For a long, long time we’ve heard word Michael Mann was co-writing a sequel / prequel novel to his indelible (and about 25 other adjectives) 1995 crime film Heat. So long we began to think it was yet another item this beloved, nevertheless exacting auteur couldn’t get into motion, despite having launched the label Michael Mann Books for the express purpose of such passion projects.
Yet here we are, more than 18 months since the last real news, with an August 9 release date and trailer for Heat 2, co-written with Meg Gardiner (replacing once-attached Reed Farrel Coleman) and jumping between 1989 and 2002—some six years before and seven years after, respectively, the film itself. It starts one day after as Chris Shiherlis (start picturing 1995 Val Kilmer) trying to leave L.A., for its remainder jumping “from the streets of L.A. to the inner sanctums of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in a South American free trade zone,...
Yet here we are, more than 18 months since the last real news, with an August 9 release date and trailer for Heat 2, co-written with Meg Gardiner (replacing once-attached Reed Farrel Coleman) and jumping between 1989 and 2002—some six years before and seven years after, respectively, the film itself. It starts one day after as Chris Shiherlis (start picturing 1995 Val Kilmer) trying to leave L.A., for its remainder jumping “from the streets of L.A. to the inner sanctums of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in a South American free trade zone,...
- 1/19/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
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Castle has ended for good with a season 8 finale that doesn't do justice to the strength of this show's actors, or its fans' love...
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8.22 Crossfire
I’ve tried. I’ve tried really hard. I’ve watched and rewatched, and there’s only one conclusion: Crossfire is downright insulting to the Castle audience.
As I suggested last week, I’m not exactly surprised by this. The series finale doesn’t just conclude the show, but brings to end one of the most excruciating seasons ever of a show that I otherwise liked. It’s not that I haven’t always had my problems with Castle. I have. But I’ve been a fan of Nathan’s since his short stint on Buffy, where he played, the Gentlemen from Hush aside, the only truly frightening villain the show ever had. And so I’ve followed him,...
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Castle has ended for good with a season 8 finale that doesn't do justice to the strength of this show's actors, or its fans' love...
This review contains spoilers.
8.22 Crossfire
I’ve tried. I’ve tried really hard. I’ve watched and rewatched, and there’s only one conclusion: Crossfire is downright insulting to the Castle audience.
As I suggested last week, I’m not exactly surprised by this. The series finale doesn’t just conclude the show, but brings to end one of the most excruciating seasons ever of a show that I otherwise liked. It’s not that I haven’t always had my problems with Castle. I have. But I’ve been a fan of Nathan’s since his short stint on Buffy, where he played, the Gentlemen from Hush aside, the only truly frightening villain the show ever had. And so I’ve followed him,...
- 5/25/2016
- Den of Geek
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Castle has been cancelled, which might just be for the best, seeing as it appears to have run out of story...
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8.21 Hell To Pay
Well, it’s finally happened. The axe has fallen, and ABC has officially cancelled Castle.
For most fans, it seems, the news is being met with a mix of resignation and relief. After all, the show has been a stalwart for ABC, with die-hard fans of Caskett and Fillion tuning in reliably for the last eight years. Unfortunately, ever since Andrew Marlowe stepped down as showrunner, the series has lost its way. That culminated in this season’s confused, canon-and character-contradicting LokSat storyline, which seemed to cut the heart out of what made Castle so enjoyable: the chemistry between not only the show’s romantic leads but the entire ensemble. But still the fans held on.
When ABC announced that one of those leads,...
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Castle has been cancelled, which might just be for the best, seeing as it appears to have run out of story...
This review contains spoilers.
8.21 Hell To Pay
Well, it’s finally happened. The axe has fallen, and ABC has officially cancelled Castle.
For most fans, it seems, the news is being met with a mix of resignation and relief. After all, the show has been a stalwart for ABC, with die-hard fans of Caskett and Fillion tuning in reliably for the last eight years. Unfortunately, ever since Andrew Marlowe stepped down as showrunner, the series has lost its way. That culminated in this season’s confused, canon-and character-contradicting LokSat storyline, which seemed to cut the heart out of what made Castle so enjoyable: the chemistry between not only the show’s romantic leads but the entire ensemble. But still the fans held on.
When ABC announced that one of those leads,...
- 5/16/2016
- Den of Geek
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Castle enacts another Firefly reunion as Summer Glau appears in season 8 of the Nathan Fillion-led detective show...
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8.13 And Justice For All & 8.14 The G.D.S.
I'm playing a little catch-up this week, after a bout of flu, and Castle had two interesting if flawed episodes to get me through at least some of the Nyquil-infused twilight.
And Justice For All is one of the sub-genres of Castle that I both love and hate. As an American, I appreciate anytime a show that doesn’t have to takes on a political issue and does something enlightening with it. And a few months ago, the topic of illegal immigrants being extorted to avoid deportation, and a sitting judge making kickbacks off funnelling those immigrants who cannot afford the payments into the private prison industry, was one that might have seemed, in my country, like...
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Castle enacts another Firefly reunion as Summer Glau appears in season 8 of the Nathan Fillion-led detective show...
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8.13 And Justice For All & 8.14 The G.D.S.
I'm playing a little catch-up this week, after a bout of flu, and Castle had two interesting if flawed episodes to get me through at least some of the Nyquil-infused twilight.
And Justice For All is one of the sub-genres of Castle that I both love and hate. As an American, I appreciate anytime a show that doesn’t have to takes on a political issue and does something enlightening with it. And a few months ago, the topic of illegal immigrants being extorted to avoid deportation, and a sitting judge making kickbacks off funnelling those immigrants who cannot afford the payments into the private prison industry, was one that might have seemed, in my country, like...
- 3/15/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The 3Xk storyline makes a welcome return in this week's episode of Castle...
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7.14 Resurrection
Jerry Tyson has Ed Turner. Sorry, that’s an anagram, as Castle point out in the last minutes of Resurrection. Jerry Tyson has returned.
I try never to watch the previews for episodes on shows I am reviewing so that those carefully edited scenes don’t led me astray when I start writing. As a result, I rarely know what an episode is going to be about until I sit down to watch it. So when it became clear very early on that Resurrection was carrying on the 3Xk storyline, I was so surprised and pleased, I actually yelped.
Because while Castle is really good when it does its fun episodes, my favorites are always the myth arc episodes. Please forgive my exuberance in advance.
The first of two-parts, most of Resurrection is set-up,...
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7.14 Resurrection
Jerry Tyson has Ed Turner. Sorry, that’s an anagram, as Castle point out in the last minutes of Resurrection. Jerry Tyson has returned.
I try never to watch the previews for episodes on shows I am reviewing so that those carefully edited scenes don’t led me astray when I start writing. As a result, I rarely know what an episode is going to be about until I sit down to watch it. So when it became clear very early on that Resurrection was carrying on the 3Xk storyline, I was so surprised and pleased, I actually yelped.
Because while Castle is really good when it does its fun episodes, my favorites are always the myth arc episodes. Please forgive my exuberance in advance.
The first of two-parts, most of Resurrection is set-up,...
- 2/16/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
After seasons of delayed gratification on the wedding front, Laura wonders whether Castle might not be better off without one...
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7.3 Clear And Present Danger
Hurrah! After three episodes in a row (counting last year’s finale), Castle has finally returned to its roots and what makes it really great: Clear And Present Danger is unadulterated, joyful fun.
After Caskett’s conversation last week about putting off talking about the wedding for a month, it seemed that what we were going to get was going to be four weeks of tension and pain—which honestly, would have made emotional sense for these two characters and what they’ve been through since they put the issue of Joanna Beckett’s murder behind them near the end of last season. Since then, it’s been nothing but pain and doubt, and no agreement just puts all that in a...
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7.3 Clear And Present Danger
Hurrah! After three episodes in a row (counting last year’s finale), Castle has finally returned to its roots and what makes it really great: Clear And Present Danger is unadulterated, joyful fun.
After Caskett’s conversation last week about putting off talking about the wedding for a month, it seemed that what we were going to get was going to be four weeks of tension and pain—which honestly, would have made emotional sense for these two characters and what they’ve been through since they put the issue of Joanna Beckett’s murder behind them near the end of last season. Since then, it’s been nothing but pain and doubt, and no agreement just puts all that in a...
- 10/19/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Castle comes close to delivering one of the series' best episodes, then falls at the final hurdle. Here's Laura's review...
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6.23 For Better Or Worse
Okay, I take it back. In last week’s review of Veritas, I praised the conclusion of the Joanna Beckett storyline, saying that now that that’s resolved, “Series seven will be a whole new ballgame.” This week’s episode not only put the kibosh on that but was more than a bit of a “get bent” to its audience. Which is particularly annoying given how well the episode was doing until the last few moments.
One of the ongoing problems on Castle is that the basic writing tends toward the cliché or formulaic. Something being cliché or formulaic doesn’t necessarily make it bad. It is entirely possible to use a cliché in a way that is entirely entertaining, and when Castle is good,...
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6.23 For Better Or Worse
Okay, I take it back. In last week’s review of Veritas, I praised the conclusion of the Joanna Beckett storyline, saying that now that that’s resolved, “Series seven will be a whole new ballgame.” This week’s episode not only put the kibosh on that but was more than a bit of a “get bent” to its audience. Which is particularly annoying given how well the episode was doing until the last few moments.
One of the ongoing problems on Castle is that the basic writing tends toward the cliché or formulaic. Something being cliché or formulaic doesn’t necessarily make it bad. It is entirely possible to use a cliché in a way that is entirely entertaining, and when Castle is good,...
- 5/19/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The penultimate episode of Castle's sixth season does not disappoint. Here's Laura's review...
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6.22 Veritas
I’ve always said that Castle is at its best when dealing with its larger myth arc. However fun individual killer-of-the-week episodes are—and many of them really are—it’s the storyline about the death of Joanna Beckett that gives Castle its heart.
And that heart is Kate Beckett’s.
It’s always bothered me just a little bit that that the show is called Castle, because Rick Castle is not really the protagonist. Since the beginning of the entire series, Castle’s character has not changed all that much. Sure, he was supposedly this playboy who wined and dined the most gorgeous women in Manhattan until he met Beckett, but the simple truth is that the show has never truly sold that version of Castle. Aside from a...
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This review contains spoilers.
6.22 Veritas
I’ve always said that Castle is at its best when dealing with its larger myth arc. However fun individual killer-of-the-week episodes are—and many of them really are—it’s the storyline about the death of Joanna Beckett that gives Castle its heart.
And that heart is Kate Beckett’s.
It’s always bothered me just a little bit that that the show is called Castle, because Rick Castle is not really the protagonist. Since the beginning of the entire series, Castle’s character has not changed all that much. Sure, he was supposedly this playboy who wined and dined the most gorgeous women in Manhattan until he met Beckett, but the simple truth is that the show has never truly sold that version of Castle. Aside from a...
- 5/12/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Whenever Beckett has a dark, personal case on "Castle," you know it has something to do with her mother's death. There is such a vast conspiracy surrounding that one murder that everything seems to be related to it.
"In the Belly of the Beast" proves this yet again when a drug sting leads the detective to both Vulcan Simmons (Keith David) and Senator William Bracken (Jack Coleman).
Wait, Vulcan Simmons?
Diehard "Castle" fans know who Vulcan Simmons is. Others might need a refresher.
In the Season 3 episode, "Knockdown" -- the one in which Beckett got the first real leads into her mother's case (and then she kissed Castle for cover) -- Simmons was the Washington Heights-based gangster implicated in the murder of Joanna Beckett.
He didn't do it. But he knew enough to push Beckett's buttons so that she would lose her temper and thus any case against him. Basically,...
"In the Belly of the Beast" proves this yet again when a drug sting leads the detective to both Vulcan Simmons (Keith David) and Senator William Bracken (Jack Coleman).
Wait, Vulcan Simmons?
Diehard "Castle" fans know who Vulcan Simmons is. Others might need a refresher.
In the Season 3 episode, "Knockdown" -- the one in which Beckett got the first real leads into her mother's case (and then she kissed Castle for cover) -- Simmons was the Washington Heights-based gangster implicated in the murder of Joanna Beckett.
He didn't do it. But he knew enough to push Beckett's buttons so that she would lose her temper and thus any case against him. Basically,...
- 3/4/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
In "Recoil," "Castle" returned to its founding crime: the murder of Beckett's mother. But there was something different this time. Four seasons of episodes built layer upon layer to the conspiracy behind that one death.
There were no new layers in "Recoil." Instead, we saw the new directions "Castle" could take from here.
The conspiracy branches out
This episode marked a turning point in the murder mystery surrounding Beckett's (Stana Katic) mother. For four seasons, that mystery grew pretty much straight up from its roots: The seemingly random murder of Joanna Beckett became a targeted hit. The discovery of the hit led to the conspiracy. The retired cops in the conspiracy pointed the way to Montgomery. Because of Montgomery, we got a hired gunman and threats from above.
Then we got Senator William H. Bracken (Jack Coleman), the end of the line.
By the beginning of season 5, "Castle" could not go up any further.
There were no new layers in "Recoil." Instead, we saw the new directions "Castle" could take from here.
The conspiracy branches out
This episode marked a turning point in the murder mystery surrounding Beckett's (Stana Katic) mother. For four seasons, that mystery grew pretty much straight up from its roots: The seemingly random murder of Joanna Beckett became a targeted hit. The discovery of the hit led to the conspiracy. The retired cops in the conspiracy pointed the way to Montgomery. Because of Montgomery, we got a hired gunman and threats from above.
Then we got Senator William H. Bracken (Jack Coleman), the end of the line.
By the beginning of season 5, "Castle" could not go up any further.
- 2/5/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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