Show Me a Hero
UK TV review: Show Me a Hero, Episode 5 and 6
September 19, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsWarning: Show Me a Hero is based on actual events. If you don’t know what happened in real life, this review contains spoilers.
Although these episode reviews of Show Me a Hero have largely been on the positive side, a … Read More
UK TV review: Show Me a Hero, Episode 4
September 7, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThis is a spoiler-free review of Episode 4. Come back after the UK broadcast for added spoilers.
If Alfred Molina’s performance as Spallone in Show Me a Hero to date has resembled, more than any other film or television performance, … Read More
UK TV review: Show Me a Hero, Episode 3
August 31, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAlready seen Episode 3? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
This week’s Show Me a Hero opens with a moment of levity before heading back into the brawl, as a montage shows Nick’s repeated failure to get fellow Democrat … Read More
UK TV review: Show Me a Hero, Episode 2
August 24, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAlready seen Episode 2? Read on at the bottom for spoilers.
If parts of Show Me a Hero’s opener perhaps felt a little too calculated, Episode 2 feels much looser and chaotic, as the proverbial excrement hits the fan for … Read More
UK TV review: Show Me a Hero, Episode 1
August 17, 2015 | Josh Slater-WilliamsAlready seen Episode 1? Read on for spoilers.
For those well acquainted with past HBO series or miniseries (co-)written or (co-)produced by David Simon, the opening scene of his newest project, Show Me a Hero, may throw you off guard … Read More