Posts By Neil Brazier
Sky TV recap: Boardwalk Empire Final Season, Episode 3
September 30, 2014 | Neil BrazierAfter the fun of Episode 2, Episode 3 by comparison appears to be just treading water – but underneath, its legs are kicking violently.
Finally back in Atlantic City, the Onyx now nothing but a sleazy strip club, Nucky (Steve … Read More
Sky TV review: Boardwalk Empire Final Season, Episode 2 (The Good Listener)
September 24, 2014 | Neil BrazierEpisode 2 of Boardwalk Empire Season 5 introduces us to those characters that didn’t make it into the opening episode. We catch up with Eli Thompson (Shea Whigham), lamenting being exiled from his family, drowning in booze and urine. Gillian … Read More
TV review: Boardwalk Empire Season 5, Episode 1 (Golden Days for Boys and Girls)
September 17, 2014 | Neil BrazierThe Boardwalk is back for its final season, a reduced eight-part run that proclaims “all empires must fall”. In this opening episode, all empires have left Atlantic City behind. Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is in Havana with Sally Wheet (Patricia … Read More
Lost: How a plane crash changed television
September 7, 2014 | Neil BrazierWe look back at Lost’s legacy and how it changed the face of modern TV.
Lost changed TV when it was first released in September 2004. Now, as we celebrate its 10 year anniversary, the series has finally joined the … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Pompeii
August 29, 2014 | Neil BrazierDirector: Paul W.S. Anderson Cast: Kit Harrington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Certificate: 12 Watch Pompeii online in the UK: Netflix UK / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
VOD film review: I, Frankenstein
June 1, 2014 | Neil BrazierDirector: Stuart Beattie Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto, Virginie Le Brun Certificate: 12 Watch I, Frankenstein online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
“You’re only a monster if … Read More
VOD TV finale review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 22 (Beginning of the End)
May 31, 2014 | Neil BrazierWhat a way for Marvel’s TV show to end. Episode 22 – Beginning of the End – has everything: heart, emotion, laughs, action, and moments that will have you jumping out of your chair and pumping your fist in the … Read More
VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 21 (Ragtag)
May 27, 2014 | Neil BrazierChannelling iconic TV show Lost, this week Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. features Ward flashbacking to how he and Garrett came together, with the former becoming the puppy dog in the latter’s handbag.
This does break up the flow of the … Read More
VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 20 (Nothing Personal)
May 25, 2014 | Neil BrazierIt’s the return of Maria Hill in Episode 20 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., as Cobie Smulders makes her second appearance of the season and shows no signs she’s lost any of her ability since joining the HR department at Stark … Read More
Why The US Office remake is better than the UK original
May 13, 2014 | Neil BrazierIt’s not uncommon for a successful show to attempt the transition across the pond. In many cases for TV shows, the new version can’t muster up the same popularity as the original – the Americans shot two pilots of Red … Read More