12 TV episodes of Christmas

Ricky D’s 50 Favourite Films of 2012 (Part Two)

Ricky D’s 50 Favourite Films of 2012 (Part One)

Kill Bill: The five manners of fighting in Tarantino’s kung fu opus

Best Soundtracks of 2012 (part two)

How the Holiday’s Gave the Gift of Boba Fett

‘Django Unchained’; Quentin Tarantino sans Sally Menke

‘Jack Reacher’ is a very enjoyable, stripped-back thriller

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.07, “No-Ho-Ho”: “Who cares, who cares, who cares? I get to open PRESENTS!”

Best Soundtracks of 2012 (part one)

Top Ten Film Scores of 2012

TV In 2013: Five Things to Watch

The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.08-9: Plot pitfalls avoided with thoughtful, restrained approach

NCIS, Ep. 10.10, “You Better Watch Out”: Holiday happenings bring grief and new beginnings

‘Quartet’ is too many notes out of tune

Top 5 Genre-Defying Films

9 Great Monsters from the 21st Century

Best TV of 2012

The Infallible Tarantinometer

‘Les Misérables’ a somewhat successful, but inappropriately intimate adaptation

‘The Guilt Trip’ an amiable road-trip film, but not laugh-out-loud funny

‘This Is 40’ a meandering and mildly successful mid-life crisis dramedy

Best TV of 2012