Doomsday: Daleks, Cybermen and the Genesis Ark
Doomsday sets Daleks against Cybermen over London, then ends on a cold Norwegian beach. My take on the Doctor Who finale and that goodbye.
Doomsday sets Daleks against Cybermen over London, then ends on a cold Norwegian beach. My take on the Doctor Who finale and that goodbye.
Army of Ghosts turns a planet’s grief into a Cyberman invasion, opens up Torchwood Tower, and ends on a Dalek cliffhanger I never saw coming.
Doctor Who’s naffest monster, the Abzorbaloff, can’t quite sink a surprisingly moving episode about fandom, found family, and Jackie Tyler’s loneliness.
The Satan Pit sends the Doctor into the abyss to face the Beast itself, in a Doctor Who two-parter finale about faith, reason, and believing in Rose.
The Impossible Planet strands the Doctor and Rose on a base by a black hole, where the Ood turn deadly and something ancient stirs in the dark.
The Idiot’s Lantern sends the Doctor and Rose into 1953 Coronation London, where the Wire feeds on TV viewers by stealing their faces.
The Age of Steel reveals the Cybermen’s true horror and gives Mickey Smith his hero moment in an emotionally sharp Doctor Who finale.
Rise of the Cybermen strands the Doctor on a parallel Earth where Rose’s dad is alive and John Lumic is building an army of steel men from the living.
The Girl in the Fireplace sends the Tenth Doctor through time windows into 18th-century France, clockwork monsters and a love story that breaks your heart.
Sarah Jane Smith walks back into the Doctor’s life in School Reunion, and it’s the most emotional hour Doctor Who has given me since it came back.
Tooth and Claw drops the Tenth Doctor and Rose into 1879 Scotland with a werewolf, Queen Victoria, and the birth of a very familiar institute.
New Earth kicks off Series 2 with cat-nuns, a plague farm, and the return of Cassandra as the Tenth Doctor and Rose take their first real trip together.
David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor sleeps through most of his own debut in The Christmas Invasion, while the Sycorax menace Earth and a satsuma decides its fate.
Doctor Who is back after sixteen years. Rose Tyler goes to work, the shop dummies stand up, and a stranger grabs her hand and says run.
My Resident Evil Apocalypse review: characters lifted straight from the games, bigger action, a superhero Alice, and a solid 5 out of 5 from me.
Spider-Man 2 review. Molina turns Doc Ock into a man overruled by his own machine, the train scene is iconic, and Peter walks away from the job.
Spider-Man review. Raimi puts the wrestling ring and Uncle Ben on screen exactly as the comics did, and Dafoe is magnificent. The leads are too old.
Dune 1984 review. A bit camp and it looks like the 60s, but all of book one is on screen, and Patrick Stewart, MacLachlan and the Baron are exceptional.
My Resident Evil 2002 review: not a direct adaptation of the games, but there’s enough game in it, plus that laser corridor, to score a 5 out of 5.