Ever since Quentin Tarantino made the Second World War “fun” again with Inglorious Basterds, I’ve been waiting for someone to come along to deliver a
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Fall
Cinema adores cliffhangers, both literal and otherwise and so whenever there’s a chance to put characters in really sticky situations, you can bet that filmmakers
Deadstream
Before you recoil in horror at the thought of yet another live streaming-set, handheld horror entry, I’d like to quickly take the time to remind
Glorious
Whenever a movie decides to riff heavily on the works of literary genius/bigoted weirdo H.P. Lovecraft, the filmmakers usually tend to ramp up the dread
Halo – Season 1, Episode 9: Transcendence
When you consider the long and rocky road getting to the season finale of Paramount+’s ambitious but flawed Halo, you can’t help thinking of the
Babylon
Damien Chazelle must love the taste of Marmite. I only bring up the notorious spread that famously inspires polarized responses as his new movie, Babylon,
Halo – Season 1, Episode 8: Allegiance
After our episode long, momentum destroying jaunt to Madrigal in order to round off the arcs of two supporting characters, we’re back to the main
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 8: It’s Cow Or Never
After seven anarchic episodes of spraying bullets, squirting gore and more foul-mouthed diatribes than you can shake a shiny helmet at, we finally come to
Halo – Season 1, Episode 7: Inheritance
Over the last six episodes, I’ve repeatedly given Paramount+’s Halo series the benefit of the doubt despite constantly having to muscle through endless subplots in
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 7: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
There’s always that moment in an action based show where all the build up and teasing leads to that moment we have all been waiting
Halo – Season 1, Episode 6: Solace
After Halo’s previous episode, which finally gave us a chance to see the show seriously play with some of the awsome toys the video game
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 6: Murn After Reading
After a hot streak of five superlative episodes on the trot, it was finally time for Peacemaker to take a breath. It was inevitable really,
Halo – Season 1, Episode 5: Reckoning
Over the last three episodes of Paramount+’s opening gambit to have a slickly produced, sci-actioner been one of the main draws of their streaming platform,
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 5: Monkey Dory
James Gunn loves the concept of chosen family. Be it the scattered, flawed a-holes of Guardians Of The Galaxy drawn together by a mixture of
Halo – Season 1, Episode 4: Homecoming
While it’s fair to say that Halo is coming along with every passing episode, I have to admit, Paramount+’s no expense spared adaptation of the
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 4: The Choad Less Traveled
Up until now, James Gunn has been keeping a steady hand on the tiller of his fucked up ship, leading it confidently into ever more
Halo – Season 1, Episode 3: Emergence
You can’t fault the people behind the Halo series for shooting for the moon – after all, we now live in a time where other
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 3: Better Goff Dead
If The Suicide Squad taught us anything, it’s that all the time he spent with Marvel hadn’t dulled James Gunn’s more outrageous sensibilities one bit.
Halo – Season 1, Episode 2: Unbound
One of the main issues with video game adaptations is that, at some point, you’re going to have to pump the breaks on the type
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 2: Best Friends, For Never
After a cracking first episode that detailed the rehiring of the unfeasibly toxic alpha-male anti-hero, Peacemaker (aka. Christopher Smith), the second episode follows it up
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