Author: Liam Higgins

  • Fargo Is Back, Don’t Cha Know

    When Fargo was announced back in 2013, my reaction was no different than almost anyone else’s. Why would you stretch out a wonderful feature film into ten one-hour episodes? It sounded like a terrible idea. Oh, we of little faith. It turns out that these sprawling, intertwining stories get to breathe far more effectively in…

    Fargo Is Back, Don’t Cha Know
  • Better Call Saul Re-introduces A Familiar Face

    Better Call Saul is a show that’s obsessed with symbolism and allegory, and like Breaking Bad, it loves setting up its characters for a fall. It’s breaking my heart every Monday night. The human beings at the center of this story often execute the perfect crime only to see it undone by someone who knows…

    Better Call Saul Re-introduces A Familiar Face
  • Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. Is Yet Another 180

    This has been quite the rollercoaster. On my first listen, I hated this album. I thought it was tacky, uninventive and safe. I disliked the boring minimalism of the first half, and was too annoyed by the first half to really give the second half a chance. Fortunately, the record has really opened up to…

    Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. Is Yet Another 180
  • Beauty and the Beast: All Bark and No Bite

    If you’ve been paying attention to the film industry for the past few years, you’ll have noticed a steady uptick in film remakes. In fact, there are three that you can watch in theaters right now, should you be so inclined. There’s ChiPs, a “revitalization” of the late 70’s-early 80’s TV series, the Scarlett Johansson-starring…

    Beauty and the Beast: All Bark and No Bite
  • 10 Underappreciated Beatles Songs

    I love The Beatles. If you know my musical taste, you’re well aware of this fact. My history with the group is hardly unique. I’ve listened to them from a very young age. In fact, I was basically raised on “1”, a collection of their greatest hits. When I reached high school, I received Rubber…

    10 Underappreciated Beatles Songs
  • Better Call Saul’s as Good as Ever

    How do you make a show that functions as both a prequel and spin-off to one of the greatest  TV dramas of all time, while simultaneously allowing to stand apart from its predecessor? It would seem that the crew behind AMC’s Better Call Saul have the answer. It seems obvious now that a spinoff series…

    Better Call Saul’s as Good as Ever