Articles by Daniel Hart
‘Mission: Cross’ – A Marriage on the Rocks Meets Spy Intrigue
Mission: Cross is like a South Korean Mr. and Mrs. Smith, without high-octane sexual tension and playfulness. It leans toward an exhausting, miserable marriage, where...
‘The Shakedown’ – Crime-Comedy Gone Wrong
The problem with The Shakedown is that the opening twenty minutes have promise and abundant fun, but then the South African film resorts to a...
‘One Fast Move’ Ends With Two Important Moments For Wes
Things are boiling over as we reach the end of One Fast Move. Wes has lost a good woman in Camila, who disapproves of his...
‘One Fast Move’ – Motorcycles, Family, and Redemption
You can already tell what you are in for in the first few minutes of One Fast Move. It is a broody drama movie about...
How ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4 Ends, One Final Time
The ending of The Umbrella Academy Season 4 made sense. There has been apocalypse after apocalypse. Eventually, it would be best to stop them once...
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4, Episode 5 Explained: Lila and Five Find Love In Limbo
Sometimes, you can tell when it’s the final season. There’s something sad about the writing. The fourth season of The Umbrella Academy has an objective...
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4, Episode 4 Explained: What Is “The Cleanse”?
The Umbrella Academy Season 4, Episode 4 finally answers a few mysteries teased in the first half. However, I must admit some of the subplots...
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap: Ben’s Connection To Jennifer
The Hargeeves siblings hardly had a great day out in New Grumpson, and in the process, they lost Jennifer too to the mysterious Jean and...
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4, Episode 2 Explained: Jean and Gene Are Five Steps Ahead In New Grumpson
The Umbrella Academy Season 4, Episode 2, is equally about the Hargreeves siblings getting accustomed to their powers being restored as the mission they have...
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4, Episode 1 Explained: Living Ordinary Lives
Season 4 introduces a new scenario for our alternative superheroes: They must live as ordinary, everyday people. Episode 1 sees the Hargreeves siblings, formerly The...
‘Lolo and the Kid’ has a sad and happy ending at the same time
The ending of Lolo and the Kid would not work without context. The older man is not the biological grandfather of the kid. It’s explained...
Why ‘Lolo and the Kid’ Will Leave You Torn and Touched
Lolo and the Kid is not a movie you’ll walk away from feeling particularly happy. It’s an experience where you’ll recognize the rawness of human...
‘Borderless Fog’ Review: An Intense Indonesian Crime Thriller by Director Edwin
Borderless Fog is not a movie to take lightly. Director Edwin (Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, Posesif) was not in the mood to...
Ranking Every Episode of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Season 4 Based on Strength of Mystery
Unsolved Mysteries can be hit and miss, and I was not expecting Season 4 to change. It’s easy to be an armchair detective today, especially...
‘Tokyo Swindlers’ Is Based On A Novel, But Is It Based On A True Story?
The intriguing premise of Tokyo Swindlers immediately leans to the idea that it may be a true story. It’s not a true story, but it...
‘Tokyo Swindlers’ Season 2 Could Move To Another City As Part Of Manhunt
The end of Tokyo Swindlers Season 1 did not desperately show a need for Season 2, but it did leave story strands that will have...
The Ending of ‘House of Ga’a’ Shows Bashorun’s Downfall and Explains What Happened to His Lineage
It feels like, in some way, that Bashorun Ga’a was orchestrating his downfall before it even began. A violent leader, seemingly paraplegic due to curses...
‘House of Ga’a’ Review: This Authentic and Powerful Nigerian Historical Drama is Stunning
Director Bolanle Austen-Peters and writer Tunde Babalola were eager to convey how great the old Oyo Empire was during the 18th Century, but at the...
‘Non Negotiable’ Ending Explained – Does Alan Binder Save His Wife And The President?
Once it’s established at the end of Non Negotiable why Zambrano (known as Lamb) has kidnapped the President and Alan’s wife, Victoria, you kind of...
‘Non Negotiable’ Review: A Mexican Netflix Action-Comedy That’s Popcorn Movie Fodder
Alan Binder is a highly skilled hostage negotiator in Non Negotiable who soon finds himself negotiating for the release of the Mexican President. But his...