More Shameless Self-Promotion
Well, it doesn’t happen often – does it? Regular readers of the blog will know that I’ve been catching up with the Titan Books Alien novels, which I’d been reading […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 8: The Rescue
The end of The Mandalorian’s second season really doesn’t mess around. Though even I – a Star Wars fan ever since I saw the original in the late 70s, whose […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 7: The Believer
Though I’ve had my issues with the second season of The Mandalorian – particularly how each episode seemed to settle into a very formulaic structure early on, as well as […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 6: The Tragedy
I’ve done my best to refrain from spoilers in my weekly reviews of The Mandalorian Season 2 so far, but it became incredibly difficult to remain too tight-lipped with last […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 5: The Jedi
So far this season, I’ve been able to refrain from spoilers in all of my weekly reviews of The Mandalorian. If you’ve been watching them so far, you’ll know that […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 4: The Siege
I’ve been complaining in the last few weeks that, although we’re getting some stunning, classic Star Wars action on a regular basis in The Mandalorian, season two so far has […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 3: The Heiress
With last week’s episode teetering on the precipice of horror – especially for arachnaphobes – it’ll be a relief for many viewers that we get a much more straightforward action […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 2: The Passenger
After last week’s bombshell final shot featuring that fan favourite character’s potential return, it’s perhaps a disappointment that we don’t see it pay off this week. In fact, not much […]
TV Review: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 1: The Marshal
The first season of The Mandalorian was a genuine surprise; a live action Star Wars show that made great use of the universe’s settings and lore which didn’t lean on […]
Review Roundup – Gears of War
I’ve threatened/promised to cover a series of films or games from beginning to end on a number of occasions, but as of now the only complete (so far at least) film series I’ve managed to complete is Jurassic Park/World – but I’ve also recently completed my series of Gears of War game reviews too (aside from Judgment, which isn’t a […]
Board Game Review: Sherlock – The Tomb of the Archaeologist
Having had my interest piqued by the one-and-done escape room games such as the Exit and Unlock games, as well as the excellent crime-scene-in-a-box that was Decktective, I was keen to find other series or formats that may offer similar experiences. Which is how I stumbled upon the Q System games, each of which is a single crime to be […]
Early Access Impressions: Exoplanet: First Contact
Available Now on Steam: £14.99 – Developed by: Alersteam – Published by: GrabTheGames The Western – concerned as it often is with taming a new frontier, full of possibilities, danger and excitement – seems to be constantly appealing. Likewise, the Space Western, that shares many of the same tropes, imagery and themes as its earthbound, historically-based forebear, holds a similar […]
Film Review: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Following the ‘Spock Trilogy’ of movies (beginning with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, continuing with Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and ending with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), the status quo of Star Trek had been reset somewhat, story-wise. With Kirk demoted to Captain, back in charge of the Enterprise with his regular crew, it’s […]
Mobile Game Review: I Want To Go To Mars
Note: I Want To Go To Mars is released on the 26th of February 2020. I played a pre-release build of the game but will update my review if there […]
Game Pass Adventures
From time to time, I like to briefly cover the games I’ve recently been playing on the Xbox One’s Game Pass subscription service. Since I acquired my Xbox One X […]
Film Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
I was a huge fan of sci-fi as a kid, to the point where I’d watch just about anything featuring spaceships, aliens and lasers. Star Wars is to blame; coming out the same year that I was born, it was always just there – I seemed to be around and at my most impressionable when hype was building for the […]
