Tag Archives: Peter Capaldi

Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019/20)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Sam S-P

If there’s an adjective you don’t tend to associate with Armando Iannucci, it’s sincere. Witty and incisive, sure, but not sincere. But that’s the way he and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell play THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, Charles Dickens’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aneurin Barnard, Armando Iannucci, Ben Whishaw, Bleak Expectations, Charles Dickens, Daisy May Cooper, Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Little Women, Oliver!, Peter Capaldi, Robert Worley, Simon Blackwell, Suzie Harman, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Tilda Swinton | Leave a comment

12 for Twelve: The Best of the Twelfth Doctor

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Sam S-P

Series 10 may well be the best DOCTOR WHO series finale of the revived series. It’s certainly one of the darkest stories in the show’s history and a high point for writer Steven Moffat. Now Peter Capaldi’s time as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television | Tagged A Christmas Carol, Alex Kingston, BBC, Ben Miller, David Suchet, David Tennant, Deep Breath, Doctor Who, Empress of Mars, Errol Flynn, Frank Skinner, Groundhog Day, Heaven Sent, Jenna Coleman, John Simm, Julian Bleach, Knock Knock, Mark Gatiss, Matt Lucas, Michael Gambon, Michelle Gomez, Mummy on the Orient Express, Pearl Mackie, Peter Capaldi, Robot of Sherwood, Robots of Death, Sci-fi, Scooby Doo, Steven Moffat, The Day of the Doctor, The Doctor Falls, The Husbands of River Song, The Magician's Apprentice, The Pilot, The Thick of It, The Waters of Mars, The Zygon Invasion, Tom Baker, Tom Riley, TV, World Enough and TIme, Zulu | 2 Comments

Review: Paddington (2014)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Sam S-P

Many might groan in distress at the thought of yet another childhood icon given a lavish live-action film adaptation. Even more alarm bells ring once you hear of the involvement of the producer and a few of the cast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aardman, Alice Lowe, Ben Whishaw, Bunny and the Bull, Colin Firth, Comedy, Family Film, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Hugh Bonneville, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Mary Poppins, Michael Bond, Monty Python, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Paddington, Paul King, Peter Capaldi, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby, The Mighty Boosh | 2 Comments

Review: Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Sam S-P

On Christmas Day 2013, Matt Smith regenerated into a very different actor. Arguably no more drastic a change personality-wise than it was from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennant two regenerations ago, but certainly a world apart from youngish David Tennant … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Television | Tagged Ben Wheatley, Catrin Stewart, Christopher Eccleston, Colin Baker, Dan Starkey, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Film, Jenna Coleman, Jon Pertwee, Matt Smith, Neve McIntosh, Penny Dreadful, Peter Capaldi, Sci-fi, Steven Moffat, Television, Tom Baker | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Peter Capaldi

Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019/20)

12 for Twelve: The Best of the Twelfth Doctor

Review: Paddington (2014)

Review: Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)

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