Tag Archives: SFX

BOND 50 GOLDENEYE

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond on the big screen. To celebrate, SFX’s Nick Setchfield revisits each and every 007 adventure in a week by week countdown to Skyfall … MISSION 17: GOLDENEYE (1995) JUMP! It’s the breathcatching stunt that declares Bond’s inimitable return to the big screen …

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Grimm 2.04 “Quill” REVIEW

Grimm 2.04 “Quill” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.04 Writer: David Simkins Director: David Straiton THE ONE WHERE Nick and the Grimm team (now including Hank) investigate an icky Dark Ages plague, while Renard is busy searching for Mama Burkhardt. Juliette finds out Nick is a Grimm. Again. …

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Wonder Woman TV Show Now Heading For The CW

According to Vulture , “the CW, Warner Bros. TV, and DC Comics have found a new way to revive the legend of Diana of Themyscira. The plan this time: origin story, all the way.” The series is currently in development under the working title of Amazon , with the pilot …

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Sinbad 1.09 REVIEW

Sinbad 1.09 REVIEW (opens in new tab) Sinbad 1.09 Writer: Jack Lothian, James Dormer Director: Colin Teague THE ONE WHERE Sinbad goes in search of a stone that can predict the future, and is pursued by an assassin. VERDICT After a couple of really enjoyable episodes, Sinbad loses the momentum …

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Doctor Who 7.01 “Asylum Of The Daleks” REVIEW

Episode 7.01 Writer : Steven Moffat Director : Nick Hurran THE ONE WHERE When the Daleks turn to their oldest enemy for salvation, the Doctor enlists Amy and Rory for a perilous mission into a madhouse. But who is the girl with the Carmen fixation? And where did she get …

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Grimm 2.03 “Bad Moon Rising” REVIEW

Grimm 2.03 “Bad Moon Rising” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.03 Writer: Richard Hatem Director: David Solomon THE ONE WHERE Hank finally realises how Grimm life is in Portland when an old friend with supernatural origins of his own (played by genre stalwart Mark Pellegrino) comes to him …

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Starship Troopers: Invasion Interviews

The Mobile Infantry is back in action in new animated Starship Troopers movie Invasion . Reuniting original movie characters Johnny Rico, Carmen Ibanez and Carl Jenkins, it features a bug-infested ship on a collision course with Earth, and gives a first screen appearance for author Robert Heinlein’s legendary power suits. …

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BLOG The Marvel Avengers Dilemma

Commentary or not commentary, that is the question… Last night my other half asked me if I wanted to pre-order The Avengers film. I’m not calling it Marvel Avengers Assemble , I’m just not; I’ve typed that far too many times over the last few months OK! We all know …

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Warehouse 13 4.04 “Theres Always A Downside” REVIEW

Warehouse 13 4.04 “There’s Always A Downside” (opens in new tab) Episode 4.04 Writer: Drew Z Greenberg Director: Constantine Makris THE ONE WHERE Pete and Claudia team up with Hugo Miller to track down his lost marbles while Myka and Jinks tackle a jazz musician with the serious case of …

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