HBO’s True Detective season one was a revelation in 2014, with a gripping story line and excellent performances from leads Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. The series is also riding the current anthology series trend, with season two featuring a completely different story line, location and cast – namely Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly and Vince Vaughn. …
One of the best series that I have seen in a long time was the totally awesome Emmy winning HBO crime thriller True Detective. Not only did the show boast an amazing storyline that jumped between past and present but also two of the best performances from Woody Allen and Matthew McConaughey. So it’s with great anticipation that I look …
HBO’s True Detective has deservedly become the heavyweight champ when it comes to the “TV vs movies” argument. With the first season of Nic Pizzolatto’s gothic crime-drama anthology series attracting not only the ratings but also plenty of awards buzz, particularly for its two leads in Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, we’ve all been keeping a steady eye to see who and …
Time is a flat circle, as Matthew McConaughey’s Rust informed us with that distinctive drawl, which means we’ll see the same stuff coming around to happen again and again. And that’s exactly how it was on HBO’s brilliant True Detective, whose first season had barely concluded before the internet began doing what it always does, and spat out rumour after rumour …
I have no idea what the back half of 2014 has to offer in terms of TV thrills, but whatever comes down the tubes is going to have to be miraculously good to top HBO’s True Detective. Creator/writer/producer Nic Pizzolatto’s decades spanning gothic crime drama anthology series, under Cary Fukunag’s taut direction, was a masterpiece in layered storytelling and just plain …
Matthew McConaughey appears to be finally becoming the movie star that his potential promised all those years ago, whether it’s by taking off his clothes in Magic Mike or ruining the sanctity of a fried chicken wing in Killer Joe. There’s one thing he’s never done though: Star in a TV show. That’s a format that Woody Harrelson is all too familiar with …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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