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‘Backrooms’ Review – In the Spaces Between Spaces, There Might Be A Movie
‘The Westies’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – That’s What You Call A Night Out
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
‘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...
‘The Westies’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – (Bad) Luck of the Irish
4 Summary As familiar as it might be, The Westies immediately sets the tone in “The Troubles” with a great cast, multiple competing agendas, and a...
‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – Has Something Changed?
3 Summary Agent Kim Reactivated makes a pretty severe pivot into different-feeling territory in Episode 8, with some of its emotional core seeming to be...
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
‘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...
Better Late Than Never: Is ‘House of the Dragon’ Introducing Maelor Late?
With all the focus on Daeron Targaryen, House of the Dragon probably thought it was being sneaky by implying that Helaena Targaryen might be pregnant....
With Daeron, ‘House of the Dragon’ Has Taken Its Biggest Narrative Gamble Yet
House of the Dragon hasn’t been shy about deviating from Fire & Blood in Season 3, having already made major changes to the Battle of...
Is Everyone Related To Max Cady? ‘Cape Fear’ Is Leaving People Confused Again
Cape Fear continues to get weirder, camper, and more ridiculous as it goes, and the latest episode contained a few real doozy developments, including a character...