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In ‘Wet Heat’, Dusty Slay Is A Little Too Laid Back For His Own Good
Let me be clear — I like Dusty Slay. He’s a funny observational comic with relatable blue-collar appeal and a hint of freewheeling, improvisational weirdness....
‘WWE: Unreal’ Is Built On A Fundamentally Bad Idea
There’s a concept in professional wrestling – or “sports entertainment”, whatever you prefer – known as “kayfabe”. In simple terms, it’s the idea of keeping...
‘Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes’ Cleverly Reworks An Effective Formula
The problem with David Berkowitz, aka the “.44 Caliber Killer” and, eventually, “The Son of Sam”, is that in a true crime streaming context, he...
Disasterclass: Seeing the Funny Side Of Catastrophe
When the first of Netflix’s batch of Trainwreck documentaries debuted on June 10, 2025, it began an eight-week trend of the short films infiltrating the most-watched movies...
‘Trainwreck: Storm Area 51’ Is the Final Boss Of Netflix’s Documentary Series
Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 is essentially the final boss of Netflix’s uber-successful voyeuristic documentary series. It builds on several of the themes touched on by previous...
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 2 Could Be Mistaken For A Season Finale
It's only Episode 2, and yet The Winning Try is already delivering finale-quality drama, with all the big emotional swings and payoffs you'd expect after a full season of development.
‘The Winning Try’ Gets Off To A Winning Start In Episode 1
The Winning Try is one of those from-the-ashes sports dramas that ensnares you immediately.
The Ending Of ‘Trigger’ Is A Little Underwhelming
When you really boil it down, the ending of Trigger, like the show itself, is a conflict over two competing ideologies. This theme is made...
Breaking Down Every Episode Of Netflix’s ‘Trigger’
Trigger has a fascinating and provocative dystopian premise, which imagines Korea awash with free, easily accessible firearms. The only man fighting against the tide is Lee...
‘Trigger’ Presents A Dystopian Korea With Worrying Enthusiasm
The central idea of Trigger is that a lot of people are just waiting for the opportunity to shoot someone. Based on the shooting rates...
‘A Normal Woman’ Has A Predictable Ending With A Touch Of Ambiguity
In many ways, A Normal Woman has exactly the ending you’d expect it to have, albeit spiced up with a touch of ambiguity. And this,...
‘A Normal Woman’ Is Overly Familiar, But An Effective Psychological Thriller
If it’s a random Thursday — or, indeed, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or any other day of the week — it’s probably time for a new...
‘Letters from the Past’ Has A Meaningful But Predictable Ending
Letters from the Past has a pretty predictable ending, but it is, in my view, the right one. This kind of coda, which essentially comes...
‘Letters from the Past’ Is Heartfelt But Lacks A Special Quality
You’ll have to forgive me, because I can’t quite articulate what makes Letters from the Past a bit less effective than it would like to...
‘Critical: Between Life and Death’ – Netflix’s Medical Docuseries Provides a Raw Glimpse into Major Trauma Units
Critical: Between Life and Death is a fly-on-the-wall documentary series that follows the UK’s major trauma units, from intensive rehabilitation to life-or-death surgery. It’s a...
Netflix’s ‘Hitmakers’ Reflects the Manufactured Age of the Music Industry
There was a time, and there still are purists today, when musicians were judged for not writing their songs, especially in rap and hip-hop, with...
Breaking Down Every Steamy Twist In ‘The Hunting Wives’
Murder! Affairs! Megachurches! The Hunting Wives has an awful lot going on, and a lot of it is deliberately ridiculous and sensational. Across eight episodes, it weaves...
The Ending Of ‘The Hunting Wives’ Is Crazy, But Annoyingly Inconclusive
Where to even begin? It was obvious from the start that The Hunting Wives was going to take some crazy turns, but following a penultimate...