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TV Series Review: A discovery of witches

I watch quite a few films and tv series with supernatural themes and characters. So much so that when I am joined on the couch, prompts the question, is he a werewolf or a vampire. Or a demon. Devil. People have asked me why I watch so many, and it is a fair point. I suppose one answer, is that having a supernatural side, it opens the door for many story options in the series or film. As opposed to a character being able to do option A B or C in the show, now they can do G R or even J and bring forward a new bundle of opportunities that were impossible before. The UK series Being Human, was originally not going to be a supernatural house sharing series at all. It was a late addition. Villains have had to become more crafty, as death doesn't hold the same dominion it once did. In series like The Originals, Vampire Diaries and now Stranger Things and Sabrina, the concept of 'body jumping' or plain old possession - where one character will inhabit someone else's b

Article on Actors with impressive voices

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Back in the day, radio was a large part of what entertained the masses. There is a saying, would listen to him (or her) read the phonebook. That implies the idea that someone had a voice you could happily listen to for hours on end, hence the very popular audio book and also the podcast. But for films and television series, a character with such a voice that gives that extra amount of gravitas, emotion and generally an aura of importance. So, lets top ten this theory. Here, I won't be listing the obvious, people like Morgan Freeman, Stephen Fry or James Earl Jones, impressive though they are. No, here I will be picking those that aren't automatically thought off. (There are definitely more than ten out there, but for now, ten it shall be. And yes, I'm well aware I will be missing a few names on this list.) John Noble. The man is a native of South Australia and yet his English accent is stronger and firmer than most and has that tone that will send shivers down your

Film Review: Tomb Raider

Something I distinctly remember while watching the first Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider film, was thinking and wondering about the in between moments. What exactly happened between she was a kid and when she was a full blown bad ass, experienced in the arts of archaeology and supernatural madness. Every warrior portrayed on the silver and small screen has their crucible moment and I was so very curious about Lara Croft's. Thankfully, in the seventeen year gap between the first and this most recent adaptation of the popular video game, I wasn't the only one who wanted to know. And doubly so, because this film did not disappoint. First off, the casting. Having Alicia Vikander, despite having won an Academy Award and popping up in films in the supporting capacity - she is still in the relatively unknown category - was a masterstroke. Her portrayal of Lara Croft is raw, honest and quite heartbreakingly beautiful in her relative innocence. This is an origins story after all, a