Articles by Lori Meek
Infiesto Ending Explained – who is The Prophet?
We discuss the ending of the Netflix film Infiesto which will contain spoilers. The film Infiesto starts around the time when Spain officially announced the...
Infiesto Review – a formulaic crime thriller set during the pandemic
We review the Netflix film Infiesto, which does not contain spoilers. Spanish filmmaker Patxi Amezcua’s third feature made its Netflix debut. Infiesto is a crime...
‘The Price of Family’ Ending Explained – Who Really Inherited Aunt Thea’s Money?
The Price of Family starts with the two parents, Carlo and Anna, saying goodbye to both their adult children as they move to the city...
‘The Price of Family’ Review – A Film About Petty Cruelty Disguised as Comedy
Netflix’s Italian comedy by filmmaker Giovanni Bognetti explores what happens when two empty nesters take drastic measures to keep their kids close. The film is...
‘The Menu’ Ending Explained – Is There a Cannibalism In the Film?
Inspired by writer Will Tracy’s haute cuisine experience on a Norwegian island, The Menu is a black comedy horror centering around the extravagant fine dining industry....
‘The Menu’ Review – A Deliciously Savage Take on the Fine Dining Scene
With A-listers like Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in lead roles, The Menu has been making waves since its premiere at TIFF. Written by Seth Reiss...
‘Disconnect: The Wedding Planner’ Ending Explained – Why Doesn’t Dale Invest In Otis’s Company?
Despite a few hitches along the way (including Otis neglecting to actually organize the Yoruba wedding he promised), Dale and Rita happily tie the knot...
‘Disconnect: The Wedding Planner’ Review – A Long, Confusing and Underwhelming Offering
Directed by the award-winning filmmaker David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga (known for Nairobi Half Life), the Nigerian rom-com Disconnect: The Wedding Planner is a sequel to the 2018...
Noise (2023) Review – A Harrowing Yet Sobering Experience From Start to Finish
Directed by Natalia Beristain, Noise (original title: Ruido) is a harrowing crime drama about a desperate mother’s attempts at finding her 20-something daughter, who’s been missing for...
‘Mars One’ Review – A Subtle and Compelling Slice-of-Life Drama
Brazil’s official Academy Awards selection, Mars One (original title: Marte Um), dropped on Netflix. The film’s been making its way around the festival circuit after premiering at Sundance...
‘How I Became a Gangster’ Ending Explained – Why Didn’t Walden Want to Be Saved?
After several years of being virtually untouchable, our unnamed Gangster finds himself in prison for the second time in his life. Oddly, none of his...
‘How I Became a Gangster’ Review – Delightfully Violent Yet as Formulaic as It Gets
The 2019 Polish crime-drama How I Became a Gangster (original title: Jak zostalem gangsterem. Historia prawdziwa) landed on Netflix, and it chronicles the adventures of an unnamed narrator as...
10 Sexy Period Drama Movies like ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’
Based on the scandalous novel of the same name by D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover was an original movie on Netflix. If sexy period drama movies about...
‘7 Women and a Murder’ Ending Explained – Who Killed Marcello?
7 Women and a Murder is a Whodunit from Italy written and directed by Alessandro Genovesi. The film is set in an old manor house...
‘7 Women and a Murder’ Review – A Less Than Spicy and Dated Remake of a Murder Mystery Classic
7 Women and a Murder is the Italian remake of a French cult classic from 2002, 8 Women, which was itself based on a popular stage play...
‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ Ending Explained – Who are The Escapologist and The Acrobat?
The film adaptation of the Olivier award-winning Matilda the Musical tells the charming story of a precocious young girl who uses her special abilities to...
‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ Review – A Perfect Feel-Good Musical for a Cold Winter Night
Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book about a clever young girl with supernatural abilities was first adapted for the big screen in 1996, and later on,...
‘Private Lesson’ Ending Explained – Who Was Using Nudes to Blackmail Azra’s Student?
By the time we’ve reached the third act in the film Private Lesson, everything seems to be going great for our protagonist. Her newest pupil’s...
‘Private Lesson’ Review – A Sweet and Romantic Turkish Flick
If you’ve ever wondered what the movie Hitch would have looked like if the lead were a beautiful young woman and his clients were teen...
‘The Big 4’ Ending Explained – Who Was Really Behind Petrus’s Murder?
After the second big fight between Antonio’s men and our heroes in The Big 4, the villain captures poor Pelor and threatens to kill him...