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Penny Dreadful, Ep. 2.07, “Little Scorpion”
Evelyn Poole and her coven of witches have been fighting hard to deliver Vanessa to Satan, and “Little Scorpion” highlights one of the reason’s the devil wants Vanessa’s soul so badly: it’s steeped in darkness. More
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Penny Dreadful, Ep. 2.05, “Above the Vaulted Sky”: love, lust, and poetry
Because of his small stature and failing mental health, Penny Dreadful’s “John Clare” postulates that the real Clare most likely “felt a singular affinity with the outcasts and the unloved. The ugly animals. The broken things.” Those ugly animals and the broken things are at the forefront of this week’s episode, “Above the Vaulted Sky.” More
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Penny Dreadful, Ep. 2.04, “Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places” crams in as much as it can
Everyone pairs up in the latest episode of Penny Dreadful, “Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places.” Penny Dreadful is obviously an ensemble show, but it’s always had a problem knowing quite what to do with its plethora of characters. After last week’s series highlight episode, which slowed things down and focused on a single coherent story, the show gets back to business, with “Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places,” attempting to cram in as much information as possible relevant to season two’s main plot. More
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Penny Dreadful, Ep. 2.03: “The Nightcomers” is a gothic delight
Vanessa Ives is cursed. That’s well established by now in Penny Dreadful, but this latest episode digs into the moldy, damp crypt of Vanessa’s past to show us just how cursed she is. Eva Green’s performance has and apparently always will be the best aspect of Penny Dreadful and the latest episode, “The Nightcomers”, knows this and exploits it to its fullest. More
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Penny Dreadful, Ep. 2.02, “Verbis Diablo” sets the pieces in motion
The game is afoot in “Verbis Diablo,” the second episode of Penny Dreadful’s second season. Whereas season one had a tendency to seem unfocused, introducing its ensemble rogues gallery of players, season two has its eye on the prize. That prize is Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), for whom secret witch and target-practice expert Evelyn Poole (Helen McCrory) has ill intentions. More
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Penny Dreadful, Ep. 2.01, “Fresh Hell” trades vampires for witches but keeps the blood flowing
Season one of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful was a gleefully gruesome gothic experience, firmly rooted in pulpy sensibilities and clearly influenced by Alan Moore’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. While it was not an altogether solid season of television, it had a ghastly charm reminiscent of lurid Hammer horror films of the past. More
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‘The Salvation’ delivers an all too rare successful Western
Westerns have never recovered from the oversaturation of the genre that killed off viewer interest decades ago, but every now and then a gem pops up. Recent successes like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, 2007’s 3:10 to Yuma and the Coen brothers adaptation of True Grit all did well because they tweaked the genre slightly, but director Kristian Levring goes with an old school approach. A faithful recreation of those revenge Westerns made so popular in the 1970s, The Salvation envelopes many elements of previous Clint Eastwood classics and wraps it into a tidy package. More
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‘The Salvation’ starring Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Green gets new U.S. trailer and stills
If you, like the rest of us, can’t wait for the return of Hannibal this June, then hopefully Mads Mikkelsen’s new movie can help hold you over. The Salvation, which reunites Casino Royal stars Mikkelsen and Eva Green, follows the story of an American settler who, after killing the man who murdered his family, incurs the wrath of a dangerous gang leader. In addition to Mikkelsen and Green, the film stars such talent as Eric Cantona and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. More
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Soak in Showtime’s blood-filled ‘Penny Dreadful’ second season trailer
Showtime has released a haunting new trailer and announced a premiere date for its upcoming season of Penny Dreadful, the 19th Century horror series based on classic literary gothic tales. The trailer shows a storm is brewing of an imminent danger that will impact the characters in the new season. Penny Dreadful stars Eva Green, […] More
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ flies nowhere
White Bird in a Blizzard Written & Directed by Gregg Araki USA, 2014 Just in case the title wasn’t enough of a hint, White Bird in a Blizzard provides enough ponderous dialogue and artsy flourishes to reveal itself as the pretentious mess that it is. Unsure whether it’s an indie mind-screw or a conventional […] More
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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ delivers the sleaze to please
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Written by Frank Miller Directed by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller USA, 2014 When Sin City exploded into theaters in 2005, we had never seen anything like it. It was a resounding declaration that digital filmmaking had finally arrived. The new Robert Rodriquez-Frank Miller collaboration, Sin City: […] More
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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’, the latest Robert Rodriguez film, gets a red-band trailer
Over the course of his career, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez has garnered a number of fans for films such as Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Machete. Fans of Rodriguez were excited to learn that his next project would be a sequel to his 2005 feature Sin City. Titled Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, […] More
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