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Celebrating Netflix’s new feature film release, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

It was Christmas 1995 and I was visiting Father Christmas in a department store somewhere in Sussex. I looked the old guy straight in the eye and told him exactly, in no uncertain terms, what I wanted for Christmas; the Red Power Ranger outfit. Presenting as a young girl at the time, old St. Nick looked at me and frowned; “but you’re a girl, surely you want to be the Pink Ranger?”. I visibly recoiled in

In 1995, when I was eight years old, I became fixated on the character of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny). As I look back, this was surprising for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I was far too young to be watching a TV program featuring serial killers, violent cults, and gross sewer worms (don’t watch The X-Files episode ‘The Host’ – S2, Ep2). Secondly, it was a little strange that I had such a strong affinity with a 30-year-old fictitious male. Why Mulder and not the incredible, more relatable Dana S

There has been so much buzz this year about Apple TV+’s Severance. Directed by Ben Stiller, written by Dan Erickson, and starring Adam Scott, the show has been described as a ‘genre-bending original’ and placed everywhere from dystopian sci-fi to ‘black comedy’. As a result, the show has managed to impressively straddle both mainstream culture while grabbing the interest of sci-fi audiences. Nothing better illustrates Severance’s universal appeal than the fact that it was both the star of 2022’s

Special Agent Monica Reyes flew into the lives of us X-philes in 2001 during The X-Files Season 8’s extended manhunt for Mulder. While Season 8 delicately introduced the new agent, Season 9 would see Agent Reyes and Doggett confidently take the metaphorical baton from Mulder and Scully as the lead investigators of the X-Files. Actor Annabeth Gish would enjoy a 19-episode run between 2001 and 2002 and would return, albeit fleetingly, for Season 10 and 11 in 2016 and 18.

Over 20 years since she t