Rare Imports: Lesser-Known Gems of European TV
byThe rise in popularity of international TV drama on our screens is a testament to not only the quality of foreign imports, but the…
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.3 – ‘Amarillo’
byHow long will the honeymoon period at Davis & Main last for Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), who’s more of a lone wolf than a company…
MARCH 2016: The Best of Film & TV
bySpring has almost sprung, so below I’ve selected some of the most notable television shows and films debuting in March 2016. If you think…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.2 – ‘Cobbler’
byThe big picture is yet to emerge for season 2 of Better Call Saul, but “Cobbler” concluded last week’s storyline very amusingly, and the…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 2.1 – ‘Switch’
byThe shadow of Breaking Bad loomed heavy over Better Call Saul last year. I was quietly confident this spin-off would make for good television,…
FEBRUARY 2016: The Best of TV & Film
byFebruary is less than 24-hours away, so below you’ll find Frame Rated’s pick of the best new/returning television shows, cinema releases, and video-on-demand exclusives…
2015: The Best Things We Saw This Year
byIt wouldn’t be late-December without an exhaustive number of end-of-year lists appearing online, looking back on the year’s great and terrible. It would be…
JESSICA JONES – Season One
byWhereas Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D is tethered to the unfolding sprawl of Marvel’s cinematic universe (with The Avengers as elephants-in-the-room), Netflix have found a smarter way…
BEASTS OF NO NATION (2015)
byCary Joji Fukunaga, the director, writer, producer and cinematographer of Beasts of No Nation, has an eye for striking images. Which is a good…
Blood Feud: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN vs THE STRAIN
byIt’s a good time to be alive if you’re a fan of vampires. Or appreciate horror being beamed directly into your front room, weekly,…
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK – Season Three
byAnd now for something a little different. Orange is the New Black’s showrunner Jenji Kohan set herself a tough task following up the first two…
SENSE8 – Season One
byHaving invigorated sci-fi action with 1999’s The Matrix, Andy and Lana Wachowski have struggled to match their cyberpunk sensation. Two inferior sequels followed in 2003,…