Doctor Who: Joy to the World

Ham and cheese toastie and a pumpkin Latte?

Doctor Who delivers the best, most perfect, most lovely Doctor Who story of all time.

It lasts for slightly under nine minutes and is awkwardly shoehorned into the middle of a relatively enjoyable, albeit deeply flawed Doctor Who Christmas episode.

Discussion: What's Your Best of 2024?

The Agents of DOUX have submitted their Best of 2024 lists, but that doesn't mean we've got a comprehensive database of the good, the bad, and the weird.

Resident Alien: Sexy Beast

Asta: Hey, are you leaving without saying goodbye?
Harry: I would've said good‐bye, but I didn't want to – I didn't want to.
Asta: It's good to see you're still such a huge weirdo. And your talent for unleashing chaos in my life is strong as ever. But I think I'm better having known you.
Harry: You're weird, too.

Episode description: "Harry copes with jealousy when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor."

Mini Movie Reviews: End of Year Clear Out

Today's theme is that I had a load of leftover reviews and I wanted to get them out now before the year is done, featuring films by Orson Welles, Philip Kaufman, Clint Eastwood, Takashi Yamazaki, Luc Besson, Federico Fellini, Anthony Mann, Bob Fosse, Takashi Katagiri, Michael Curtiz, Kaneto Shindō, Fred Zinnemann, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

What If... The Watcher Disappeared?

"The most dangerous question of all... What If?"

So that's where Captain Carver has been! Just when I was wondering if we would get to see her this season or not.

Squid Game: Season Two

"One more game!"

We're back for more! C'mon, there was no way that Netflix was going to just let this be a one season thing. But should they have?

This review contains mild spoilers.

What if... 1872?

“Are you up for an adventure?”

A little revenge, a dash of history and a healthy serving of family dysfunction. What’s not to love?

A Beginner's Guide to Studio Ghibli (Updated)

[Note: This is an expanded and amended version of the article originally published in 2020]

I'm a huge fan of the works of Studio Ghibli, the legendary Japanese animation house founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, and Isao Takahata. I first put this guide together five years ago to mark the studio's back catalogue becoming available globally on Netflix. This new and improved version includes the latest Ghibli film as well as several early works by the studio's founders that I hadn't been able to watch until recently.

What If... The Emergence Destroyed the Earth?

"Fight back."

Now this was much more like it! Whew. I was getting a little worried there for a minute.

What If... Howard the Duck Got Hitched?

"You called me for an egg?"

This is a pretty misleading title. A better one would be What If Howard and Darcy Had a Magic Baby? Just in time for Christmas too!

Morella's Best of 2024

"Pineapples on pizza!? Nooooooo!!"

For my 2024 top ten list, I’m going with "Top ten classic horror/sci-fi movies I’ve watched this year but haven’t made a review for…yet." Not the catchiest title but fitting. I did watch several of Christopher Lee’s Dracula films, but didn’t want that to dominate the list, so I took just one from the series that I haven’t reviewed yet. So without further ado, despite the reaction of our sailor friend from The Monster that Challenged the World, here is the list of worthwhile films, in ascending order.

Outlander: Hello, Goodbye

A sweet wedding, a sickening dose of 1980s sexism, and a touching but bizarre family reunion. A lot going on in this one.