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A review of Doctor Who, Series 4 starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

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I'm not sure exactly what makes someone a phenomenon, but anyone who has managed to win 62 music awards in two years and has produced a…

As Andy leaves for college, Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks), space ranger Buzz (Tim Allen) and what remains of the old gang confront the reality…

Vampires are currently one of the biggest phenomena in popular culture. They are central to hit television series like True Blood, Being…

How do we know who or what to trust? This is one of the key questions of the world we live in today. So many claims compete for our trust:…

The statistics are every bit as mind-boggling as the spectacle. A reported budget of $280,000,000 makes James Cameron’s Avatar one of…

Mark Meynell is disoriented by the reality-probing of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. There are three deaths. The first is when…