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After the 2003 TV movie couplet – Doc Martin, and Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie – further adventures for the lead character were were put on ice, and he was given a major overhaul in light of a major flaw in the original series’ construct: by...

If Season 1 served to introduce the core characters of Portwenn, then Season 2 had two major goals: give everyone their own unique story arc, and add a foil to Doc Martin’s efforts to woo (well, as best as his rigid manner can) schoolteacher Louisa Glassen...

Each of the Doc Martin season cliffhangers have left the status of Martin and Louisa as one big question mark, regardless of whatever romantic advancements the two make each year, and it's an ideal strategy to keep viewers hungry, as well as a strong...

Millions were spent to recreate the dystopian world where humans have progressed from playing interactive videogames to creating robotic avatars of themselves through which they engage in life in the external world. Sometimes, as with Det. Tom Greer (Bruce Willis...

Dark Castle’s most coherent film ever is neither a horror film, nor bug-eyed monster movie, nor wholehearted slasher film but a reworking of Outland (1981) set at the bottom of the world. This time the flawed sheriff of the former is one Carrie Stetko...

The condition of pandorum is described by film producer Jeremy Bolt as “orbital dysfunction syndrome, caused by loneliness of space,” and it’s a worthy hook upon which to build a psychological sci-fi thriller about the effects of long-term space travel...

Ti West’s dramatic approach to starting slow and having his characters wander around in lengthy sequences finally pays off in this near-perfect attempt to recapture a straight-faced eighties slasher film with an occult bent – the lunar eclipse, and a need for human sacrifice...

After achieving huge success in Hong Kong with now-classics such as The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992), John Woo was lured to the U.S., where he made a slow wave of action films – Hard Target (1993), Broken Arrow (1996), Face/Off (1997)...

Richard Marvin’s background and long experience with electronics really enhance this fluidly constructed score that balances emotional weight and action without undue...

La-La Land’s ongoing series of Jerry Goldsmith soundtracks continues with this radical expansion of the composer’s 1987 sci-fi comedy, and a novel film that reteamed him again with...

Because God is pissed off at Mankind, the music has to have epic sonic scope, and Frizzell generally stays away from using a traditional orchestral makeup. “Michael Descends,” for example, has long...

Perhaps the biggest issue for the producers of this CD is how to distill the 5-hour experience of John Woo’s Red Cliff / Chi bi into an album that runs just over 63 mins. (Those in North...

Part of Rolphe Kent’s style includes unlikely instrumental combinations, and flipping between and fusing idioms with a smoothness that hides any transition seams. There’s also his gift...

Based on the 2002 German TV series (which was apparently comprised of 5 min. episodes), the feature-length film version of a Penguin named Jasper is goosed with a buoyant, hugely energetic score...

Scott Glasgow’s latest score deals with seedy crime elements are threatened by an escaped mental patient, and the urban location gives the composer a chance to incorporate heavy electronic...

The coupling of a late Goldsmith comedy with an early Goldsmith sci-fi thriller seems very odd, and the connection may be more corporate than thematic – both movies were released by Paramount...