Terry Pratchett’s Truckers: The Complete Series, 1992 Produced by Cosgrove Hall.Starring Joe McGann, Sir Michael Hordern and Brian Trueman. SYNOPSIS: A whole civilisation of gnomes try to find their way home, from a department store to the stars. Sometime after Terry Pratchett created his Discworld Universe, for which he is arguably most famed, he wrote […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #236… “Having survived the first round of his showdown with the K7-Leetha, Jim seeks to make amends for past sins. But his struggle for control is only just beginning. While Jim is distracted, his enemies continue to further their own efforts as Clown and Bludd have a showdown. And another familiar […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #7… “Death begins his great hunt, lines are drawn among the chosen, and the Ranger picks up the scent of his prey.” ARE YOU AN AGENT OF THE END TIMES? East of West has an interesting structure – not in narrative, but in physical format. Most issues begin with […]

Oliver Davis reviews Spawn #237… “Al Simmons’ old mentor returns to guide Jim in his journey to control the vast powers that haunt him. But Cog has already betrayed one Spawn. Is he sinister enough to do it again, or is there more to his motivations than simple greed?” Spawn #237 begins where the previous […]

Oliver Davis reviews Prophet #40… Old man Prophet goes looking for ancient heroes in the hopes of tracking down the missing Badrock.The front cover of Prophet #40, included to the right for your viewing pleasure, has some half-constructed Death Star in the background, a giant lizard with grave-like protrusions from its back in the fore. […]

Oliver Davis reviews Hacktivity #1…. “Shawn Harris is a hacktivist, a software programmer / activist, who just pushed the boundaries too far. On trial for breaking into FBI systems, he’s just been found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in maximum security prison. As his trial starts getting media attention, people find the facts of […]

History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment, 2013. Starring Vince McMahon Jr., Triple H, The Rock, John Cena, CM Punk, Harley Race, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, Hulk Hogan. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on how World Wrestling Entertainment went from its roots as a regional US promotion to the global juggernaut it is today.   This […]

Oliver Davis counts down the best ever casino films… 5. Ocean’s Eleven It’s got more stars than a sky-gazing evening with Brian Cox, Ocean’s Eleven was a dream team-up movie with as-yet-unmatched ‘name’ power. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts…even Bernie Mac, the 2001 remake even surpassed Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy […]

Oliver Davis asks, ‘where are The Avengers?’… The crowd that exited Wednesday’s 8.30pm 3D screening of Thor: The Dark World did so in excitement. The movie had surpassed everyone’s expectations. Well, everyone bar the Batman T-shirt wearing chap, presumably a DC fan and angrily thinking ‘how dare a superhero movie have sense of humour – […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #8… “We catch up with the three horsemen and gain insight into what their greater mission is and what plans they have for The Chosen.” After telling the Keeper of the Message’s tale in the last issue, East of West #8 concerns itself with his replacement – a Cruella […]