Westworld" The Stray (TV Episode 2. With every series you have to expect an episode or two each season to be exposition and background heavy. It feels like that was this episode for Westworld, and I was more than okay with that.

We've spent a good portion of this series so far on the hosts and their point of view. In fact, we have seen several sequences played over and over again in slightly different ways. Sometimes that tactic works and sometimes it doesn't. It seems like it's done so that we feel more compassion and sympathy towards the hosts' uncontrollably dull lives. I mean, they are robots after all. But other times I feel like using this structure feels a bit too repetitive. I already care about some of the hosts, and I don't know that I need the excessive number of scenes to get me to feel sorry for them.

With that said, we definitely got a boost in the backstory involved with the creators back in the laboratories. Bernard stumbled upon the coincidence that the name 'Arnold' has been referenced quite a few times with malfunctioning hosts, which I can only assume isn't a good sign. Dr. Ford played down the coincidence, but admitted that Arnold was someone who got in too deep with consciousness of the hosts. While it does seem curious that Ford would admit such things to Bernard, I don't know how much this will factor into the larger scheme of things. But I do one thing, this story can only really end one way. It's like Michael Crichton's other work, Jurassic Park, you can't expect the creations to not rebel. And tonight seemed to further those plot points just a little bit more.

Tonight featured some heavy backstory with Bernard and Ford, but it didn't have any shortage of WTF moments. What the hell was going on in the desert with James Marsden's character? And Dolores having misleading visions and then ending up with William?

I have no idea, but I'm definitely excited.+Keeps getting stranger+More backstory- Slower pacing.

Paradox': Film Review Hollywood Reporter. Power, corruption and lies are at the heart of Paradox, Ip Man director Wilson Yip’s brutal, bloody action thriller that (maybe) rounds out the extremely loose cops- and- robbers trilogy he started with SPL in 2. Cheang Pou- Soi (here a producer) for SPL 2: A Time for Consequences in 2. Reuniting with the legendary actor and action choreographer Sammo Hung, alter ego Louis Koo (as tanned and impeccably coiffed as ever) and acrobatic Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, Wilson whips up an efficiently sleek actioner that knows where its comfort zone is and doesn’t stray from it. Surprising as often as it is conventional, Paradox will easily find the same audiences that responded to the first two films, regardless of how unrelated they are, and that should hold for distributors as well. Watch She`S All That Online (2017). Like the earlier entries, Paradox trades in bone- crunching fight sequences and creative use of its locations — in this case, Thailand’s grimier side — as well as anything Hung and the nimble cast can get their hands on. This can include, but is not limited to, laundry, houseplants, patio furniture and, of course, exotic fruit (it’s Thailand after all).

Hung’s fingerprints are all over Paradox, and under his masterful guidance he and Yip have managed the impossible: making Koo look badass. The story begins with Koo (in full snotty, teary, lip- trembling mode), as Hong Kong cop Lee Chung- Chi, reflecting on his adorable daughter Wing- Chi, waking up in the morning and recalling a time she bounced into his bed with a video camera. Clearly, disaster looms. After meeting the now- teenaged Wing- Chi (Hanna Chan) and her boyfriend, the news that she “wants to keep the baby” does not go over well. The next time we see Wing- Chi, it’s when she’s being abducted from the Pattaya waterfront.

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After a nervous call from a friend, Lee heads down to Thailand, where he inserts himself into the investigation into Wing- Chi’s disappearance. Lee works the case with local cops Chui Kit (Wu Yue, Police Story: Lockdown), whose wife is six months pregnant and whose father- in- law is high- ranking police inspector Chai (Only God Forgives’ Vithaya Pansringarm), and the possibly psychic Tak (Jaa, stellar). Yip and writer Jill Leung (Ip Man 3) do a leisurely and nearly silent job of laying the foundations of the story and what amounts to its larger conspiracy (naturally).

Leung also makes good use of playing with time to uncover some of Lee’s indiscretions (his reaction to Wing’s pregnancy is even worse than we thought), and drops in the heavies effortlessly and without disrupting the forward momentum. We know the ailing mayor of Bangkok, his political lackey Cheng Hon- Sau (Gordon Lam, once again proving he’s one of the Hong Kong industry’s MVPs), rapist thug cop Ban (Ken Low) and American (why?) meat packer Sacha (Chris Collins) — possessed of an endless supply of Panama hats — will all play a part down the road, so there’s no need to get fancy. There’s also a hooker with a heart of gold (Jacky Cai) for good measure. The narrative is largely in service of the action, and despite a protracted third act, Paradox moves along at a healthy clip, slowing down only to give Lee and Chui time to connect over their shared fatherhood and find a common quest for vengeance. The lurking idea that those with power give not a whit for those without it — and will use it to their benefit — is underplayed, as is the systemic corruption that gives it life and our collective unwillingness to confront it. Showtime Full Bonnie &Amp; Clyde: Justified Online Free. Kenneth Tse’s assured cinematography toggles between cool blues and steely grays, and vibrant urban color, giving the best sequences — the jackboots storming in during the final showdown to protect the status quo, moped- hurdling foot chase — room to breathe, and perfectly complements Wong Hoi ‘s frantic editing during close quarter fisticuffs. Things get a bit out of hand near the end, and needless to say there’s not nearly enough of Jaa, but Wu and Koo do respectable impressions: Koo’s final search for Sacha, where he’s clearly in no mood for games, is a vicarious pleasure.

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A fourth SPL would be welcome. Production company: Aether Film Production, Sun Entertainment Films, Bona Film Group, Shanghai Alibaba Pictures, Sunny Side Up (Never) Limited, Sil- Metropole Organisation. Cast: Louis Koo, Gordon Lam, Tony Jaa, Wu Yue, Chris Collins, Ken Low, Vithaya Pansringarm, Hanna Chan, Jacky Cai, Michelle Saram. Director: Wilson Yip. Screenwriter: Jill Leung. Producers: Paco Wong, Cheang Pou- Soi. Executive producers: Alvin Chau, Alex Dong, Yu Dong, Yong.

Fu Yu, Chen Yiqi. Director of photography: Kenneth Tse. Production designer: Mak Kwok- Keung. Costume designer: Karen Yip. Editor: Wong Hoi. Music: Ken Chan, Comfort Chan.

World sales: Bravos Pictures Limited In Cantonese and Thai.