I’ve worked out that I can’t win. It’s a fair cop: I have. My excuse, aside from the fact that I had been drinking, was that this series of The Apprentice has been just a little on the dull side, enlivened by the occasional episode, but otherwise a slave to an increasingly familiar formula. Even the change in mechanic, that the winner becomes a business partner rather than an apprentice, doesn’t actually seem to have changed anything....

This review contains spoilers. 10.23 The Gyroscopic Collapse The Big Bang Theory isn’t one for long-running storylines, at least not lately. It shouldn’t have to be, really – it’s a light 20-minute sitcom after all – but the guys (sans Raj) building the navigation system for the government has been going on for an unprecedented amount of time. On any other show we’d expect that to mean it would be leading somewhere interesting....

4.17 The Box That space is The Box. Obi Wan, undercover as assassin Rako Hardeen, has found himself, along with new buddies/criminals Moralo Eval and Cad Bane, at the stronghold of Count Dooku. The Sith is looking for only the very best in his next audacious plan in the war – to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine. And how does he do this? By collecting some of the worst (well, best actually) Bounty Hunters around to scrum it out against one another in a building known as The Box and see what five remain....

This review contains spoilers. The return of Asajj Ventress continues as the would-be Sith finds herself on the Outer Rim after her clan of Nightsisters were massacred by General Grievous and his droid army. In fact, the Dark Lordette pops up on Mos Eisley – in the Cantina no less! Oddly, Figran Dan and his Modal Nodes aren’t pumping out the tunes we’ve come to expect from the Bith hit-makers....

Take It by GlueciferThe second cut from their final album, Automatic Thrill. A real rocker in every sense of the word. If this song were meat in a supermarket, it would probably be half a pound of ground chuck. Weird choral effect in the background. Very faint, though.Secret Agent Man by Mel TorméThe Velvet Fog takes on a rock n’ roll number with satisfying results. I always thought it was an interesting plot device on “Night Court” that Judge Harold T....

But this entry is not a sweet reminisce of bong swatters I used to see on a regular basis; nay, this entry concerns a CD one bong swatter recommended to me. Burning Ambitions: A History of Punk, Vol. 2 was my introduction to classic punk bands outside the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. It erred pretty hard on the British side, with bands like the Vibrators, UK Subs, and the Business....

In many ways “Fastest Man Alive” is an extension of The Flash pilot, “City of Heroes.” This isn’t a bad thing. If anything, “Fastest Man Alive” is marginally better, if only because the characters are a little more settled in, and there’s a little less explaining to do. Plus, there’s more all out superhero action. In fact, we get that superhero action right up front. Among the many refreshing things about The Flash, is how completely unashamed it is of superheroics....

Louis B Mayer at MGM did offer a low-keyed story, The Mortal Storm, about Nazi persecution of the Jews in Germany and Britisher Alfred Hitchcock had a more gritty view of what was going on in Europe with Foreign Correspondent. General acknowledgement that there was anything amiss with the world passed isolationist America by. At the end of the film Joel McCrae did give a dire warning of things to come....

How big are these meatballs? Is an umbrella enough or will I need a hard hat to protect my head and prevent flying bits of beef inflicting brain damage? Does the meat shower come with raining spaghetti and tomato sauce? Until the Met Office makes an official statement warning the public that there’s a risk of ragu floods, I’ll write this off as Hollywood fantasy nonsense that is way too far-fetched to actually happen....

This remarkable occurrence proves that there is hope for humanity. Seeing that Rage had upset the smooth passage of inevitable pop-industry victory I felt like Sam at the end of the second The Lord Of The Rings film as he makes his wholeheartedly proclaims, “that there’s some good in this world, Mr Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for”. My faith that miracles can happen, that the forces of evil aren’t always going to win and that people can come together with a sense of common purpose to make effective change were all restored....

This episode was considerable lighter in tone and content than the last few. It’s a breather episode, which is not to say it isn’t good. After all the emotional intensity of the last few installments, this breather ep came right on schedule. What struck me the most about it was how well it balanced the characters and made use of them. Every speaking role, even the minor ones, served a purpose....

1.3 Civil Wars Part 2 Let’s get this out of the way: I don’t care for Bolin’s romance storyline. After his affection for Korra was played as a joke last year (even his heartbreak upon finding her kissing Mako was over-the-top and played for laughs), I’d have hoped that if Bolin ever had another love interest, it would be…well, not serious, because this is Bolin we’re talking about, but respectful....

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Soundcloud Though he sees it from a different angle, Kane still derives as much pleasure as fans of the show when he watches episodes as they air. “We’re always acting to something that’s not there,” he says. “We haven’t seen the monsters yet. We haven’t seen the magic or the forces.” “Dean Devlin sat us all down before we started and said this season is strictly for the fans....

After Alan’s close encounter last week, the investigation turns back to finding the serial killer terrorising Lochnafoy. Dr Marr is in the spotlight once again as a warrant is granted to search his property, but he decides it’s finally time to reveal his secret. Craig Petrie continues to behave suspiciously when visiting Dessie to let him know about a geography field trip. After Petrie is shot at, Annie investigates and heads down a path that leads to a murder weapon....

The film is based loosely on the television series of the same name, and this take on the story casts Armie Hammer as the title character, with Johnny Depp taking on the role of Tonto. It’s surprise casting perhaps, with Depp to a degree the more obvious leading man. Yet his turn as Tonto is a strong one, frequently funny, and drawing on silent comedy stars for some good, solid laughs....

The film is about a treasure of gold that creates chaos in a village in China, most of which is caused by Silver Lion (Byron Mann), a man who has newly become leader of his clan and is chasing after the golden treasure. Silver Lion wreaks havoc on the Chinese village, which Blacksmith (Rza) tries to protect because of his love Lady Silk’s (Jamie Chung) presence in the village. We won’t spoil the movie for you, but Blacksmith, Jack Knife (Russell Crowe), Madam Blossom (Lucy Liu) and Zen Yi (Rick Yune) end up working together to save the treasure and the village from the lion clan’s Silver Lion, Bronze Lion (Cung Le), Poison Dagger (Daniel Wu), and Brass Body (Dave Bautista) whom is working with the lion clan....

This is the film, you may recall, that left people wailing and yelling at the screen when it made its debut in Cannes earlier this year. It isn’t difficult to imagine Refn standing off to one side somewhere and smiling at such a seething reaction, because his films are engineered to provoke and prod. You might not like Refn’s movies – which include Bronson, Valhalla Rising, Drive (his most commercial film yet) and 2013‘s Only God Forgives, which drew a similarly aggressive response – but they’re difficult to simply shrug off and forget about....

Even as it opens on a basic uptown misdemeanor homicide similar to the Andrea Cornish scenario, The Night Of’s seventh episode “Ordinary Death” casts more reasonable doubt on the collegiate killer while it shakes the faith of his believers. As hard as it is for his family to stick by him, Naz (Riz Ahmed) is getting even harder in prison. No matter how much she may believe in her client, Chandra (Amara Karan) can’t hide the broadsides to her faith....

1.7 Bloodletting Things have completely changed on The Originals over the past couple of weeks and now, with the arrival of Tyler in New Orleans and Klaus looking more and more like the bad guy (relatively, of course) of the story, it could really go anywhere. That’s a really good place for the show to be in its seventh week and, though I was sceptical about the writers bringing over Tyler and the hybrid storyline, so far it’s working better on The Originals than it ever did on The Vampire Diaries....