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Breaking Down All Four Episodes of ‘Tomorrow and I’ On Netflix

December 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Thailand’s Black Mirror equivalent Tomorrow and I blesses Netflix with four – albeit almost feature-length – episodes of speculative science-fiction. They’re all separate stories in...

‘The Children’s Train’ Review: A Lesser Known True Story of Post-War Italy That Captures The Pains of Motherhood

December 4 2024, by Daniel Hart

Adapted from Viola Ardone’s novel Il treno dei bambini and directed by Cristina Comencini (Tornare, Sex Story), The Children’s Train is set in 1946, post-World...

‘Crushing It’ Is Another Positive, Funny Fortune Feimster Special

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Crushing It is Fortune Feimster’s third solo Netflix special after Sweet and Salty and Good Fortune, and while I’m not quite sure it’s the best...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Hits A Clear Turning Point in Episode 4

November 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

When the Phone Rings really stepped things up in Episode 3, and I’d say Episode 4 continues to build on that momentum. There’s a real...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Picks Up Well In Episode 3

November 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If you were to look back, I reckon Episode 3 is the point at which When the Phone Rings really starts coming together. The same...

‘The Madness’ Is Middling… But Colman Domingo Rules As Usual

November 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can tell that The Madness would like to be described as “timely”, “biting”, or any number of other adjectives one would typically throw at...

Is Netflix’s ‘Our Little Secret’ the Worst Christmas Movie of 2024?

November 27 2024, by Naomi Mairs

It’s November 24th, 4° outside, and it seems the perfect time to watch a Christmas movie. As I get my sweet cup of tea, a...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Coheres A Little Better In Episode 2

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Can impersonating a kidnapper save a sham marriage? I guess this is the question being floated by When the Phone Rings Episode 2, which picks...

‘Arcane’ Season 2 Ends With A Sweeping, Complex, Emotional Act 3

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, blimey. It was virtually inevitable that Act 3 of Arcane Season 2 was going to stir some emotions, but as usual with this show,...

The Legendary Swedish Crime Behind Netflix’s ‘The Helicopter Heist’

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A grain of truth is a powerful thing, and there’s a big one behind Netflix’s Swedish limited series The Helicopter Heist. The 2009 robbery of...

‘The Helicopter Heist’ Delivers Serviceable True-Crime Thrills

November 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If there are two things everybody loves these days, it’s true crime and heist thrillers. The Helicopter Heist knows this, which is why the Swedish...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 1 Introduces An Unusual Premise

November 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

When the Phone Rings is weird even by K-Drama standards, and that’s obvious right from Episode 1. A loveless marriage of convenience, selective mutism, and...

‘Adoration’ Is A Familiar Feeling Mystery With A Bad Attitude

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Ironically for a show titled Adoration, everyone in this seems to hate each other. There are more arguments in the first couple of episodes that...

Angelina Jolie delivers a career best performance in ‘Maria’

November 19 2024, by Ricky Valero

Pablo Larrain rounds out his trilogy about iconic women of the 20th century with Maria, a film centered around the famed opera singer Maria Callas....

‘A Virtuous Business’ Makes A Crucial Mistake In Its Finale

November 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Time skips can be useful narrative conceits, and in some cases, they can really reinvigorate a flagging show (hello, The Walking Dead.) But there’s one...

A Heartfelt Reunion In ‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 11

November 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I think the smartest thing that A Virtuous Business has done thus far is entangling Da-hyun’s seemingly unrelated personal subplot with the core group dynamics....

‘Arcane’ Season 2 Slows Things Down In Act 2 To Extraordinary Effect

November 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s accurate to say that Act 2 of Arcane Season 2 slows things down a lot relative to the balls-to-the-wall frenzy of Act 1, but...

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 10 Ends Part 2 With Unexpected Tragedy

November 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Part 2 of Cobra Kai Season 6 comes to an end in Episode 10, “Eunjangdo”, and it’s a very decent stopping point full of action, drama, and...