Tag: Crime
REVIEW: Snowpiercer – Season 1, Episode 2 “Prepare To Brace”
After last week’s subpar premiere, I was hoping that Snowpiercer would pick up. I also hoped Brakeman Bess Till would have a bit more to do here and avoid being overshadowed by her superiors. Since the writers are building her up as Layton’s partner, she should be more fleshed out. So, did ̶...
Read MoreREVIEW: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels – Season 1, Episode 5 “Children of the Royal Sun”
*SPOILERS* In “Children of the Royal Sun,” Magda – in the guise of Elsa – picks up a man at a bar. Then, Rio comforts Mateo after the killing from the last episode. She talks about their Hispanic heritage, and the two have sex. Meanwhile, Tiago and Sister Molly become similarly entangled. Ri...
Read MoreREVIEW: Snowpiercer – Season 1, Episode 1 “First, The Weather Changed”
Tomorrow Studios is a company I’ve been following ever since I heard they were going to make adaptations of Cowboy Bebop and One Piece. When I found out they were behind this new adaptation of Snowpiercer, I knew I had to check it out. I finally moved Bong Jong Ho’s 2013 film up to the … ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Capone (2020)
When Capone was initially announced, I was pretty excited. Ever since high school, the Prohibition era and the criminals who exploited the law, particularly Al Capone, have fascinated me. I’ve read his Crime Library entry far too many times to count and watched many of his portrayals on film a...
Read MoreLouis Leterrier To Direct Bright 2
Louis Leterrier is going from the Jade Giant to orcs on the beat. Deadline reports that the Incredible Hulk director is in negotiations to helm Bright 2, with the original film’s director, David Ayer, focusing on his Dirty Dozen remake and Netflix films like an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s Six D...
Read MoreCBS Passes on Lincoln Lawyer Pilot
Mickey Haller won’t be taking your case. Deadline reports that CBS has passed on the Lincoln Lawyer pilot. The show hails from iconic showrunner David E Kelley and would have starred The Glades’ Kiele Sanchez, who was to play office manager Lorna, and Logan Marshall-Green, who was set to suc...
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