This is a revised edition of a review of Mad Max: Fury Road originally published in Strange Skins Digital issue two (2017). The star of the Mad Max films was never Mel Gibson; it was always, from the very beginning, … Continue reading Mad Max: Fury Road Retrospective
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Patty Jenkins’ 2017 Wonder Woman trashed all the DC Comics movies of recent years at the box office, exceeding the earnings of its nearest rival Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice by almost a quarter. This might … Continue reading Wonder Woman 1984: Review
When Warner Brothers, owners of DC Comics, decided to create an extended superhero universe to rival that of Marvel Studios, they brought in Zack Snyder, who brought with him the same dark ethic he had employed on 2009’s Watchmen. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Zack Snyder’s Justice League: Review
Welcome back, readers! The Universal Omnibus has been a bit up in the air over the past few weeks whilst I had a general clean-up, got rid of a few outdated or superfluous posts and corrected a few bugs in … Continue reading Normal Service Resumed
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Of all the series that have made it big in the era of streaming, none has been so suited to the new medium as the Disney+ series WandaVision. Although they may appear outwardly similar, network TV and … Continue reading WandaVision: Review
As beloved as Season 7 of Doctor Who is, there’s no doubting it’s a bit of a mish-mash; unlike the modern series, where a showrunner might be allowed a generous amount of time to work out how they want to … Continue reading You Will Obey Me: Season 8 Blu-Ray Review
Softer sheen of light shot through,Volcanic red and silver blue,Allure of sweet and perfumed skin,Move over move, the games begin. Gentle floating, tingling friction,Lost in passion’s proud depiction,With warm moisture small anointing,Towards a petalled pillow pointing. Random silken strands that … Continue reading Joined at the Lip
I’ve been a fan of sibling art-rockers Sparks for many years, from seeing them on Top of the Pops in the 1970s (John Lennon, Hitler on the telly, blah) to seeing them many times live at various locations with my … Continue reading Oy, the Mael Boys Already!
In my early teens, I became obsessed by The Goon Show; the anarchic radio comedy of the 1950s starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Seacombe that bewitched my parents’ generation and influenced artists as diverse as Monty Python’s Flying … Continue reading ‘The Goon Cartoons’ by Spike Milligan and Pete Clarke
Growing up in the 1970s, I was far too young to have experienced Nigel Kneale’s seminal trilogy of sci-fi serials, The Quatermass Experiment, Quatermass II and Quatermass and the Pit during their original broadcast on the BBC in the 1950s. … Continue reading Quatermass – The Hammer Years
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