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‘American Gods’ Continues To Struggle To Find Its Voice In Season Three [Review]

January 3, 2021 1:32 pm

The behind-the-scenes saga of “American Gods” has been almost more interesting than the show itself. After years of attempts to adapt Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel, it seemed to have a perfect fit in the visiona...

‘American Gods’ Season 3 Trailer Shows Even More Gods, And A Change In Scenery

Rafael Motamayor

October 10, 2020 12:34 pm

News, Television, Trailers

It's been over a year and a half since we last heard about the Starz show "American Gods." Season two impressed visually, but underwhelmed with a faulty narrative, and then the show had yet another round of be...

The 12 Best ‘Deadwood’ Episodes: A Dozen Lies Agreed Upon

Andrew Bundy

May 31, 2019 1:07 pm

Features, News, Television

Human beings are but storytelling machines. These days, in particular, our privileged, elected decision makers appear most skillfully equipped in the art of self-mythology. After all, history is but a set of li...

‘Deadwood: The Movie’ Is One Of The Most Immensely Satisfying Series Finales In TV History [Review]

Andrew Bundy

May 18, 2019 11:35 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

The final image of David Milch’s landmark HBO series, “Deadwood,” left us with Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) fiercely attempting to scrub blood stains – from a throat he, himself, had cut – out of his office floo...

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Somehow Ups The Action Ante Yet Again In The Franchise’s Most Explosive Installment [Review]

Griffin Schiller

May 10, 2019 12:28 pm

Features, News, Reviews

As the clock counts down on John Wick’s excommunicado bounty, the tension could not be more palpable. A wounded Wick stumbles his way throughout the neon-infused underbelly of Manhattan, and one can't help but ...

‘Deadwood’ Star Ian McShane Expresses His Love Of ‘Atlanta’ & HBO’s ‘High Maintenance’

Charles Barfield

April 23, 2019 11:05 am

News, Television

Ian McShane is a hell of an actor. He’s probably best known for his work on the critically-acclaimed HBO series “Deadwood,” which is getting its own movie this spring. But he’s also one of the stars of the TV s...

Neil Marshall’s Edgelordy ‘Hellboy’ Is A Dreadful, Juvenile Mess [Review]

Griffin Schiller

April 10, 2019 9:33 pm

Features, News, Reviews

Apart from creator Mike Mignola, and maybe the bean counters at Lionsgate, two people, in particular, are going to feel intensely mixed emotions about the abysmal new “Hellboy” movie opening this week. Oscar-wi...

‘Deadwood’ Star Ian McShane Seems Really Excited About The Upcoming Film: “It’s OK. It’s Pretty Good.”

Charles Barfield

April 10, 2019 11:48 am

News

Fans have been waiting for 13 years for a proper send-off for the critically-acclaimed HBO series, “Deadwood.” One of the earliest examples of “prestige TV” in the modern era, “Deadwood” had a strong cult follo...

‘Deadwood’ Movie Trailer: Old Rivalries & Wounds Are Reopened 12 Years Later

Halli Goldman

March 21, 2019 2:16 pm

News, Television, Trailers

The time has come. There are no more old movies will all-male casts to be redone with all-female casts, nor are there any more 90s sitcoms with problematic or now entirely irrelevant stars to be rebooted. That ...

‘American Gods’ Season 2 Trailer: Are You Ready For The Rise Of New Gods?

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2019 11:15 am

News, Television, Trailers

It’s taken a minute for the shows return, nearly two years, following a second showrunner shakeup, but Starz’s “American Gods” is finally coming back. “American Gods” is based on celebrated fantasy author Neil ...

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