The Meg

A prehistoric shark thought to be long extinct finds its way to the civilised world and threatens to cause untold devastation in Jon Turteltaub’s The Meg. I’m a sucker for a monster movie. If there’s a giant creature terrorising people then there’s a good chance I’ll be interested. Based on the marketing The Meg looked like it would…

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1 Episode 6

“The Good Man” The theme is Family – blood or bond – a group of disparate people coming together in Los Angeles to overcome adversity, willing to do whatever it takes to protect one another.  You’d be forgiven for thinking we were talking about The Fast and the Furious, and in truth, Dominic Toretto would…

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1 Episode 5

“Cobalt” Episode five of Fear the Walking Dead further entrenches the military (and those whose orders they follow) as the enemy.  Thought you were watching a show about people running from zombies?  Wrong.  The overriding message here is “Don’t trust the government”.  Last week established an uneasy truce between the army and the civilians they…

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1 Episode 4

“Not Fade Away” Episode 4 of Fear the Walking Dead begins the second half of this short debut season, bringing with it the introduction of a mysterious dystopian tone and themes.  Life in the neighbourhood has changed drastically since the end of the last episode – a safe zone, fenced off from the decay of the…

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1 Episode 3

“The Dog” Fear the Walking Dead episode three is a tale of two halves.  The central characters are separated on a night of civil unrest in Los Angeles – Travis and his family sheltering from the downtown riot in the Salazar family barbershop, while Madison and her kids attempt to avoid the unusual activity of…

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1 Episode 2

“So Close, Yet So Far” Fear the Walking Dead episode 2 picks up immediately after the events of last week’s pilot.  The seeds planted a week ago are beginning to come to fruition, as L.A. starts to react to the events that will eventually bring about the inevitable zombie apocalypse.  Schools are empty because of…

Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1 Episode 1

Pilot Fear the Walking Dead’s pilot episode introduces us to the genesis of a very famous zombie epidemic.  We’re talking of course about the parent show, The Walking Dead: comic-book adaptation, turned global TV sensation.  Enter “The Walking Dead” into amazon.com’s search bar and you can find everything from t-shirts, video games and action figures…