The Walking Dead
Review of ‘The Walking Dead’ – Series 3, Episode 16
This season reaches its conclusion not with a handshake and a peace treaty, but with grief, regret and a high mortality rate.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Sunday, 7 April 2013 at 3:53 pm
Review of ‘The Walking Dead’ – Series 3, Episode 15
As one of the series’ most controversial characters, Merle was initially introduced as a trademark villain so lacking in redeeming features he made the zombies look somewhat charming. Having returned for the series’ third season and once again played by the excellent Michael Rooker, he has recently undergone a compelling metamorphosis. His morality or the seeming lack of it, is the puzzle to be solved by the end of the episode.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Sunday, 31 March 2013 at 6:26 pm
Review of ‘The Walking Dead’ – Series 3, Episode 14: Laurie Holden is on form
With an impressive degree of character development, numerous unexpected plot twists and a truly compelling central villain, the third season of AMC’s ambitious zombie saga could be its most gratifying to date.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Sunday, 24 March 2013 at 8:23 pm
Review of The Walking Dead – Series 3, Episode 13
This week’s instalment could easily be subtitled the ‘Cold War’ episode, so much of it is preoccupied with the revelations, dilemmas and politics that emerge in the build-up to an inevitable battle.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Saturday, 16 March 2013 at 11:15 pm
Review of The Walking Dead – Series 3, Episode 12
This week’s standalone instalment of The Walking Dead comes as a welcome relief from the intensity of season three’s central arc, an opportunity to tell a self-contained story that reflects the wider themes of the show.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Sunday, 10 March 2013 at 1:45 pm
Review of The Walking Dead – Series 3, Episode 11
History is littered with seminal moments when the fate of many hinged on the crucial decision of one individual. The events of this week’s episode focus on one such decision that will determine the fates of the Woodbury and prison residents.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Monday, 4 March 2013 at 12:15 pm
Review of The Walking Dead – Series 3, Episode 10
Thank goodness for this week’s instalment of The Walking Dead. Following last week’s somewhat drowsy series return, this episode teeters on the brink of following in its tracks, before it delivers the second half that you would expect from AMC’s primetime ratings juggernaut.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Saturday, 23 February 2013 at 4:10 pm
Review of The Walking Dead – Series 3, Episode 9
Following a lengthy festive hiatus (after all, even zombies need time to celebrate Christmas and recharge their batteries), AMC’s The Walking Dead finally returns after the jaw-dropping mid-season finale that reunited two of its most iconic, estranged characters in a rather unexpected turn of events.
By Alex Straker | Arts | Saturday, 16 February 2013 at 8:32 pm
Alan Ford and Ashley ‘Bashy’ Thomas talk about ‘Cockneys Vs. Zombies’
Neela Debnath spoke to actors Alan Ford and Ashley ‘Bashy’ Thomas about their new film ‘Cockneys Vs. Zombies’, working with professional zombies and their weapon of choice in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
By Neela Debnath | Arts, Film | Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at 4:00 am
How comic heroes became mainstream
Back in 1992, the world had seen the likes of Batman on the big screen, doing reasonably well at the box office, but comic movies were a novelty that attracted a few cinema goers. Fast forward twenty years and the scenery has totally changed. Just take a look at the highest grossing films of all time.
By Joel Meadows | Arts, Notebook | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 3:00 am
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