Martin Carr reviews the third episode of The Mist… The Mist might just turn out to be a solid gold gem come season end. Tucked away on Spike, focusing on character beats rather than showy special effects and drawing us in week on week, this epitomises economy both through storytelling and restraint. Seeds sown in […]
Preacher Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘Damsels’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Preacher season 2… Back stories for pivotal characters are not known for containing the following elements. Teen suicide, chocolate box teen suicides or shotgun blasts to the head repeated on loop. Then we hit the implied underage sodomy issue which is likely to put one or two noses […]
Preacher Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Mumbai Sky Tower’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Preacher season 2… Hunted by the gun totting personification of William Munny, Jesse Custer and company remain ‘Unforgiven’. Layering film homages five foot deep like a cholesterol packed cinematic sandwich, Preacher is at once self-referential and subtly sardonic. Moments of heart breaking pathos elicit genuine emotion amongst the […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 2 Review
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Mist… This is turning into a concisely structured, episodically interesting little show. As a set up The Mist might not be groundbreaking but what it does is done well. Driving tension through incidental music, building character within a claustrophobic environment and being aware enough to play within […]
Preacher Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘On The Road’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Preacher season 2… Statistical circumcision and foreskin face cream set the tone. Eighties chart topping toe tappers, fast cars, film stock tomfoolery and mace spray on the nut sack set the mood. Not quite the wheat field car chase or forty thousand foot bar fight free fall that […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 1 Review
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Mist… Based on a Stephen King novella from the 1980’s The Mist is small-scale paranoia ramped up by small town mentalities. More prevalent now than upon its initial literary release the show establishes stock characters early, drops in an atmospheric sense of unease within five minutes while setting […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Come To Jesus’
Martin Carr reviews the season one finale of American Gods… Intricate metaphors weave like finest thread between the interlinking strands of this season finale. Visual spectacle is in no short supply and theatrical trickery stands side by side with televisual flare, making ‘Come To Jesus’ something unique. Because instead of supplying pay off for the […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘A Prayer for Mad Sweeney’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of American Gods… Narrated by an erudite mortician with a talent for finely tailored calligraphy, American Gods unfurls like a genteel acid trip without the paranoia and better dialogue. Naturally nuanced and inventively old-fashioned, ‘A Prayer for Mad Sweeney’ does away with tricks in favour of solid storylines built […]
Gotham Season 3 Finale Review – ‘Destiny Calling’ & ‘Heavydirtysoul’
Martin Carr reviews Gotham’s season 3 finale… An hour and a half of back to back episodes combine with viral mayhem as villains running amok, people get shot or stabbed and Gotham goes to the dogs. Between Fish Mooney, Penguin and Nygma vying for supremacy, while Hugo Strange is arrested, kidnapped or bounced from pillar […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘A Murder of Gods’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of American Gods… Gilt edged scripture etched into border patrol artillery, stylishly bombastic recaps and Ennio Morricone influenced anthems, foreshadow another entry in the American Gods ‘how to’ guide for re-engineering audience expectations. ‘Lemon Scented You’ may have shrouded itself in Lynchian influences and combined an architectural aesthetic with […]
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