Warning: contains spoilers for Better Call Saul Season 6 Episodes 1-7.
The second half of Better Call Saul’s sixth and final season is upon us. That means we will be saying goodbye to Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) as he once and for all transitions into Breaking Bad’s Saul Goodman. If Breaking Bad was the story of one man’s transformation from Mr. Chips into Scarface, Better Call Saul’s central reinvention isn’t as dramatic, but it is somehow more sad and human. The prequel series is the story of a man failing to live up to an idealized version of himself and succumbing to his own worst impulses.
Better Call Saul is also the story of Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn). Played with a steely resolve that mostly covers the vulnerability underneath, Kim has become a fan favorite and one of Jimmy’s last tethers to respectable society. Unlike Jimmy,...
The second half of Better Call Saul’s sixth and final season is upon us. That means we will be saying goodbye to Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) as he once and for all transitions into Breaking Bad’s Saul Goodman. If Breaking Bad was the story of one man’s transformation from Mr. Chips into Scarface, Better Call Saul’s central reinvention isn’t as dramatic, but it is somehow more sad and human. The prequel series is the story of a man failing to live up to an idealized version of himself and succumbing to his own worst impulses.
Better Call Saul is also the story of Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn). Played with a steely resolve that mostly covers the vulnerability underneath, Kim has become a fan favorite and one of Jimmy’s last tethers to respectable society. Unlike Jimmy,...
- 7/9/2022
- by Nick Harley
- Den of Geek
The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad.
Breaking Bad and its prequel sister series Better Call Saul are fundamentally shows about change. Bad creator Vince Gilligan’s vision for the original series was succinct and straight-forward. He wanted to “turn Mr. Chips into Scarface.” Better Call Saul has operated on a similar level, taking a young legal clerk with a penchant for petty scams and turning him into the most powerful criminal lawyer in New Mexico.
But Walter White and Jimmy McGill aren’t the only two characters that undergo seismic changes in the Breaking Bad universe. Just about everyone who has occupied Gilligan’s Albuquerque since 2008 has undergone the complicated chemistry of change. One tertiary character’s path, however, may outstrip them all. Domingo Gallardo Molina a.k.a. Krazy-8 has had one of the most turbulent arcs of any background character to appear on...
Breaking Bad and its prequel sister series Better Call Saul are fundamentally shows about change. Bad creator Vince Gilligan’s vision for the original series was succinct and straight-forward. He wanted to “turn Mr. Chips into Scarface.” Better Call Saul has operated on a similar level, taking a young legal clerk with a penchant for petty scams and turning him into the most powerful criminal lawyer in New Mexico.
But Walter White and Jimmy McGill aren’t the only two characters that undergo seismic changes in the Breaking Bad universe. Just about everyone who has occupied Gilligan’s Albuquerque since 2008 has undergone the complicated chemistry of change. One tertiary character’s path, however, may outstrip them all. Domingo Gallardo Molina a.k.a. Krazy-8 has had one of the most turbulent arcs of any background character to appear on...
- 3/21/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Nick Harley Sep 3, 2019
While a Breaking Bad movie may have seemed like a bad idea, creator Vince Gilligan has the track record to make El Camino work.
Why mess with success? In an age where the most fiercely loved and talked about shows have fans petitioning in a petulant huff to have their final episodes remade to match lofty expectations, Breaking Bad, AMC’s neo-Western crime drama from creator Vince Gilligan, aired one of the few well-received series finales in the Peak TV era. Meek, sickly chemistry teacher turned criminal mastermind Walter White (Bryan Cranston) defeated his enemies, rescued his estranged, tortured partner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), and died in something resembling peace. End of story. Felina.
Except what if there were more? As the great Alan Moore once wrote, nothing ever ends, and especially not in 2019. Intellectual property is the currency that fuels Hollywood, and the machine demands sequels,...
While a Breaking Bad movie may have seemed like a bad idea, creator Vince Gilligan has the track record to make El Camino work.
Why mess with success? In an age where the most fiercely loved and talked about shows have fans petitioning in a petulant huff to have their final episodes remade to match lofty expectations, Breaking Bad, AMC’s neo-Western crime drama from creator Vince Gilligan, aired one of the few well-received series finales in the Peak TV era. Meek, sickly chemistry teacher turned criminal mastermind Walter White (Bryan Cranston) defeated his enemies, rescued his estranged, tortured partner Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), and died in something resembling peace. End of story. Felina.
Except what if there were more? As the great Alan Moore once wrote, nothing ever ends, and especially not in 2019. Intellectual property is the currency that fuels Hollywood, and the machine demands sequels,...
- 8/28/2019
- Den of Geek
Clark Gable would’ve celebrated his 118th birthday on February 1, 2019. The Oscar-winning matinee idol starred in dozens of films before his untimely death in 1960, but how many of those titles are classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at 12 of Gable’s greatest movies, ranked worst to best.
After appearing in bit parts in a number of films, Gable shot to stardom with his performance in “A Free Soul” (1931) as a gangster who bewitches a young woman (Norma Shearer) whose attorney father (Lionel Barrymore) helped him beat a murder rap. From there forward, the actor’s persona as a raffish leading man who’s every guy’s best friend and every gal’s dream became cemented in a number of subsequent roles.
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After appearing in bit parts in a number of films, Gable shot to stardom with his performance in “A Free Soul” (1931) as a gangster who bewitches a young woman (Norma Shearer) whose attorney father (Lionel Barrymore) helped him beat a murder rap. From there forward, the actor’s persona as a raffish leading man who’s every guy’s best friend and every gal’s dream became cemented in a number of subsequent roles.
SEEOscar Best Actor Gallery: Every Winner in Academy Award History
He won an Oscar just three years later for Frank Capra‘s screwball...
- 2/1/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
This article marks Part 2 of the Gold Derby series reflecting on films that contended for the Big Five Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted). With “A Star Is Born” this year on the cusp of joining this exclusive group of Oscar favorites, join us as we look back at the 43 extraordinary pictures that earned Academy Awards nominations in each of the Big Five categories, including the following 11 films that scored a single prize among the top races.
More than eight decades prior to Bradley Cooper’s take on the timeless tale, the first “A Star Is Born” (1937), headlined by Fredric March and Janet Gaynor, became the third motion picture, following “Cimarron” (1931) and “It Happened One Night” (1934), to earn nominations in the Big Five Oscar categories.
At the 10th Academy Awards ceremony, however, neither March nor Gaynor emerged triumphant, losing in their...
More than eight decades prior to Bradley Cooper’s take on the timeless tale, the first “A Star Is Born” (1937), headlined by Fredric March and Janet Gaynor, became the third motion picture, following “Cimarron” (1931) and “It Happened One Night” (1934), to earn nominations in the Big Five Oscar categories.
At the 10th Academy Awards ceremony, however, neither March nor Gaynor emerged triumphant, losing in their...
- 10/7/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Peter Donat, who played Agent Fox Mulder’s father on “The X-Files” and acted in two Francis Ford Coppola films, died Monday at his home in Point Reyes, Calif. He was 90.
His wife, Maria, told the New York Times the cause was complications of diabetes.
Donat, perhaps most recognizable for his recurring “X-Files” role, was also a frequent stage actor, playing Cyrano de Bergerac, Prospero, Shylock, King Lear and Hadrian VII over the years.
He also guest starred on TV series like “The F.B.I.,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Mannix,” McMillan & Wife,” “Hill Street Blues” and “Murder, She Wrote.”
Francis Ford Coppola cast Donat as a lawyer in “The Godfather Part II” after he was considered for the role of Tom Hagen in “The Godather,” a part that eventually went to Robert Duvall. Donat also played Otto Kerner in Coppola’s “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” in 1980.
The Canadian-born actor originated from Kentville,...
His wife, Maria, told the New York Times the cause was complications of diabetes.
Donat, perhaps most recognizable for his recurring “X-Files” role, was also a frequent stage actor, playing Cyrano de Bergerac, Prospero, Shylock, King Lear and Hadrian VII over the years.
He also guest starred on TV series like “The F.B.I.,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Mannix,” McMillan & Wife,” “Hill Street Blues” and “Murder, She Wrote.”
Francis Ford Coppola cast Donat as a lawyer in “The Godfather Part II” after he was considered for the role of Tom Hagen in “The Godather,” a part that eventually went to Robert Duvall. Donat also played Otto Kerner in Coppola’s “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” in 1980.
The Canadian-born actor originated from Kentville,...
- 9/15/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Dysfunctional families have long been a cornerstone of the movies; conflict is key, and the closer to home the harder it hits. Horror has capitalized on this for several decades; Spider Baby (1967), The Baby (1973), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (’74), and The Hills Have Eyes (’77) are just a few examples of familial ties more than a little twisted and frayed. But hey, that’s hospitality North American style; let’s hop across the pond and check in with the clan in Girly (1970), Freddie Francis’ veddy British and very dark comedy of manners, games, and psychotic role playing.
Distributed by Cinerama Releasing in February stateside but not until April in its homeland, Girly did much better business in North America than back home (where it was released under its original title Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny, & Girly); this can be attributed to the U.K. buttoning up while exploitation films pulled everyone else’s knickers down around the globe.
Distributed by Cinerama Releasing in February stateside but not until April in its homeland, Girly did much better business in North America than back home (where it was released under its original title Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny, & Girly); this can be attributed to the U.K. buttoning up while exploitation films pulled everyone else’s knickers down around the globe.
- 3/31/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
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