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Everything Will Be Fine review – a well-observed dramedy from Diego Luna

August 20 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Everything Will Be Fine is spoiler-free.  Created, written, and directed by Diego Luna, the new Netflix original dramedy Everything Will Be Fine feels like...

The Chair season 1 review – a dramedy that benefits from irony

August 20 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix’s The Chair season 1 does not contain spoilers. Read the ending explained for season 1.  There are so many ways you...

Hospital Playlist season 2, episode 9 recap – unspoken feelings

August 19 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of the Netflix K-Drama series Hospital Playlist season 2, episode 9 contains major spoilers. Read the recap of the previous episode. The thing...

‘The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student’ Review – An Underwhelming Experience

August 19 2021, by Bashirat Oladele

It’s not easy to abandon your dreams of traveling the world and this is something Barbara, one of the main characters, can relate to. Set...

‘The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student’ Ending Explained – Some Positive Messages

August 19 2021, by Bashirat Oladele

In The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student, Barbara (played by Larissa Manoela, as seen in Airplane Mode) and Taila (played by Thati Lopes) are in...

Out of My League (2021) review – Netflix’s Italian rom-com limps towards a foregone conclusion

August 19 2021, by Michael Frank

This review of the Netflix film Out of My League (2021) does not contain spoilers.  The premise of Out of My League (2021), Netflix’s Italian...

Black Island (2021) Ending Explained – Who Is Helena?

August 18 2021, by Kira Comerford

Black Island follows Jonas, an orphan living on a remote island, whose life takes a bizarre turn when a mysterious new teacher takes over his...

Black Island (2021) Review – Do Not Visit

August 18 2021, by Kira Comerford

Black Island follows Jonas (Philip Froissant, The Empress), an orphan courtesy of a tragic accident in which both of his parents were killed. A year...

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes review – good but a little disjointed

August 18 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes was released on the streaming service on August 18, 2021.  Netflix has answered our prayers and...

The Defeated Season 1 Review – a gripping postwar thriller with a unique perspective

August 18 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of The Defeated Season 1 is spoiler-free. Nazis are the quintessential villains of all popular culture, and indeed of history. Nobody ever gets...

The Defeated season 1, episode 8 recap – the finale/ending explained

August 18 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of The Defeated season 1, episode 8, “Homecoming”, contains spoilers, including a discussion of The Defeated ending. You can check out our spoiler-free...

You Are My Spring season 1, episode 14 recap – “I love you”

August 17 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of the Netflix K-Drama Series You Are My Spring season 1, episode 14 contains spoilers. Read the recap of the previous episode. Throughout...

Untold: Deal with the Devil Review – an athlete finally out of the spotlight gets her chance to tell her story

August 17 2021, by Michael Frank

Netflix’s Untold: Deal with the Devil was released on August 17, 2021 — Untold is part of a weekly docuseries. Read the review of the...

You Are My Spring season 1, episode 13 recap – the lovebirds make up

August 16 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of the Netflix K-Drama Series You Are My Spring season 1, episode 13 contains spoilers. Read the recap of the previous episode. Ah...

Nevertheless season 1, episode 9 recap – “I Know It’s Over. Nevertheless”

August 14 2021, by Bashirat Oladele

This recap of the Netflix K-Drama series Nevertheless season 1, episode 9, “I Know It’s Over. Nevertheless”, contains spoilers. The previous episode of Nevertheless made...

The Kingdom season 1, episode 8 recap – the ending explained

August 14 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of The Kingdom season 1, episode 8, “For the Good of the Republic”, contains spoilers, as well as a discussion of The Kingdom’s...

Gone for Good review – Netflix finds a mysterious thread with this French-language thriller

August 13 2021, by Michael Frank

This review of the Netflix limited series Gone for Good does not contain spoilers. From creators David Elkaïm and Vincent Poymiro, Netflix’s Gone for Good...

Gone for Good episode 5 recap – the ending explained

August 13 2021, by Michael Frank

This recap of the Netflix series Gone for Good episode 5, “Fred” — the ending explained — contains spoilers. Titled “Fred,” the Gone for Good...