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Black Mass

Movie Review | Ed Williamson | 4th December 2015

There are a couple of premises on which Black Mass relies in lieu of a unique selling point. One is the idea, mainly established by marketing over the years, that a radical physical transformation for a role equals a daring and probably great performance. The other is that the audience's familiarity with the structure of the real-life gangster movie is enough to justify doing it all over again. Both are fallacies, and neither is enough to make it sparkle.

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The Following picks up right where it left off

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 29th January 2014

I held off for a couple of weeks, but now I'm watching season two of The Following and am delighted to report that it is still written by the same people.

BODY SCANNING ISN'T A REAL THING, GUYS.

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Bloody hell, The bloody Following's coming bloody back

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 23rd October 2013

This 'new face of evil' you mentioned. Don't suppose there's a chance it's the EXACT SAME face of evil from the last time around, is there? Please don't let me live to see January.

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I've written The Following season two already

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 1st May 2013

On the plus side, this means you won't have to watch it. (Spoilers within if you haven't seen the season one finale. On second thought, don't ever watch the season one finale. God, I envy you if you haven't. It was a simpler time.)

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Your guide to awful Kevin Bacon puns for The Following's season finale

TV Feature | Ali Gray | 30th April 2013

The Following season finale is tonight, and I think I speak for everyone who has sat through all fourteen episodes thus far when I say that it's been awful. There has been one saving grace, however: making jokes about Kevin Bacon's name that are contextual to the action.

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Sorry to keep bashing The Following, but ...

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 20th March 2013

HE WAS ONLY AWAY FOR ONE EPISODE.

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The Following: season one, episodes 1â€“8

TV Review | Ed Williamson | 19th March 2013

I like Kevin Bacon a lot. He's the sort of actor who should really be able to elevate a TV project. And the prospect of him leading a major network drama is a great one. But The Following? It's an absolute mess.

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Bit concerned James Purefoy's going to derail The Following

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 21st January 2013

I'm looking forward to The Following because of my interests in Kevin Bacon, serial killers and watching things move on screens. But I'm a bit worried James Purefoy's going to ruin the whole thing with his whole "Oooh, I'm really evil and enigmatic" shtick. He's like a guy from a NescafÃ© Gold Blend advert who went downstairs to borrow coffee but then ended up wearing the woman's skin.

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Hidden message found in poster for The Following

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 9th December 2012

With added sideboob, because serial killing can be sexy too.

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The Following: everyone's Bacon number to lower dramatically

TV Video | Ed Williamson | 14th November 2012

Yep, Kevin Bacon's doing telly. Say, three new actors per episode, 23 episodes a year: by my calculations if it runs for more than five seasons even most people who work in Millets will have a Bacon number of 2.

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