Posts By Chris Bryant
UK iTunes review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 10 (Faith and Despondency)
November 16, 2014 | Chris Bryant“I know how hard it is to look past the shit we do.”
Guns and roses. This episode of Sons of Anarchy is split almost perfectly into two halves. The first represents the vengeance, massacres and betrayals that drive the … Read More
VOD film review: Chef
November 11, 2014 | Chris BryantJon Favreau’s feel-good comedy about a chef starting over serves up sincerity, affection and sandwiches.Read More
UK iTunes review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 9 (What a Piece of Work Is Man)
November 9, 2014 | Chris BryantThe title of Sons of Anarchy Season 7 Episode 9 alludes to both major events the episode contains. It also mirrors its success – brutal and darkly clever. Sutter and co. produce an episode that not only contains one of … Read More
UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 8 (The Separation of Crows)
November 5, 2014 | Chris Bryant“The Sons of Anarchy have a duty. A mission.”
The Separation of Crows is one of Sons’ ‘lighting the fuse’ episodes. In the weeks to come, fans may look back at moments of it and realise the gravity of each … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Warm Bodies
October 29, 2014 | Chris BryantIt looks like it wants to eat your brain – but really this undead take on Romeo and Juliet just wants a cuddle.Read More
UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 7 (and where to watch it online)
October 26, 2014 | Chris BryantThe best thing any entertainment can be is self-aware. If the writers know their audience well enough to predict their feelings and reactions, they can do anything. If those writers happen to include Kurt Sutter, then things get really interesting. … Read More
UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 6 (and where to watch it online)
October 20, 2014 | Chris BryantAs we reach the mid-way point of the final season, the term “cliffhanger” is a useful one. Every story – Gemma, Juice, Jax’s war with everyone – ends the episode with only one step left to take. And, as it … Read More
UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Final Season Episode 5 (Some Strange Eruption)
October 12, 2014 | Chris BryantEpisode 5 of Sons of Anarchy’s final season takes place – in tone, time and setting – post-massacre. SAMCRO are recovering and very much at war. This echoes throughout every character timeline the show follows and leaves Kurt Sutter’s tragedy … Read More
Sons of Anarchy Final Season UK review: Episode 4
October 5, 2014 | Chris BryantSons of Anarchy is a story of loyalty, strategy and family; cross-country drug wars and racist prison gangs. But sometimes, dropped into all the death and chaos, a sneering, murderous deviant falls deeply in love with a molested transgender prostitute. … Read More
Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 3
October 2, 2014 | Chris BryantWhat makes Sons of Anarchy one of the truly great television shows of this era is a cast of likeable, believable, flawed characters. It has very strong, very brave writing; an admirable sense of tone and music; and a poetry … Read More