‘Right at the very beginning!’ – answered nobody, ever to the question of where a newcomer to Doctor Who should start watching. This is a show with almost 900 episodes, six decades of production, and a megaton of baggage.
To start with 1963’s “An Unearthly Child” now and try to watch everything, plus spin-offs, before you could get involved with the Ncuti Gatwa era? You’d need a Tardis.
So where to jump in? Now that BBC iPlayer is host to the whole Doctor Who kit and kaboodle in the UK as part of its new “Whoniverse” division, it’s a very good question. That’s why we asked it to our writhing nest of Doctor Who experts. And here’s what they recommend:
Rose (2005)
“Rose” is the first episode of the revived version of Doctor Who. Having been off air since a one-off special in 1996, this was designed as a continuation...
To start with 1963’s “An Unearthly Child” now and try to watch everything, plus spin-offs, before you could get involved with the Ncuti Gatwa era? You’d need a Tardis.
So where to jump in? Now that BBC iPlayer is host to the whole Doctor Who kit and kaboodle in the UK as part of its new “Whoniverse” division, it’s a very good question. That’s why we asked it to our writhing nest of Doctor Who experts. And here’s what they recommend:
Rose (2005)
“Rose” is the first episode of the revived version of Doctor Who. Having been off air since a one-off special in 1996, this was designed as a continuation...
- 11/1/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Heavily rumoured for some time now, the news that Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall will be leaving Doctor Who next year has finally been confirmed by the BBC. It’s official that Series 13 will be Whittaker’s last, and will consist of just six episodes. It will welcome back Mandip Gill in the role of Companion Yaz, alongside newcomer John Bishop as Dan.
Whittaker’s Doctor won’t regenerate at the end of the forthcoming six-episode series, but after a further three Specials, which are due to air in 2022. The first will air on New Year’s Day, the second will follow in spring of next year, and the final Whittaker special is due to air in autumn 2022, to tie in with the BBC’s Centenary celebrations, it’s been confirmed. There’s currently no word on who’ll be replacing her in the role, or who will step into Chibnall’s showrunner shoes,...
Whittaker’s Doctor won’t regenerate at the end of the forthcoming six-episode series, but after a further three Specials, which are due to air in 2022. The first will air on New Year’s Day, the second will follow in spring of next year, and the final Whittaker special is due to air in autumn 2022, to tie in with the BBC’s Centenary celebrations, it’s been confirmed. There’s currently no word on who’ll be replacing her in the role, or who will step into Chibnall’s showrunner shoes,...
- 7/29/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
All of time, all of space, at your fingertips. That’s the promise of the Tardis. And despite a strong predilection for London, Earth, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the Doctor has certainly gotten about a bit.
But the thing about the universe is, there’s a lot of it, and there are still key historical events, massive epochs of history and places in the universe that the Doctor has never been to on screen.
Some of these have made appearances in the books, comics, of Big Finish audios, but as ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati‘ shows, Doctor Who isn’t afraid of double dipping when the destination is tempting enough.
The Sinking of the Titanic
A big obvious one that the show has flirted with before with ‘Voyage of the Damned‘, and which the Ninth Doctor hinted at being present at in ‘The End of the World...
But the thing about the universe is, there’s a lot of it, and there are still key historical events, massive epochs of history and places in the universe that the Doctor has never been to on screen.
Some of these have made appearances in the books, comics, of Big Finish audios, but as ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati‘ shows, Doctor Who isn’t afraid of double dipping when the destination is tempting enough.
The Sinking of the Titanic
A big obvious one that the show has flirted with before with ‘Voyage of the Damned‘, and which the Ninth Doctor hinted at being present at in ‘The End of the World...
- 6/3/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Sometimes, impossible things just happen, and we call them miracles. Though that line may have been spoken by Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith in the Season 5 episode “The Pandorica Opens,” it has perhaps special relevance for Doctor Who fans right now, who are living through a moment most of us had given up hope on ever seeing.
No, it’s not the fact that the Doctor is a woman now. It’s that Christopher Eccleston, the man who both reinvented Doctor Who and walked away from it, who defined the Doctor for a generation and then left him behind, has returned to the role in a series of new audio adventures for Big Finish.
It’s hard to overstate what a big deal this is, both for fans and the franchise as a whole. Eccleston’s time on the Tardis is often unfortunately overshadowed by the furor surrounding the way he left it,...
No, it’s not the fact that the Doctor is a woman now. It’s that Christopher Eccleston, the man who both reinvented Doctor Who and walked away from it, who defined the Doctor for a generation and then left him behind, has returned to the role in a series of new audio adventures for Big Finish.
It’s hard to overstate what a big deal this is, both for fans and the franchise as a whole. Eccleston’s time on the Tardis is often unfortunately overshadowed by the furor surrounding the way he left it,...
- 5/22/2021
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
Some Doctor Who characters are intended for greatness; some are intended to be killed off at the end of their first episode. Writers have a lot more control over the second than the first. What remains true for all characters, is the tension that exists between their function in the story and their potential to affect it. Even a guard who simply runs into a room to get shot could have dragged the story in another direction, should they be allowed (this stock background character was the inspiration for Terry Pratchett’s City Watch novels).
Successful one-off characters aren’t necessarily those who break away from their function,, but those who make a story soar to another level entirely. More often, what makes them work is when their function in the story is disguised. There are plenty of ways to do this and most of them intersect: casting, costume, dialogue,...
Successful one-off characters aren’t necessarily those who break away from their function,, but those who make a story soar to another level entirely. More often, what makes them work is when their function in the story is disguised. There are plenty of ways to do this and most of them intersect: casting, costume, dialogue,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for The Watch episodes 7 and 8.
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books have long been fantasy favorites. In fact, the CEO of Motive Pictures, a UK company planning to adapt a huge number of Pratchett’s novels for television, called Discworld “a national treasure.” But with the recent lackluster reception of BBC America’s The Watch, can television adaptations both succeed in live-action serial storytelling and live up to the expectations of Pratchett fans?
Although the last two episodes of The Watch manage to redeem some of the earlier missteps of the season, there are reasons why the program never quite lived up to the expectations of Discworld fans. The punk-rock atmosphere of Ankh-Morpork was off-putting to many, and the jarring technological levels seemed at once futuristic and anachronistic.
In part, this felt due to a lower budget than a show trying to draw fans of other huge fantasy properties,...
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books have long been fantasy favorites. In fact, the CEO of Motive Pictures, a UK company planning to adapt a huge number of Pratchett’s novels for television, called Discworld “a national treasure.” But with the recent lackluster reception of BBC America’s The Watch, can television adaptations both succeed in live-action serial storytelling and live up to the expectations of Pratchett fans?
Although the last two episodes of The Watch manage to redeem some of the earlier missteps of the season, there are reasons why the program never quite lived up to the expectations of Discworld fans. The punk-rock atmosphere of Ankh-Morpork was off-putting to many, and the jarring technological levels seemed at once futuristic and anachronistic.
In part, this felt due to a lower budget than a show trying to draw fans of other huge fantasy properties,...
- 2/15/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who! The children’s own show that adults adore.
Doctor Who, as a format, requires an intrinsic joyfulness in its stories to be so adored. If adventures become too continually grim, or not sufficiently fun, then ultimately there’ll be a tipping point where it becomes implausible for the story to continue. Why, ultimately, would the character keep travelling if they weren’t enjoying it? And even if they did, would this be something that would sustain a family audience?
It’s not that you can’t have darkness in Doctor Who, it’s just that it can’t be sustained and eventually something has to give. As such, there’s an inherent optimism in a lot of Doctor Who, even in episodes where it isn’t high in the mix. For the show to make sense, there has to be some hope that wrongs can be righted.
For...
Doctor Who, as a format, requires an intrinsic joyfulness in its stories to be so adored. If adventures become too continually grim, or not sufficiently fun, then ultimately there’ll be a tipping point where it becomes implausible for the story to continue. Why, ultimately, would the character keep travelling if they weren’t enjoying it? And even if they did, would this be something that would sustain a family audience?
It’s not that you can’t have darkness in Doctor Who, it’s just that it can’t be sustained and eventually something has to give. As such, there’s an inherent optimism in a lot of Doctor Who, even in episodes where it isn’t high in the mix. For the show to make sense, there has to be some hope that wrongs can be righted.
For...
- 11/30/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In the immortal words of Charlie Brown and friends: “Christmas time is heeereee!” Well, in the streaming world Christmas time is just about always here. Christmas lives forever on the servers of companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Disney. Now WarnerMedia has entered into the streaming Christmas fray with its service HBO Max.
HBO Max is one of the new kids on the block, but its dedication to the holiday season remains admirable. The amount of holiday episodes of its many TV shows that HBO Max can offer is staggering. For this list, however, we will focus on service’s holiday movies alone (save for one Tardis-y exception). If you’ve got an HBO Max subscription and a burning need for Christmas movies, here is what you can expect.
Doctor Who Christmas Specials
HBO Max
If the British know one thing, it’s tea. If they know two things, it’s tea and Christmas specials.
HBO Max is one of the new kids on the block, but its dedication to the holiday season remains admirable. The amount of holiday episodes of its many TV shows that HBO Max can offer is staggering. For this list, however, we will focus on service’s holiday movies alone (save for one Tardis-y exception). If you’ve got an HBO Max subscription and a burning need for Christmas movies, here is what you can expect.
Doctor Who Christmas Specials
HBO Max
If the British know one thing, it’s tea. If they know two things, it’s tea and Christmas specials.
- 11/25/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Captain Jack’s last Doctor Who appearance was a surprise series 12 cameo in ‘The Fugitive of the Judoon’. He showed up, kissed Graham on the lips, alluded to the Doctor and her companions having an orgy, and issued a life-or-death warning. All regular Captain Jack stuff.
He also said that he’d be seeing the Doctor again. “Maybe not soon, but when she needs me. I’ll be there.” He wasn’t lying. The BBC has confirmed that Jack will be making good on his promise with a guest role in this year’s festive special ‘Revolution of the Daleks’. He’s on the poster and everything.
According to the BBC: “Captain Jack will be on hand to help ‘the fam’ as they discover a disturbing plan forming involving one of the Doctor’s most feared and dangerous enemies, the Daleks. With the Thirteenth Doctor locked away in a space prison,...
He also said that he’d be seeing the Doctor again. “Maybe not soon, but when she needs me. I’ll be there.” He wasn’t lying. The BBC has confirmed that Jack will be making good on his promise with a guest role in this year’s festive special ‘Revolution of the Daleks’. He’s on the poster and everything.
According to the BBC: “Captain Jack will be on hand to help ‘the fam’ as they discover a disturbing plan forming involving one of the Doctor’s most feared and dangerous enemies, the Daleks. With the Thirteenth Doctor locked away in a space prison,...
- 11/23/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The fact that Christopher Eccleston is doing more Doctor Who for Big Finish productions, is exciting stuff. Considering Eccleston had a mixed time on Doctor Who – loving the character and the response of the younger audience especially, but playing the part while ill and disagreeing with the production team – it is also unexpected.
Having appeared at a few conventions and bumping into some of his successors recently, Eccleston seems more at peace with his legacy. It was a difficult time for him personally, but what an impact he has had on Doctor Who. As mentioned here, casting an actor of Eccleston’s reputation and stature immediately suggested this show was a serious proposition, disconnecting it from a variety of baggage.
As there was no guarantee Doctor Who would survive for more than one series, Eccleston’s departure meant that the Ninth Doctor had a complete character arc. His stories often led into one another,...
Having appeared at a few conventions and bumping into some of his successors recently, Eccleston seems more at peace with his legacy. It was a difficult time for him personally, but what an impact he has had on Doctor Who. As mentioned here, casting an actor of Eccleston’s reputation and stature immediately suggested this show was a serious proposition, disconnecting it from a variety of baggage.
As there was no guarantee Doctor Who would survive for more than one series, Eccleston’s departure meant that the Ninth Doctor had a complete character arc. His stories often led into one another,...
- 8/12/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
It’s rare for someone to like all of Doctor Who. A fan may find some of it to have the occasional redeeming feature, but just doesn’t find it entertaining as a whole. On occasion, a run of stories isn’t what they want from Doctor Who. Fortunately the show has a solution to this: Doctor Who changes.
This has been said often enough that it feels like background noise but it’s worth stressing. Different people have made Doctor Who up as they went along, responding to different contexts as best they can. It’s unlikely you’re going to enjoy all of it, but on the bright side, the show always has been and will be different.
Depending on the role played by the BBC, the transition between production teams can be uneven. The change from producer Philip Hinchcliffe to Graham Williams in 1977 wasn’t helped by...
This has been said often enough that it feels like background noise but it’s worth stressing. Different people have made Doctor Who up as they went along, responding to different contexts as best they can. It’s unlikely you’re going to enjoy all of it, but on the bright side, the show always has been and will be different.
Depending on the role played by the BBC, the transition between production teams can be uneven. The change from producer Philip Hinchcliffe to Graham Williams in 1977 wasn’t helped by...
- 5/14/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Oct 15, 2019
From fanzines to forums, Doctor Who fan opinion has evolved over the years
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Whenever an episode of Doctor Who is broadcast now it’s quite easy to get a sense of how it’s been received within online communities. Websites review the episodes and people comment on those, folk post on social media and forums, and podcasts offer dissection and discussion in the aftermath.
Prior to the internet, the main outlet for review and opinion pieces were the printed fanzines that sprang up in the late seventies and eighties. Prior to that the main source we have for viewers’ responses were the BBC Audience Research reports, which weren’t carried out for every story and mostly only looked at one episode per story. What’s interesting to see is how contemporary opinion doesn’t always match up with current...
From fanzines to forums, Doctor Who fan opinion has evolved over the years
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Whenever an episode of Doctor Who is broadcast now it’s quite easy to get a sense of how it’s been received within online communities. Websites review the episodes and people comment on those, folk post on social media and forums, and podcasts offer dissection and discussion in the aftermath.
Prior to the internet, the main outlet for review and opinion pieces were the printed fanzines that sprang up in the late seventies and eighties. Prior to that the main source we have for viewers’ responses were the BBC Audience Research reports, which weren’t carried out for every story and mostly only looked at one episode per story. What’s interesting to see is how contemporary opinion doesn’t always match up with current...
- 10/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Sep 5, 2019
Andrew attempts to put his finger on those moments that make the Doctor incontrovertibly the Doctor...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who, including books and audioplays. It originally ran on Den of Geek UK.
You know the description "Doctor-ish," pertaining to the title character in the long-running BBC TV series Doctor Who? It feels slightly nebulous, defined circularly by virtue of literally anything they do potentially matching this description. Yet, I bet we all carry a vague notion of it, a gut feeling that certain acts and ways are Doctor-ish.
Rather than try to define this then find examples to support the definition, I’m going to list examples of behavior from each incarnation that I regard as Doctor-ish then leave everyone to come up with their own conclusions/reiterate their existing opinions. And so…
The First Doctor - The Aztecs - “Yes, I made some cocoa and got engaged.
Andrew attempts to put his finger on those moments that make the Doctor incontrovertibly the Doctor...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who, including books and audioplays. It originally ran on Den of Geek UK.
You know the description "Doctor-ish," pertaining to the title character in the long-running BBC TV series Doctor Who? It feels slightly nebulous, defined circularly by virtue of literally anything they do potentially matching this description. Yet, I bet we all carry a vague notion of it, a gut feeling that certain acts and ways are Doctor-ish.
Rather than try to define this then find examples to support the definition, I’m going to list examples of behavior from each incarnation that I regard as Doctor-ish then leave everyone to come up with their own conclusions/reiterate their existing opinions. And so…
The First Doctor - The Aztecs - “Yes, I made some cocoa and got engaged.
- 9/5/2019
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Sep 3, 2019
Without Terrance Dicks' writing, Doctor Who could now well be a thing of the past. Andrew salutes his inestimable contribution...
This article originally ran on Den of Geek UK.
I met Terrance Dicks in Hamilton Library when I was eight. I was holding a copy of The Auton Invasion that I'd bought in a shop in Hereford and could not get the price sticker off. He said it was an early pressing of the first book he'd written for the Target Novelization range, then launched into an anecdote about it. It may not have been this story's first outing but damn it I was paying attention.
I mean, sure, he wrote Warmonger, but can any of us say they haven't on some level "written Warmonger"?
Certainly none of us can say we introduced thousands of children to literature, and not the "Ian McEwan pretends Science Fiction doesn't exist" sort of literature,...
Without Terrance Dicks' writing, Doctor Who could now well be a thing of the past. Andrew salutes his inestimable contribution...
This article originally ran on Den of Geek UK.
I met Terrance Dicks in Hamilton Library when I was eight. I was holding a copy of The Auton Invasion that I'd bought in a shop in Hereford and could not get the price sticker off. He said it was an early pressing of the first book he'd written for the Target Novelization range, then launched into an anecdote about it. It may not have been this story's first outing but damn it I was paying attention.
I mean, sure, he wrote Warmonger, but can any of us say they haven't on some level "written Warmonger"?
Certainly none of us can say we introduced thousands of children to literature, and not the "Ian McEwan pretends Science Fiction doesn't exist" sort of literature,...
- 9/3/2019
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Jul 18, 2019
The Doctor has been taken down a dark path several times in Who's history. Andrew explores why it's not a sustainable storytelling approach
This Doctor Who article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Iconic sci-fi author Iain M. Banks once said he didn’t want to write Doctor Who because you have to put all the toys back in the box afterward, as it’s written with a view to infinity, to the story never ending. Doctor Who is the answer to the question "What if a game of Consequences never stopped?" But if the show has proved anything over the years, it's that those consequences can never be that severe.
With different writers and creative teams, the show has dabbled in dark, violent stories, occasionally for a sustained period of time. Sometimes this is due to the aesthetic considerations of the creative team, sometimes things just...
The Doctor has been taken down a dark path several times in Who's history. Andrew explores why it's not a sustainable storytelling approach
This Doctor Who article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Iconic sci-fi author Iain M. Banks once said he didn’t want to write Doctor Who because you have to put all the toys back in the box afterward, as it’s written with a view to infinity, to the story never ending. Doctor Who is the answer to the question "What if a game of Consequences never stopped?" But if the show has proved anything over the years, it's that those consequences can never be that severe.
With different writers and creative teams, the show has dabbled in dark, violent stories, occasionally for a sustained period of time. Sometimes this is due to the aesthetic considerations of the creative team, sometimes things just...
- 7/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Nov 27, 2018
Characters, history, sewage - there's a lot to consider when creating a brand new world.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Tolkien took twelve years, J.K. Rowling seventeen. Terry Pratchett started the Discworld novels in 1983, and they finished thirty-two years later. George R. R. Martin started A Song Of Ice And Fire in 1991 and it remains unfinished. God managed to build the world in six days, though to be fair he didn’t really do much plotting.
In this article we’re going to look at the worldbuilding in the examples mentioned above; some of the most famous and popular fantasy series in the world, but still barely scratching the surface of the genre and leaning towards High Fantasy.
Let’s start with the most important question...
How does the shit get out?
Terry Pratchett once opened a discussion about fantasy world-building with the question...
Characters, history, sewage - there's a lot to consider when creating a brand new world.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Tolkien took twelve years, J.K. Rowling seventeen. Terry Pratchett started the Discworld novels in 1983, and they finished thirty-two years later. George R. R. Martin started A Song Of Ice And Fire in 1991 and it remains unfinished. God managed to build the world in six days, though to be fair he didn’t really do much plotting.
In this article we’re going to look at the worldbuilding in the examples mentioned above; some of the most famous and popular fantasy series in the world, but still barely scratching the surface of the genre and leaning towards High Fantasy.
Let’s start with the most important question...
How does the shit get out?
Terry Pratchett once opened a discussion about fantasy world-building with the question...
- 11/27/2018
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Nov 23, 2018
Alas, the geek idols of my youth have fallen...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
"Hi Rob. You f**king asshole."
Rob Gordon is a great example of a character not having to be likeable to be interesting and entertaining (He made it to number 16 on our totally definitive list of the Top 50 assholes in cinema).
Yet you can’t help but root for Rob, because he’s played by John Cusack, and John Cusack can make hitmen sympathetic. Plus, as evidenced by the first article I linked to, I am in no position to criticize anyone for making endless lists. As you are reading a website called Den of Geek, there’s a chance you can also relate to Rob’s obsessive behaviour.
In both Nick Hornby’s novel and the adaptation, the characters are both funny and tragic. In the hands of less...
Alas, the geek idols of my youth have fallen...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
"Hi Rob. You f**king asshole."
Rob Gordon is a great example of a character not having to be likeable to be interesting and entertaining (He made it to number 16 on our totally definitive list of the Top 50 assholes in cinema).
Yet you can’t help but root for Rob, because he’s played by John Cusack, and John Cusack can make hitmen sympathetic. Plus, as evidenced by the first article I linked to, I am in no position to criticize anyone for making endless lists. As you are reading a website called Den of Geek, there’s a chance you can also relate to Rob’s obsessive behaviour.
In both Nick Hornby’s novel and the adaptation, the characters are both funny and tragic. In the hands of less...
- 11/23/2018
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Jan 26, 2018
As Peter Capaldi departs Doctor Who, he's left some questions behind...
Contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 10.
See related Supergirl season 3 episode 11 review: Fort Rozz Supergirl season 3 episode 10 review: Legion Of Superheroes
Doctor Who fans are full of questions. Plus water. Water and questions. And varying degrees of bile. Only one of these is important for the article you have clicked on, which is probably this one for now, and it’s the questions one.
It would take too long to examine all the queries fandom has (they vary from ‘How come Germany gets the extended cut of Silver Nemesis?’ to ‘Who wants to watch Babylon 5 with me lads?’), and so we have stuck to questions that the Capaldi era raised but failed to answer. This writer, it should be noted, is fallible and may not list all the questions that our readers may have. Ameliorate...
As Peter Capaldi departs Doctor Who, he's left some questions behind...
Contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 10.
See related Supergirl season 3 episode 11 review: Fort Rozz Supergirl season 3 episode 10 review: Legion Of Superheroes
Doctor Who fans are full of questions. Plus water. Water and questions. And varying degrees of bile. Only one of these is important for the article you have clicked on, which is probably this one for now, and it’s the questions one.
It would take too long to examine all the queries fandom has (they vary from ‘How come Germany gets the extended cut of Silver Nemesis?’ to ‘Who wants to watch Babylon 5 with me lads?’), and so we have stuck to questions that the Capaldi era raised but failed to answer. This writer, it should be noted, is fallible and may not list all the questions that our readers may have. Ameliorate...
- 1/25/2018
- Den of Geek
Andrew Blair Dec 7, 2019
Now that His Dark Materials is an HBO TV show, we look back at what went wrong with the Golden Compass movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
With His Dark Materials currently making waves on HBO, we're taking the time to look back at what went wrong the last time someone tried to adapt Philip Pullman's beloved trilogy of fantasy novels to the screen in the 2007 flop The Golden Compass.
Pullman's His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters, and powerful anti-religious themes. Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series.
New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success.
Now that His Dark Materials is an HBO TV show, we look back at what went wrong with the Golden Compass movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
With His Dark Materials currently making waves on HBO, we're taking the time to look back at what went wrong the last time someone tried to adapt Philip Pullman's beloved trilogy of fantasy novels to the screen in the 2007 flop The Golden Compass.
Pullman's His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy world, nuanced and ambiguous characters, and powerful anti-religious themes. Critically acclaimed, award-laden bestsellers with a young heroine in the form of Lyra Bellacqua, the trilogy seemed an obvious choice to follow Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings and become a blockbuster movie series.
New Line bought the rights after bringing Lord of The Rings to the screen, hoping for a similar success.
- 4/21/2015
- Den of Geek
Andrew argues that Doctor Who series 8 could do worse than look to Hinchcliffe/Holmes story The Ark in Space for inspiration...
4C or not 4C? (Yes, it's a cryptic start, but frankly we don't have enough production code puns on the website). Let us speculate, just for a change, about what series eight of Doctor Who holds in store.
Is Peter Capaldi's Twelth Doctor going to be a less risky version of the Sixth? Initially unlikeable, but with the audience warming to him as he progresses?
Is Clara going to become a more rounded character, with the writers raising their game to reflect the quality of Jenna Coleman's performance?
Will you read a comment along the lines of 'Actually there were twenty six seasons of Doctor Who already, so I don't see why you're referring to it as “series eight”'?
Maybe, maybe, and yes.
For those of...
4C or not 4C? (Yes, it's a cryptic start, but frankly we don't have enough production code puns on the website). Let us speculate, just for a change, about what series eight of Doctor Who holds in store.
Is Peter Capaldi's Twelth Doctor going to be a less risky version of the Sixth? Initially unlikeable, but with the audience warming to him as he progresses?
Is Clara going to become a more rounded character, with the writers raising their game to reflect the quality of Jenna Coleman's performance?
Will you read a comment along the lines of 'Actually there were twenty six seasons of Doctor Who already, so I don't see why you're referring to it as “series eight”'?
Maybe, maybe, and yes.
For those of...
- 7/30/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
From Lori Grimes to Wesley Crusher, Den Of Geek's writers defend some of TV fandoms’ least-loved fictional characters…
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Warning: contains spoilers for The Walking Dead season three, Breaking Bad season five, and Battlestar Galactica.
The force of geek love is strong. So strong, in fact, it’s basically a Newton’s Third Law of Motion kind of deal. Each instance of geek love leads to the simultaneous, opposite force of geek hatred. Wherever a TV character is adored, another will be despised. For every fan of Angel, there’s a critic of Riley Finn. For every Rick and Shane fan, there’s someone shouting “boo” at Lori Grimes. For every Captain Picard nut, there’s a person scribbling devil horns and moustaches on pictures of Wesley Crusher. Geeks love and geeks hate. It is known.
As a great mind once said though, “hate leads to suffering”. That’s why...
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Warning: contains spoilers for The Walking Dead season three, Breaking Bad season five, and Battlestar Galactica.
The force of geek love is strong. So strong, in fact, it’s basically a Newton’s Third Law of Motion kind of deal. Each instance of geek love leads to the simultaneous, opposite force of geek hatred. Wherever a TV character is adored, another will be despised. For every fan of Angel, there’s a critic of Riley Finn. For every Rick and Shane fan, there’s someone shouting “boo” at Lori Grimes. For every Captain Picard nut, there’s a person scribbling devil horns and moustaches on pictures of Wesley Crusher. Geeks love and geeks hate. It is known.
As a great mind once said though, “hate leads to suffering”. That’s why...
- 7/24/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Andrew examines what it really means for Capaldi era Doctor Who to be described as going 'back to basics'...
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“It seems to me the episodes that we're doing now seem more like classic Who. We're going back to that style.”
So says Ben Wheatley in an interview with io9. The Capaldi era is being styled as a 'Back to Basics' approach (those words being used by Capaldi to describe his costume), with the Radio Times reporting 'a clean slate' of storylines for series eight, and a Doctor who – in the words of Steven Moffat - “is not apologising, he's not flirting with you – that's over.”
Do you have salt ready? Take a pinch. What does 'Back to Basics' mean, anyway, for a show that's fifty years old and is built around regular upheaval? Is Capaldi going to kidnap some teachers in monochrome? Are there bases under siege? Shall we rip off Quatermass some more?...
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“It seems to me the episodes that we're doing now seem more like classic Who. We're going back to that style.”
So says Ben Wheatley in an interview with io9. The Capaldi era is being styled as a 'Back to Basics' approach (those words being used by Capaldi to describe his costume), with the Radio Times reporting 'a clean slate' of storylines for series eight, and a Doctor who – in the words of Steven Moffat - “is not apologising, he's not flirting with you – that's over.”
Do you have salt ready? Take a pinch. What does 'Back to Basics' mean, anyway, for a show that's fifty years old and is built around regular upheaval? Is Capaldi going to kidnap some teachers in monochrome? Are there bases under siege? Shall we rip off Quatermass some more?...
- 7/17/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Andrew finds out what the latest Doctor Who trailer feat. monsters, Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman tells us about series 8...
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Sandwiched between the final bouts of Alan Hansen punditry (why couldn’t it be Mark Lawrenson retiring?) the new Doctor Who trailer not only kept Alan Shearer off our screens for a minute, but it also had loads of sounds and images. All the better to send our brains into modes of frenzied speculation and anticipation: Capalday is coming.
The trailer suggests two things: monsters and moodiness. There are Silence-handed flame-wielding staring synth-skins, a robot in a castle (most likely from Mark Gatiss’ episode), a ginger-haired thing that spooks Clara, a woman (possibly Clara) falling through the series eleven title sequence, a horse, some explosions, some other explosions throwing new character Danny Pink off his feet, and yet more explosions wracking the Tardis.
So far, we’ve seen a...
Feature
Sandwiched between the final bouts of Alan Hansen punditry (why couldn’t it be Mark Lawrenson retiring?) the new Doctor Who trailer not only kept Alan Shearer off our screens for a minute, but it also had loads of sounds and images. All the better to send our brains into modes of frenzied speculation and anticipation: Capalday is coming.
The trailer suggests two things: monsters and moodiness. There are Silence-handed flame-wielding staring synth-skins, a robot in a castle (most likely from Mark Gatiss’ episode), a ginger-haired thing that spooks Clara, a woman (possibly Clara) falling through the series eleven title sequence, a horse, some explosions, some other explosions throwing new character Danny Pink off his feet, and yet more explosions wracking the Tardis.
So far, we’ve seen a...
- 7/14/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
A slow-burn indie horror that'll give you nightmares, Andrew checks out Honeymoon...
Honeymoon is a small-scale horror film, featuring only four speaking characters, that feels familiar in many ways but delivers an unnerving experience nonetheless. While the newly married couple, a cabin in the woods, and odd behaviour following some apparently innocuous incident aren't exactly novel in genre-films, the combination here is delivered efficiently enough to pack a punch.
Featuring Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie and Penny Dreadful's Harry Treadaway as a young American married couple, Honeymoon really takes its time to invest in their relationship. The first half an hour is dedicated to showing how in love they are, and while this may seem excessive there is merit to this approach. There's a lot of subtle storytelling going on, although initially the slow pace and non-horrific scenes of happy, young, highly sexed people being in love might...
Honeymoon is a small-scale horror film, featuring only four speaking characters, that feels familiar in many ways but delivers an unnerving experience nonetheless. While the newly married couple, a cabin in the woods, and odd behaviour following some apparently innocuous incident aren't exactly novel in genre-films, the combination here is delivered efficiently enough to pack a punch.
Featuring Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie and Penny Dreadful's Harry Treadaway as a young American married couple, Honeymoon really takes its time to invest in their relationship. The first half an hour is dedicated to showing how in love they are, and while this may seem excessive there is merit to this approach. There's a lot of subtle storytelling going on, although initially the slow pace and non-horrific scenes of happy, young, highly sexed people being in love might...
- 6/28/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Like Michel Gondry? Or Noam Chomsky? If you like both, this'll be a real treat...
The first thing to consider here is if you're a fan of Michel Gondry (the writer/director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) or Noam Chomsky (linguist/activist/Gangnam Style parodist). If you don't like either of them, it's probably best to give Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? a miss. If you like one but aren't aware of the other, then this is a good starting point for their work, giving you an idea of both men and their interests.
The film is simply this: Gondry, who we all hope will one day finish his adaptation of Philip K Dick's Ubik, holds several interviews with Chomsky, films parts of them, and provides animation for the rest. The animations are akin to a stream of consciousness, colourful and dreamlike protuberances and stretching body parts accompanying the recorded conversation.
The first thing to consider here is if you're a fan of Michel Gondry (the writer/director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) or Noam Chomsky (linguist/activist/Gangnam Style parodist). If you don't like either of them, it's probably best to give Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy? a miss. If you like one but aren't aware of the other, then this is a good starting point for their work, giving you an idea of both men and their interests.
The film is simply this: Gondry, who we all hope will one day finish his adaptation of Philip K Dick's Ubik, holds several interviews with Chomsky, films parts of them, and provides animation for the rest. The animations are akin to a stream of consciousness, colourful and dreamlike protuberances and stretching body parts accompanying the recorded conversation.
- 6/24/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Andrew finds lots to like in this thoughtful movie about Dylan Thomas
The first time I saw Andy Goddard's work, it was in the 2006 Torchwood episode Countrycide, which featured John Barrowman kneecapping cannibals with a shotgun.
Set Fire To The Stars, directed and co-written by Goddard with actor Celyn Jones, is visually impressive, but also immeasurably more lyrical and thoughtful than you might be expecting. This is less of a surprise considering its subject matter: the story of Dylan Thomas's first visit to New York (his death in the city was dramatised in the recent BBC drama A Poet in New York, with Ewen Bremner playing the same role Elijah Wood does in this film).
Here, Jones plays Dylan Thomas, visiting 50s New York (Swansea), Connecticut (Swansea) and Yale (also Swansea) at the request of Elijah Wood's lapsed poet, the academic John Malcolm Brinnin. Through a combination of monochrome,...
The first time I saw Andy Goddard's work, it was in the 2006 Torchwood episode Countrycide, which featured John Barrowman kneecapping cannibals with a shotgun.
Set Fire To The Stars, directed and co-written by Goddard with actor Celyn Jones, is visually impressive, but also immeasurably more lyrical and thoughtful than you might be expecting. This is less of a surprise considering its subject matter: the story of Dylan Thomas's first visit to New York (his death in the city was dramatised in the recent BBC drama A Poet in New York, with Ewen Bremner playing the same role Elijah Wood does in this film).
Here, Jones plays Dylan Thomas, visiting 50s New York (Swansea), Connecticut (Swansea) and Yale (also Swansea) at the request of Elijah Wood's lapsed poet, the academic John Malcolm Brinnin. Through a combination of monochrome,...
- 6/24/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader take centre stage for The Skeleton Twins, a dark, funny comedy with plenty going for it...
While Bridesmaids allowed Kristen Wiig to provide a platform for herself as a lead, it might come as a surprise to find that her co-star here – Bill Hader – has never played one himself. Like Wiig, you may recognise him from Saturday Night Live or from myriad supporting and scene stealing roles in other comedies.
The Skeleton Twins sees Wiig and Hader play twins – Maggie and Milo - whose lives have not worked out as they'd hoped. After seeing each other for the first time in ten years, they rekindle their bond and try to support each other as their lives continue to fall apart. Due to their years of working together, Wiig and Hader’s relationship as brother and sister is hugely plausible. Aided by their comic abilities -...
While Bridesmaids allowed Kristen Wiig to provide a platform for herself as a lead, it might come as a surprise to find that her co-star here – Bill Hader – has never played one himself. Like Wiig, you may recognise him from Saturday Night Live or from myriad supporting and scene stealing roles in other comedies.
The Skeleton Twins sees Wiig and Hader play twins – Maggie and Milo - whose lives have not worked out as they'd hoped. After seeing each other for the first time in ten years, they rekindle their bond and try to support each other as their lives continue to fall apart. Due to their years of working together, Wiig and Hader’s relationship as brother and sister is hugely plausible. Aided by their comic abilities -...
- 6/22/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Eddie Izzard stars in Castles In The Sky, a film about the invention of radar. Here's our review...
There is a certain timeslot from days gone by, in your local independent cinema, that Castles In The Sky utterly belongs to. The weekend afternoon matinee slot, designed specifically for families, that I remember from my time working in a cinema as the 'Tired Daddy Doesn't Want to Answer His Five Year Old's Innocent Yet Fiendish Questions' slot. Also it rained popcorn. Now this slot mostly consists of variable animated fare put on at 10.15 in the morning by chain cinemas who don't appreciate the sanctity of the lie-in. This is a shame, as Castles In The Sky evokes the nostalgia of films like Memphis Belle, despite being tonally more similar to movies such as the 2005 Lassie picture.
Based on a true story, the depiction of Robert Watson Watt and Skip Wilkins'...
There is a certain timeslot from days gone by, in your local independent cinema, that Castles In The Sky utterly belongs to. The weekend afternoon matinee slot, designed specifically for families, that I remember from my time working in a cinema as the 'Tired Daddy Doesn't Want to Answer His Five Year Old's Innocent Yet Fiendish Questions' slot. Also it rained popcorn. Now this slot mostly consists of variable animated fare put on at 10.15 in the morning by chain cinemas who don't appreciate the sanctity of the lie-in. This is a shame, as Castles In The Sky evokes the nostalgia of films like Memphis Belle, despite being tonally more similar to movies such as the 2005 Lassie picture.
Based on a true story, the depiction of Robert Watson Watt and Skip Wilkins'...
- 6/22/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Andrew checks out Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film, A Most Wanted Man, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival...
Anton Corbijn's third film, based on John le Carre's novel, sees the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gunther Bachmann; the leader of a Hamburg based anti-terrorist squad. After the 9/11 attacks were planned in the city, they have a remit to operate outside of German law so as to prevent a similar atrocity from occurring again. In the midst of an on-going investigation, a Chechnyan Jihadist, Issa Karpov, arrives to complicate matters.
While it would be inaccurate to call this a thrilling film (save for the tense finale sequence, which manages to hinge on something normally banal), it's an involving and fascinating look into counter-terrorism, very far removed from the glamorous trappings of a Bond film. It's thoroughly grounded in a dingy, everyday reality, with Hamburg's industrial heritage never far from the screen.
Anton Corbijn's third film, based on John le Carre's novel, sees the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gunther Bachmann; the leader of a Hamburg based anti-terrorist squad. After the 9/11 attacks were planned in the city, they have a remit to operate outside of German law so as to prevent a similar atrocity from occurring again. In the midst of an on-going investigation, a Chechnyan Jihadist, Issa Karpov, arrives to complicate matters.
While it would be inaccurate to call this a thrilling film (save for the tense finale sequence, which manages to hinge on something normally banal), it's an involving and fascinating look into counter-terrorism, very far removed from the glamorous trappings of a Bond film. It's thoroughly grounded in a dingy, everyday reality, with Hamburg's industrial heritage never far from the screen.
- 6/21/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Andrew counts down some of the best roles of Sean Bean's career, from the ones you'll know to the ones you probably won't...
Top 10
Sean Bean.
Love him, fear him, smell him: the man breathes fire. And acting.
But what is Sean Bean? Well, adhering to a skeptical epistemology, we simply don't know, but for the purposes of this article he's the bloke who played Errol Partridge in Equilibrium, still to this day his defining role in Equilibrium.
While everyone at Den of Geek loves Equilibrium slightly more than they love each other, Sean Bean is only in it but for a moment. Unfortunately he mistakenly believes that holding up a book in front of his face will stop a bullet, when all he had to do to stop Christian Bale from shooting him was impersonate a puppy. Really, it's hard to argue that the film wouldn't be considerably...
Top 10
Sean Bean.
Love him, fear him, smell him: the man breathes fire. And acting.
But what is Sean Bean? Well, adhering to a skeptical epistemology, we simply don't know, but for the purposes of this article he's the bloke who played Errol Partridge in Equilibrium, still to this day his defining role in Equilibrium.
While everyone at Den of Geek loves Equilibrium slightly more than they love each other, Sean Bean is only in it but for a moment. Unfortunately he mistakenly believes that holding up a book in front of his face will stop a bullet, when all he had to do to stop Christian Bale from shooting him was impersonate a puppy. Really, it's hard to argue that the film wouldn't be considerably...
- 5/30/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
A likeable cast and competent director can't quite make this story about sad people being sad any more entertaining...
Lynn Shelton's previous works – Humpday, My Sister's Sister - may have dallied in your local arthouse cinema, but her latest effort didn't make the same sort of dent as these when released in America last year. It has in its favour a respectable cast full of people you like watching (Ellen Page, Scoot McNairy, Allison Janney, the voice of Raphael in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Josh Pais), but despite the wealth of talent involved Touchy Feely fundamentally fails to engage.
My Sister's Sister's Rosemary DeWitt stars as Abby, a massage therapist who develops and aversion to human contact. What follows is ninety minutes of depressed and repressed people slowly failing to talk about what's bothering them. It's well acted – presumably when the performances are uniformly restrained this has been...
Lynn Shelton's previous works – Humpday, My Sister's Sister - may have dallied in your local arthouse cinema, but her latest effort didn't make the same sort of dent as these when released in America last year. It has in its favour a respectable cast full of people you like watching (Ellen Page, Scoot McNairy, Allison Janney, the voice of Raphael in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Josh Pais), but despite the wealth of talent involved Touchy Feely fundamentally fails to engage.
My Sister's Sister's Rosemary DeWitt stars as Abby, a massage therapist who develops and aversion to human contact. What follows is ninety minutes of depressed and repressed people slowly failing to talk about what's bothering them. It's well acted – presumably when the performances are uniformly restrained this has been...
- 5/16/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Want to find out more about the origins of the X-Men? This new documentary goes straight to the horse's mouth...
With X-Men: Days of Future Past imminent, this documentary is an interesting glimpse at the history of the comics the film series is based on, with one writer’s work looming large above all others.
Chris Claremont's X-Men is a simple talking heads compilation, put together simply and without any attempt at visual complexity. Nor does it need to do so. Among the most interesting aspects is the way it edits a discussion between Claremont, Louise Simonson (editor and writer on various X-Men related strips), and Ann Nocenti (editor of X-Men and related strips) with the reflections of then Marvel editor Jim Shooter. Hindsight has given them time to reflect, though Shooter's methods still seem to have left his contributors with a grudging respect at best.
Claremont and Simonson are also interviewed alone,...
With X-Men: Days of Future Past imminent, this documentary is an interesting glimpse at the history of the comics the film series is based on, with one writer’s work looming large above all others.
Chris Claremont's X-Men is a simple talking heads compilation, put together simply and without any attempt at visual complexity. Nor does it need to do so. Among the most interesting aspects is the way it edits a discussion between Claremont, Louise Simonson (editor and writer on various X-Men related strips), and Ann Nocenti (editor of X-Men and related strips) with the reflections of then Marvel editor Jim Shooter. Hindsight has given them time to reflect, though Shooter's methods still seem to have left his contributors with a grudging respect at best.
Claremont and Simonson are also interviewed alone,...
- 5/12/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
A new documentary about the real life superheroines fighting for positive role models for girls. Here's our review...
This review contains spoilers for Thelma and Louise, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan's documentary jogs through a history of American comics, feminism, and culture, leavening its depressing content with a fundamentally optimistic tone.
While its 79 minute running time doesn't leave much scope for nuance, Wonder Women certainly provides enough material for the viewer to start pondering the issues it raises. It entertains along the way too, with an impressive array of talking heads ranging from Lynda Carter to Jane Espenson to young fans of the present day. It's also well made, with simple, effective editing, and the animation of static comic book pages giving it a nice visual aesthetic.
Moving in chronological order, taking in the advent of superhero comics, the Great Depression, the background to...
This review contains spoilers for Thelma and Louise, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan's documentary jogs through a history of American comics, feminism, and culture, leavening its depressing content with a fundamentally optimistic tone.
While its 79 minute running time doesn't leave much scope for nuance, Wonder Women certainly provides enough material for the viewer to start pondering the issues it raises. It entertains along the way too, with an impressive array of talking heads ranging from Lynda Carter to Jane Espenson to young fans of the present day. It's also well made, with simple, effective editing, and the animation of static comic book pages giving it a nice visual aesthetic.
Moving in chronological order, taking in the advent of superhero comics, the Great Depression, the background to...
- 5/9/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair 30 Apr 2014 - 06:07
We take a look at the announced cast for Jj Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII, at who's not there, and what it all means...
So the Jedi have returned again, as is their wont (they basically do it in every film), and this time they've brought some younglings with them. The cast of Star Wars: Episode VII - well, most of it - has been announced.
Accompanying Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker will be John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow. Oh, and John Williams is doing the music again, because Star Wars wouldn't be Star Wars without John Williams.
The New Faces
Of the new names, we have Ming the Merciless himself - von Sydow - and Andy Serkis. They're experienced pros and bring with them reputations for,...
We take a look at the announced cast for Jj Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII, at who's not there, and what it all means...
So the Jedi have returned again, as is their wont (they basically do it in every film), and this time they've brought some younglings with them. The cast of Star Wars: Episode VII - well, most of it - has been announced.
Accompanying Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker will be John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow. Oh, and John Williams is doing the music again, because Star Wars wouldn't be Star Wars without John Williams.
The New Faces
Of the new names, we have Ming the Merciless himself - von Sydow - and Andy Serkis. They're experienced pros and bring with them reputations for,...
- 4/30/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Odd List Andrew Blair 25 Apr 2014 - 06:29
They're despicable, smug and downright unpleasant. Andrew lines up his pick of 50 biggest unpleasant, sometimes heroic folk in cinema...
Nb: This article contains swearing and spoilers for numerous films. Bear in mind that it may be not safe for work, and if you haven't seen a film mentioned in a particular entry, do consider skipping to the next one.
Conflict drives drama. Unpleasant people create conflict. Thus, cinema is crammed with huge, provocative arseholes/assholes (we went with the latter on the headline, but now we're in the article, we're going more arse than ass). There are obviously too many to list, but we've provided you with a thought-provoking array of multi-faceted bell-endery. That said, feel free to copy and paste the phrase, "Nice list, but you forgot x" to save time when placing comments below! The 'nice' bit is not compulsory.
Incidentally,...
They're despicable, smug and downright unpleasant. Andrew lines up his pick of 50 biggest unpleasant, sometimes heroic folk in cinema...
Nb: This article contains swearing and spoilers for numerous films. Bear in mind that it may be not safe for work, and if you haven't seen a film mentioned in a particular entry, do consider skipping to the next one.
Conflict drives drama. Unpleasant people create conflict. Thus, cinema is crammed with huge, provocative arseholes/assholes (we went with the latter on the headline, but now we're in the article, we're going more arse than ass). There are obviously too many to list, but we've provided you with a thought-provoking array of multi-faceted bell-endery. That said, feel free to copy and paste the phrase, "Nice list, but you forgot x" to save time when placing comments below! The 'nice' bit is not compulsory.
Incidentally,...
- 4/24/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 23 Apr 2014 - 06:31
Joss Whedon's new movie, In Your Eyes, was released online for $5 this week. Here's our review...
Ousting the Peter Gabriel song from the top of search engine results, Bellwether Pictures second film (after 2012's Much Ado About Nothing) is notable for its release strategy (digital rental) and for being from a new script by Joss Whedon (with Brin Hill directing). Many will doubtless choose to rent it for this reason alone. For those who are on the fence, consider the following:
Say 'Paranormal Romance' and there's still a residual image of a greased-up buff guy standing next to a wolf on a book cover. Say 'Romantic Comedy' and there's still an image of two self-obsessed own-fart-sniffers trampling over other people's lives to get married. Whedon has concocted a paranormal romantic comedy, though the emphasis is on the romance.
Romantic comedies are, by their very nature,...
Joss Whedon's new movie, In Your Eyes, was released online for $5 this week. Here's our review...
Ousting the Peter Gabriel song from the top of search engine results, Bellwether Pictures second film (after 2012's Much Ado About Nothing) is notable for its release strategy (digital rental) and for being from a new script by Joss Whedon (with Brin Hill directing). Many will doubtless choose to rent it for this reason alone. For those who are on the fence, consider the following:
Say 'Paranormal Romance' and there's still a residual image of a greased-up buff guy standing next to a wolf on a book cover. Say 'Romantic Comedy' and there's still an image of two self-obsessed own-fart-sniffers trampling over other people's lives to get married. Whedon has concocted a paranormal romantic comedy, though the emphasis is on the romance.
Romantic comedies are, by their very nature,...
- 4/23/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 3 Apr 2014 - 13:44
Could A Handful of Stardust be the best of the Time Trips ebooks to date? Here's Andrew's review...
This review contains spoilers.
Jake Arnott – of The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers fame – brings together the Sixth Doctor, Peri, and John Dee in the most fun adventure the Time Trips range has seen.
This is a romp, a colourful and deliberately Ye Olde Speaky one at that. You can practically hear The Devil's Gallop playing between chapters. It feels like the Sixth Doctor and Peri have found themselves in a Tenth Doctor pseudo-historical, smuggling in educational tidbits amongst the tales of doomed races, heretical astronomy and evil men with goatees.
As is traditional, the Master's plan could've worked perfectly if he hadn't got the Doctor involved. He could've just helped himself to the necessary equipment and sodded off without attracting any attention. Unusually, he...
Could A Handful of Stardust be the best of the Time Trips ebooks to date? Here's Andrew's review...
This review contains spoilers.
Jake Arnott – of The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers fame – brings together the Sixth Doctor, Peri, and John Dee in the most fun adventure the Time Trips range has seen.
This is a romp, a colourful and deliberately Ye Olde Speaky one at that. You can practically hear The Devil's Gallop playing between chapters. It feels like the Sixth Doctor and Peri have found themselves in a Tenth Doctor pseudo-historical, smuggling in educational tidbits amongst the tales of doomed races, heretical astronomy and evil men with goatees.
As is traditional, the Master's plan could've worked perfectly if he hadn't got the Doctor involved. He could've just helped himself to the necessary equipment and sodded off without attracting any attention. Unusually, he...
- 4/3/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair 21 Feb 2014 - 06:16
Casting announcements for superhero movies always cause a lot of uproar, but maybe we should wait for the film itself...
The main cast of The Fantastic Four has been announced as Miles Teller (Reed Richards), Kate Mara (Sue Storm), Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm) and Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm). Initial reaction has not been favourable, however, initial reaction has arguably not been thoughtful either. The movie is already being assigned disaster status by some after only a debunked synopsis and initial casting.
The more pithily astute have observed that Kate Mara and Michael B Jordan are playing characters who are sister and brother in the comics, but are not of the same ethnic background. But surely the important words here are 'in the comics'. This is not the comic, it is a movie based on the comics. Can anyone honestly say that it makes any important,...
Casting announcements for superhero movies always cause a lot of uproar, but maybe we should wait for the film itself...
The main cast of The Fantastic Four has been announced as Miles Teller (Reed Richards), Kate Mara (Sue Storm), Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm) and Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm). Initial reaction has not been favourable, however, initial reaction has arguably not been thoughtful either. The movie is already being assigned disaster status by some after only a debunked synopsis and initial casting.
The more pithily astute have observed that Kate Mara and Michael B Jordan are playing characters who are sister and brother in the comics, but are not of the same ethnic background. But surely the important words here are 'in the comics'. This is not the comic, it is a movie based on the comics. Can anyone honestly say that it makes any important,...
- 2/20/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 10 Feb 2014 - 07:00
Andrew takes a look at the third of the Doctor Who Time Trips series, Nick Harkaway's Keeping Up With The Joneses...
This review contains spoilers.
Reading Nick Harkaway's entry in to the Time Trips series led me to two main conclusions. Firstly, reading this will enhance your knowledge of adjectives. Secondly, since 2005, prose Doctor Who has had an increasing problem with its deployment of whimsy.
Keeping Up With the Joneses takes elements that we've seen on television and twists them into new shapes. The plot, while comprised of familiar elements, is at least imaginative in its combinations. A downside would be that it requires a hefty does of exposition at the finale stage, so while the story is an intriguing runaround (and, being set largely inside the Doctor's ship, is also a more interesting proposition than Journey to the Centre of the Tardis).
Besides...
Andrew takes a look at the third of the Doctor Who Time Trips series, Nick Harkaway's Keeping Up With The Joneses...
This review contains spoilers.
Reading Nick Harkaway's entry in to the Time Trips series led me to two main conclusions. Firstly, reading this will enhance your knowledge of adjectives. Secondly, since 2005, prose Doctor Who has had an increasing problem with its deployment of whimsy.
Keeping Up With the Joneses takes elements that we've seen on television and twists them into new shapes. The plot, while comprised of familiar elements, is at least imaginative in its combinations. A downside would be that it requires a hefty does of exposition at the finale stage, so while the story is an intriguing runaround (and, being set largely inside the Doctor's ship, is also a more interesting proposition than Journey to the Centre of the Tardis).
Besides...
- 2/9/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature James Clayton 7 Feb 2014 - 06:15
With the new RoboCop out now, James considers some sci-fi films that might, just might, benefit from an imaginative remake...
They remade RoboCop. I'm still finding it hard to get my head around that fact, even as I arrive at the moment I get to see the new reboot in cinemas. RoboCop remade. Paul Verhoeven's dystopian masterpiece of 1987 - the ultimate techno-tinged sociopolitical action movie - remade. Really? I mean, really?
I'm pretty sure that in ancient aeons past a divinely-appointed prophet laser-scribed "Thou shalt not remake RoboCop, creep!" on a titanium slab of commandments to be observed by obedient future generations. Nothing is sacred though and, alas, RoboCop is remade, rebooted and upgraded in line with modern filmmaking standards for today's drastically altered multimedia marketplace.
To fill you in on the details you probably already know, the PG-13 rated reboot (really?) is...
With the new RoboCop out now, James considers some sci-fi films that might, just might, benefit from an imaginative remake...
They remade RoboCop. I'm still finding it hard to get my head around that fact, even as I arrive at the moment I get to see the new reboot in cinemas. RoboCop remade. Paul Verhoeven's dystopian masterpiece of 1987 - the ultimate techno-tinged sociopolitical action movie - remade. Really? I mean, really?
I'm pretty sure that in ancient aeons past a divinely-appointed prophet laser-scribed "Thou shalt not remake RoboCop, creep!" on a titanium slab of commandments to be observed by obedient future generations. Nothing is sacred though and, alas, RoboCop is remade, rebooted and upgraded in line with modern filmmaking standards for today's drastically altered multimedia marketplace.
To fill you in on the details you probably already know, the PG-13 rated reboot (really?) is...
- 2/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Interview Andrew Blair 3 Feb 2014 - 06:23
With the squalid comedy drama Filth due out on disc, we chat to star James McAvoy about unpleasant characters, Frankenstein and more...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Filth, plus a bit of saucy language.
When we caught up with James McAvoy for a chat over a decidedly crackly phone line, he was heading in to film Paul McGuigan's Frankenstein with Daniel Radcliffe. But Mr McAvoy was talking to us about Filth, the comedy drama we recently listed as one of our favourite films of 2013.
Filth, adapted by Jon S Baird from Irvine Welsh's novel, is another tale in Edinburgh's tradition of Jekyll and Hyde – a man in a respectable civic position with a monstrous side to him. In DS Bruce Robertson, that monstrous side finds expression through racism, sexism, abusive relationships, mind games with his colleagues and a hefty intake of drugs and alcohol.
With the squalid comedy drama Filth due out on disc, we chat to star James McAvoy about unpleasant characters, Frankenstein and more...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Filth, plus a bit of saucy language.
When we caught up with James McAvoy for a chat over a decidedly crackly phone line, he was heading in to film Paul McGuigan's Frankenstein with Daniel Radcliffe. But Mr McAvoy was talking to us about Filth, the comedy drama we recently listed as one of our favourite films of 2013.
Filth, adapted by Jon S Baird from Irvine Welsh's novel, is another tale in Edinburgh's tradition of Jekyll and Hyde – a man in a respectable civic position with a monstrous side to him. In DS Bruce Robertson, that monstrous side finds expression through racism, sexism, abusive relationships, mind games with his colleagues and a hefty intake of drugs and alcohol.
- 1/31/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair 22 Jan 2014 - 07:00
Is the Doctor really "never cruel or cowardly"? Andrew ponders the Time Lord's morality...
Throughout fifty years of storytelling, the Doctor has emerged as an antidote to conventional heroism, using his wits and intelligence to find peaceful solutions, never using violence to save the day. Eschewing guns and fighting in favour of rhetoric and not fighting, in the words of Terrance Dicks, the Doctor is 'never cruel or cowardly'.
It's such a shame that this isn't true.
Still, it sounds better than 'The Doctor is sometimes cruel and cowardly but he means well'.
It's similar to the claims of a popular deity being omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent when reality suggests that any godlike being up there is a bit ditzy, careless and sometimes miscalculates. Maybe the Doctor is a god for rational humanists? We know he isn't real, after all, so that'd save time.
Is the Doctor really "never cruel or cowardly"? Andrew ponders the Time Lord's morality...
Throughout fifty years of storytelling, the Doctor has emerged as an antidote to conventional heroism, using his wits and intelligence to find peaceful solutions, never using violence to save the day. Eschewing guns and fighting in favour of rhetoric and not fighting, in the words of Terrance Dicks, the Doctor is 'never cruel or cowardly'.
It's such a shame that this isn't true.
Still, it sounds better than 'The Doctor is sometimes cruel and cowardly but he means well'.
It's similar to the claims of a popular deity being omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent when reality suggests that any godlike being up there is a bit ditzy, careless and sometimes miscalculates. Maybe the Doctor is a god for rational humanists? We know he isn't real, after all, so that'd save time.
- 1/21/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 17 Jan 2014 - 16:15
Andrew checks out the second Time Trips Doctor Who story, Jenny Colgan's Into The Nowhere...
This review contains spoilers.
Jenny Colgan's second Doctor Who story features the Eleventh Doctor and Clara investigating an unknown, peril-laden planet. The second of the new Time Trips series (a tautological title, especially given the series it's attached to) scores highly in terms of characterisation, does moderately well in terms of originality, but the story logic doesn't quite hold together.
The Doctor and Clara are the only speaking characters for the majority of the story, exploring a dangerous unnamed planet of which there is no mention of in any guidebook. Their interactions are well crafted and observed. For the most part, Colgan captures Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman's deliveries accurately, and the Doctor in particular gets some great one-liners (including a very good reason to visit Croydon). Clara...
Andrew checks out the second Time Trips Doctor Who story, Jenny Colgan's Into The Nowhere...
This review contains spoilers.
Jenny Colgan's second Doctor Who story features the Eleventh Doctor and Clara investigating an unknown, peril-laden planet. The second of the new Time Trips series (a tautological title, especially given the series it's attached to) scores highly in terms of characterisation, does moderately well in terms of originality, but the story logic doesn't quite hold together.
The Doctor and Clara are the only speaking characters for the majority of the story, exploring a dangerous unnamed planet of which there is no mention of in any guidebook. Their interactions are well crafted and observed. For the most part, Colgan captures Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman's deliveries accurately, and the Doctor in particular gets some great one-liners (including a very good reason to visit Croydon). Clara...
- 1/17/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair 7 Jan 2014 - 07:00
Alienating viewers, water-skiing over sea predators... Andrew sifts through some of the criticism aimed at Sherlock's third series
Sherlock has a hefty internet presence (two percent of which is people telling you Elementary is better whilst the other ninety eight percent are sharing pictures of animals dressed as the central characters). It has now had the zeitgeist imprisoned in a special cage for three years, occasionally letting it out to dance. If you laid out all the .gifs the show has inspired from end to end you would have missed the point of .gifs.
The show is therefore difficult to avoid. Here, there, articles everywhere. Thus, it is not a huge surprise to find it being used as link-bait, using the tenuous excuse of some people disliking it on Twitter (because that's rare). After The Sign of Three, The Guardian asked if Sherlock has 'jumped the shark?...
Alienating viewers, water-skiing over sea predators... Andrew sifts through some of the criticism aimed at Sherlock's third series
Sherlock has a hefty internet presence (two percent of which is people telling you Elementary is better whilst the other ninety eight percent are sharing pictures of animals dressed as the central characters). It has now had the zeitgeist imprisoned in a special cage for three years, occasionally letting it out to dance. If you laid out all the .gifs the show has inspired from end to end you would have missed the point of .gifs.
The show is therefore difficult to avoid. Here, there, articles everywhere. Thus, it is not a huge surprise to find it being used as link-bait, using the tenuous excuse of some people disliking it on Twitter (because that's rare). After The Sign of Three, The Guardian asked if Sherlock has 'jumped the shark?...
- 1/7/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 23 Dec 2013 - 07:00
As its fiftieth anniversary year draws to a close, Andrew serves up a visual guide to Doctor Who, told in 50 screengrabs...
Here we are: a largely visual guide to Doctor Who, all achieved via the medium of Ms Paint and the 'Alt + PrtSc' buttons.
1. The Sound of Drums
Where it all began.
2. An Unearthly Child
The first cliffhanger. Not only has the Tardis transported us from present day into the unknown, but there's something else. There will always be something else.
3. The Daleks
Look, the definitive “Something else”.
4. The Sensorites
After the initial distrust, the Tardis crew have put aside their differences, and the show is nearing its essence: the Doctor, his friends, "A great spirit of adventure."
5. The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The first companion departure, and it's the Doctor's grand-daughter Susan. Hartnell plays the scene beautifully, informed by his real life emotions...
As its fiftieth anniversary year draws to a close, Andrew serves up a visual guide to Doctor Who, told in 50 screengrabs...
Here we are: a largely visual guide to Doctor Who, all achieved via the medium of Ms Paint and the 'Alt + PrtSc' buttons.
1. The Sound of Drums
Where it all began.
2. An Unearthly Child
The first cliffhanger. Not only has the Tardis transported us from present day into the unknown, but there's something else. There will always be something else.
3. The Daleks
Look, the definitive “Something else”.
4. The Sensorites
After the initial distrust, the Tardis crew have put aside their differences, and the show is nearing its essence: the Doctor, his friends, "A great spirit of adventure."
5. The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The first companion departure, and it's the Doctor's grand-daughter Susan. Hartnell plays the scene beautifully, informed by his real life emotions...
- 12/20/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 13 Dec 2013 - 07:00
As Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film is released in cinemas, Andrew looks back on the 1968 BBC Radio 4 adaptation...
Somewhere in the sidestreets of Hereford is, or was, a bookshop that is indelibly labyrinthine in my memory, with nooks and crannies (yes) in every direction filled with shelves, platforms, steps and ladders. I have an inkling that it only sells maps now. When I was a child, it sold all the books, and was the first place I ever saw the cassettes of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (speaking of Inklings). And, as I pointed out to my parents, we did need something to listen to on the journey back to Glasgow. The Hobbit was cheaper, shorter, and – crucially – not in a cardboard box about a foot long. The cassettes came in reflective gold-coloured card that, I seem to recall, confused the hell out of budgies.
As Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film is released in cinemas, Andrew looks back on the 1968 BBC Radio 4 adaptation...
Somewhere in the sidestreets of Hereford is, or was, a bookshop that is indelibly labyrinthine in my memory, with nooks and crannies (yes) in every direction filled with shelves, platforms, steps and ladders. I have an inkling that it only sells maps now. When I was a child, it sold all the books, and was the first place I ever saw the cassettes of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (speaking of Inklings). And, as I pointed out to my parents, we did need something to listen to on the journey back to Glasgow. The Hobbit was cheaper, shorter, and – crucially – not in a cardboard box about a foot long. The cassettes came in reflective gold-coloured card that, I seem to recall, confused the hell out of budgies.
- 12/13/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 9 Dec 2013 - 06:12
A new series of Doctor Who ebooks kicks off with A.L. Kennedy's The Death Pit.
The Doctor Who ebook range continues with this new series – Time Trips – led by this entry from Scottish literary author A.L. Kennedy. We're going to be seeing short stories set across multiple incarnations from a variety of authors, including Joanne Harris, Jenny Colgan, Nick Harkaway, Trudi Canavan, Jake Arnott, and Cecilia Aherne. So, there's an interesting range for you. Allow me to slightly undermine any excitement you may feel by informing you that this first story is not good.
Kennedy's tale begins with a very Doctor Who clash between horror and comedy, a grotesque but scientifically-detailed death sequence written in child-like and child-friendly prose. You can tell Kennedy has read one or two Target novels in her time (and drops in references to The Invasion of Time and...
A new series of Doctor Who ebooks kicks off with A.L. Kennedy's The Death Pit.
The Doctor Who ebook range continues with this new series – Time Trips – led by this entry from Scottish literary author A.L. Kennedy. We're going to be seeing short stories set across multiple incarnations from a variety of authors, including Joanne Harris, Jenny Colgan, Nick Harkaway, Trudi Canavan, Jake Arnott, and Cecilia Aherne. So, there's an interesting range for you. Allow me to slightly undermine any excitement you may feel by informing you that this first story is not good.
Kennedy's tale begins with a very Doctor Who clash between horror and comedy, a grotesque but scientifically-detailed death sequence written in child-like and child-friendly prose. You can tell Kennedy has read one or two Target novels in her time (and drops in references to The Invasion of Time and...
- 12/6/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Interview Andrew Blair 28 Nov 2013 - 05:50
The mighty Colm Meaney talks to us about Alan Partridge, a little bit of Con Air, and The Statham...
Please note: there's a spoiler for near the end of Alpha Papa in this interview. It's marked.
Sharing star billing with Steve Coogan on the critically acclaimed Alan Partridge movie (read our review here), Colm Meaney's varied career has seen him contribute to some prime fillets of geekbait. Second only to Michael Dorn in terms of appearances in Star Trek episodes, he's also played a henchman in Under Siege, sworn entertainingly at John Cusack in Con Air, and reduced Bruce Willis to tears as the tragic British pilot in Die Hard 2. This on top of roles in The Commitments, Last Of The Mohicans, Layer Cake, and The Damned United (he's also due to play a truculent Northern football manager in the forthcoming Pele...
The mighty Colm Meaney talks to us about Alan Partridge, a little bit of Con Air, and The Statham...
Please note: there's a spoiler for near the end of Alpha Papa in this interview. It's marked.
Sharing star billing with Steve Coogan on the critically acclaimed Alan Partridge movie (read our review here), Colm Meaney's varied career has seen him contribute to some prime fillets of geekbait. Second only to Michael Dorn in terms of appearances in Star Trek episodes, he's also played a henchman in Under Siege, sworn entertainingly at John Cusack in Con Air, and reduced Bruce Willis to tears as the tragic British pilot in Die Hard 2. This on top of roles in The Commitments, Last Of The Mohicans, Layer Cake, and The Damned United (he's also due to play a truculent Northern football manager in the forthcoming Pele...
- 11/27/2013
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair 27 Nov 2013 - 07:00
Here are our favourite moments from Peter Davison and co.'s tremendous gift to Who fans, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot...
Contains Spoilers for The Day of the Doctor.
While we didn't see the Fifth, Sixth or Seventh Doctors in the flesh during The Day of the Doctor there's a possibility that they might still have featured somewhere. It's possible that, on set, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy refused to let Zygons be Zygons.
As with much of the anniversary programming, once you're done with being merely incredibly entertained by the Pythonesque brilliance and sequences involving K9 and Lisa Bowerman haunting Steven Moffat's dreams, you can then embark on a game of 'Spot the Reference'. Written, directed, and initiated by Peter Davison (confirming himself as the bigger nerd in the room), The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is like a Easter Egg within an Easter Egg,...
Here are our favourite moments from Peter Davison and co.'s tremendous gift to Who fans, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot...
Contains Spoilers for The Day of the Doctor.
While we didn't see the Fifth, Sixth or Seventh Doctors in the flesh during The Day of the Doctor there's a possibility that they might still have featured somewhere. It's possible that, on set, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy refused to let Zygons be Zygons.
As with much of the anniversary programming, once you're done with being merely incredibly entertained by the Pythonesque brilliance and sequences involving K9 and Lisa Bowerman haunting Steven Moffat's dreams, you can then embark on a game of 'Spot the Reference'. Written, directed, and initiated by Peter Davison (confirming himself as the bigger nerd in the room), The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is like a Easter Egg within an Easter Egg,...
- 11/26/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature Andrew Blair 25 Nov 2013 - 15:15
Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn't yet seen The Day Of The Doctor, as Andrew ponders the identity of one character in particular...
Warning: this piece contains a Major Spoiler for The Day Of The Doctor.
For those of you who haven't seen The Day of the Doctor yet: begone from this place, and get ye to iPlayer. What kept you?
For yes - as was mentioned once or twice by people who I wish to be locked in a room with Dimensions in Time for perpetuity - Tom Baker was back on our screens in Doctor Who, ostensibly playing the curator of the National Gallery. The conversation that ensues is delightfully enigmatic, hinting at one explanation and then undercutting it. It's not meant to be definitive, and purely there to please, to tantalise and to allow indulgent speculation. To say that its meaning...
Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn't yet seen The Day Of The Doctor, as Andrew ponders the identity of one character in particular...
Warning: this piece contains a Major Spoiler for The Day Of The Doctor.
For those of you who haven't seen The Day of the Doctor yet: begone from this place, and get ye to iPlayer. What kept you?
For yes - as was mentioned once or twice by people who I wish to be locked in a room with Dimensions in Time for perpetuity - Tom Baker was back on our screens in Doctor Who, ostensibly playing the curator of the National Gallery. The conversation that ensues is delightfully enigmatic, hinting at one explanation and then undercutting it. It's not meant to be definitive, and purely there to please, to tantalise and to allow indulgent speculation. To say that its meaning...
- 11/25/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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