Author: David Hogan

Star Wars: Andor – Season 1 Review

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As a big fan of Rogue One I was really excited to see the further adventures of Cassian Andor and was mildly annoyed as large (or at least vocal) parts of the Star Wars fandom who bemoaned the idea of the series. Well, now it’s over I can sit back smugly in my chair as it was fantastic! A more mature view of the Star Wars world, and mature as in well paced and not afraid to tackle more adult themes of politics and the grey area between right and wrong rather than excessive violence or swearing that some (mostly younger) people think adult content is. With several three-episode story arcs to look at, lets not waste any more time!

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Doctor Who: Kaleidoscope Review

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Even though I love six or seven part Third Doctor stories I will admit that they tend to drag, especially in the middle, so it’s always nice to get ones that manage to keep the story going at a good pace. Kaleidoscope here has almost the reverse problem: it has so much going on, so many side-plots that it can seem somewhat overwhelming. Still, I was thoroughly entertained! Let’s take a look…

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Thor: Love and Thunder Review

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The latest Thor film is an interesting one as I found it more palatable than Ragnarok but a lot of people have been really down on it, citing reasons that I was previously down on Ragnarok for that I feel Love and Thunder addressed. Well, different strokes and all that! So let’s take a closer look at the further adventures of Thor…

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Bleach: Lost Agent Arc (Episodes 343 to 354) Review

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The Lost Agent arc is a controversial one as it strips the show back down to its original premise: it’s all set in Karakura Town, there’s lot of Ichigo’s school life on display and the plot comes slow and steady. This upset a lot of people, both when the manga chapters came out and the anime episodes, especially those who loved the series because of the Shinigami cast. I personally find it a fun “break” between two much longer and action-heavy arcs, so I don’t mind. Want to know more? Let’s take a look at the first half!

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Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor Review

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The Power of the Doctor is a weird one, because on the one hand I thoroughly enjoyed myself for the whole 70 minutes but on the other hand I’m pretty sure that was entirely due to all the classic Who callbacks and cameos rather than the actual story of the Thirteenth Doctor’s regeneration, which the lead up to was classic Chris Chibnall in that it touched upon some interesting storylines but refused to end … pretty much any of them. Oh well! At least I enjoyed it!

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Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith Review

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A rare Star Wars non-High Republic Canon novel review! Yes filling in a gap is always pleasing as a fan (hell it’s one of many reasons I love Big Finish and their audio Doctor Who productions) so setting a novel in between Episodes 6 and 7 that goes a bit deeper into the backstory of Rey, how and why Luke and Lando tracked Ochi of Bestoon and generally show a bit more of the galaxy at this time made it irresistible to me. Happy to say that although it was perhaps overly long it was a really fun read. Let’s take a closer look!

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Mass Effect 2: Legendary Edition (PS4) Review

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Last year I completed the original Mass Effect’s PS4 remaster and really enjoyed the experience, remarking how I skipped on them originally because a friend had played them in front of me a lot back then. Well, Mass Effect 2 he only played the first half or so and then stopped so this not only had the actual fun of finally playing it but I got to see where the story is actually going (or I guess where it goes given the original Trilogy’s storyline has been complete for sometime now…) Happy to report improvements in both gameplay and story made this a very fun experience, so let’s take a look!

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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Review

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This bonus six-episode animated series sort of came out of nowhere. It was revealed, quietly stepping into the background while everyone else talked about the bigger new TV series and then just… came out. If I’m being honest this is a series of two extremes as its split in two halves, one focusing on Ahsoka and one of Dooku. The Ahsoka half seems damn-near pointless and doesn’t really add anything, where as Dooku was a fantastic look at how the Jedi fell to the Dark Side and why. Want to know more? Read on!

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Werewolf By Night Review

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While I didn’t have time to do a horror-themed marathon this year at least the MCU has come along and given me a horror-themed “Special Presentation” to put up on the day itself. I’ve said this a lot lately when it comes to obscure Marvel comic characters weirdly getting live action appearances but the announcement that “Werewolf by Night” was getting a special episode legitimately made me laugh. What a crazy thing the MCU is now… Even weirder is the fact that the special episode was really good! One of the better MCU things in years, really. Let’s take a look!

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Star Wars: The High Republic – Eye of the Storm Review

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This’ll be a brief review but I can’t not cover what is essentially the epilogue of the first Phase of the High Republic era. In two longer-than-normal comic issues it explores not only Marchion Ro’s backstory but the backstory of his entire race, plus a nice glimpse into what he was doing in between the books. Let’s take a look!

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