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Frank Collins

Frank Collins

Freelance writer and film and television researcher (for hire). Recent work: The Black Archive 31: 'Warriors' Gate', a 2019 monograph on the classic 1980 Doctor Who story for Obverse Books, booklet essays for Powerhouse's Blu-ray of 'Birdy' and Arrow's 'Count Yorga Collection' and 'Woody Allen: Seven Films 1986-1991' Blu-ray releases. Other books include I.B Tauris's 'Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour - A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era' (2013) and 'Doctor Who - The Pandorica Opens' (2010).

twin peaks
TV Review 15th July 2017 9th February 2020

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 9’

After plunging us into the dark origins of Twin Peaks: The Return in “Part 8” (perhaps the most Lynchian expression yet given free reign on…

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doctor who - the doctor falls
TV Review 2nd July 2017 3rd July 2017

DOCTOR WHO, 10.12 – ‘The Doctor Falls’

With a Christmas Special yet to close Steven Moffat’s tenure as Doctor Who’s showrunner, “The Doctor Falls” still has plenty of work left to do…

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twin peaks: the return - part 8
TV Review 30th June 2017 19th August 2020

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 8’

So, we set off down the highway of Twin Peaks: The Return “Part 8” with Mr. C (Kyle MacLachlan) and Ray Monroe (George Griffith). All…

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TV Review 26th June 2017 30th May 2020

DOCTOR WHO, 10.11 – ‘World Enough and Time’

After that startling opening showing an older, somewhat crumpled version of The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) apparently regenerating, Steven Moffat clearly decided that, as this was…

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twin peaks: the return - part 7
TV Review 25th June 2017 26th June 2017

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 7’

Well, “Part 7” of Twin Peaks: The Return was precisely what most of us were waiting for. Like Jerry Horne (David Patrick Kelly), high as…

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the bird with the crystal plumage
Film Review 19th June 2017 21st June 2017

THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970)

After witnessing an attack, a writer becomes stalked by a serial killer…

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doctor who - the eaters of light
TV Review 18th June 2017 19th June 2017

DOCTOR WHO, 10.10 – ‘The Eaters of Light’

Welcome back Rona Munro, writer of this week’s Doctor Who, “The Eaters of Light”. Munro, as many fans will recall, wrote what turned out to…

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twin peaks: the return - part 6
TV Review 15th June 2017 16th June 2017

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 5 & 6’

With “Part 5” of Twin Peaks: The Return we learn more about the web of terror created by the now incarcerated Mr. C, the leathery-faced…

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the naked civil servant
Film Review, TV Review 13th June 2017 14th June 2017

THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT (1975)

The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming-of-age and growing into old age in conservative England.

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doctor who - empress of mars
TV Review 11th June 2017 12th June 2017

DOCTOR WHO, 10.9 – ‘Empress of Mars’

If this is his last appointment with the man in the blue box, then clearly writer Mark Gatiss had a field day with this week’s…

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doctor who - the lie of the land
TV Review 4th June 2017 5th June 2017

DOCTOR WHO, 10.8 – ‘The Lie of the Land’

There’s a line in this week’s Doctor Who, “The Lie of the Land”, that made me smile. It was a smile in recognition that the…

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TV Review 2nd June 2017 3rd June 2017

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 4’

After the surreal absurdities of “Part 3”, “Part 4” of Twin Peaks: The Return is much more accessible. It’s not without its bizarre set-pieces, but…

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