Ron Hogan Jul 7, 2016
Preacher continues to find comedy in violence, yet displays some degree of thoughtfulness too...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 Sundowner
Preacher, on the surface, isn't really a fit for AMC. It's going to be controversial, if it's not already. There's no way a show like this can avoid courting controversy. The language and situations have been toned down. However, that hasn't been detrimental to the show; if anything, not being able to lean on profanity and scatological humor has helped the show be a little less juvenile while still being true to the source material. Sure, there are things they can't do, but there are a lot of things that they can do, and in some cases, implied violence works much better than showing actual violence. On a show where people die horribly, the ability to do funny violence makes all the difference between a black comedy and a snuff film.
Preacher continues to find comedy in violence, yet displays some degree of thoughtfulness too...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 Sundowner
Preacher, on the surface, isn't really a fit for AMC. It's going to be controversial, if it's not already. There's no way a show like this can avoid courting controversy. The language and situations have been toned down. However, that hasn't been detrimental to the show; if anything, not being able to lean on profanity and scatological humor has helped the show be a little less juvenile while still being true to the source material. Sure, there are things they can't do, but there are a lot of things that they can do, and in some cases, implied violence works much better than showing actual violence. On a show where people die horribly, the ability to do funny violence makes all the difference between a black comedy and a snuff film.
- 7/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Odd List Simon Brew 15 Nov 2013 - 07:08
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
Lots of films are dedicated to, or in memory of someone. But it's not always clear why. We've been finding out...
Back when Breaking Bad returned for its final batch of episodes in August 2013, it had a dedication at the end of it. The card read 'Dedicated to our friend Kevin Cordasco'. As it turned out, Kevin Cordasco was a 16-year old who had been battling cancer for seven years, who had met both Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan. Cordasco died before he could ever get to see the episode dedicated to him.
I found this such a moving story, that it got me wondering about the dedications that appear on films, and what the story behind them was. After all, the dedications are there for a reason. What I uncovered was some funny stories, mainly extremely sad ones, and some extremely moving dedications.
- 11/14/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul return in their Emmy-winning roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. With Gus Fring dead, Walt’s transformation from a well-meaning family man to ruthless drug kingpin is nearly complete. When he begins to make a killing in the meth business, his murderous schemes are threatened by a new investigation led by his relentless brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris). Executive produced by Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson, the fifth season charts the murderous rise of Walter White as he reaches new highs…and new lows.
5×01 “Live Free or Die”
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Rj Mitte | Written by Vince Gilligan | Directed by Michael Slovis
“I won.”
And with those words, uttered with a grotesque smugness, shows us just how far Walter White has come. Those words, so simple and yet, full of weight, tell us everything about this man. A man who...
5×01 “Live Free or Die”
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Rj Mitte | Written by Vince Gilligan | Directed by Michael Slovis
“I won.”
And with those words, uttered with a grotesque smugness, shows us just how far Walter White has come. Those words, so simple and yet, full of weight, tell us everything about this man. A man who...
- 5/31/2013
- by Nathan Smith
- Nerdly
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 3: “Hazard Pay”
Written by Peter Gould
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on AMC
“Hazard Pay” is a classic get-the-pieces-moving episode, of the sort that serialized dramas generally need to make their season arcs tick. In other words, it’s not likely to be recalled as “the one where…” anything of spectacular import happened. That’s not a complaint, really; scan back on any given season of Breaking Bad and you’ll remember that they can’t all be “4 Days Out” or “One Minute” or “Half Measures.” It’s not that nothing happens in “Hazard Pay”; if anything, it continues this season’s trend of barreling through plot at a much faster click than Season Four did. It’s that the episode leaves you with the feeling that the real turns of the screw are still to come.
With Mike, Walt and Jesse’s partnership cemented,...
Written by Peter Gould
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on AMC
“Hazard Pay” is a classic get-the-pieces-moving episode, of the sort that serialized dramas generally need to make their season arcs tick. In other words, it’s not likely to be recalled as “the one where…” anything of spectacular import happened. That’s not a complaint, really; scan back on any given season of Breaking Bad and you’ll remember that they can’t all be “4 Days Out” or “One Minute” or “Half Measures.” It’s not that nothing happens in “Hazard Pay”; if anything, it continues this season’s trend of barreling through plot at a much faster click than Season Four did. It’s that the episode leaves you with the feeling that the real turns of the screw are still to come.
With Mike, Walt and Jesse’s partnership cemented,...
- 8/2/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Breaking Bad 5×03 “Hazard Pay”
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Rj Mitte | Written by Vince Gilligan | Directed by Adam Bernstein
**Spoilers Lie Beyond Here**
Walter White is Tony Montana. There, it had to be said. It begs to be screamed from the rooftops. In the beginning, Vince Gilligan had said that the true arc of the series has been Walter White’s transition from “Mister Chips to Scarface.” Although, it’s a lot more present and easier to observe in this season and the last, the true moment was back in season two. Back then, when Walter notoriously told an aspiring cook to “stay out of my territory,” that was when Heisenberg equaled Tony Montana. Full disclosure: I don’t really like the film, “Scarface.” It’s well-directed, though not De Palma’s best work. It’s well-written but it isn’t Oliver Stone’s best script.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Rj Mitte | Written by Vince Gilligan | Directed by Adam Bernstein
**Spoilers Lie Beyond Here**
Walter White is Tony Montana. There, it had to be said. It begs to be screamed from the rooftops. In the beginning, Vince Gilligan had said that the true arc of the series has been Walter White’s transition from “Mister Chips to Scarface.” Although, it’s a lot more present and easier to observe in this season and the last, the true moment was back in season two. Back then, when Walter notoriously told an aspiring cook to “stay out of my territory,” that was when Heisenberg equaled Tony Montana. Full disclosure: I don’t really like the film, “Scarface.” It’s well-directed, though not De Palma’s best work. It’s well-written but it isn’t Oliver Stone’s best script.
- 7/31/2012
- by Nathan Smith
- Nerdly
“Hazard Pay” covered a surprising amount of ground – more than I had ever come to expect. How long did it take Walter and Jesse to move away from the Rv and get into their superlab? Yet in the span of a single episode, Walter, Jesse, and Mike find a suitable location to cook and manage to sell their first batch. It’s a testament to how much they’ve learned and how far they’ve come to so quickly get their business rolling, though a lot of credit must go to Mike – he handles the business side of things. Still, seeing the three of them actually working together and setting up what looks like a solid operation was thrilling, and at times very comical. Watching everyone’s reactions to the various locations Saul shows them as potential lab sites was a lot of fun and it led to one of Walter’s more ingenious ideas.
- 7/30/2012
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 3: “Hazard Pay”
Written by Peter Gold
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on AMC
“Hazard Pay” is a classic get-the-pieces-moving episode, of the sort that serialized dramas generally need to make their season arcs tick. In other words, it’s not likely to be recalled as “the one where…” anything of spectacular import happened. That’s not a complaint, really; scan back on any given season of Breaking Bad and you’ll remember that they can’t all be “4 Days Out” or “One Minute” or “Half Measures.” It’s not that nothing happens in “Hazard Pay”; if anything, it continues this season’s trend of barreling through plot at a much faster click than Season Four did. It’s that the episode leaves you with the feeling that the real turns of the screw are still to come.
With Mike, Walt and Jesse’s partnership cemented,...
Written by Peter Gold
Directed by Adam Bernstein
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on AMC
“Hazard Pay” is a classic get-the-pieces-moving episode, of the sort that serialized dramas generally need to make their season arcs tick. In other words, it’s not likely to be recalled as “the one where…” anything of spectacular import happened. That’s not a complaint, really; scan back on any given season of Breaking Bad and you’ll remember that they can’t all be “4 Days Out” or “One Minute” or “Half Measures.” It’s not that nothing happens in “Hazard Pay”; if anything, it continues this season’s trend of barreling through plot at a much faster click than Season Four did. It’s that the episode leaves you with the feeling that the real turns of the screw are still to come.
With Mike, Walt and Jesse’s partnership cemented,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Two days from now, some very Bad things are going to start happening again. When AMC’s cunning and stunning Breaking Bad returns for a fifth and final season on July 15, you will experience a Walter White (Bryan Cranston) that has crossed over to the dark side, a menacing meth lord who’s now a shell of his former chemistry teacher self. “This season is just terrifying,” says Aaron Paul (a.k.a. Walt’s partner Jesse Pinkman) tells EW. “And it’s all really coming from Walter White. He is a scary, scary, scary man. You know last season,...
- 7/14/2012
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Fan-favorite horror actor Bill Moseley joined us earlier this week to talk about The Tortured, which opens today in select theaters across the United States and is also available on demand.
During our interview, he discussed tackling the tough subject matter and shared a great story about working with child actors. I also made sure to follow up him on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and learned why he’s playing Drayton Sawyer and not Chop Top.
Many of our readers are big fans of your work and I’m excited to talk to you today about The Tortured. With all the genre projects you’re approached to appear in, what made this one stand out?
Bill Moseley: Originally, I heard about this when I was working on Repo! The Genetic Opera. Carl Mazzocone, the producer, came up to me and said that he wanted me to play the part of a child killer…...
During our interview, he discussed tackling the tough subject matter and shared a great story about working with child actors. I also made sure to follow up him on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and learned why he’s playing Drayton Sawyer and not Chop Top.
Many of our readers are big fans of your work and I’m excited to talk to you today about The Tortured. With all the genre projects you’re approached to appear in, what made this one stand out?
Bill Moseley: Originally, I heard about this when I was working on Repo! The Genetic Opera. Carl Mazzocone, the producer, came up to me and said that he wanted me to play the part of a child killer…...
- 6/15/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Bobby Farrelly
Jesse Farrelly, the son "There's Something About Mary" director Bobby Farrelly, died of an apparent overdose on Wednesday (Feb. 8). He was 20.
TMZ is reporting that paramedics received a call late that evening about a "unresponsive young male ... possible overdose." Farrelly was rushed from his Orange County, CA apartment to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The coroner has said no foul play was involved.
His family released a statement saying, "It is with profound sorrow that we accept the passing of our beloved Jesse following his struggle with addiction. We fully trust that he is now in the hands of our Lord."
"We are immeasurably grateful for the abundance of happiness and laughter he brought into our lives, and we will rejoice eternally for all the moments we got to breathe in his wondrous spirit. The family thanks you for your well wishes and kindly asks that...
Jesse Farrelly, the son "There's Something About Mary" director Bobby Farrelly, died of an apparent overdose on Wednesday (Feb. 8). He was 20.
TMZ is reporting that paramedics received a call late that evening about a "unresponsive young male ... possible overdose." Farrelly was rushed from his Orange County, CA apartment to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The coroner has said no foul play was involved.
His family released a statement saying, "It is with profound sorrow that we accept the passing of our beloved Jesse following his struggle with addiction. We fully trust that he is now in the hands of our Lord."
"We are immeasurably grateful for the abundance of happiness and laughter he brought into our lives, and we will rejoice eternally for all the moments we got to breathe in his wondrous spirit. The family thanks you for your well wishes and kindly asks that...
- 2/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Farrelly brothers—along with the rest of their family members—are in mourning. Blockbuster comedy director Bobby Farrelly, who along with his brother Peter made Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber and the upcoming The Three Stooges, has released a statement in the wake of his son Jesse's tragic and sudden death this week. On Wednesday evening, 20-year-old Jesse Farrelly was deemed unresponsive by paramedics and taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Though autopsy results have not yet been released, the 911 call reportedly referenced a possible overdose, and the family indicated in their just-released statement that the young man had been battling with unspecified...
- 2/10/2012
- E! Online
The son of comedy director Bobby Farrelly has died after suffering an apparent drug overdose on Wednesday night.
Jesse Farrelly was tended to by paramedics responding to an emergency call about an "unresponsive young male" who had suffered a "possible overdose" at an apartment in Costa Mesa, California.
According to TMZ.com, the 20 year old was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
A statement released by the Farrelly family reads: "It is with profound sorrow that we accept the passing of our beloved Jesse following his struggle with addiction. We fully trust that he is now in the hands of our Lord.
"We are immeasurably grateful for the abundance of happiness and laughter he brought into our lives, and we will rejoice eternally for all the moments we got to breathe in his wondrous spirit. The family thanks you for your well wishes and kindly asks that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."
The coroner who performed an autopsy on the youngster has ruled out foul play as the cause of death.
Filmmaking siblings Bobby and Peter Farrelly, known as the Farrelly Brothers, wrote, directed and produced films including There's Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber.
Jesse Farrelly was tended to by paramedics responding to an emergency call about an "unresponsive young male" who had suffered a "possible overdose" at an apartment in Costa Mesa, California.
According to TMZ.com, the 20 year old was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
A statement released by the Farrelly family reads: "It is with profound sorrow that we accept the passing of our beloved Jesse following his struggle with addiction. We fully trust that he is now in the hands of our Lord.
"We are immeasurably grateful for the abundance of happiness and laughter he brought into our lives, and we will rejoice eternally for all the moments we got to breathe in his wondrous spirit. The family thanks you for your well wishes and kindly asks that you respect our privacy during this difficult time."
The coroner who performed an autopsy on the youngster has ruled out foul play as the cause of death.
Filmmaking siblings Bobby and Peter Farrelly, known as the Farrelly Brothers, wrote, directed and produced films including There's Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber.
- 2/10/2012
- WENN
Jesse Farrelly -- son of "Something About Mary" director Bobby Farrelly -- died this week of an apparent drug overdose in Orange County, CA ... TMZ has learned. According to law enforcement ... emergency personnel responded to an apartment in Costa Mesa, CA late Wednesday night after getting a call about an "unresponsive young male ... possible overdose."We're told 20-year-old Jesse was transported to a nearby hospital ... where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The...
- 2/10/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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