ANY OTHER NAME by CRAIG JOHNSON (2014, Penguin, Paperback, 320pp) ∗∗∗∗½ Blurb: Sheriff Walt Longmire is sinking into a high-plains winter discontent when his former boss, Lucian Connally, asks him to take on a mercy case outside his jurisdiction. Detective Gerald Holman of neighbouring Campbell County is dead, and Lucian wants to know what drove…
Month: May 2015
The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series
My book, to be published by McFarland and now titled The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series has a provisional publication date of 30 November 2015 and can be pre-ordered from McFarland or through Amazon on both sides of the pond. The book will contain a Foreword…
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #6
SHAFT #6 (20 May 2015, Dynamite Entertainment) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover A by Bill Sienkiewicz David Walker’s excellent prequel to Ernest Tidyman’s Shaft comes to an action-packed conclusion as Shaft goes head to head with the killers of his girlfriend, Arletha. Walker…
Doctor Who Retrospective 1.6 – DALEK (2005)
DALEK 1 episode / 46m / 30 April 2005 Rating: ∗∗∗∗½ Writer: Robert Shearman Director: Joe Ahearne Cast: Christopher Eccleston (The Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Steven Beckingham (Polkowski), Corey Johnson (Henry van Statten), Anna-Louise Plowman (Diana), Bruno Langley (Adam), Nigel Whitmey (Simmons), John Schwab (Bywater), Jana Carpenter (Di Maggio), Joe Montana (Commander), Barnaby Edwards (Dalek Operator), Nicolas Briggs (Dalek…
Doctor Who Retrospective 1.4 & 1.5 – ALIENS OF LONDON and WORLD WAR THREE (2005)
ALIENS OF LONDON / WORLD WAR THREE 2 episodes / 86m / 16 & 23 April 2005 Rating: ∗∗½ Writer: Russell T Davies Director: Keith Boak Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Corey Doabe (Spray Painter), Ceris Jones (Policeman), Jack Tarlton (Reporter), Lachelle Carl (Reporter), Fiesta Mei Ling (Ru), Basil Chung (Bau), Matt…
Book Review – THE BONES BENEATH (2014) BY Mark Billingham
THE BONES BENEATH by MARK BILLINGHAM (2014, Sphere, Paperback, 474pp) ∗∗∗½ Blurb: Tom Thorne is back in charge – but there’s a terrifying price to pay. Stuart Nicklin, the most dangerous psychopath he has ever put behind bars, promises to reveal the whereabouts of a body he buried twenty-five years before. But only if Thorne agrees…
Doctor Who Retrospective 1.3 – THE UNQUIET DEAD (2005)
THE UNQUIET DEAD 1 episode / 45m / 9 April 2005 Rating: ∗∗∗∗ Writer: Mark Gatiss Director: Euros Lyn Cast: Christopher Eccleston (The Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Alan David (Gabriel Sneed), Huw Rhys (Redpath), Jennifer Hill (Mrs Peace), Eve Myles (Gwyneth), Simon Callow (Charles Dickens), Wayne Cater (Stage Manager), Meic Povey (Driver), Zoe Thorne (The Gelth). Plot: The Doctor takes…
Phil Collins back catalogue to be remastered by Warner
It has been announced that Warner Music Group has bought Phil Collins’ back catalogue and will release long-awaited remasters of all eight of the Genesis singer/drummer’s solo albums starting at the end of the is year. The package is also set to include material from Collins’ archive – although full details of what will be released are not…
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #5 (2015)
SHAFT #5 (15 April 2015, Dynamite Entertainment) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover A by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz and Ivan Nunes Shaft has tracked down Marisol DuPree and gets enough information from her to trace the package Arletha has hidden away….
Doctor Who Retrospective 1.2 – THE END OF THE WORLD (2005)
THE END OF THE WORLD 1 episode / 45m / 2 April 2005 Rating: ∗∗∗½ Writer: Russell T Davies Director: Euros Lyn Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Simon Day (Steward), Yasmin Bannerman (Jabe), Jimmy Vee (Moxx of Balhoon), Zoë Wanamaker (Cassandra), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Beccy Armory (Raffalo), Sara Stewart (Computer Voice), Silas Carson…