“Mrs. Thompson said you want to be good, but you don’t know how.” So we reach the end of the tale of Nucky Thompson’s rise and fall, as the criminally under-watched and underrated Boardwalk Empire closes shop on its fifth and final season. In my review of the season five opener I predicted an overarching theme…
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TV Reviews
The Strain: Season One Review
“Love, you see, is the one force that cannot be explained, cannot be broken down into a chemical process. It is the beacon that guides us back home when no one is there, an the light that illuminates our loss. Its absence robs us of all pleasure, of our capacity for joy. It makes our…
The Walking Dead “No Sanctuary” Review
“They’re gonna feel pretty stupid when they find out….they’re screwin’ with the wrong people.” The Walking Dead made its long awaited return this week, and it did so with a zombie filled explosive bang. No Sanctuary kicked off season 5 of everyone’s favourite post apocalyptic zombie drama by picking up where we left off last season,…
The Simpsons/ Family Guy Crossover Review
With The Simpsons entering it 26th season, and Family Guy entering its 13th, these two much loved shows are perhaps both past their primes, but the novelty of seeing both families duke it on screen is a something that provides in part moments of greatness, in part missed opportunities, as well as a smattering of simply bizarre moments.
Bojack Horseman: Season One Review
The latest in an ever increasing line of excellent original content from Netflix, Bojack Horseman is in good company and has a lot to live up to in terms of what has come before it. On paper a show based on a depressed talking horse, set in a world where humans and animals live side…
Boardwalk Empire “Golden Days For Boys and Girls” Review
Be honest and true, boys! Whatever you do, boys, let this be your motto through life. Both now and forever, be this your endeavor, when wrong with the right is at strife. The best and the truest; Alas! Are the fewest; but be one of these if you can.
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