Articles by Lori Meek
‘The Strays’ Ended Ambiguously Raising Questions For a Sequel
To say The Strays ended ambiguously would be an understatement, and when it comes to horror, sequels to films originally presented as self-contained stories are never...
Bruiser (2022) Review – Poignantly Questions the Definition of Fatherhood
After premiering at TIFF in September 2022, followed by a limited theatrical release, Miles Warren’s debut feature, Bruiser, arrived on Hulu. Critics who saw this title...
‘Call Me Chihiro’ Review and Ending Explained – A Very Long and Convoluted Drama About Nothing
Call Me Chihiro is a Japanese drama directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. The story is based on the manga Chihiro-san by Hiroyuki Yasuda, which ran between 2017...
‘Carnival Row’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Why Do Vignette and Philo Break Up?
Carnival Row Season 2, Episode 4 is the most compelling chapter of the season so far, and it is split into two. In the first part,...
‘Carnival Row’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Why are the Ravens and Vignette Seeking Revenge?
Tensions on Carnival Row are growing following Dahlia and Bolero’s death in Carnival Row Season 2, Episode 3. Tourmaline (Karla Crome) helps Philo (Orlando Bloom)...
‘The Strays’ Ending Explained – Who are Abigail and Marvin?
The Strays‘ ending has Neve’s two abandoned children breaking into her family home. They weren’t content with the £20,000 she gave them to go away....
‘The Strays’ Review – A Worthwhile Over-The-Top Thriller
Nathaniel Martello-White’s feature debut, The Strays, is a social commentary thriller with similar themes to Jordan Peele’s Get Out and the Prime Video series, Them. The narrative centers...
Unlocked (2023) Review – Fantastic Premise but Mediocre Thriller
The South Korean mystery thriller, Unlocked, is director Kim Tae-joon’s first full feature. Based on the novel of the same name by the Japanese author Akira Teshigawara, the film...
‘Carnival Row’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – What’s The New Dawn?
In the second episode, we get our first glimpse into the New Dawn movement threatening the Pact. Agreus (David Gyasi) just about survives his execution,...
‘Carnival Row’ Season 2 Review – A Spectacular Final Season
It’s been a minute since Prime Video released the first season of the neo-noir fantasy show starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, Carnival Row, back...
‘Eat the Rich’ Killer In ‘You’ Season 4, Part 1 Explained
In You Season 4, the serial killer with a heart of gold, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), becomes an inadvertent investigator into the murders of the...
‘Sorry About the Demon’ Ending Explained – Does The Demon Possess Grace Again?
Sorry About the Demon is a Shudder original horror comedy written and directed by Emily Hagins. The story centers on Will (Jon Michael Simpson), a...
‘Sorry About the Demon’ Review – An Enjoyably Campy Horror Comedy
Relatively new to the streaming market, Shudder is slowly building a name as a content producer, and Sorry About the Demon is a recently released original...
Everything That Happens In ‘You’ Season 4, Part 1 (Episodes 1-5)
The first half of season 4 has Joe Goldberg, everyone’s favorite good-natured serial killer, living as a university professor in London. In England’s capital, he...
‘You’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap – Eat The Rich Killer
Season 4, Episode 5 makes for a strong end to the season’s first half. Joe (played by Penn Badgley) gets in more trouble than he bargained...
‘You’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap – What Does Joe’s New Stalker Want?
In the most mind-boggling episode yet, Joe (played by Penn Badgley) learns that he’s facing the most troublesome enemy he’s had so far. Not only is...
‘You’ Season 4, Part 1 Review – Joe’s Wild Ride Among London’s Aristocracy
The highly-anticipated fourth installment of the creepiest romantic thriller to ever hit our television screens is finally here. Based on a series of novels by...
‘You’ Season 4, Episode 1 Recap – Who Is Professor Jonathan Moore?
Joe Goldberg (played by Penn Badgley), everyone’s favorite love-sick psychopath, has finally made his highly anticipated return to Netflix. After the events in season 3...
Viking Wolf Ending Explained – what happened to Thale?
We discuss the ending of the Netflix film Viking Wolf, which will contain spoilers, and explain what happened to Thale. Viking Wolf starts by introducing...
Viking Wolf Review – an entertaining, gory and somewhat scary werewolf flick
We review the Netflix film Viking Wolf, which does not contain spoilers. It’s only February, yet it appears 2023 is not the year of the...