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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 9 – “Sharp Teeth”

Jensen Ackles as Dean on SUPERNATURAL | © 2014 Katie Yu/The CW

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, DJ Qualls, Sarah Smyth, Tom Butler, Eve Gordon Writer: Adam Glass, series created by Eric Kripke Director: John F. Showalter Network: The CW, Tuesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: January 28, 2014 There’s been a lot going on this season of SUPERNATURAL, what with Sam (Jared Padalecki) being possessed by and then exorcised of a homicidal angel, Dean (Jensen Ackles) acquiring the Mark of Cain, Castiel regaining his wings, Crowley fighting to remain King of Hell and poor Kevin being murdered. However, it has occurred to us and the Winchesters to wonder what the heck has happened to erstwhile buddy Garth […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: JUSTIFIED’s Nick Searcy on Season 5

Nick Searcy as Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen in JUSTIFIED | © 2014 Prashant Gupta/FX

Season 5 of JUSTIFIED, on FX Tuesdays at 10 PM, has been up and down for Nick Searcy’s character, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen of Harlan County, Kentucky. In the win column, Art has not only faced off against a scary mob enforcer but actually fought alongside heroic Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) in bringing the bad guy down in a gunfight; Art has also impressed his superiors by orchestrating the capture of a long-on-the-run, big-time gangster. On the less happy side, Art is so angry at some of Raylan’s less-than-legal actions that the Chief Deputy has […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE FOLLOWING’s Camille De Pazzis goes crazy for cults

Camille De Pazzis as Giselle a Follower in THE FOLLOWING | © 2014 David Giesbrecht/FOX

French actress Camille De Pazzis is on the red carpet at the world premiere in Hollywoodof the romantic comedy LUST FOR LOVE, currently available on Video on Demand and iTunes. De Pazzis isn’t in LUST FOR LOVE herself, but it’s produced by and stars Dichen Lachman, who costarred alongside De Pazzis in ABC’s submarine drama THE LAST RESORT. “My friend Dichen and my friend Alessandro [Ongaro] did the movie, so I’m supporting them,” De Pazzis explains. Right now, De Pazzis can be seen as Gillian, whom the actress describes as “the French girl – I’m a follower,” on Fox’s THE […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 4 – “That Time of the Month”

Meaghan Rath as Sally on BEING HUMAN "That Time of the Month" | © 2014 Philippe Bosse / Syfy

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Katharine Isabelle, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Deanna Russo, Mark Pellegrino Writer: Lisa Randolph, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Stefan Pleszczynski Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: January 20, 2014 BEING HUMAN has a strong episode in “That Time of the Month,” as it has striking visual elements, several big plot twists and the added bonus of Mark Pellegrino’s Bishop showing up in flashbacks. Ghost Sally (Meaghan Rath), aware that she’s come back from the never-never with some extra power, is able to dig up […]Read On »


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TV Review: SLEEPY HOLLOW – Season 1 – “The Indispensable Man”

Andy Brooks (John Cho) returns in SLEEPY HOLLOW | © 2014 Brownie Harris/Fox

Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, John Cho, John Noble, Jill Marie Jones, Amandla Stenberg, Derek Mears, Brennan Brown, Louis Herthum, Patrick Gorman Writers: Damian Kindler & Heather V. Regner, story by Sam Chalsen, series created by Phillip Iscove & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Len Wiseman Director: Adam Kane Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Original Airdate: January 20, 2013 In “The Indispensable Man,” the first episode/half of SLEEPY HOLLOW’s first-season finale, we’ve got Ichabod (Tom Mison) and Abbie (Nicole Beharie) grappling with temptation and mistrust due to a map, and Captain Irving (Orlando Jones) […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Master in the Slop”

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Scott Lowell, Joseph Fuhr, Michelle Clunie, Marcus Giamatti, Dayo Okeniyi, Jo Mei, Dimitri Diatchenko, Marina Benedict, Craig Ricci Shaynak Writer: Dave Thomas, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Dwight Little Network: Fox, Fridays @ 8 PM Airdate: January 24, 2014 Among the regular characters on BONES, Lance Sweets (played by John Francis Daley) is often the most frustrating. As a psychiatrist who consults with the FBI, his breaches of professional conduct in seasons past are enough to […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: THE EXES’ star Wayne Knight chats about Season 4

Wayne Knight stars in THE EXES on TV Land | © 2014 TV Land

In TV Land’s THE EXES, now in its third season on TV Land, Wednesdays at 10 PM, three divorced men, played by David Alan Basche, Donald Faison and Wayne Knight, live in the same apartment building as the attorney (played by Kristen Johnson) who handled all of their splits. Knight, who plays Haskell Lutz, achieved TV immortality in his recurring role as the gleefully malevolent Newman on SEINFELD. The Georgia-born actor was in the original JURASSIC PARK, BASIC INSTINCT, JFK and other high-profile features. His other TV gigs include being a series regular THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN, a recurring […]Read On »


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DVD Review: THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX

THE ADVENTURER THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX | © 2014 Image Entertainment

Rating: PG Stars: Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, Aneurin Barnard, Ioan Gruffudd, Mella Carron, Xavier Atkins Writers: Christian Taylor and Matthew Huffman, based on the novel MARIAH MUNDI: THE MIDAS BOX by G.P. Taylor Director: Jonathan Newman Distributor: RLJ Entertainment/Image Entertainment Home Video Release: February 11, 2014 Adapted from G.P. Taylor’s 2007 novel MARIAH MUNDI: THE MIDAS BOX, the film THE ADVENTURER: THE CURSE OF THE MIDAS BOX resembles the sort of the less memorable live-action fare Disney and the independents used to crank out in the Sixties and Seventies. The plot feels like it has the potential to be exciting, but because it is in many ways so earnest […]Read On »


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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 9 – “First Born”

Tim Omundson as Cain in SUPERNATURAL "First Born" | © 2014 The CW/Diyah Pera

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark A. Sheppard, Timothy Omundson, Rachel Hayward Writer: Robbie Thompson, series created by Eric Kripke Director: John Badham Network: The CW, Tuesdays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: January 21, 2014 Directed by John Badham – yes, the helmer of the Frank Langella DRACULA, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and WARGAMES, among other credits – the SUPERNATURAL episode “First Born” comes up with a surprising yet logical (within the context of the show) bit of mythology, while working buddy comedy from two separate angles. While Dean (Jensen Ackles) is out on the road hunting Gadriel, he […]Read On »


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Interview: Creator Nic Pizzolatto on the true grit of TRUE DETECTIVE

TRUE DETECTIVE poster | © 2014 HBO

HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE, Sundays at 9 PM, was created by Nic Pizzolatto to be a standalone eight-hour story. If there is a second season, a la AMERICAN HORROR STORY, the characters, setting and perhaps even era will be different. Season 1 gives us Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as, respectively,  Martin Hart and Rust Cohle, two very different detectives in rural Louisiana who try to find a ritualistic serial killer back in 1995 and then revisit the case seventeen years later. Pizzolatto, who originally hails from Louisiana, is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. His scriptwriting experience prior to […]Read On »


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