Skip to Content

Da Vinci’s Demons, Ep. 1.08: “The Lovers” brings the debut season to a close

  Da Vinci’s Demons, Season 1: Episode 8 – “The Lovers” Directed by Michael J. Bassett Written by Brian Nelson, Corey Reed and David S. Goyer For those of you not following along, that’s Zoroaster and Nico up there with very what-the-fuck expressions. Nico looks downright peeved. While the thoughts going through their heads might …

Read More about Da Vinci’s Demons, Ep. 1.08: “The Lovers” brings the debut season to a close

Da Vinci’s Demons, Ep. 1.07: “The Hierophant” – Trial by Water

Da Vinci’s Demons, Season 1: Episode 7 – “The Hierophant” Directed by Michael J. Bassett Written by Sarah Goldfinger and Corey Reed Airs Friday nights at 9 on Starz After a week off, Da Vinci’s Demons returns just as bat-shit crazy as ever. In this penultimate episode of the season, most of the show’s weaknesses and …

Read More about Da Vinci’s Demons, Ep. 1.07: “The Hierophant” – Trial by Water

‘Silent Hill: Revelation’ hams it up in stylishly horrific fashion

Silent Hill: Revelation Written by Michael J. Bassett Directed by Michael J. Bassett USA/Canada Shot in secret after idling in development hell, the long-awaited sequel to Cristophe Gans’ uniquely graceful survival horror video game adaptation Silent Hill seems to be squeaking out without much fanfare as if it knows it’s essentially sloppy seconds. Some may …

Read More about ‘Silent Hill: Revelation’ hams it up in stylishly horrific fashion

‘Solomon Kane’ weighed down by its exceedingly morose and self-serious tone

Solomon Kane Directed by Michael J. Bassett Written by Michael J. Bassett, Robert E. Howard France/Czech Republic/UK, 2009 Solomon Kane is lugubrious, inclement, drab, dour, dark, violent and macabre. The eponymous character, played by James Purefoy, epitomizes all of the above and is very much the same. Having had its world premiere at the Toronto …

Read More about ‘Solomon Kane’ weighed down by its exceedingly morose and self-serious tone