The Review at the End of the Universe
“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 Original” HBO’s new sci-fi drama Westworld hasn’t had a quiet production history. Like the gunslinging pings and echoes of the Wild West, it has come out of the gate shooting, with a mix of both high expectations and slating complaints of unnecessary nudity and violence from the extras of the show. Ever since the…
“Leap of Faith” The first season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man reaches its conclusion this week after quite a few ups and downs along the way. Last week built towards a thrilling climax, with a clever twist ending, setting up a desperate situation for Harry Clayton – stuck behind bars with everyone he loves in…
“The House Always Wins” Stan Lee’s Lucky Man continues to build up steam, as it accelerates towards the conclusion of its first season. All the set-up from last week’s episode seems to pay off (or at least begin to pay off) here. Many of the apparently disparate narrative threads found throughout the series are woven…
“My Brother’s Keeper” The first season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man has lurched to and fro, wrestling with its own indecision. Does it want to be a British superhero romp or a gritty crime procedural? An alternative to cinematic universes of costumed vigilantes or a serious thriller based (mostly) in reality? As the show ramps…
“The Charm Offensive” After a strong outing last week, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man looks to build towards the climax of its shaky first season. Gradually plot points are beginning to pull together; connections are being drawn between the various underground factions to which we’ve been introduced over the past few episodes. This week we discover…
“A Twist of Fate” Stan Lee’s Lucky Man enters the second half of its inaugural season after experiencing mixed fortunes over the first five episodes. Interesting concepts, settings and some strong acting performances have been held back by pacing issues, subpar CGI and one or two narrative missteps. Here, in episode six, it feels like…
“The Last Chance” Detective Harry Clayton begins episode 5 of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man as he ended episode four: with hitman Yury Becker’s gun to his head. The game of Russian roulette reaches its conclusion as we’re treated to another slow-mo sequence of events detailing Clayton’s lucky escape. In this case, an overflowing bath comes…
“A Higher Power” In this week’s instalment of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, the tour of London’s international criminal organisations rolls on. We’ve had Chinese Triads, Albanian people traffickers and Jewish jewel smugglers; our next stop – Russian gold traders. Yes, the Russian theme has been teased in past episodes, but here we learn a lot…
“Evil Eye” In episode three of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, the threads of an overarching narrative are beginning to come together. D.S. Ben Grady, seen last week collapsing in the arms of love interest D.S. Suri Chohan, dies as a result of injuries suffered in the pilot episode’s boat chase. Despite her protestation, Chohan is…
