In her debut as a writer-director, Rebecca Hall chose to adapt Nella Larsen’s celebrated 1929 novel. Passing draws from Larsen’s personal experiences as a biracial woman and Hall (who is also biracial) presents a drama fraught with explorations of identity…
TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×13, “The End of the Road”
Well, that was unexpectedly frustrating. Preacher has been a show I’ve championed during its run, and that isn’t about to change. I have issues with “The End of the Road,” the series’ second season finale, but Preacher continues to be…
TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×12, “On Your Knees”
The penultimate episode of Preacher does a lot of good in setting things up for what should be an eventful hour next week. “On Your Knees” moves the characters around just enough to be building to some seemingly important choice.…
TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×11, “Backdoors”
Perhaps the most disappointing thing about this week’s episode of Preacher was the lack of anything as crazy as Humperdoo. He certainly left an impression, as Jesse once again finds himself with a clearer mind when it comes to determining…
TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×10, “Dirty Little Secret”
Preacher finds itself in an adventurous mood this week, as Jesse gets a lot of answers, even if they are not quite the answers he is looking for. “Dirty Little Secret” doesn’t quite have the ambition that made last week’s…
TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×09, “Puzzle Piece”
I’ve spent a few weeks going on about how the mood was going to shift on Preacher. The thing to keep in mind is how this is still Preacher we’re talking about. Without the whiz-bang of immediate threats found in…
TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×08, “Holes”
The growing pattern I’ve found in this middle section of season two of Preacher is my miscalculation on when the pace is going to pick up. It helps that “Holes” is a terrific episode of television for reasons that I…