Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Lovecraft Country… Although ‘A History of Violence’ brings in period piece elements which encompass both racial disharmony and rising concerns around communism, at heart things are much more mainstream. Combining road trip conventions, Tomb Raider overtones and booby traps aplenty this teleplay by showrunner Misha Green is lighter […]

Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Lovecraft Country… If you need entertainment with a social conscience look no further than Lovecraft Country. Provocative, thought provoking and driven by powerful sensibilities we are beyond the point where this is anything other than exceptional. What they are doing week after week is taking conventional ingredients and […]

Martin Carr reviews the second episode of HBO’s Lovecraft Country… That showrunner Misha Green has already sampled playwright and novelist James Baldwin should be some indication of her intentions. This time by baiting certain American sensibilities through the inclusion of spoken word poem Whitey’s On The Moon, Green has thrown down the gauntlet and done […]

Martin Carr reviews the series premiere of HBO’s Lovecraft Country… This is a show which honestly courts controversy from the opening frame. Fantastical elements clash with trench warfare in an audacious opening gambit, which mixes vibrant imagination with grounded realism. As a masterstroke of dreamscape narrative this statement of intent is merely an indication of […]