Ash vs Evil Dead brings back all the gore, political incorrectness, and laughs you know and love from Evil Dead. While crafting it's own tone and great characters that elevate it past it's predecessors. Starz has a winner on it's hands. The King is back.
Season 1 of Luke Cage was another extremely well put together series from Marvel and Netflix. The character and world building really brought Harlem to life, and the acting was fantastic. However, a weak end villain and an, at times, too small scale of a story keep it from being exceptional. Very solid, but not exceptional.
Season 1 of Westworld was as engrossing an opening season as I've ever seen. The production was movie worthy, the acting was superb, and the world building was spectacular. It was a thoughtful season that presented large existential themes and a world where everything resided in the far more interesting and far more realistic grey area. Some of the twists and outcomes may have been telegraphed, but it was one hell of a ride to the end. Simply amazing.
Season 2 of Ash vs Evil Dead was full of all the crude humor and slapstick gore I loved so much about the first season. But outside of the core of Ash, Pablo, and Kelly there wasn't anybody really memorable that added much to the proceedings. In particular, the extremely weak main villain. But all in all, outside of a perplexing ending, it was another fun (albeit flawed) ride that couldn't quite reach the heights of Season 1.
Check out some of Comic-Con's most talked about and interesting new film and TV trailers like Ready Player One, Justice League, Bright, Seasons 2 of Preacher, Westworld, and Stranger Things, and much much more.
While Season 7 of Game of Thrones was by no means perfect (it will undoubtedly irk some die hard fans), it was truly something to behold and delivered on it's promises of epic. With only 2 seasons left and 6 years of build up, epic is exactly what I was looking for.
If you haven't seen Rick and Morty yet, you're missing out on the smartest show on TV because it seems like one of the dumbest. Time travel, organized religion, and aliens, oh boy!
With Season 2 fast approaching (October 27) it's almost time delve back into the show's fantastic world of nostalgia inducing pop culture references, incredible acting, and strange supernatural creatures. If you haven't jumped on the Stranger Things bandwagon yet, then what are you waiting for?
Riverdale is everything that shouldn't work together...working together in a way that is so wrong, yet oh so right. In a world where cable TV often seems like a wasteland littered with reboots and spin offs (and on occasion a totally original show), Riverdale is a uniquely original and totally welcome addition.
Season 2 of Preacher improves upon everything you loved about Season 1 and cranks the craziness up to an even greater level. It's as funny and as sharp as ever thanks to some phenomenal writing, acting, and dialogue that keeps things grounded even in a world as outlandish as this one. In short, Season 2 of Preacher is some of the best TV I've seen in the past 5 years and it's a show that everyone should be talking about.
Season 1 of Netflix and Marvel's The Punisher was a step back in the right direction for both companies. They managed to finish the story they started in Daredevil, introduce a great new character in Micro, and show a whole different side to The Punisher than we've ever seen before. However, I hope in Season 2 we get a lot more Punisher and a lot less Frank Castle and more action sequences that can match the high mark left from Season 2 of Daredevil.
The haters have spoken...well, more like Netflix has spoken. No more Miranda Sings and no more Haters Back Off, and that's a real shame because it was a truly unique show that championed the fact that it's alright for people to be their truly weird and gross selves.
Season 1 was a very strong introduction to the unique characters and wild world that make up Preacher. The strong balance between its humor, violence, and serious religious themes make this another must watch AMC series. Sensitive, religious, P.C. types need not apply though.
Season 1 of Atlanta turned out to be a surprisingly thoughtful and intimate comedy/drama that followed the lives of some very real and relatable characters. The casting was perfect, dialogue sharp, and was full of small moments that led to big laughs. Glover has produced a great first season with a unique voice and perspective wholly different from anything else out there.
In the first episode of Season 2 (2017), we discuss our most anticipated films and TV series scheduled to be released in 2017. Dareece also talks about his recent visit to the Trenton Doyle Hancock art show in NY and his impressions.
Season 4 of Vikings had by far the weakest story line out of all the seasons focusing too much on all the 'others' when they're not half as interesting as Ragnar. However, I still loved the world they've built and the big battle sequences are still some of the best out, but some big game changing moments have left me a little worried for the future of the show.
Season 1 of The Defenders should have been a fun, hard-hitting romp that delivered on years of build up in a big way that would shape the Marvel/Netflix cinematic universe for years to come. Unfortunately what we got was a soulless, plodding season that under delivered in just about every way possible. Time to bring on The Punisher.
With Twin Peaks: the Return, David Lynch has once again proven himself to be the strange master of portraying the human experience. Let's look at three moments from the Return in which he perfectly captured the beauty, the darkness, and the bizarre.
Traditionally, high fantasy fiction is seen as an escapist genre. The consumer, simply put, wants a place where their mind can roam in a magical setting. A place that is foreign and fantastic compared to their daily grind. Although this is the type of experience George R.R. Martin and HBO cultivated with Game of Thrones, when looking a little closer, it is clear that they are also using the veil of the fantasy genre to help the viewer take a closer look at some hard realities facing modern society.
Netflix’s original animated-series is a staple of artistic innovation. The creative teams’ choice to depict trauma through that of an animated horse is a testament to the program’s commitment to innovative storytelling and stunning art. Season four brings perhaps the most creatively stylized animation to modern television, while also incorporating design choices into their narratives. This critique is spoiler-packed, so please proceed with caution!
All in all, The Strain has always been a mixed bag of good and bad and season 4 is no different. In terms of pacing, story telling, and character building, it was definitely the weakest season of them all but in a world where we rarely get proper endings to series, they did a more than serviceable job of tying up loose ends and giving the characters that needed it, proper endings.
In this week's show we have a frank and open discussion about this seemingly never ending cycle of sexual assault accusations/revelations and what we think is driving these people in power to risk it all. Then we give our initial and spoiler-filled reactions to Season 1 of Netflix and Marvel's The Punisher, as well as our reactions to the brand new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and discuss the DC vs Marvel cinematic universes.
Better Call Saul is without a doubt obscure, a bit flimsy, and idiosyncratic. The entire series has numerous complicated situations and provides deep insight into each characters' nuances. There will be a comparison with Breaking Bad in terms of plot and characters but Better Call Saul stands on its own with remarkable direction and writing by Vince Gilligan who is the creator of both series.
This season is more enthralling, more cinematic, has more creatures from the ‘upside down’ dimension, and retains its spectacular visual effects, but the writing does leave some major plot holes and a certain amount of illogical circumstances. Hopefully in Season 3 they'll flesh out some of the newer character additions a bit.