In 1962, Universal Pictures announces that they will be making a motion picture adaptation of Harper Lee’s ground-breaking novel of race and intolerance, To Kill a Mockingbird. “Oh no,” protests a self-proclaimed ‘film fan’, recalling Universal’s successful run of horror … Continue reading The ‘D’ Word
From the pages of the Strange Skins Digital fanzine #5, our raving reporter Mrs C. L. ‘Moth’ Harris looks at the weird and wonderful world of Space Patrol. You know how the late, great Gerry Anderson – who had nothing … Continue reading Activate Yobba Rays: Claire ‘Moth’ Harris looks at ‘Space Patrol’
Warning: Contains Spoilers! She-Hulk emerged from the late-70s/early-80s boom for female Marvel Superheroes, which also saw the arrival of Spider-Woman, Dazzler and the original Ms. Marvel. In her early adventures, she was pretty much a female version of the Hulk, … Continue reading She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Review
Warning: Contains Minor Spoilers! There’s a pattern that occurs in film series when they make the decision to become more light-hearted and it can be clearly seen in everything from 1970s Bond to 1990s Batman; you start with a movie … Continue reading Thor – Love and Thunder: Review
Warning: Contains Minor Spoilers. There may be some people out there who, unfamiliar with Christopher Priest’s body of work, read his previous novel, 9/11 set An American Story and thought that The Evidence was something based around conspiracy theories. It … Continue reading ‘The Evidence’ by Christopher Priest: Review
I remember Ms. Marvel from my childhood in the early 80s. Not this Ms. Marvel, of course – the Ms. Marvel who became Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel was a man. Look, it’s all very complicated; all you really have to … Continue reading Ms. Marvel: Review
Chunky in-depth books about the making of a movie are something of a rarity these days and when they do appear, it’s usually as a lavishly-illustrated coffee table book that you have to mortgage your house to afford. The days … Continue reading ‘Blood, Sweat & Chrome – The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road’ by Kyle Buchanan: Review
Since its earliest days, cinema has had an obsession with presenting visions of how our biggest and busiest cities might look in the future. Whether they be a gleaming utopia or a run-down mess, they’ve always offered a fascinating glimpse … Continue reading Welcome to the World of Tomorrow! Cinema’s 12 Greatest Cities of the Future
Warning: Contains Spoilers! When people talked about the ‘Predator franchise’ in the 1990s, I used to think what franchise? You’ve had one hit movie, one flop sequel and a bunch of graphic novels that only comics fans have read. There … Continue reading Prey: Review
There’s an awful lot of nonsense written about Season 22 of Doctor Who, a lot of it aimed in the direction of script editor Eric Saward. Why so much poison towards the script editor? Well, for fans of a show … Continue reading A Panacea for the Cares of Mind: Doctor Who Season 22 Blu-Ray Review
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