off on August 22 at 10am PT and will reach fans on all seven continents.


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Clive Barker Opens Lawsuit For Hellraiser Rights

Larry Zerner former actor (Shelly from Friday the 13th Part 3D) turned lawyer for the past several years has shared his legal expertise with fans on the ongoing, legal battle happening with the Friday the 13th franchise.

Today he shared on his twitter some news regarding another famous horror franchise.


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Star Wars Celebration 2020 Cancelled

It’s sad news for Star Wars fans around the world as organisers announce Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2020. The future of the this years event has been in doubt since Covid19 has impacted fan events around the world with many being cancelled or postponed including San Diego Comic Con & London Film & Comic Con. The event had been scheduled for this August in Anaheim, California, USA and is attended Bi-annually by thousands of star wars fans from around the world. Continue reading →

Trailer released for EA ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ game

Fans have been awaiting details of a rumoured new Star Wars title since the successful release of Star War JEDI: Fallen Order. EA has confirmed the new game is titled ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ and the trailer has been released online today. Continue reading →

‘CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: Remembering Ghostbusters’ documentary gets BluRay release – 22nd June

CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: Remembering Ghostbusters, is the definitive retrospective documentary, resulting from twelve years of research and production from film-making duo Anthony & Claire Bueno. It charts the making of the original 1984 Ghostbusters, featuring interviews with director Ivan Reitman, and lead cast Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Continue reading →

Review: Torchwood – Dinner and a Show

Review by Jacob Licklider


Mild spoilers

Gareth David-Lloyd contributes this month’s release; implying it is set sometime during Series 2 of the show.  This releases character focus is looking at the ‘sensible’ halves of the relationships on the show, Toshiko Sato in the Tosh/Owen relationship and Ianto in the Ianto/Jack relationship.  A performance of the opera Faust invaded by aliens, many of whom are simply looking to appreciate a different planet’s culture and an alien performer.  It’s also Valentine’s Day and both Owen and Jack have essentially ghosted their significant others.  It is implied that Jack isn’t available and Owen is still being Owen, going off and being unable to grapple with his own emotions.

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