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Review: ‘Deon Cole: Ok, Mister’ Is The Comedian’s Third Win For Netflix

September 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Deon Cole is a seasoned comedian, which based on his third Netflix special, Ok, Mister, is not an adjective he’d like. He prefers “vintage”, which is,...

Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Episode 10 Veers Away From Tragedy

September 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Don’t worry, folks – it was a false alarm. Love Next Door really did look like it was going down a deeply traumatic path, but...

The Ending of ‘Romance in the House’ Is Predictable, Happy, and Satisfying

September 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Romance in the House was always going to be predictable. Episode 12, the finale, is precisely that, but you know what? I...

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Episode 11 Reveals How Moo-jin Earned His Fortune

September 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

When Romance in the House first started airing, I thought its 12-episode season order was on the shorter side for a K-Drama, and wondered whether...

Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Episode 9 Veers Into Melodrama Territory

September 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Here’s a question that seems more relevant as of Episode 9 of Love Next Door than it has before – where, exactly, is this show...

The Ending Of ‘Uglies’ Terrifies The Audience With Setup For A Sequel

September 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Since Netflix’s Uglies is based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 series-launching book of the same name, it should come as no surprise that the movie’s ending...

Review: ‘Uglies’ Made Me Want To Gouge My Eyes Out

September 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In Uglies, McG’s Netflix adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 book of the same name, Joey King wants to be pretty. At one point, the Hollywood...

The Ending Of ‘Sector 36’ Offers A Glimmer Of Hope

September 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s hard to tell if the cliffhanger ending of Sector 36 is hinting at a sequel or providing a resonant note of deliberate ambiguity. This...

Review: ‘Sector 36’ Is An Unserious Dramatization Of Truly Heinous Crimes

September 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Sector 36 is an odd film based on a heinous string of real crimes in Nithari, a residential enclave in New Delhi, in 2005-2006. “Odd”...

The Ending of ‘Officer Black Belt’ Isn’t About The Action

September 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Officer Black Belt sums up the theme that has been running throughout the entire movie – the burgeoning sense of duty and...

Review: ‘Officer Black Belt’ Is A Well-Intentioned But Cookie-Cutter Action Flick

September 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a problem with Officer Black Belt, a well-intentioned Netflix movie about an athletic idealist punching and kicking recidivism out of South Korean criminals –...

Betrayal Is Rife In The Ending Of ‘Billionaire Island’

September 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Billionaire Island is, on the surface, a story about salmon, but its ending reveals it to be something else – a story about betrayal and...

Review: ‘Billionaire Island’ Isn’t Quite ‘Succession’ With Salmon

September 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

When you think of islands and billionaires, you probably think of Jeffrey Epstein, so it’s probably a bit of a relief that Billionaire Island, Anne...

‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4 Finale Brings ‘Emily in Rome’ Special

September 12 2024, by Daniel Hart

If there’s one thing that Emily in Paris likes to revel in, it is the complicated love story of Gabriel and Emily. However, I must...

‘Boxer’ Ending Is Not A Happy One But There’s At Least Hope For The Polish Boxer

September 11 2024, by Daniel Hart

There’s not a happy ending for Boxer—in fact, it’s depressing for Jedrzej and his wife Kasia, who have been torn apart by their circumstances and...

‘Boxer’ Is Not Your Polish ‘Rocky’ Movie – It’s Far From It

September 11 2024, by Daniel Hart

Although the Polish movie Boxer (or Bosker) is not based on a true story, it’s influenced by the time period it is set in. Between...

The Ending of ‘Technoboys’ Is Surprisingly Sensitive

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of a musical movie is usually a big performance, and while Technoboys gets there eventually, it’s beside the point. Instead, the Netflix movie...

Review: ‘Technoboys’ Has Its Heart In The Right Place

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Technoboys has its work cut out for it. It isn’t easy being a parodical musical comedy in a world where Popstar: Never Stop Never...