Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Gotham season one… Gordon gets an unwelcome summons while sales of milk go through the roof in Gotham… Corruption in big business has been the backbone of many a good police drama. Whether that was Cagney and Lacey, Hillstreet Blues, NYPD Blue or any other variation you care […]

Martin Carr reviews Charles Ross’ One Man Lord of the Rings… One man, one microphone, a mauve jumpsuit and wrap around moccasins. With nothing more than that Canadian actor Charles Ross brings you Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’…… Throughout the ninety minutes and change Ross stalks his stage breathing life into Jackson’s world, through […]

Martin Carr reviews the season finale of The Strain… Time is ticking for Goodweather and his cohorts as they close in on The Master and his minions…. So here is a finale. The culmination of a series considered by many to be average and singled out, perhaps unfairly, for its mediocrity. That Guillermo del Toro, […]

As we venture down into the tunnels for episode eleven ‘The Strain’ attempts to get back on track….. I love a bit of subtext. That’s no euphemism, just a desire for something more from my television entertainment. To say that The Strain has provided more than its fair share of peaks and troughs is stating […]

My Old Lady, 2014. Written and Directed by Israel Horovitz. Starring Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique Pinon and Stéphane Freiss. SYNOPSIS: An American inherits an apartment in Paris that comes with an unexpected resident. Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) arrives in Paris riding the fumes of his last few dollars. Landing in the […]

Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of The Strain… As episode twelve concludes we are within sight of the finishing line. Season finales, cliff hangers and pivotal plot points loom like spectres in the night. Past and present coalesce in a Grimm fable of East European origin. A place where old wife’s tales are passed […]

Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Strain…. Manhattan has become a haven for the infected. Creatures run rampant whilst a lone faction advances across the city. Finally in a deserted electrical supply store there is a meeting of minds over some UV lights. The true test of a television series and its writing […]

Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of The Strain.… There is a long way between the gas station and Abraham’s pawn shop. You best buckle up because anything can happen……. It’s a fact that characters which adhere to stereotypes end up short changing you. In a word they become boring. As The Strain stretches into […]

Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of The Strain… Ever wondered how exciting trying to track a missing iPhone could be? This week The Strain provides all the answers you will ever need… After the provocative history lesson and dramatic subtlety which momentarily lifted things in programme nine, episode ten brings back inconsequential character segues […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Strain… Abraham Sektakin (David Bradley) and Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) are tucking into a late breakfast in the Arnot family kitchen. Steaming hot scrambled egg on toast is consumed, while father and daughter Arnot lay decapitated in the basement. Brandishing the grounded airplane passenger list they make […]