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THE LEFTOVERS, 3.3 – ‘Crazy Whitefella Thinking’
Another minor masterpiece, with “Crazy Whitefella Thinking” answering plenty of questions regarding what Kevin Garvey Sr’s (Scott Glenn) been up to in Australia, since we last saw him, that ultimately tied into last week’s epilogue with those women murdering a policeman, expecting him to return to life. I’m pleased to see The Leftovers is tying…
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AMERICAN GODS, 1.1 – ‘The Bone Orchard’
American Gods doesn’t mess around. Right from the word go, this is a violent, beautiful, confusing drama that makes it clear it won’t be spoon-feeding information to us. In this riveting series premiere, “The Bone Orchard”, there are numerous scenes that occur with little to no context, and if you’re someone who hasn’t read Neil…
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MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for answers across L.A in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
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DOCTOR WHO, 10.3 – ‘Thin Ice’
I was half expecting Stevie Wonder to show up in “Thin Ice”, writer Sarah Dollard’s contribution to this year’s series of Doctor Who. Why? Well, as fans recall, the setting of Dollard’s episode, the Frost Fair of 1814, was previously mentioned as the place where River Song and The Doctor celebrated her birthday in “A…
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GUERRILLA (2017, miniseries)
A politically active couple in 1970s London liberate a prisoner and form a radical underground cell…
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017)
The Guardians of the Galaxy’s adventures continue as they investigate the mysterious parentage of their leader Peter Quill…
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WE ARE THE FLESH / TENEMOS LA CARNE (2016)
After wandering a ruined city for years in search of food and shelter, two siblings find their way into one of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they find a man who makes them a dangerous offer to survive the outside world…
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.3 — ‘Sunk Costs’
This is a show with a very leisurely pace, so you can often summarise a whole episode’s content in mere sentences, but it’s nevertheless a very enjoyable experience. It’s never in a rush, delighted by detail (we get a shot-by-shot of Kim Wexler’s morning routine, because why the hell not?), Better Call Saul is unchallenged…
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THE LEFTOVERS, 3.2 – ‘Don’t Be Ridiculous’
This was another terrific episode, not to mention a wonderful Emmy-worthy showcase for Carrie Coon as Nora ‘Cursed’ Durst. There were a few questions hanging like a cloud over Nora last week (why was her forearm in a plaster cast, and where has her adopted baby Lily gone?), and while you expect “mystery shows” like…
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BROADCHURCH – Series Three
After a disappointing second series, which caused debates over whether creator Chris Chibnall would bring more credible crime and grief from the Wessex community of Broadchurch next time, rather than delve into private lives of the coastal town’s inhabitants, series 3 returned to the crime procedural formula that made it the best crime drama ever…
