Review: The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 20 – “What’s Been Lost”

The Walking Dead.

There are spoilers ahead for this review of The Walking Dead. This is a good episode, there are no two ways around it, but there is a drawback. Everything plays a bit safe, and it drags its feet, narratively speaking, for about three-quarters of the runtime. There are a small handful of shining moments worthy of … Read more

Review: Doctor Who – The Power of the Doctor

Doctor Who - "The Power of the Doctor" Review.

Major spoilers are ahead for this review of Jodie Whittaker’s finale, “The Power of the Doctor.”  The end is near as Jodie Whittaker emerges for her final episode as the Thirteenth Doctor and the first female Time Lord in Doctor Who’s 59-year-history. With each closing chapter to every incarnation, there’s a sense of melancholy as we … Read more

Review: The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 19 – “Variant”

The Walking Dead.

There are spoilers ahead for this review of The Walking Dead. We start by addressing a great big problem. The smart zombie one, no less. In 2010, the horror drama introduced us to the concept of an intelligent zombie, the type of shambling flesh-eater that could break glass with rocks or climb ladders. The concept was … Read more

Review: The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 18 – “A New Deal”

The Walking Dead.

There are spoilers ahead for this review of The Walking Dead. This week’s episode is a bit slow – until the final ten minutes, after which it isn’t. There’s a character death in this episode that comes as a surprise. Not only in the execution but in the significance of their demise. More on that to … Read more

Review: The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 17 – “Lockdown”

The Walking Dead.

There are spoilers ahead for this review of The Walking Dead. The final chapter of the Season 11 trilogy is here, and it’s sad to think going into this episode that the series is only eight episodes away from the end. We’ve got a new title sequence dripping with Commonwealth emblems and a mildly remixed rendition … Read more

Review: Cars On The Road – Short, Sweet, Animated Fun

Cars on the Road. (Pic: Disney+/Pixar).

At the age of ten, in the middle of the summer, a trip to the cinema introduced me to the world of Disney Pixar’s Cars. More than sixteen years later, the Cars franchise is still powering on, and I’m still a fan. This time, to commemorate Disney+ Day, we’ve got Cars On The Road – a nine-episode … Read more

Better Call Saul Series Finale Retrospective: S’All Over

Better Call Saul.

Major spoilers for Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad. It was back in 2017 that I picked up the first two seasons of Better Call Saul. As a die-hard Breaking Bad fan, I was skeptical that a prequel spin-off focusing on Saul Goodman’s rise as a criminal lawyer would be anywhere near as compelling or relevant since Breaking Bad set the … Read more

Review: Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder.

Spoilers ahead for this review of Thor: Love and Thunder. Let’s start with our villain – Christian Bale’s unnervingly sinister performance as Gorr the God Butcher. Judging by that title, the name conjures horrible images of devastation and unrivalled Thanos-like power. His haggard, crude appearance is the hybrid form of Aphex Twin’s Thin Man and Lord … Read more

Review: The Boys Season 3, Episode 8 – “The Instant White-Hot Wild”

The Boys - "The Instant White-Hot Wild" Review.

There are massive spoilers ahead for this finale review of The Boys. Before continuing any further, catch up with Flickluster’s review for Episode 7. It’s that time again. The season finale – and it’s arrived too soon. To round off the season – it’s all about daddy issues – as events set in motion long ago come … Read more