If last week’s “Antipasto” was the appetizer for Season 3 of Hannibal, “Primavera” is the first course. The two episodes complement each other in many ways, the most obvious being that the first focused entirely on Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) while the second shifts its attention back to Will (Hugh Dancy). Hannibal’s melancholic longing for Will danced around […]
Hannibal: “Antipasto” Review
“You no longer have ethical concerns, Hannibal. You have aesthetic ones.” “Ethics become aesthetics.” For a show so determined to distance itself from reality, Hannibal got meta-textual with this brief exchange in its Season 3 premiere, “Antipasto.” Bedelia (Gillian Anderson), former therapist to Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) and his traveling companion as he hides out in […]
On the War Between Movies and TV for the Soul of Horror
Few things have aided the rise of horror on television more than the decline of horror at the movies. There is a rich history of great horror at the movies. Consider the early Universal monster flicks of the 30s and Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary, contemplative re-imagining of the thriller sub-genre. Think about the classic slasher films in […]
