In the second episode of Furious (now available on Disney+), a petite woman in her early twenties (Lola Petticrew) wearing a striking wig seduces a much older man (Rob Delaney) before using a needle to administer a powerful sedative that renders him unable to move....
When I recommend Justified to someone (and I do - all the time) the main way I describe it is by how idiosyncratic it is compared to typical TV crime dramas. It’s not quite on the level of The Sopranos in terms of depth, or even Breaking Bad in terms of...
“You see that guy in the hat?” “The tall one?” “The one in the hat!” Does anyone actually listen to their friends’ recommendations anymore? It’s a counter-intuitive phenomenon, but the more someone goes on about the latest must-see thing on TV, the less likely I am to...
“Pain or damage don’t end the world. Or despair, or f***ing beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you’ve got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man… and give some back” This could well be the mission statement for Deadwood, David Milch’s...
What to say of you liked it A contemporary adaptation of the legendary Wild West that doesn’t baulk at illuminating the coarse reality of a frontier prospecting town through both brutality and profanity. What to say if you didn’t like it A dreadfully derivative drama...