Author: David Hogan

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – Season 1 Review

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Well I didn’t expect this to be the next Gundam review that found its way on this blog, but that’s the past two years of my life for you… The Witch From Mercury is the latest Gundam series (that actually debuted back in the autumn and I’m only now getting round to reviewing it, but that’s the last two years for you… again!) and features several departures from the norm, but for the most part these changes have worked really well. Plus the actual animation is top notch! Let’s take a look at the first Season before the second starts already!

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Red Dwarf VII Review

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Red Dwarf’s seventh series is an odd one for me, and indeed for the show in general. Rob Grant left the writing team leaving Doug Naylor as the sole writer and his vision of the show was a lot more… cinematic and leaned heavier on the sci-fi than previous series. In terms of Series VII it works more than it doesn’t but I can’t say the same for the next two… Also VII was the first series I watched as it aired rather than through repeats / VHS tapes, so it also holds a special place in my heart for the reason… Overall though it’s a mixed bag, so let’s take a look!

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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube) Review

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Another Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass release, another older game review! We’ve reached the full 3D polygon era of Mario Kart with Double Dash!! (Yes, complete with two exclamation marks!!) and with it a lot of things now associated with the franchise, especially the multiple drift levels and mini-boosts. It also came with a team mechanic where you choose two drivers for each kart and can even do co-op, something that has been dropped from later entries… let’s take a look!

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My Hero Academia – Paranormal Liberation Arc (Episodes 114 – 131) Review

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The “Paranormal Liberation Arc” (which must sound so weird to those who don’t follow the series…) is where the you-know-what really hits the fan and sets the series on course for its grand finale. You know the heroes journey, things must get really bad in order for their re-rise to be entertaining to follow, and it’s safe to say that at the end of this arc the Japanese super hero community is due for quite the re-rise… Let’s take a look!

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Star Wars – The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha Review

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The Battle of Jedha is a full length audio drama from Audible, and while normally that means still plenty of prose bookends this time it’s more akin to the Big Finish style audio dramas I’m accustomed to and I really enjoyed it! Admittedly I’m still a little miffed at this prequel side step phase but at least this was not only exciting but put focus on Jedha after it was talked up so much during Rogue One as a former holy place for Force Users. So let’s take a look!

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24: Day 4 – 7:00am to 6:00pm Review

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The fourth season of 24 was pretty much entirely missing from my memory going into this rewatch, as mentioned in the previous review I remember not liking Season 3 that much and loving Season 5 so this sort of got lost in the shuffle. Now having re-watched the first half (roughly) I remembered some things, specifically Jack’s new love interest being introduced and the lead villains being more Middle Eastern terrorists and all that baggage. I know, I know, it was the mid 00s, it was all the rage at the time, but that doesn’t forgive it for some examples of pretty lazy writing. Want to know a bit more? That’s good, as I’ve written a more detailed review down below!

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Doctor Who: Connections – Albie’s Angels Review

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Despite being such a visual enemy the Weeping Angels once again appear in a really good audio story with Albie’s Angels. It puts focus on Helen and her family in a way that’s not embarrassingly out-of-nowhere and heavy handed like in the past and it really works. Now I’m a little late with this review so paradoxically this has already appeared on my “Top 10 Doctor Who Stories of 2022” list so its quality might not come as a surprise, but hey-ho… let’s take a look anyway!

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Doctor Who: Connections – Here Lies Drax & The Love Vampires Review

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Connections is the latest Eighth Doctor stand-alone Liv & Helen set and it’s a mixed bag, but while the standout story is the next one these two stories are perfectly fine. Here Lies Drax is a fun comedy and Love Vampires is a pretty standard space station under siege story with a bit of an emotional twist. Neither will blow you away with originality, but both will keep you entertained for an hour, so let’s take a bit of a deeper look.

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