Articles by Lori Meek
How to Date Billy Walsh Has A Happy Ending For Everyone
How to Date Billy Walsh isn’t the type of movie not to force a happy ending. Teenagers Archie and Millie have been best friends since...
‘How to Date Billy Walsh’ Is A Dumbed Down And Annoying Throwback
How to Date Billy Walsh is a Prime Video teen comedy about a boy and the bizarre lengths he goes through to get the girl....
Here’s everything that happened in Netflix’s Ripley
Ripley is a sleek black-and-white Netflix thriller about a New York swindler taking on the opportunity of a lifetime. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented...
How Tom Ripley Gets Away With Murder (Again) At The End of the Netflix Series
In Episode 8, the Ripley series finale aptly titled “Narcissus”, Tom aims for a fresh start in a stunning Venetian mansion. Things get complicated when...
Netflix’s ‘Ripley’ Is An Unsettling Film Noir Rendition of Patricia Highsmith’s Novels
Steven Zaillian’s adaptation of the bestselling novel by Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr. Ripley, was initially meant to make its debut on Showtime, before being...
Música’s Ending Isn’t About Romance – It’s About Puppets
By the end of Música, Rudy’s lies catch up to him and he loses both his girlfriends. However, he does gain something even more valuable...
Zero to Hero’s Ending Chooses Love And Honesty Over Fame
The ending of Zero to Hero (2024) offers its protagonist, Hero, that age-old dilemma — the chance to stay famous and continue his doppelganger’s career,...
‘Zero to Hero’ on Netflix Is Nonsensical and Tropey, Yet Charming and Familiar
Netflix’s rom-com Zero to Hero (2024) is a saccharine romantic comedy with a plot pulled from a two-decades-old Lizzie McGuire movie. The straight-to-streaming movie was...
Música Review – Rudy Mancuso Plays Himself In This Touchingly Rhythmic Rom-Com
We’ve probably all imagined which A-lister would play us in a movie about our lives. Writer, director, choreographer, and Música’s leading man, Rudy Mancuso, answered...
Elena’s regime comes to a violent and abrupt end in Episode 5
“All Ye Faithful” is The Regime’s very own Christmas special. Elena wants to spend the holiday with her “family,” comprised of Herbert and Oskar. Her...
Heart of the Hunter Ending Explained – Does Zuko rescue his son in time?
Heart of the Hunter, despite having a convoluted plot, at least has a pretty straightforward and satisfying ending. The South African Netflix film which was...
Heart of the Hunter Review – Fast-Paced Action, But An Overly Complicated Story
Heart of the Hunter is a South African Netflix action movie directed by Mandla Dube from a script written by Willem Grobler and Deon Meyer,...
The ending of The Beautiful Game on Netflix teaches an important lesson
The ending of The Beautiful Game is predictable, there’s no doubt about that. But the lesson learned by protagonist Vinny that the real-life Homeless World...
The Beautiful Game Review – Netflix’s underdog sports tale is formulaic but feel-good
For the past two decades, the Homeless World Cup Foundation has been putting together annual football tournaments for teams of unhoused people around the world....
Herbert proves his love for Elena in typically twisted fashion in The Regime Episode 4
In Episode 4 of The Regime, the Chancellor’s bright idea to trade with China threatens to ruin local sugar production. As the factories are closing,...
Road House Ending Explained – Does Dalton put an end to Brandt and Knox’s reign of terror?
The ending of Road House (2024) is predictably full of carnage and potentially sets up a sequel or spin-off focusing on a surviving Knox. The Doug...
Road House Review – Convoluted, yet charmingly violent and a lot of fun
The Doug Liman-directed Road House (2024) is a reimagining of the 1989 Patrick Swayze-led cult classic of the same name. Prime Video released this remake of a...
The Tables Finally Turn In ‘The Regime’ Episode 3, Where We Attend A Dead Man’s Birthday Party
At the start of “The Heroes’ Banquet”, it seems like Herbert’s influence over Elena is stronger than ever. He attends council meetings on her behalf...
Irish Wish Ending Explained – Does Maddie choose to keep her wish?
Everyone would like to wish their fantasies into existence, but the ending of Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix rom-com Irish Wish cautions against it. Protagonist Maddie wishes...
Irish Wish Review – Mildly entertaining, scenic, and forgettable rom-com
After bringing some holiday cheer with the mediocre yet forgettable Falling for Christmas, Lindsay Lohan teamed up with director Janeen Damian for yet another Netflix...