3rd December 2013: As the nights draw in and the shadows get long, J M McDole picks a spooky book to send a shiver down the spine...
23rd November 2013 was the Day of the Doctor. Did the big-screen, ambitious outing deliver? A resounding 'Yes' says Impact editor John Mosby
22nd November 2013: Michael Connelly's latest novel, The Gods of Guilt, takes us back to the streets of The Lincoln Lawyer's Mickey Haller and the echoes of an old case...
17th November 2013: Almost Human might not be quite 'Judge Dredd: The Series' but its tale of a futuristic (literally) 'Urban' law-enforcer also has hints of A.I. and Blade Runner...
9th November 2013: Gravity is ultimately a slowburn action film about balance, weight and scale... with some added stardust. But don't forget to breathe...
7th November 2013: Tony Earnshaw says a new book on screen legend Lee Marvin is best in the moments it gives voice to the real man behind the movies...
27th October 2013: His spooky stories send a shiver down the most solid of spines... J M McDole, a lifelong fan, looks at the BFI release of some of M R James' best...
26th October 2013: With Hallowe'en approaching it's perhaps no surprise that the spotlight is leaning back towards classic horror outings... J M McDole is kept awake by Dead of Night...
25th October 2013: Ender's Game was always a controversy waiting to happen. But the cinematic adaptation feels like a pint-size Starship Troopers...
22nd October 2013: It may be a 'Dark World' for Thor this time, but it's more a light reign for the Thunder God with more than enough humour to balance the drama...
14th October 2013: The Walking Dead returned to US screens on Sunday and is due on UK screens within the week. Can it continue to scare up a success?
13th October 2013: J M McDole finds Dan Simmons' Abominable to be a hard climb at the start but with a thrilling view by the time you reach the mountain-top...