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Sunday’s Illness Review

June 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

A not particularly fun fact about me is that my father left my mother when she fell pregnant. I’ve never met him or communicated with...

Veronica Review

June 14 2018, by Alix Turner

OK, I’ll get this bit about the marketing hype out of the way first: when Netflix first announced they had this new Spanish horror film...

Maktub (2017) Review

June 11 2018, by Daniel Hart

Watch Dan Hart’s review on YouTube here. This will not surprise you in the slightest but I am fairly convinced I have not seen an...

Sense8 Season 2 Episode 12 Review

June 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

In early 2017, Netflix notoriously undertook its very own canceling binge, discontinuing any show that did not meet the same viewing figures as shows perhaps...

The Alienist Season 1 Review

June 4 2018, by Alix Turner

In the 19th century, persons suffering from mental illness were thought to be alienated from their own true natures. Experts who studied them were therefore...

Ali’s Wedding Review

June 4 2018, by Daniel Hart

Watch Dan Hart’s review of Ali’s Wedding on Youtube here A movie with religious implications has to find the right balance, especially when it involves romantic...

Alex Strangelove Review

June 4 2018, by Daniel Hart

Watch DanHartRSC’s review on YouTube There is a scene in Alex Strangelove where Alex’s friend reveals his penis in public to prove to him that...

Sara’s Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review

May 29 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Sara’s Notebook is remarkable throughout, raising important questions of morality and exposing the true fickleness of mortality. Following Laura, we are taken on a journey of...

Netflix’s Ibiza Review

May 25 2018, by Daniel Hart

What are we expecting from Netflix Original Ibiza? I guess a lot of sex, partying, drama and drugs. You get all of that but first, it...

Netflix’s Explained Episode 1-3 Review

May 24 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

When I read about Netflix’s Explained, a new documentary series, I was definitely intrigued. It claimed to be a series that was going to shed some...

Netflix’s Mob Psycho 100 Review

May 22 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Arriving today on Netflix in twelve 20-odd minute episodes is Mob Psycho 100, the live-action adaptation of the psychedelic Bones anime series that put in...

‘Catching Feelings’ Review – When Romance Meets Dark Comedy in Johannesburg

May 18 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Catching Feelings follows the lives of journalist Sam and author turned English teacher Max as they go day by day seemingly living a satisfactory lifestyle....

‘Aiyaary’ Review – A Messy, Overstuffed Espionage Thriller That Falls Flat

May 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary is a messy and overstuffed espionage thriller that runs for 160 agonizing minutes. Checking your watch during a bad movie is nothing...

Netflix’s Safe Review

May 8 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

THIS REVIEW OF SAFE IS BASED ON THE EPISODES THAT WERE (EVENTUALLY) PROVIDED TO PRESS AND THUS DOESN’T CONTAIN A SCORE. IT’LL LIKELY BE UPDATED...

‘Evil Genius’ Review – Maniacal Laugh

May 7 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Evil Genius opens with the story of Brian Wells, a pizza delivery guy who attempts to rob a bank with a homemade bomb forcibly locked...

Busted! Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

We recap the Netflix K-Variety series Busted! Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2, which will contain minor spoilers.  The Korean variety show scene is alien...

Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) Review – A Toothless Tale of Predatory Finance

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Early on in Forgive Us Our Debts, a man who is apparently a professor (Jerzy Stuhr) uses a pool table and an analogy about a...

Manhunt Review

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

My love for the career of John Woo is enthusiastic and hardly a secret, in particular for 1992’s Hard Boiled, which I wholeheartedly consider a...