Blu-Ray: ‘Prince Of Darkness’ (1987)
❉ The middle chapter of Carpenter’s Apocalypse trilogy contains some of his most ambitious ideas as a writer.
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DVD: ‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ (1989)
❉ Despite its languid pacing (even for 1989), many elements of this BBC fantasy drama stand up beautifully.
‘Doctor Who’ 11.08: ‘The Witchfinders’
❉ For once the suspected Evil Alien Bastards were Evil Alien Bastards!
‘Robin Hood’ (2018) reviewed
❉ Does Taron Egerton’s effort hit the bullseye? Find out in Ben Peyton’s spoiler-free review.
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’
❉ Something’s definitely brewing in the Fantastic Beast’s cauldron, but it doesn’t bubble over in this film.
Viva La Revolution! ‘The Adicts: The Albums 1982 – 87’
❉ Anyone that appreciates pop-punk will find plenty to enjoy in this retrospective of a band who always did their own thing.
‘Doctor Who’ 11.07: ‘Kerblam!’
❉ The ghost of Doctor Who’s premier world builder Robert Holmes was in the room again, and Bradley Walsh continues to steal every scene he’s in.
Blu-Ray: ‘The Changeling’ (1980)
❉ Peter Medak’s ghost story arrives on a nicely presented Blu-ray with a generous amount of extras. Does it still hold up over three decades later?
‘Doctor Who’ 11.06: ‘Demons of the Punjab’
❉ An enlightening drama about a shameful period of Britain’s colonial past, the sci fi interwoven cleverly and unobtrusively with the historical setting.
‘Suspiria’ (2018) reviewed
❉ Luca Guadagnino’s take on Dario Argento’s masterpiece is a striking work that manages to perplex as much as it enthrals.