Articles by Lori Meek
Love Wins In The Ending of ‘Honeymoonish’ On Netflix
Honeymoonish has a typical rom-com trajectory, with the Netflix film giving us Kuwait’s version of the enemies-to-lovers trope. The plot is kick-started by two newlyweds and...
‘Honeymoonish’ Review – An Endearing If Unusual Saccharine Rom-Com
Honeymoonish is the type of film you should approach with an open mind. It’s charming, well-acted, and features stunning scenery. But it’s also formulaic in...
Ryo and Kaori Are Out For Revenge in the ending of ‘City Hunter’ on Netflix
The ending of City Hunter (2024) sees Ryo and Kaori avenge Makimura’s murder while blowing open the Angel Dust conspiracy. It’s a reluctant partnership, with the...
‘City Hunter’ Review – A Solid Final Act Redeems An Insufferable First Half
Live-action adaptations tend to be hit-and-miss. It’s hard to convey the exaggerated and physically impossible animation elements in the real world with human actors. There’s...
Here’s everything that happened in Season 1 of Dead Boy Detectives
Dead Boy Detectives centers on Edwin and Charles, based on characters from The Sandman comics, and their new psychic friend, Crystal. After the trio travels to the...
The Ending Of Dead Boy Detectives Leaves Room For More
In the Dead Boy Detectives Episode 8, the Season 1 finale, Crystal finds out who she really is and it’s safe to say she’s not too...
‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Review: An Excellently Ghastly Supernatural Drama
Dead Boy Detectives is darker in tone than one would expect and it touches on a few serious topics affecting teens such as bullying, revenge porn,...
The Ending Of ‘Stolen’ on Netflix Is Too Little Too Late
It takes the whole film to get to some legitimate drama, but the ending of Stolen (2024) features a rather dangerous confrontation between Elsa and Robert, who...
‘Stolen’ Review – Pretty Netflix Film Puts Its Message Ahead Of Its Drama
Stolen (2024) is ostensibly a drama, but it plays out more like a docu-drama about reindeer than anything else. I couldn’t recommend it as a work...
Love, Divided Has A Predictable Ending, But The Comfort Is The Point
Despite its quirky premise, you could predict the ending of Love, Divided five minutes in. Full of tropes and familiar plot beats, it’d be easy to...
‘Love, Divided’ Review – An Endearing Tale Of Music, Toys, and Thin Apartment Walls
Netflix’s Love, Divided is perfect casual viewing and a reminder of why tropes become tropes in the first place. The overly familiar underpinnings may prevent...
A Journey’s Ending Is A Heart-Wrenching Reminder Of Life’s Unfairness
The ending of A Journey is unexpectedly devastating and speaks about the true frailty of human life. It always seemed clear that the Netflix film would...
‘A Journey’ Review – A Beautiful Yet Tragic Tale Of Death, Life, And Love
A Journey is a heartwrenching Filipino drama about a woman with cancer setting out to complete her bucket list together with her husband and childhood...
Here’s Everything That Happened in ‘Fallout’ Season 1
Season 1 of Fallout is set in the same continuity as the popular game franchise but introduces a new set of characters forced to survive...
Prime Video’s Fallout Builds To An Epic Conclusion
The Fallout finale is a stellar piece of television that all but gut-punches the viewer. We find out how the war started in the first...
Prime Video’s ‘Fallout’ Is A Thrilling Ride From Start to Finish
From the brilliant minds of Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan comes the much-anticipated Fallout, the Prime Video adaptation of the beloved game franchise....
Here’s everything that happened in The Regime
Kate Winslet’s six-episode miniseries about a neurotic dictator helming a sinking ship while desperately clinging to power has been a wild ride from start to...
Herbert and Elena’s relationship reaches its bitter conclusion in The Regime Episode 6
The Regime’s grand finale takes viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions and strange twists. Unlike the rest of the series, “Don’t Yet Rejoice” opens straight...
The Ending of Netflix’s ‘Scoop’ Is A Reminder Of How Important The Truth Is
The ending of Scoop (2024) is a reminder of how important and impactful the truth can be, and how telling it is sometimes a very...
Netflix Sweats The Details In ‘Scoop’, A Clever Drama About Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
In November of 2019, you couldn’t open a single news site or social media platform without stumbling across the year’s biggest story: The exclusive Newsnight...