Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Daredevil season 3… From out of the ashes and bomb blast rubble emerges a shell shocked and bleeding Matt Murdock. Concussed, hearing impaired and washed up on a derelict shoreline this is how we are thrown back in as our anti-hero hits rock bottom. Disillusioned, deserted and emotionally […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Please’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Daredevil season 3… There are many different cages people choose to construct around themselves. For some the bars are psychological for others emotional favoured when choosing to isolate, protect and insulate themselves from harm. Rarely are they physical, literal and wrought of iron and steel. However these can […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘No Good Deed’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Daredevil season 3… ‘No Good Deed’ deals out karmic retribution against a man in denial. Someone with a sense that right and wrong play no part in administering justice, combating crime or taking criminals off the street. We get ring side seats to the disintegration of Matt Murdock […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘Blindsided’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Daredevil season 3… With the news of Luke Cage and Iron Fist cancellations it’s nice to see the gloves come off in ‘Blindsided’. Carefully crafted narrative, nuanced exchanges and subtle glances are cast aside for a virtuoso steady cam set piece which pulses with unfettered ferocity. Through the […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 2 Review – ‘Fallout’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Supergirl season 4… From the outside without digging any deeper episode two of this fourth season seems lacklustre, uninspired and devoid of a tangible threat. There are apparent enemies for our girl in Spandex to battle against but they feel insubstantial. For all the revelations concerning alien rights, […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Kintsugi’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Kidding… As metaphors go the direct translation of this title card seems apt for what Kidding manages to achieve each week. Personal anguish, professional complications and little caution from the writer’s room should make this mandatory viewing. Talking dolls, voice over recordings which segue into anti-Semitic tangents, combine […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Perfect Game’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Daredevil season 3… There are elements here which are reminiscent of Lars Von Trier’s Dogville. Stripped back character work, theatrical spotlights and an immediacy which adds to the action by removing distractions. Parring it back to the bare bones not only illuminates Fisk’s analytical mind but gives us […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Devil You Know’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Daredevil season 3… Camerawork and sound design continue playing a major part in defining season three of this Marvel-Netflix joint venture. Spiralling psychological states, whispered reminiscences and a sense of claustrophobia all feed into this mid-way point. With factions branching off which see Foggy and Karen in one […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘Upstairs/Downstairs’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Daredevil season 3… Rage, anger and fear represent three of the most powerful emotions either to mobilise, paralyze or isolate. Episode 8 not only dissects them, balances the deck for everyone and gives the ensemble something substantial to work with, but more importantly foreshadows a twist that will […]
Daredevil Season 3 Episode 9 Review – ‘Revelations’
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Daredevil season 3… This is the one where the options run out. Where the emotional hooks which have been working their way beneath the skin for eight straight hours, finally burrow deep enough and find purchase. Here is where those seeds which were sown bear fruit and begin […]
