THE FISHER KING (1991)
A former ‘shock jock’ radio DJ, suicidal after a tragedy he set in motion, finds redemption in helping a mentally ill homeless man…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.10 – ‘Lantern’
A lot happened in the third season finale of Better Call Saul, although many of the big events didn’t get complete pay-off here, as…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.9 – ‘Fall’
For a penultimate episode, “Fall” didn’t feel like one. The big storyline was something harking back to the Sandpiper case from Better Call Saul’s…
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (2016)
Alice returns to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse…
LES DIABOLIQUE (1955)
The wife and mistress of a cruel headmaster conspire to kill him; but after the deed is done, his corpse disappears, and strange events begin to plague them…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.8 — ‘Slip’
This was a deceptively clever episode, helping connect some dots between the present-day Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and his Slippin’ Jimmy days back in…
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.8 — ‘The Book of Nora’
This wasn’t what I imagined the series finale of The Leftovers would be, but that’s a compliment. Considering showrunner Damon Lindelof’s repeated quote that…
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.7 — ‘The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)’
A follow-up to season 2’s “International Assassin”, The Leftovers’ penultimate hour was another imaginative and engrossing piece of television drama, albeit but one that…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.7 – ‘Expenses’
This was a mid-season transitionary episode, where there were no huge moments, just plenty of finessing as the story takes stock, adjusts, then moves in…
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.6 – ‘Certified’
We all have our least favourite characters on TV, and Laurie (Amy Brenneman) has always been mine on The Leftovers. A whole episode dedicated…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.6 – ‘Off Brand’
A chastened Chuck (Michael McKean), defeated in court by his brother Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk), is consoled over a glass of vintage wine by his…
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.5 – ‘It’s a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World’
One of the highlights of the divisive first season was “Two Boats and a Helicopter”, and a favourite of season 2 was “No Room…