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Doctor Who S10.09: “A stoic and dependable episode”

Despite an awkward start that had cuts flash past my eyes quickly enough to give me a confused feeling halfway between motion sickness and bewilderment, Empress of Mars turns out to be a stoic and dependable episode – yet one that missed the chance to add an extra dimension to …

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Doctor Who Christmas Special review

The twelfth – twelfth! – Doctor Who Christmas special goes easy on the festive decoration. No flesh-eating snowflakes, no sentient alien tinsel, no Weeping Angel plonked on top of the tree. The Return Of Doctor Mysterio riffs on an altogether more recent tradition: the comic book blockbuster, those shiny, mega-budget …

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Doctor Who S9.12 Hell Bent review

After the formally innovative genius of “Heaven Sent”, “Hell Bent” is a slightly disappointing conclusion to the series. Though it has many great moments, it’s a little on the talky side, and feels like it could have done with a bit more blood and thunder. Plus not for the first …

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12 movies and shows about miniaturisation

MICROSCOPIC MOVIES! You’ve all seen Ant-Man by now, right? If not, change that immediately it’s brilliant. And it got us thinking about some of the other films and TV shows that have had fun with miniaturisation. It’s a common trope in everything from ’50s b-movies to the most recent season …

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