Much of both on-screen and written fantasy is based on Western mythological traditions. Witches, wizards, elves, dwarves, unicorns, vampires and dragons are the mainstay of most of the fantasy-related media we tend to consume. From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So it is refreshing to encounter speculative fiction on…
Lovers of comedy genre mashups will already be very aware of the work of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and open to Truth Seekers. They came on to the scene with the series, Spaced, directed by Edgar Wright, in the early 2000s which mixed comedy with a range of science fiction and fantasy standards. The…
There is something deep in the shared global psyche that draws us to stories of prodigies, particularly those who have dragged themselves up out of obscurity. Amazon recently released the Indian film Shakuntala Devi based on the true story of a women who came from poverty to become a world renowned “human calculator”. The Queen’s…
When the name Ridley Scott is mentioned in reference to a new science fiction series, it’s a certainty that there will be droves of fans who need to check out what the legendary director has been spending his time on. Raised by Wolves, you may be completely unsurprised to discover, features Androids. With Earth decimated…
August 1985. England wakes to the news of the White House Farm slayings. Five members of the same family killed in the one incident should have warranted more than a cursory look over and a quick summation of murder-suicide by Essex local police. White House Farm is a BBC First series, dramatizing the events of…
For those of you still missing the soaring strings of a certain English drama, try Belgravia. Set in the early Victoria era, a time in which the aristocracy was losing its treasured sons to the Napoleanic wars, Belgravia is a lavish and grandiose production in which evidently no expense has been spared. Beginning with the…
Situational comedy of a different kind, Why Women Kill is not at all what you might expect from its title. Why is it that three murders have happened in the same house, all in different eras? Don’t blame the house. Relationships are hard, and the reasons why they fail for the couples (and in one…
As the adults in the Welsh village of Glyngolau dutifully either trudge and jog around the countryside in a community fun run, there is an explosion nearby. As all converge on the site of a construction project, the group begin frantically calling their family members to let them know what has occurred. The Accident details…
“Before Arthur the King, the Sword of Power chose a Queen.” If Cursed piqued your interest as you have a thing for the Arthurian legends, then hail young fellow or lass, well met, dive right in. Park your cynicism at the door and enjoy the lush scenery. Touched by darkness and shunned by her people,…
Without question one of the most fruitful pieces of science fiction ever written, ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells was published in 1898. That fact alone, blowing our tiny minds in the year 2020, is testament to the reach and power of one hell of a good story. Spawning a whole host of…
