Ben Murchison

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Ben Murchison is a regular contributor for TV and Movies. He’s that guy that spends an hour in an IMDb black hole of research about every film and show he watches. Strongly believes Buffy the Vampire Slayer to be the best show to ever exist, and that Peaky Blinders needs more than 6 episodes per series. East Carolina grad, follow on Twitter and IG @bdmurchison.

‘Spenser Confidential’ Review: Shipping Up to Netflix; Where it Belongs

Ben Murchison - March 12, 2020

Written by Ben Murchison The pairing of director Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg has netted results that are as varied as the tone of...

FXX’s Dave Review: The Talent of Lil Dicky is Undeniable

Ben Murchison - March 11, 2020

Written by Ben Murchison In the first episode of Lil Dicky’s (Dave Burd) new show Dave, where he plays himself, he’s told by his friend...

‘Narcos: Mexico’ Season 2 Review: The Anthology Plays To Its Strengths

Ben Murchison - February 29, 2020

Ben Murchison At the close of the first season of Narcos: Mexico, we saw Kiki Camarena (Michael Peña) explaining to Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna) that...

‘Briarpatch’ Review: A New Anthology Series Teetering Between the Familiar and the Surreal

Ben Murchison - February 25, 2020

Written by Ben Murchison Briarpatch begins with a bang, albeit an expected one if you have read the synopsis. The latest offering from the USA...

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Review: “Whatcha Gonna Do” is Go See This Movie

Ben Murchison - January 24, 2020

Written by Ben Murchison With 17 years since the last Bad Boys film, there are plenty of members of the latest sequel's current target demographic...

‘Medical Police’ Review: It’s So Crazy It Just Might Work

Ben Murchison - January 17, 2020

Written by Ben Murchison The latest offering from Netflix, Medical Police, is absurd, in the very best way. The spin-off from the creators of the...

‘Reprisal’ Review: Revenge Plot With an Excess of Style

Ben Murchison - January 10, 2020

Written by Ben Murchison Reprisal is a story of contradicting themes Ultimate betrayal and steadfast loyalty. The desire to move on coupled with a crippling...

‘Dollface’ Review: A Decent Debut Season, With Room to Grow

Ben Murchison - November 29, 2019

Written by Ben Murchison It takes a few episodes to get a feel for the unique method of storytelling used by creator Jordan Weiss, which...

‘Ford v Ferrari’ Review: No Need to Down-Shift Your Expectations

Ben Murchison - November 16, 2019

Written by Ben Murchison Films based on real-events are often more captivating because the implausible way things unfold is superior to anything that could be...

‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: A Very Ambitious Detective Story

Ben Murchison - November 11, 2019

Written by Ben Murchison Motherless Brooklyn, adapted from Jonathan Lethem’s novel of the same name, is Edward Norton’s passion project and took nearly two decades...

‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Review: No Points for Originality, but It’s Nice to See Sarah Connor Again

Ben Murchison - November 4, 2019

Written by Ben Murchison Set 27 years after the events of T2, producer James Cameron and director Tim Miller bring us Terminator: Dark Fate, which...

‘Peaky Blinders’ Series 5 Review: Who Can Hang the Shelby’s When They Own the Rope?

Ben Murchison - October 15, 2019

Written By Ben Murchison Hopefully by now everyone understands that they should have binge watched Peaky Blinders. Those that have been eagerly anticipating the latest...

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