HANNIBAL, 3.13 – ‘The Wrath of the Lamb’
“The bluff is eroding. There was more land when I was here with Abigail. More land still when I was here with Miriam Lass. Now...
WITNESSES – Series One
Following their success with French supernatural drama The Returned (Les Revenants) two years ago, it’s hardly surprising that Channel 4 are keen to keep...
SHOW ME A HERO – Part Three
Things got ever more sticky for our increasingly beleaguered hero this week as Nick (Oscar Isaac) found himself desperately trying to save Yonkers from...
DOCTOR WHO – Series Eight, Part One
The trailers are already playing on BBC One and very soon we’ll be joining Peter Capaldi for his sophomore outing as Doctor Who. However,...
HANNIBAL, 3.12 – ‘The Number of the Beast is 666…’
Poor Dr. Chilton. A brief history of Frederick Chilton, onetime director of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane and self-proclaimed best-selling author....
SHOW ME A HERO – Part Two
Things got ever more problematic for poor Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac) this week, as he received bullets in the post, faced down furious citizens,...
BANSHEE – Season Three
Banshee simply isn’t a show that could drag on for years and years. Its premise doesn’t really allow for it, and the show’s rapid...
HANNIBAL, 3.11 – ‘… and the Beast From the Sea’
While it’s hard to imagine an episode of Hannibal that could be called “restrained” (nor would I want to), adapting Red Dragon in six episodes has resulted in...
SHOW ME A HERO – Part One
Hello, and welcome to David Simon’s (The Wire) newest show: a six-part HBO miniseries set in Yonkers during the 1980s, which is also the best thing...
HALT AND CATCH FIRE – Season Two
With every update of iOS or release of a new Playstation, consumers demand improvements informed by constructive criticism. The same is true of all...
HANNIBAL, 3.10 – ‘And the Woman Clothed in Sun’
After last week’s somewhat frustrating episode, it was good to find Hannibal back on track with “And the Woman Clothed in Sun,” which narrows its focus...
TRUE DETECTIVE, 2.8 – ‘Omega Station’
I lost interest in this season of True Detective around the time Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell) lost his moustache; which was ironically the moment...