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‘Subteran’ Review – The First Romanian Netflix Original Is Workmanlike Entertainment, and That’s Okay

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Subteran is, to my knowledge, the first Romanian Netflix original series, and you know what? It’s a pretty good debut effort. It’s not perfect, obviously;...

‘American Primeval’ Recap – A Complete Breakdown Of Everything That Happened (and Why)

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s brutal Western American Primeval spins a complex web around the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a real event that occurred in the Utah Territory in 1857....

‘American Primeval’ Ending Explained – Breaking Down the Finale’s Tragedies and Atrocities

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Pretty much everyone dies in American Primeval, which is to be expected. Nobody thought a happy ending was coming to any of these characters, even...

‘American Primeval’ Review – Netflix’s Western Is Awful, Which Is Entirely The Point

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

American Primeval is awful, but largely in a way that’s terrifically entertaining. It’s about a lot of horrible people doing a great many heinous things,...

‘Hound’s Hill’ Ending Explained – A Thorough Finale Is Worth the Wait

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes a fair amount of time and a lot of concentration to get to the climax of Hound’s Hill, so most viewers will enter...

‘Hound’s Hill’ Review – Netflix’s Dark Small-Town Mystery Is Worth Persevering With

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Hound’s Hill is the kind of bleak small-town mystery that dumps you in the middle of a world and lets you acclimate on your own...

‘The Breakthrough’ Ending Explained – A Long-Awaited Arrest Finally Brings Closure

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Breakthrough has an ending that’s a little like releasing a long-held intake of breath. It isn’t the usual kind of crime drama tension, I’ll...

‘The Breakthrough’ Review – Netflix’s Patient Crime Drama Lingers Over Process

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It wouldn’t be right to call Netflix’s The Breakthrough a thriller, since it doesn’t contain any thrills. Then again, it isn’t supposed to. Lisa Siwe’s...

‘Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy’ Review – A Feature-Length List Of Excuses For Not Being Funny

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Filmed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy opens with a bit of self-aggrandizing artifice that...

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Remains Very Weird In Episode 2

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Stick with me here as this is a slightly weird thing to say on just Episode 2, but When the Stars Gossip is almost like the anti-K-Drama.

‘Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action’ Review – Brilliant Netflix Doc Highlights Trash TV’s Moral Bankruptcy

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

At one point in Netflix’s brilliant two-part docuseries Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, The Jerry Springer Show is described as a modern-day version of the...

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Is All Over the Place in Episode 1

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that sci-fi isn’t exactly a go-to genre for K-Drama, and sci-fi-comedy even less so, which makes When the Stars Gossip an especially curious choice for a Netflix series.

‘When the Phone Rings’ Ending Explained – It’s Finally Happily Ever After For Hee-joo and Her Husband

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Allow me to spare you the suspense – When the Phone Rings has a happy ending. For a long time, it was easy to suspect...

‘Bandidos’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Perfunctory Climax Offers A Mediocre Haul

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of any good heist/treasure-hunting show isn’t as much of a will-they-won’t-they as it seems. Nobody ever gets the loot, really. It’s either cursed...

‘Bandidos’ Season 2 Review – Returning To The Same Well Yields Very Little Treasure

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s really no surprise that Bandidos was popular, despite it not being very good. It had the format of a heist thriller and the aesthetics...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Delivers Several Late Twists In Episode 11

January 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When the Phone Rings is clearly the kind of show that delights in keeping its audience guessing (and close to a health event).

‘Cunk on Life’ Review – Diane Morgan Remains Exquisite In Charlie Brooker’s Silly Satire

January 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes an effort to remember this now, but there was a time when nobody knew who Sacha Baron Cohen (The Spy) or any of his...

‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’ Review – Chris Smith’s Netflix Documentary Treats Its Subject With Kid Gloves

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate Bryan Johnson. Not that I’ve ever met him, obviously. Never spoken to him either. In fact, now that I think about it, I...