The Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 4: “Killer Within” Written by Sang Kyu Kim Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC If there was any doubt that The Walking Dead‘s third season intends to xorrect the show’s pacing issues for good, “Killer Within” settles those fears, though it might actually over-correct. …
The Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 2: “Sick” Written by Nichole Beattie Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC Last week’s The Walking Dead season premiere saw Rick and co. finding a seemingly safe haven in a nearby prison. “Sick” begins from where “Seed” left us: The group has to find …
The Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 1: “Seed” Written by Glen Mazzara Directed by Ernest Dickerson Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC Simon Howell: Almost to a comical degree, the five-minute cold open to The Walking Dead‘s third season opener seems to say: “Yes, we did in fact get the memo.” Our not-so-merry band …
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Ian Glaubinger created this concept illustration for Breaking Bad: The Animated Series, which premiered at The Breaking Bad Art Project at Gallery1988. via Justin Vactor ****
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 8: “Gliding Over All” Written by Moira Walley-Beckett Directed by Michelle MacLaren Airs Sundays at 10pm ET of AMC At this point in its run, it’s plain that there is no better-made show around than Breaking Bad. In terms of its distinctive visual universe, its brilliant performances, its clever, ticksy …
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 7: “Say My Name” Written by Thomas Schnauz Directed by Thomas Schnauz Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Death, and endings: let’s talk about them. Even before we see the gun in Mike’s getaway bag, it seems inevitable: Mr. Ehrmantraut is not much longer for this world. Mike spends …
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 5: “Dead Freight” Written by George Mastras Directed by George Mastras Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Remember “Live Free or Die,” the fifth-season premiere of Breaking Bad, and its nifty but slight little magnet-powered heist? In retrospect, that was little more than a dry run for ‘Dead Freight,” …
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 4: “Fifty-One” Written by Sam Catlin Directed by Rian Johnson Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC How criminal is it that Anna Gunn has largely been left out of the accolades Breaking Bad has received over the years, only earning her first Emmy nod this year? Skyler White has …
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 3: “Hazard Pay” Written by Peter Gould Directed by Adam Bernstein Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC “Hazard Pay” is a classic get-the-pieces-moving episode, of the sort that serialized dramas generally need to make their season arcs tick. In other words, it’s not likely to be recalled as “the …
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 1: “Live Free or Die” Written by Vince Gilligan Directed by Michael Slovis Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC And so the end begins. The most acclaimed drama around kicks off its last, bipartite season with…a scene in a Denny’s. More specifically, a flashforward, one which sees our esteemed …
Mad Men, Season 5, Episode 7: “At the Codfish Ball” Written by Jonathan Igla Directed by Michael Uppendahl Airs Sundays at 9pm (ET) on AMC It’s somewhat surprising that Mad Men hasn’t dealt with the following subject matter more overtly, but this week’s episode focuses on the confrontation between tradition and progress. Through the …
Mad Men, Season 5, Episode 6: “Far Away Places” Written by Semi Challes & Matthew Weiner Directed by Scott Hornbacher Airs Sundays at 9pm (ET) on AMC What do the characters in ‘Far Away Places’ do when confronted by their own problems? There is undoubtedly an implicit vulnerability in existence between them and a longing for …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 13: “Beside the Dying Fire” Written by Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara Directed by Ernest Dickerson Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Credit where credit’s due. Where the first season of The Walking Dead sputtered out with a crap CGI explosion that was way beyond its means at …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 12: “Better Angels” Written by Glen Mazzara and Evan T. Reilly Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC That’s more like it. “Better Angels” is not only the best episode of The Walking Dead in recent memory, it’s likely the best episode of the entire …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 11: “Judge, Jury and Executioner” Written by Angela Kang Directed by Greg Nicotero Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Parts of “Judge, Jury, and Executioner” hum along better than most Walking Deads in recent memory, but a few things are still amiss. Credit where credit’s due, though: Dale …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 9: “18 Miles Out” Written by Glen Mazzara and Scott M. Gimple Directed by Ernest Dickerson Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Simon Howell: “Triggerfinger” was emphatically not good television, with its many illogical character beats and frustrating sense of arrested development, so it;s no surprise that “18 …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 9: “Triggerfinger” Written by David Leslie Johnson Directed by Bill Gierhart Airs Sundays at 10pm EST on AMC Especially given that we got a glimpse of some above-average writing and acting in last week’s shootout at Hershel’s bar of choice, “Triggerfinger” represents a pretty major stumble for the show. …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 8: “Nebraska” Written by Evan T. Reilly Directed by Clark Johnson Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC “Nebraska” opens, as it should and as one might reasonably expect, immediately following the zombie massacre that satisfyingly capped off the first half of The Walking Dead‘s second season. Given the …
If you haven’t yet watched Breaking Bad thank, you don’t know what you are missing. Created and produced by Vince Gilligan, the hit AMC series has received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its writing, cinematography, and the acting ability of its cast. The series has won six Emmy Awards—including three consecutive wins for Lead Actor …
HBO has released the first 3 minutes of The Walking Dead‘s midseason premiere. It’s been two months since the last episode but we have recorded a bonus episode of our Walking Dead podcast, which includes a special review of 28 Days Later. We are scheduled to record a second bonus episode with a discussion of …
Hell on Wheels, Ep.1.10: “God of Chaos” Written by Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton and Bruce Marshall Romans Directed by David Von Ancken Airs Sunsays at 10 PM ET on AMC Hell on Wheels has been picked up for a second season, and one hopes the writers give the show a badly needed reevaluation. Lucky for …
One of the greatest American crime films of the 90’s, Goodfellas, a hard-hitting and stylish flick directed by Martin Scorsese is being adapted for the small screen. Over the past year, there has been quite a bit of information dropped on the development of Goodfellas as a television series but there was no official word …