The Guide #18: livestreamed gigs have changed music – for the better
‘I’m one of the nicer showrunners’: Joss Whedon denies misconduct allegations
May 2021
TV review
The Nevers review – not even magical aliens can save this cursed mess
‘You’re toxic!’ Can TV shows survive when their star becomes a scandal?
April 2021
Romesh Ranganathan’s midlife crisis
I love superhero movies. But can I sit through a four-hour-long director’s cut?
Fans can finally watch Zack Snyder’s original vision for the Justice League – but can I really spend all afternoon in front of the TV?
Week in geek
After the Snyder Cut, all bets are off for a new Ben Affleck Batman movie
Fans are calling for a new solo outing for Batfleck, but how will that mesh with the Robert Pattinson trilogy now in production? And what about Cyborg?
TV review
The Nevers review – Joss Whedon’s messy supernatural Victorian series
The compelling leads of HBO’s drama about women afflicted with special gifts can’t charm past an overstuffed plot and the shadow of its creator
March 2021
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Zack Snyder's Justice League review – four hours of geek-pleasing grandeur
Affleck and Cavill are as insipid as ever but this new cut adds operatic colour to vapid original – and a bold new ending
February 2021
Rod Ponton is not a cat, but he gave us plenty of lockdown joy
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Buffy stars say Joss Whedon created 'toxic environment' on show
September 2020
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The Cabin in the Woods: hilarious blood-spattered escapism, Joss Whedon style
This 2011 horror comes with genre tropes galore but the joy lies in its tongue-in-cheek unpredictability
July 2020
Week in geek
Will the Snyder Cut of Justice League be any better than Joss Whedon's original?
Zack Snyder’s $30m edit for HBO Max could be darker than Whedon’s 2017 film, it could give more screen time to Ray Fisher – or it could just be just as bad
April 2019
What's the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV's crown
The saga of the Seven Kingdoms may be bowing out, but it has opened the floodgates. Here’s your guide to the next big heroes
October 2018
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Week in geek
Can James Gunn bring his Marvel brio to DC's Suicide Squad?
July 2018
Buffy the Vampire Slayer to be remade 21 years after first episode
Unnamed black actor will reportedly step into role played by Sarah Michelle Gellar between 1997 and 2003
February 2018
Week in geek
After Black Panther and Wonder Woman, Batgirl needs a female director
Joss Whedon’s exit from the Batman spin-off offers an opportunity to repeat the successes of recent superhero movies helmed by diverse directors
November 2017
Justice League review – dour and wooden beneath the wisecracks
Joss Whedon’s quips sit ill with Zack Snyder’s leaden direction, while Ben Affleck makes for an unconvincing Batman in this dire DC offering
Now you've seen it
Justice League – hit or miss for the DC Extended Universe? Discuss with spoilers
It has patched-together directing, shoddy special effects and a wetter than ever Batman, but is the latest DCEU instalment still worth watching?
Justice League review – good, evil and dullness do battle
Ben Affleck’s unconvincing Batman deadens the long-awaited DC adventure as superheroes team up to save planet Earth from destruction, but not boredom
