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‘Junji Ito Maniac’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – “Intruder” / “Long Hair in the Attic”

January 19 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

“Intruder”, taken from the ninth volume of Horror World of Junji Ito, Hallucinations, has a clever concept that is horrifying in a low-key, imaginative way, and...

‘Junji Ito Maniac’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Hanging Balloon”

January 19 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

The third episode of Junji Ito Maniac is my favorite so far, a hauntingly horrible bit of work adapted from the fourth volume of Horror World of...

‘Junji Ito Maniac’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel” / “Ice Cream Bus”

January 19 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

The second episode of Junji Ito Maniac is the first of the anthology’s two-parters. “The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel” is the title story in...

‘Junji Ito Maniac’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “The Strange Hikizuri Siblings”

January 19 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

The first episode of the Netflix anthology Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre adapts a single story from The Circus is Here, the fifth...

‘Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre’ Review – A Mixed-Bag Anime Anthology

January 18 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

Some horror creators have a knack for imagery and concepts that make the average viewer worry for their sanity. How often, for instance, have you...

‘The Interest of Love’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap – A Tantalizing Love Story

January 18 2023, by Daniel Hart

This has, somehow, turned into an intriguing love story between two work employees who are flagrantly pining for each other but, for whatever reason, cannot...

The Story Behind Mission Majnu’s Filming Locations

January 18 2023, by Louie Fecou

Mission Majnu is an Indian Hindi-language thriller that owes a lot to the spy genre. It was directed by Shantanu Bagchi and produced by Ronnie...

‘Trolley’ Season 1, Episode 10 Recap – What Happens When Hye-joo’s Story Breaks?

January 17 2023, by Nathan Sartain

With a massively impactful finish, Trolley Episode 10 did an excellent job of building to its climax. There aren’t many questions left lingering, unlike in other installments,...

The True Story Behind ‘Dog Gone’ Explained

January 17 2023, by Adam Lock

Everybody loves a feel-good movie, and everybody loves dogs (I’m assuming, I mean, what’s not to love, right?), so it comes as no surprise to...

‘The Interest of Love’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – The Story Is Gaining Pace

January 17 2023, by Daniel Hart

It really felt that this was going to be a dull K-Drama, but slowly and surely, it’s becoming an interesting and fractured love story. Two...

‘Trolley’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap – What Makes Gwi-soon Upset?

January 16 2023, by Nathan Sartain

A far more subtle installment, Trolley Episode 9 gives us plenty of revelations yet places them strategically throughout the episode, instead of throwing in a major...

‘Crash Course in Romance’ Season 1 Review – A Breezy Watch with Interesting Depth

January 16 2023, by Nathan Sartain

The romantic comedy path is one well-trodden in the world of K-Dramas. Multiple shows belonging to this genre are released every year, with the occasional...

‘Crash Course in Romance’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – Building Intrigue

January 16 2023, by Nathan Sartain

Much like episode one, Crash Course in Romance’s second chapter is an uncluttered affair, something which glides by without much need to really think about what’s...

‘Dog Gone’ Review – Heartfelt and Hopeful

January 15 2023, by Emma Vine

From the comedy reflected in Marley & Me to the heartache felt when watching Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, there’s no doubt that films depicting our four-legged friends...

‘Crash Course in Romance’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – A Breezy, Agreeable First Instalment

January 15 2023, by Nathan Sartain

Without much fanfare, Crash Course in Romance episode 1 did a decent job of introducing audiences to the wide-ranging ensemble of characters and providing some intriguing context...

‘Break Point’ Season 1 Review – A Smash Hit!

January 14 2023, by M.N. Miller

Tennis is one of the most popular sports in the world. More than 87 million hitting that fuzzy yellow ball with an overpriced racket. That’s...

‘Disconnect: The Wedding Planner’ Ending Explained – Why Doesn’t Dale Invest In Otis’s Company?

January 14 2023, by Lori Meek

Despite a few hitches along the way (including Otis neglecting to actually organize the Yoruba wedding he promised), Dale and Rita happily tie the knot...

‘Disconnect: The Wedding Planner’ Review – A Long, Confusing and Underwhelming Offering

January 14 2023, by Lori Meek

Directed by the award-winning filmmaker David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga (known for Nairobi Half Life), the Nigerian rom-com Disconnect: The Wedding Planner is a sequel to the 2018...