Red Stewart reviews the final episode of Waco… When I was done watching the Waco finale, I looked at my notes and saw something surprising: I had only written down four things. Typically when reviewing a television show or movie, critics will have pages worth of notes to go through when constructing their final published assessment. When […]
Waco Episode 3 Review – ‘Operation Showtime’
Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Waco… “Operation Showtime” (taking its name from the real-life ATF raid) opens up with a scene we saw in the pilot: Koresh walking outside to plead with the surrounding ATF agents. At the time, we didn’t know when that was happening. Now that we do, there’s a retrospective […]
Waco Episode 2 Review – ‘The Strangers Across the Street’
Red Stewart reviews the second episode of Waco… A storm is alluded to a couple of times in ‘The Stranger Across the Street’, first as a Biblical event entailing the opening of the Fifth Seal and subsequent arrival of the Armies of Babylon, and second as a literal hurricane. In most cases I would have […]
Waco Episode 1 Review – ‘Visions and Omens’
Red Stewart reviews the first episode of Waco… I remember first learning about the Waco Siege during the Bundy Standoff in 2014. Many news outlets at the time were making comparisons between the two, leading me to look it up on Wikipedia. I don’t remember much about it, and I’ve refrained from revisiting that article […]
Taylor Kitsch stars as David Koresh in new trailer for Waco miniseries
Paramount Network has released a new trailer for its upcoming drama Waco which stars Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh and explores the standoff between the Branch Davidian religious sect and the U.S. government in 1993. The limited series features a cast that also includes Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul […]
Second Opinion – Only the Brave (2017)
Only the Brave, 2017. Directed by Joseph Koskinski. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Andie MacDowell and Taylor Kitsch. SYNOPSIS: The firefighters in Prescott, Arizona are determined to become a front line crew tackling forest fires. After taking on new recruits and going through rigorous training, they win the […]
Movie Review – Only the Brave (2017)
Only the Brave, 2017. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, and Jennifer Connelly. SYNOPSIS: The true story of a team of elite firefighters – the Granite Mountain Hotshots – who welcome a new recruit while tackling some of the fiercest wildfires in Arizona. The true […]
First trailer for Waco limited series arrives online
Following a first look at Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh [check it out here], Paramount Network has now debuted the first trailer for the upcoming limited drama series Waco which features a cast that also includes Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, and Julia […]
First look at Taylor Kitsch as David Koresh in Waco
Paramount Network has released three first look images of Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh in the upcoming limited series Waco. The six-part drama explores the standoff between the Branch Davidian religious sect and the U.S. government in 1993, which ended with the deaths of 82 cult members and four ATF agents. Take a look […]
New UK trailer for Only the Brave
Lionsgate has debuted a new UK trailer for the upcoming drama Only the Brave. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film tells the true story of a team of firefighters, the Granite Mountain Hotshots from Arizona, who in 2013 battled to fight one of the deadliest wildfires in history, tragically resulting in the death of 19 […]
