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‘The Night Manager’ Season 2 Review – Something Doesn’t Feel Right
There is no more damning indictment of the state of contemporary media than The Night Manager being back on our screens a decade after contentedly...
‘The Night Manager’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – A Location Change Brings New Vibes
The Night Manager has never been a particularly vibes-heavy show, unless, of course, the vibes you’re looking for are rather grounded and intense ones. But...
‘The Night Manager’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – An Explosive Start (Literally)
Mental health seems to be a growing concern in the espionage business. The Agency was almost entirely about the psychological toll of being a spy,...
‘Fallout’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Did Maximus Just Start A War?
War is rarely funny, which is probably why Fallout has always worked as a satire. The horrors of nuclear Armageddon, endless conflict, and the demented factions who perpetuate it – this isn’t laugh-a-minute stuff. In the two episodes of Season 2 we’ve seen already, a lot of really grim stuff has happened, the kind of stuff that changes people, makes them realise who they are (or who they aren’t).
‘Fallout’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – It’s Time For A Few Side Quests
It’s probably fitting that Fallout, of all shows, devotes some time to side quests. There’s an argument to be made that this isn’t the best way to structure a television series, and that Season 2 is already moving a little bit slower than it should be, but there’s a very valid counter-argument that Episode 2, “The Golden Rule”, is fun enough for it not to matter.
‘Fallout’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – What Happens In Vegas…
Back in the Wasteland, heading to New Vegas, and it feels like there’s a lot on the line for Fallout Season 2.
‘Merv’ Review – Proof That Dogs Improve Even Bad Movies
Much like how “horror movie, but with a dog” was more than enough of an elevator pitch for Good Boy, “rom com, but with a...
‘Malice’ Ending Explained – Sometimes the Villains Get to Win
In most shows, the finale of Malice would constitute a happy ending. The pampered, privileged family is taken to task for their selfishness, after all,...
‘Malice’ Review – Somehow, Jack Whitehall’s First Dramatic Role Really Works
Nothing about Prime Video’s Malice should work. It’s very silly, totally implausible, and stars Jack Whitehall, of all people, not as bumbling comic relief but...
‘Playdate’ Review – Prime Video’s Abominable Action-Comedy Is An Insult
Having spent over a decade as an entertainment critic, one of the things I have realised is that I have deeply unsophisticated taste. Ordinarily, a...
The ‘Bat-Fam’ Controversy Is Ridiculous, But I Kind Of Get It
I was fully prepared to declare the “controversy” around Prime Video’s Bat-Fam utterly ridiculous, and a complete overreaction by so-called fans with nothing better to...
‘Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy’ Review – Prime Video’s Christmas Rom-Com Commits A Terrible Sin
Five days into November, and I’m not only reviewing my second premature Christmas movie of the year, but weirdly enough, the second one with “Joy”...
Harlan Coben’s ‘Lazarus’ Ending Explained – Twist After Twist After Twist
Predictably, Harlan Coben’s Lazarus has one of those endings that seem to go on forever, delivering twist after twist just for the fun of it....
Harlan Coben’s ‘Lazarus’ Review – Too Ridiculous By Half, Even For This Author
The work of Harlan Coben is perfectly suited to our current era of relentless home entertainment, where audiences swallow stories wholesale and barely have time...
‘Gen V’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Well, That Was Easier Than Expected
I’m not sure I’d consider the climax of Gen V Season 2 to be a “good” ending in the traditional sense of the term. Sure,...
‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Can’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So
Not to say I told you so, but, well, I told you so. It isn’t like Gen V Season 2 had been especially subtle about what was really going on with Cipher and Thomas Godolkin, but it’s nice that Episode 7 clarifies it – and with immediately chilling effect.
‘Maintenance Required’ Review – Prime Video’s Wildly Derivative Rom-Com Kind Of Works
There is no way to scientifically measure this, but I reckon Maintenance Required is the most derivative romantic comedy ever made. It’s You’ve Got Mail,...
‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Getting Closer to the Truth
Gen V Season 2 continues to lean on more explicit cameos and connections to The Boys.