The Review at the End of the Universe
It’s often said that the journey is more important than the destination, and it appears that Vince Gilligan would agree. The highly anticipated and much-hyped, El Camino (released 11th Oct on Netflix), follows in the footsteps of Better Call Saul, further expanding the universe of Breaking Bad, and answers fans’ questions about what happened to…
“Human Is” The Philip K. Dick anthology series Electric Dreams continues this week, offering up its sixth instalment, Human Is. An adaptation of a short story of the same name, Human Is garnered much of the pre-release hype for the series due to its casting of award-magnet Bryan Cranston in the leading role. And so with hopes sufficiently raised we…
The Fast and The Furious franchise roars back onto screens this weekend with its eighth cinematic instalment, F Gary Gray’s The Fate of the Furious (F8, get it?). Officially Universal’s most successful property, Fate commands the biggest budget of the series so far – a staggering $250m, almost seven times that of the original. Many…
“Call and Response” The day of reckoning has arrived. Annville’s audience with the almighty is upon us, as Preacher season one reaches its divine conclusion. Citizens of the backwater Texas town and audience members alike are abuzz in anticipation of the Unknown (and supposedly unknowable). It’s a massive undertaking, both on the part of Jesse Custer, and…
“Finish the Song” As Preacher builds towards the climax of its first season, Quincannon bides his time whilst Jesse Custer escapes the law to attempt what could be his final gamble. After distancing himself from his closest friends (even if they are crazy and/or a vampire) Custer looks to rebuild bridges. Reflecting on their failure last week,…
“El Valero” The eighth episode of Preacher deals mainly with the prolonged siege of All Saints’ church by the forces of Quincannon Meat & Power. Last week concluded with the ominous crew, complete with bulldozer, converging on the isolated church, and what looked like a foregone conclusion ends up in a stalemate, as Jesse Custer…
“He Gone” “Go to Hell Eugene!” – Jesse Custer’s exasperated command to Eugene ‘Arseface’ Root at the conclusion of last week’s episode still rings throughout All Saints’ church. The order of service Eugene had been holding moments before flutters to the ground as Custer realises the gravity of what he’s just done. You’d expect the…
“Sundowner” In last week’s episode of Preacher, incompetent angels Fiore and DeBlanc finally caught up with an incredulous Jesse Custer for a frank face-to-face discussion about the nature and origin of his recently acquired and frequently used (or abused?) power. The second half of that conversation opens this episode, and serves to explain to Custer,…
“South Will Rise Again” Another week in Annville and we’re beginning to be presented with some answers about the life and times of eponymous Preacher, Jesse Custer. But as we’ve come to learn, with this show these sorts of revelations don’t come without many more mysterious and tantalising plot points being dangled in front of…
“Monster Swamp” After a fairly downbeat episode last week, AMC needed Preacher to bounce back strong. The first couple of episodes held so much promise, giving us the gifts of relentless action and gore. Yes, some contrast was necessary, as we’d all be burned out after ten weeks of non-stop mayhem, but it’s beginning to…
