SFX May 2021

THIS WILL NOT STAND Robert MacDonald, email I was reading through this month’s edition of SFX, which arrived today. I always look forward to the Red Alert section. What I couldn’t help but notice is that there seems to be a distinct lack of original material being made, either for the cinema or the TV. The MCU aside, the words remake/reboot have cropped up a lot over the past few years. It would seem that studio execs are scared of anything new… The Stand, anyone? The original was bad and even a bigger budget and stellar cast couldn’t save this new version from being ho-hum… SFX All we need now is a reboot of the ReBoot reboot and the universe will implode. That is how physics works, isn’t it? RESIDENT OF…

THIS WILL NOT STAND Robert MacDonald, email I was reading through this month’s edition of SFX, which arrived today. I always look forward to the Red Alert section. What I couldn’t help but notice is that there seems to be a distinct lack of original material being made, either for the cinema or the TV. The MCU aside, the words remake/reboot have cropped up a lot over the past few years. It would seem that studio execs are scared of anything new… The Stand, anyone? The original was bad and even a bigger budget and stellar cast couldn’t save this new version from being ho-hum… SFX All we need now is a reboot of the ReBoot reboot and the universe will implode. That is how physics works, isn’t it? RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Tjas Debeljak,…

RAVES Them is incredible television, but oh my is it uncomfortable viewing. But then, that’s the whole point… Laughed so, so much at the appearance of a certain interactive toy in The Mitchells vs. The Machines. RANTS It’s been great to have The Walking Dead back, though the episodes don’t feel quite as essential as we may have been led to believe. The Falcon And The Winter Soldier isn’t as exciting as WandaVision. More witches please! IAN BERRIMAN DEPUTY EDITOR RAVES Loving Gazelle Twin’s cover of The Wicker Man’s “Fire Leap” (bit.ly/gazellefire). Looking forward to Ben Wheatley’s In The Earth, especially after spotting Richard Wells’s always excellent art in the trailer (bit.ly/intheearth). Eagerly anticipating Kevin Jon Davies’s forthcoming book on the Douglas Adams Archive, 42 (bit.ly/fortytwobook). JONATHAN COATES ART EDITOR RAVES I’ve been thoroughly entertained by The Irregulars on Netflix this month. The…

RAVES Them is incredible television, but oh my is it uncomfortable viewing. But then, that’s the whole point… Laughed so, so much at the appearance of a certain interactive toy in The Mitchells vs. The Machines. RANTS It’s been great to have The Walking Dead back, though the episodes don’t feel quite as essential as we may have been led to believe. The Falcon And The Winter Soldier isn’t as exciting as WandaVision. More witches please! IAN BERRIMAN DEPUTY EDITOR RAVES Loving Gazelle Twin’s cover of The Wicker Man’s “Fire Leap” (bit.ly/gazellefire). Looking forward to Ben Wheatley’s In The Earth, especially after spotting Richard Wells’s always excellent art in the trailer (bit.ly/intheearth). Eagerly anticipating Kevin Jon Davies’s forthcoming book on the Douglas Adams Archive, 42 (bit.ly/fortytwobook). JONATHAN COATES ART EDITOR…

Doctor Who has always been in my life. In fact, I think it might actually be my first memory. It’s always been a big part of my life, an important part. But it truly changed my life when it returned in 2005. Humour me if you’ve already heard this: I was at university, studying journalism, when the revived show began its rise to glory. As a fan – where it had never been “cool” to like such things – I hadn’t really given much thought to it becoming popular, I was just glad to see it back. When suddenly everyone loved it, and newspapers and magazines couldn’t get enough of it, I finally had an opportunity to turn my nerdiness, coupled with my uni classes, to good use. Being able to…

Doctor Who has always been in my life. In fact, I think it might actually be my first memory. It’s always been a big part of my life, an important part. But it truly changed my life when it returned in 2005. Humour me if you’ve already heard this: I was at university, studying journalism, when the revived show began its rise to glory. As a fan – where it had never been “cool” to like such things – I hadn’t really given much thought to it becoming popular, I was just glad to see it back. When suddenly everyone loved it, and newspapers and magazines couldn’t get enough of it, I finally had an opportunity to turn my nerdiness, coupled with my uni classes, to good use. Being able…