To get revenge, the mermaids hatch a plan to kill Liu. But of course, Shan and Liu begin to actually fall for each other, complicating the plan. But when the farcical elements fade away toward the end, the movie becomes far less enjoyable. The climactic scene is a blood-drenched massacre that feels entirely disconnected from the movie up to that point. And after that, the film shifts into a dramatic romance for one scene between Liu and Shan....
Jonathan Pine is a former British soldier looking to escape the chaos and crookedness of our times. Yet quagmire chases him, and he cant resist falling into it. Simpson: American Crime Story). Credit: Des Willie /The Ink Factory/AMC The miniseries updates the premise and speaks to a moment dull and dim with antiheroes. Duty and vendetta needle Pine to risk tattling on them. A British intelligence officer named Burr (Olivia Colman) prods him to take it further....
Nathan hills sad, funny, endlessly inven- tive debut feels like exactly the kind of novel Septembers are made for: a big fat cinder block of a book brainy enough to wipe away the last SPF-smeared vestiges of a lazy summer but so immediately engaging, too, that it makes the transition feel like a reward, not homework. The nominal hero ofThe Nixis Samuel Andresen-Anderson, a one-time literary wunderkindturnedindifferent English professor haunted by his mothers long-ago abandonmentand unceremoniously reunited with her when she suddenly attacks a right-wing politician in a local park....
Its an idea that Rucka had been playing with for a long time. But for Rucka, some of the ideas at the core ofThe Old Guardare more personal. (Her actual name is Andronika the Scythian.) Shes got a good 5,000 years under her belt. Shes seen it all. Shes been just about everywhere. Our main character is tired, Rucka explains. Shes been around a really long time. It is long since past the novelty phase....
They have super-human abilities. It shouldn’t make sense, but it does. And it’s what makes this drama so impactful. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW If she takes the serum, she too will become lethal to the Mikaelson family. Lucien has to find a way to free Tristan. Of course that’s assuming that Freya doesn’t figure out how to kill Lucien first. She’s working on a sigil back at the compound when we get ourElijah Moment of the Week....
Spoiler alert: This post contains plot points from the April 29 episode ofThe Originals. After an hour of trying to find a way to save her life,The Originalslost its beloved Cami. And now, Klaus has lost the woman he loved. Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When did you know that season 3 would be your last? Well, I hope so. Were you pleased with how she went out? It’s not often a character gets such a lengthy goodbye on this show....
In Tessa Hadleys perhaps inaccurately titled novelThe Past(only a middle section is set in the past; most of the book concerns the present), British adult siblings Harriet, Alice, Fran, and Roland return to their grandparents crumbling country cottage for a last vacation. Also in tow: Rolands beautiful, sophisticated Argentine wife, Pilar; his teen daughter, Molly; Alices ex-boyfriends 20-year-old son, Kasim; and Frans young children, Ivy and Arthur. Though it was billed as a relaxing holiday, tensions begin to boil as Pilars loveliness intimidates the other women, Harriet in particular....
Some might say thats also the reason to have a family, or to have a religion. Family is the bedrock of Meyerism. Couples build their faith through loyalty to each other, and children obey their parents. Credit: Greg Lewis/Hulu He remains a Meyerist in part because he doesnt want to lose the people he loves. Suddenly, doubt will infect the whole family. At first, Sarah seems open to allowing outsiders into her home....
Charlies forging his own path this morning beginning with a walk in LA. Fortunately, Amy is a reliable follower. The importance of daily ritualsparticularly on special occasionscannot be overlooked. Credit: EW Here, Amy and Charlie share a sip from the cup of life before continuing on their path. Wed follow any path that leads to copious amounts of cheese. The millennial version of if a tree falls in a forrest, and no one hears it…...
We last saw Aaron Paul on television screaming into the night and fleeing that devil Walter White. How legit was his visionary drug trip? Does he seek clarity or stay comfortably agnostic? Credit: Greg Lewis/Hulu Sly, intricate ironies abound onThe Path. A misunderstanding or outright lie that takes on a life of its own? Thats religion for many skeptics. Paul and Monaghan are always intense and credible, but I wanted more....
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If, on the other hand, its sleazy kicks youre after, youll be in exploitation heaven. Because writer-director James DeMonacos third chapter in the thrill-kill vigilante franchise is the best and pulpiestPurgeyet. If anything, the idea was a lot smarter than the movie that spun off from it. It was basically a low-stakes siege movie that left most of its best ideas on the table. Quality-wise, however, the sequel was a lateral move....
Everyone has the same fights they had last year, but this time they keep their hands to themselves. Everyone is literally and figuratively showing their ass all the time on this show. And that small moment of confusion was about as interesting as it got on theRHOAReunion, Part One. Credit: Moses Robinson/Bravo The Nene Treatment Now that Nene has been on BROT-way, shes seeming very demure. Like, Nene screaming, OKAY, IM THE PROBLEM....
