Stranded - DVD review

CoverThree men and a woman comprise the only crew on the ARK moon base. When the structure is hit by an unscheduled meteor shower, it causes a considerable amount of damage, as well as affecting the life support. However, they soon discover that is not the worst of their problems. The female crew member has ventured on to the moon surface to check the damage, and unwittingly brought a bacterial contagion into the complex... [click here...]

 

Fringe: The Zodiac Paradox - Book review

CoverWhilst experimenting with hallucinogens, as a way to expand their consciousness and push at the boundaries of human perception, best friends Walter Bishop and William Bell are surprised when a portal opens up in front of them. They are even more surprised when a man falls through. Unknown to both they have opened a portal to another dimension and the man who has fallen through is soon to become the notorious Zodiac killer. Many years later, when they realise the truth of what happened that night, it is up to Walter, William and Nina Sharp to finally try to stop the deranged serial killer... [click here...]

 

True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season - DVD

CoverPicking up where Season 4 left off, Sookie is dealing with Tara's shooting and her unpredictable faerie powers, while Bill and Eric find themselves called into action by the Vampire Authority. Meanwhile, Sam searches for shifter killers and Jason struggles with his attraction to Jessica... [click here...]

 

Garry Schyman (composer) - BioShock: Infinite

CoverAward-winning composer Garry Schyman has written music for feature films, prime time television series, mini-series, movies of the week, documentaries and interactive media. Renowned for his unique and often complex original scores for the multi award-winning video games BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock: Infinite; the dramatic orchestral score and chorus for Visceral Games’s adaptation of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, Dante's Inferno; and the classic sci-fi inspired original scores for Destroy All Humans!; Schyman has emerged as one of the industry's foremost composers, receiving top honours for Best Original Score from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and Spike TV... [click here...]

 

Doctor Who: The Krotons - Soundtrack review

CoverBrian Hodgson was a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, working closely with the seminal figure of Delia Derbyshire. As the original sound effects creator for Doctor Who, he was responsible for the chilling Dalek voices and the powerhouse sound of the TARDIS lifting off (created by running a back door key for his mother’s house along the bass string of a gutted piano and treating it electronically). His highly innovative techniques are fully on display in this collection of “special sounds”, which provided the background to the Patrick Troughton story The Krotons, originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC1 between 28 December 1968 and 18 January 1969... [click here...]

 

Doctor Who: The Visitation - DVD review

CoverFollowing one of the Doctors, seemingly endless, attempts at returning Tegan to Heathrow Airport, the TARDIS and her crew land in 17th Century England, only to discover that they are not the only spacecraft that has made an unexpected stop. Terileptil‘s and their bejewelled android have taken up residence in the local manor house intent on releasing a plague which will wipe all life off the planet. With the help of a local highwayman and coward, Richard Mace, the Doctor races against time to track down the main base in Pudding Lane, London... [click here...]

 

Penguindrum: Box 1/2 - DVD review

CoverHimari Takakura passes away after going out on a trip with her brothers, twins Kanba and Shoma. She was, however, miraculously saved by a spirit in a penguin-shaped hat. In return for her extended life, the twins must search for an item known as the Penguin Drum with the aid of three penguins, which are visible only to the siblings... [click here...]

 

Iron Man 3 - Soundtrack review

CoverMarvel’s Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man...? [click here...]

 

The Bigfoot Tapes - DVD review

CoverTwo men and a girlfriend decide to make a serious documentary investigating the existence, or otherwise, of Bigfoot. There have been more than 900 sightings reported in the last 25 years, mostly in and around Siskiyou County. Through talking to a number of people, they track down the originator of a 911 emergency call about a huge attacking beast. Initially aggressive and suspicious, the highly religious hunter/tracker agrees to take them into the vast woods. Around seven hours later, he shows them a destroyed tent and signs of violence. Inexplicably, he then panics and flees into the trees, leaving the trio alone and lost. They camp overnight, but are terrified by noises and disturbances. The girl falls down an incline, and is dragged off by something unseen. The two men are caught between trying to find the girl, and escaping the woods to find help. They lack the skills to do either, and their backpacks of supplies have been stripped... [click here...]

 

Journeyman: Complete Series - DVD review

CoverNewspaper reporter and family man Dan Vassar is happily married to Kate with a young son Zack. Life is pretty good for him, but things are set to change when he inexplicably starts to jump backwards through time. He uses his newfound powers to change the destiny of people he encounters, but sometimes with consequences... [click here...]