Tag: gothic

Doctor Who, Series 9

by Derelict Space Sheep on January 16, 2016 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Doctor Who, Series 9

BBC, 2015

Bookended by Steven Moffat’s tulipomaniacal stake-raising and overblown (if ingenious) retrofitting of Doctor Who’s mythology, the other writers of Series 9 have crafted a straight flush of dark, self-contained science fantasy; gothic disturbances in which Peter Capaldi adds depth to his characterisation.

Dorian Gray

by Derelict Space Sheep on July 21, 2015 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Dorian Gray

dir. Oliver Parker, 2009

Judged without reference to the eponymous novel by Oscar Wilde, this gothic film bucks the trend of unwatchable National Lottery-funded productions and more than repays its modest budget (if only for Colin Firth’s virtuoso support act as the libertine Lord Henry Wotton).