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‘Backrooms’ Review – In the Spaces Between Spaces, There Might Be A Movie
‘Spooky in Love’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – These Two Can’t Stop Bumping Into Each Other
Explaining ‘The Odyssey’: How Christopher Nolan Rewrote Greek Myth and Homer’s Text
Movie Reviews
‘Backrooms’ Review – In the Spaces Between Spaces, There Might Be A Movie
‘Obsession’ Review – Curry Barker Might Be the Horror Talent We Needed
‘The Odyssey’ Review – Nolan’s Epic Is A Remarkable Cinematic Achievement
’23 000 Lives’ Review – A Timely but Surface-Level Story About Refugees, Empathy, and Injustice
TV Show Reviews
‘Little House on the Prairie’ Review – Alice Halsey Shines in a Beautifully Crafted Reboot
‘I’m Not Afraid’ Season 1 Review – A Harrowing Coming-Of-Age Tale
‘Worst Neighbor Ever’ Is Heartbreaking but Worth the Watch
‘Summer of 36’ Season 1 Review – A Messy Mystery That Fails to Capitalise On Its Premise
Latest TV Recaps
‘Spooky in Love’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – These Two Can’t Stop Bumping Into Each Other
3 Summary Spooky in Love continues to indulge in a lot of contrivances and cliches in Episode 2, but it has a rather likeable vibe, and...
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – The Mid-Season Slump Is Here
3 Summary House of the Dragon Season 3 once again finds itself spread a bit too thin here, juggling a few too many perspectives and subplots...
‘The Westies’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – That’s What You Call A Night Out
3.5 Summary The Westies feels a little more expansive in “The Starship”, giving characters like Keenan a bit more space to complicate the overarching plot further....
‘The Westies’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – A Helping Hand
3.5 Summary The Westies has an anachronistically fun tone in “The Houdini”, but the Irish predicament is quickly going from bad to worse. The Westies...
TV Explainers
Confused By Prime Video’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’? Don’t Worry, We Have You Covered
‘Game Of Thrones’ Already Ruined What ‘House of the Dragon’ Is Doing With Sunfyre
‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Paula’s Plight Is Far From Over
Memory Trouble: ‘Silo’ Season 3’s Flashbacks Are Telling Us the Real Story
Movie Explainers
Explaining ‘The Odyssey’: How Christopher Nolan Rewrote Greek Myth and Homer’s Text
‘Desire’ Ending Explained – All the Dumb Stuff That Happens in This Dumb Movie
‘Nothing to Lose’ Ending Explained – Why Jada’s Success Undermines the Message A Bit
‘Enola Holmes 3’ Ending Explained – How A Bit of Pirate Plunder Sets Up A Sequel
Latest Stories
Christopher Nolan and ‘The Odyssey’ Have Made Lame Culture Warriors Look Like Morons
At the time of writing, after its gargantuan opening weekend, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has walked away with a gigantic box office haul. The epic...
The Success Of ‘Desire’ Is Why Netflix Won’t Let the Erotic Thriller Die — Even Though It Should
Rather improbably, Netflix’s Mexican erotic thriller Desire (Deseo) is the number one streaming movie in the world. This is despite the fact that, like basically...
‘House of the Dragon’ Trapping Alicent and Helaena in the Walls Is More Important Than You Think
House of the Dragon Season 3 took a step back from bombastic action in Episode 5, “Unbowed and Unbent”, instead leaning heavily into character-driven monologues...
‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Set Up Season 2 In the Worst Way Possible
I was a fan of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed from the very beginning. It had a distinct sense of style and comedy, Tatiana Maslany was great...