Well over a year ago, I became aware of La Grande Orange, an unlikely-named pizzeria in one of those neighborhoods where the people have too damn much money. It happens to be within a short distance from my office and, you’d think, I would have managed to get down there at lunchtime to review them. … Read more
Combat by Noel Clarke Jack looses weevils, Owen gets depressed Synopsis Owen is depressed. He’s in a deep, dark, depression. He drinks, he fights, he pisses on his friends (metaphorically.) (Come to think of it, the “metaphorically†was meant for the word “pisses†but could equally have applied to the word “friendsâ€.) Meanwhile, Jack has … Read more
Out of Time by Catherine Tregenna Three ordinary people from the 1950’s meet the Torchwood team. Synopsis A plane arrives at a landing field and the Torchwood team are waiting. Out of the plane step three people who left on their flight in 1953. They have fallen through the rift. Each of the three “pairs … Read more
Random Shoes by Jacquetta May Torchwood meets Love & Monsters. Synopsis Eugene Jones is dead and for some unknown reason, Torchwood is investigating the scene of the accident. Meanwhile, Eugene Jones stands beside them. He is only just beginning to realize he is dead, and he cannot remember the last two weeks of his life. … Read more
They Keep Killing Suzie by Paul Tomalin & Daniel McCulloch An old “friend†returns to Torchwood. Summary A psycho killer is on the loose and his calling card is the word “Torchwood†written in the victims’ blood. Chemical analysis of trace evidence from the killer reveals he has previously been given Torchwood’s memory erasing drug. … Read more
King Kong Deluxe Extended Version The DVD release of the ultimate version of Peter Jackson’s 2005 version King Kong Synopsis It’s the great depression and New York city is a place of desperate people. One of these people is Carl Denhan, nature movie producer. Denham has a plan to go to an uncharted island, but … Read more
Years ago, when video tapes were first available, the movie industry was in an uproar. Not because of people taping things off the air, but because they felt if people could rent or buy movies, they wouldn’t go see them in the theatre. At that time, the movie industry had been in a slump. To … Read more
Greek Bearing Gifts by Toby Whithouse Having just obtained a personality last week, this week it’s Toshiko’s turn to screw up. Synopsis In 1812, a prostitute, Mary, and a Redcoat have an unexpected experience with a mysterious life form in the woods. 194 years later the “crime scene†is uncovered, along with some alien technology. … Read more
Torchwood Countrycide by Chris Chibnall I must admit that as each episode of Torchwood opens, a sense of dread overcomes me every time I see Chris Chibnall’s name as the writer. It’s not so much that he’s a bad writer, because he isn’t. The sense of dread comes because he is the writer who has … Read more