Tag: Wild West

Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy

Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy

by Toby Whithouse; dir. Saul Metzstein (BBC, 2012)

TV poster: “Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy” by Toby Whithouse; dir. Saul Metzstein (BBC, 2012)

Whithouse delivers unto the Wild West setting a diverting yet not insubstantial self-contained episode. Ben Browder makes a compelling marshal. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill put in nuanced performances to balance Matt Smith’s uncommonly volatile embodiment of delighted child and world-weary ancient.

Rango

Rango

dir. Gore Verbinski (2011)

Verbinski_Rango

A surprisingly cohesive animated comedy. Johnny Depp is peerless as a chameleon who, stranded in the Mojave Desert, survives his introduction to the Wild West by impersonating (blending in by way of chutzpah and bravado!) a tough hombre by name of Rango.

 

42 Word Review: The Daltons Redeem Themselves by Morris & Goscinny

The Daltons Redeem Themselves

by Morris & Goscinny, trans. Erica Jeffrey (Cinebook Ltd, 2012) [from Les Dalton se rachétent, Dargaud Editeur Paris, 1971]

Goscinny_Morris_The Daltons Redeem Themselves

For Asterix junkies who’ve been in withdrawal since René Goscinny’s death in 1977, a retrospective fix now exists in the translation of his collaborations with artist Morris on the American wild west Lucky Luke series: different characters but the same potent humour.