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Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Impossible Box’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard… In forty minutes of television Picard pilfers classic literature, employs franchise iconography and greases the dramatic wheels with style. Weaving in film homage, touching on past traumas and introducing emotional conflict ‘The Impossible Box’ proves a benchmark episode. Balancing Next Generation film franchise cameos, fan […]

Movie Review – The Last Movie Star (2017)

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The Last Movie Star, 2017. Written and directed by Adam Rifkin. Starring Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Ellar Coltrane, and Nikki Blonsky. SYNOPSIS: An aging film star is invited to receive a lifetime achievement award in Middle America… This rites of passage road trip movie written and directed by Adam Rifkin does […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Absolute Candor’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard… For the first time since Picard premiered things have slowed down. Not so much lacking momentum as treading water, in episode four we are treated to further back story which offers insight rather than progress. Flashbacks are employed to supply context, introduce specific belief systems […]

Kidding Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Up, Down and Everything in Between’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Kidding season 2… No one thought Frank Langella did comedy and yet his delivery in Kidding is both silly, sarcastic and simultaneously savage. Like the polished gems from Airplane II nothing hits harder than a respected actor delivering pitch perfect punchlines. Off kilter, obviously enjoying himself and sparking […]

Kidding Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, Ohio’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Kidding season 2… After two years and a Golden Globe nomination Kidding returns with an emotionally unbalanced, socially isolated leading man who hides behind his public persona. Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry and series writer Dave Holstein carry on where the predecessor left off before throwing numerous curve balls. […]

TV Review – Castle Rock Season 2

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Martin Carr reviews season 2 of Castle Rock… For anyone who read my reviews on Castle Rock last year I thank you, for everyone else where were you? Imagine a world where Stephen King characters co-existed, intertwined and every single kink was there to draw drama from. Season one introduced us to that drawing together […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The End of the Beginning’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Star Trek: Picard… Beyond being a grammatical black mark The End of the Beginning signals an advance into uncharted waters for Picard, as flashbacks bleed into a narrative gaining momentum. Botched assassinations, intimate interrogations and emotional blackmail all lend episode three a sense of urgency. Choices are being […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Maps and Legends’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Star Trek: Picard… Romulian death squads, Collective dismemberment and outlawed synthetics form the backbone of ‘Maps and Legends’. This is pure story building touching past experience, campfire horror stories and technological fearmongering. At its centre sits Jean-Luc Picard with a ticking time bomb diagnosis which invites distrust, encourages […]

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 11 Review – ‘Back From The Future – Part One’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl season 5… This homage heavy forty feature might have multiple movie references but also brings with it some solid story telling chops. Directed by David Harewood future timelines are still offering up some interesting curveballs as old friends return for Terminator type reasons, while Jon Cryer continues […]