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Project Hail Mary is destined to become one of my go-to feelgood films. A solid science fiction story, it packs in enough heartfelt emotion to have left me in tears repeatedly. While it's not the most original of stories, with the influences of previous sci-fi favourites easy to see, it combines these elements into a story that carefully balances human spirit, the wonder of the alien and the

Typical, isn't it? I finally find time to sit down and review Starfleet Academy and what happens? Paramount cancels it. It's a huge shame, because this series, in spite of how some fans feel about it, was a real winner for many more. Still, it's understandable. While it's tempting to blame review bombing and negative press, at the end of the day, it's an extremely expensive show and not enough

Dale Smith has somehow managed to write the perfect novel for me. There aren't very many people who would call a Goodnight Sweetheart pastiche/crossover with the periphery of the Doctor Who universe their perfect novel, but I am one of them. Stuart Douglas, head honcho of Obverse Books and commissioner of this novel, is another. Presumably, so is Dale Smith, and potentially, given the book's

2026 has started strong with reviews of Matt Smith's grimly comedic Brighton drama The Death of Bunny Munro and Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Plus, season four of classic Doctor Who is now complete, with my reviews of The Smugglers, The Underwater Menace (what a classic) and The Moonbase, plus The

Broadcast today on Radio 4 and available to stream on BBC Sounds, The Goblin King and Me is a gorgeous 45-minute drama from Bafflegab Productions, written by Paul Magrs. Magrs has adapted The Goblin King and Me from his novelette Stardust and Snow, which is itself available as an ebook or limited edition paperback from Obverse Books, and as the first story in Paul's self-published collection

It has been a bit of a year for me, and I haven't had the opportunity to see nearly as many new films as I'd have liked, let alone write up the ones I have seen. I've decided to run down through my top ten for the year, but there are plenty more films to catch that could shift the line-up, especially given the number of high-profile and acclaimed releases in late November and December. I may

The second volume of Roving Reporter, Pencil Tip Publishing's collection of short stories, comic strips and critical essays on all things Sarah Jane is now in print. You can order a copy from Lulu, for the sum of £20/£36 (CAD). All proceeds go towards the British Columbia Cancer Foundation.The volume includes some excellent new fiction starring Sarah Jane, rounded off with my own story "

We've been slowly moving through season three of the classic Doctor Who over on Television Heaven and we've now, with my reviews of The Massacre and The Celestial Toymaker, filled up all the gaps. The complete season three rundown is now available to read:Galaxy 4Mission to the UnknownThe Myth MakersThe Daleks' Master PlanThe MassacreThe ArkThe Celestial ToymakerThe GunfightersThe SavagesThe War

 1995 saw Nintendorelease some of its best platformer titles. Yoshi's Island, DonkeyCountry 2, Donkey Kong Land, Kirby's Dream Land 2 – all werereleased this year for the SNES (the former) and Game Boy (thelatter). There's one, however, that's been almost forgotten, alongwith the console it was released for, at least until Nintendo'ssurprising recent new for its Switch Online/Nintendo

My latest reviews up at Television Heaven include Alien: Earth, the best installment of the Alien franchise since 1986, and the last two serials of Doctor Who season three, The Savages and The War Machines. I should hopefully have more up before the month's out. Next on the blog itself I'm planning to review Strange New Worlds season three, and mabe get back onto the