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Back To The Future: The Musical review

March 11, 2020 From The Sublime 0

Cards on the table – I adore Back to the Future. The original film sits perennially close to the top of any favourite movie lists I may compile. It’s pretty much a note-perfect film. Clever,

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine review

June 27, 2019 From The Sublime 0

Deep Space Nine was always a divisive show. It wasn’t boldly exploring space. It was dark and moody compared Next Gen’s optimism and Voyager’s… well, whatever the fuck Voyager was. And if you were on

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story review

March 24, 2019 From The Sublime 0

We review Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story from director Steve Sullivan, arriving in cinemas on 29 March 2019.

From the Sublime…to no mean city

September 17, 2018 From The Sublime 0

The semi-regular topic of a prequel to Taggart reared its craggy head again recently…

TV review: The Defenders

August 18, 2017 From The Sublime 0

So here we are. 28 months, 65 episodes and a billion dead ninjas since the surprisingly successful rehabilitation of Matt Murdoch, and we’ve reached the end of the Marvel Netflix Universe Phase One.

TV review: Iron Fist – season one overview

March 25, 2017 From The Sublime 0

The road to the Defenders has been a somewhat rocky one. Indeed, in many ways, it mirrors the original assembling of their big screen cousins The Avengers.

TV Review: Luke Cage – Season One Overview

October 2, 2016 From The Sublime 3

How do you tell an exciting story about a superhero who’s unbeatable? Finding and exploiting a vulnerability in an invulnerable hero is a challenge that’s plagued comics and script writers since the genre began, from Superman onwards.

TV Review: Daredevil Season Two Overview

March 21, 2016 From The Sublime 3

Spring rolls around, and with it a return to the Marvel Media Universe (since Cinematic Universe feels utterly redundant in these days of SHIELD, Carter, Jones, Cage, Damage Control et al).

TV reviews

TV Review: Jessica Jones – Season One Overview

November 22, 2015 From The Sublime 4

Jessica Jones had the potential to be a tough sell. For fans of Brian Michael Bendis’ original Alias comics, the character and her story is held in high regard. For the casual fans brought to the MCU through the big Hollywood films, she’s pretty much a nobody

TV Review: Daredevil – Season One Overview

April 12, 2015 From The Sublime 4

And so, with much fanfare, arrives the latest addition to Marvel’s increasingly inaccurately named Cinematic Universe.