Two Blokes Go To Italy, Make Voices At Each Other MR. Clark 31.1.14 Add Comment Edit In 2011, IFC Films released The Trip , starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, as they take a tour of bed and breakfasts and manage to bick... Read More
Fit For A Queen. Or, A Princess Anyway MR. Clark 31.1.14 Add Comment Edit It's little secret that Sideshow Toys makes pretty much the best collector statues on the market. Sure, their pricy as hell, but you ... Read More
[Review] - The Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak Tour MR. Clark 31.1.14 1 Comment Edit Via Sun Media While some might disregard the Barenaked Ladies as a nineties holdover, this year marks their 25th anniversary as a group.... Read More
Eventually, In The Old West MR. Clark 30.1.14 Add Comment Edit I've made no secret about Western being my favourite genre. I feel that, like Science Fiction, it's a genre that enables a write... Read More
From Another Dusk Til Dawn MR. Clark 30.1.14 Add Comment Edit From Dusk Til Dawn is the only one of Robert Rodriguez' films that I really love. Sin City is alright, The Facility is fine, and ... Read More
[Review] - Justified, Season 5 Episode 4, "Over the Mountain" MR. Clark 30.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Everyone knows that one of the rules of comedy is that lists come in threes. And that a good comedi... Read More
There Were Singing Vegetables! MR. Clark 29.1.14 Add Comment Edit I'm not one for sport, so I don't watch the Superbowl, or get overly excited about the ridiculously expensive commercials that ai... Read More
Size Matters MR. Clark 29.1.14 Add Comment Edit You know why I love the deep past? Because everything was huge. Sloths were huge, birds were huge, insects were huge. The modern ecosyste... Read More
He Doesn't Bother To Bite Your Jugular Like A Lion MR. Clark 29.1.14 Add Comment Edit Agents of SHIELD is still off for another week, but until then here is a tactical raptor. Oh, I'm sorry, the Tactical Raptor . Be... Read More
Most Wanted Poster Still Not Wanted MR. Clark 28.1.14 Add Comment Edit Disney has released a new poster for Muppets Most Wanted . Is it perfect? No, it's still a pretty terrible poster. But it's leagu... Read More
Fry Takes A Day MR. Clark 28.1.14 Add Comment Edit My interest in 24: Live Another Day has been less than nothing. I gave up on 24 long before it finished, back when Jack Bauer had only ... Read More
Not Twelve. Thirteen MR. Clark 28.1.14 Add Comment Edit Well there he is. While we've seen Peter Capaldi hanging out in Matt Smith's former costume a couple times, now the BBC has relea... Read More
Remember The Challenger MR. Clark 28.1.14 Add Comment Edit Left to right are Teacher-in-Space payload specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe; payload specialist Gregory Jarvis; and astronauts Judi... Read More
No Posts Today MR. Clark 24.1.14 Add Comment Edit We are experiencing technical difficulties. Or at least that's the story we're sticking with. Read More
FX Is Straining Towards The Summer MR. Clark 23.1.14 Add Comment Edit It won't premiere until July, but Guillermo del Toro's The Strain continues to tease us with more vague notions that trouble is c... Read More
People Don't Use The Word "Dames" Enough Anymore MR. Clark 23.1.14 Add Comment Edit There is a popular trend amongst internet artists right now, adapting Disney princesses into other things: steampunkers, dress gowns, Sta... Read More
[Review] - Justified, Season 5 Episode 3, "Good Intentions" MR. Clark 23.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television This episode could have just as easily been titled Seduction of the Innocent . Excepting, of course... Read More
Shortpacked! Packing It In MR. Clark 22.1.14 Add Comment Edit By David Willis I was introduced to David Willis' Walky verse a few years back through Shortpacked! 's Batman jokes (it was Bat... Read More
MORE POWER! MR. Clark 22.1.14 Add Comment Edit Despite Jeremy Clarkson's claim that the 21 series of Top Gear would start tomorrow, the BBC has confirmed that the series will in ... Read More
Ryan Reynolds Kills Because A Cat Tells Him So MR. Clark 22.1.14 Add Comment Edit I don't often pay attention to film festivals. Certainly, the buzz worth films of the next year or two see their premieres at such p... Read More
If You Don't Throw Them A Piece Of Meat, They Go A Bit Nuts MR. Clark 21.1.14 Add Comment Edit Say what you will about Danny Boyle, the man has never conformed to expectations. His films are as eclectic as you can get, with Trainspo... Read More
Bully For Them MR. Clark 21.1.14 Add Comment Edit NBC rarely passes up an opportunity to shoot themselves in the foot. Take, for instance, the recent success of their Sound of Music live... Read More
I Have Seen People Broken By The World MR. Clark 21.1.14 Add Comment Edit I have absolute faith in Hannibal , which is the opposite of what I was saying a year ago when they began releasing material for it's... Read More
ABC Still Holds Out A Hope On Marvel MR. Clark 20.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Marvel Last week, ABC President Paul Lee made a couple of confirmations concerning the future of the MCU and Marvel televi... Read More
Shameful. Just Shameful MR. Clark 20.1.14 Add Comment Edit I like Elizabeth Banks. She's a quality actress, capable of a broad range of comedy and drama, takes interesting roles that you would... Read More
[Review] - The Bully Pulpit, By Doris Kearns Goodwin MR. Clark 20.1.14 Add Comment Edit Theodore Roosevelt is largely regarded as one of the best Presidents America ever had. William Taft is largely regarded as one of the lar... Read More
Penny For Your (Dark) Thoughts? MR. Clark 17.1.14 Add Comment Edit Just a couple of days after teasing us last, Showtime has confirmed a start date for Sam Mendes and John Logan's Victorian public dom... Read More
[Insert Male-Genitalia Pun Here] MR. Clark 17.1.14 Add Comment Edit You know what I bet Rob Thomas would be great at? Marriage counseling. Because he never gives up on anything. He had his series Cupid c... Read More
[Opinion] - Sherlock, Series 4 And Beyond MR. Clark 17.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of the BBC "There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and ... Read More
You Either Die A Villian, Or Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Still-A-Villian MR. Clark 16.1.14 Add Comment Edit The Oscar nominations were announced today , and everyone is getting all excited about them, except for me. I couldn't care less abou... Read More
In For A Penny, In for A Pound MR. Clark 16.1.14 Add Comment Edit I like covering the build up towards the premiere of Penny Dreadful , because I get to see how many "penny" and/or "dreadf... Read More
[Review] - Justified, Season 5 Episode 2, "The Kids Aren't All Right" MR. Clark 16.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television One of the reasons I consider FX to be the best of the American cable networks (sorry HBO) is beca... Read More
Ant-men MR. Clark 15.1.14 Add Comment Edit As I've said several times, I'm not a fan of posting casting announcements. Until the film is in the can, anything can happen. A... Read More
Only One Year Left Of One Year Old News MR. Clark 15.1.14 Add Comment Edit When season two of the Newsroom ended, it's future was unknown . The season had ended in a fairly series-finale-ish way, and Sorki... Read More
[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 12, "Seeds" MR. Clark 15.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Marvel Television Productions Last week, I was cautiously hopeful that the lacklusterness of that episode was a bump in the ... Read More
It's Not Easy Not Getting Gold MR. Clark 14.1.14 Add Comment Edit At the Golden Globes on the weekend, Muppets Most Wanted didn't win a single trophy . True, it wasn't nominated for any, and tha... Read More
Live In The New World, Or Die In The Old One MR. Clark 14.1.14 Add Comment Edit I just met someone who is working their way through Game of Thrones for the first time, in anticipation of the season 4 premiere. They a... Read More
[Review] - Sherlock Series 3 Finale, Episode 3, "His Last Vow" MR. Clark 14.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of the BBC "Miss Morstan entered the room with a firm step and an outward composure of manner. She was a blonde young ... Read More
If You Hit Reboot Enough Times, Eventually The System Crashes MR. Clark 13.1.14 Add Comment Edit I've made no secret about preferring Marvel's films to DC's. And, I hope, I've made no secret about preferring DC's ... Read More
Just Like The Gypsy Woman Said MR. Clark 13.1.14 Add Comment Edit Consider this your reminder that Archer returns tonight on FX, and that is only a good thing. If the producers are to believed, we'... Read More
[Review] - Her MR. Clark 13.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Lets all just accept that Her is probably the most critically acclaimed movie that features two begin... Read More
That's Just One Of Our Block Builders From Sector 7-G MR. Clark 10.1.14 Add Comment Edit I think the record will show that I am a fan of Lego. I also feel, in various ways, as though I've made my thoughts on The Simpson... Read More
Well, If Twitter Likes It, It Must Be Good MR. Clark 10.1.14 Add Comment Edit I'm not going to lie: this site is probably going to be pretty Muppet heavy for the next couple months. Indeed, expect March to be as... Read More
[Analysis] - Who Is Mary Morstan MR. Clark 10.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of the BBC Back in March, Benedict Cumber b atch seemed to confirmed a fourth series of Sherlock had been confirmed, saying &... Read More
In Space, No One Can Hear Your Children Scream MR. Clark 9.1.14 Add Comment Edit Usually, when a company announces that they are developing a video game based on the Alien franchise, the acceptable reaction is to gro... Read More
Thor: The Dark World Nearly Included More Kick Ass Women MR. Clark 9.1.14 Add Comment Edit Last year, I advocated the use of both Thor villainous The Enchantress, and love interest Valkyrie in any potential third Thor film. I... Read More
[Review] - Justified, Season 5 Episode 1, "A Murder of Crowes" MR. Clark 9.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Grab your hat and pack a bag, Justified is going on a road trip. Two actually, taking both or our... Read More
Dennis Nedry Has The Weirdest Laugh In Film History MR. Clark 8.1.14 Add Comment Edit Here is five minutes of people laughing like crazy people. I like it. I like it because Christopher Walkin, Nic Cage and Jack Nicholson a... Read More
A Heartbeat Away MR. Clark 8.1.14 Add Comment Edit Another trailer for season two of House of Cards , and things certainly appear to be escalating. Considering the season one was entirely ... Read More
[Review] - Agents Of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 11, "A Magical Place" MR. Clark 8.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Marvel Television Studios So now we know. And I suspect that many people - including most of the internet - were probably un... Read More
Watching Television Tonight Is Justified MR. Clark 7.1.14 Add Comment Edit Just a reminder that season five of Justified starts this evening on FX. This season promises some snark from Raylan, a tendency to over... Read More
We've F**king Time Travelled, Yes? MR. Clark 7.1.14 Add Comment Edit While we shouldn't' expect to see anything new out of the TARDIS until at least the fall, "the Capaldi era begins," cl... Read More
[Review] - Sherlock, Series 3 Episode 2, "The Sign Of Three" MR. Clark 7.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of the BBC And thus we explore the dangers of a dedicated fandom. In the wake of the most recent episode of Sherlock , a clever... Read More
And Starring Morgan Freeman As The Wise, Calming Influence MR. Clark 6.1.14 Add Comment Edit "Every actor is something. Robert Downey Jr.: good. Jim Belushi: bad. Van Damme: the good kind of bad. Johnny Depp: the bad kind of g... Read More
Help Us Veronica, You're Our Only Hope MR. Clark 6.1.14 Add Comment Edit For the sake of argument, let's say I've been off for two weeks. Now, usually this time of year is safe from major news breaking,... Read More
[Review] - Saving Mr. Banks MR. Clark 6.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Disney. Sometimes I feel that people associated with the lives of those being biopiced shouldn't have anything to do wit... Read More
[Review] - Community, Season 5 Episodes 1 and 2, "Re-Pilot" and "Introduction To Teaching" MR. Clark 3.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television First, let me say this won't be a regular thing. I find half hour comedies the hardest thing to... Read More
[Review] - Sherlock, Series 3 Episode 1, "The Empty Hearse" MR. Clark 2.1.14 Add Comment Edit Courtesy of the BBC Ooh, the cleverness of them, eh? Well aware of the internet obsession with the how of Sherlock's survival, Mark ... Read More