Okay, I'll confess I'm slightly envious reading about all my friends' trips to see Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.But while I failed to get all my spider-ducks in a row (I'd hoped to go with Rachel, but life... you know), I've already pre-ordered the flick on Blu-Ray, so know I'll be able to see it eventually.To be honest, since making my "no more cinema" pledge, after bookending my ..read more

I've found my people... just leave me here!The last three days of this week was supposed to be a well-earned Spring Break for Rachel, but somehow she ended up having to ferry me to a succession of routine doctor's appointments on two of those days.The other day, admittedly, we had a lovely time visiting her parents in their new home (they'd only moved in 24 hours earlier): a nice new-build in a ..read more

Unflinchingly honest but inspiring documentary. Three stroke survivors with aphasia embark on a journey at a pivotal point in their recovery in a bid to find their voice and rebuild their lives.Trigger Warning - this film includes references to suicidal feelings. Donate to support stroke survivors: https://stroke.org.uk/film-donate Find out more about aphasia: http://stroke.org.uk/aphasia As a ..read more

In 1881, in Algeria, Michael Denning and Hector Servadac are fighting a duel when a comet brushing Earth takes the two men to the Moon where they discover a prehistoric civilization.This bonkers-sounding classic from 1961 (aka Prehistoric Valley) lands on Talking Pictures TV, in the UK, on Saturday, June 17 at 3.05pm (and is repeated on Monday, June 19, at 3pm ..read more

The Dirtiest DozenA massive tip of the old hat to my pal Justin - of Halls of The Nephilim - for finding (and sharing) this glorious Dan Hipp picture of the ultimate anti-Nazi comic book hero team-up, The Dirtiest Dozen.As well as Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy, we've got Indiana Jones, The Rocketeer, The Phantom, Wonder Woman, Hellboy, Captain America, Bucky, Peggy Carter and Wolverine.This ..read more

Recent Big Finish full-cast audiodramas featuring their recast First (Stephen Noonan), Second (Michael Troughton), and Third (Tim Treloar) Doctors have been some of their finest material of late.Which is why I'm very excited for the audio company's latest announcement, teaming Michael Troughton's Second Doctor with one of the franchise's most enduring companions, Jamie, as portrayed by Frazer ..read more

..read more

With Claudia now in possession of the map to Aaravos’ prison, Ezran, Soren, Corvus, Zym, and Zubeia activate an ancient beacon to call upon a powerful potential ally for aid.The incredible animated adventure series Dragon Prince returns to Netflix next month (July) for its fifth season (Ocean, the second chapter in the Mystery of Aaravos story arc ..read more

Photo by Eli Francis on Unsplash "Freedom of choice is what you got, Freedom from choice is what you want"- Freedom of Choice, DevoAs a youngling I could never have imagined a situation where the phrase "too much of a good thing" would actually turn out to be true.Growing up a geek in the '70s and '80s, I always wanted to consume more, more films, more TV, more comics, more RPGs etc and I like ..read more

This week we feature some of Alex's thoughts about the many different versions of Spider-Man over the years while painting one of his iconic hero portraits ..read more