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Brotherly Love In The Ending of ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is a true story, based on witness testimony, audio recordings, and court transcripts from the real case, so...
Review: ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Learned Some Lessons From Its Predecessor
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is quintessentially Ryan Murphy; a brutal crime, a salacious trial – two, in this case – and a...
‘Twilight of the Gods’ Has A Brutal, Bizarre, and Incomplete Ending
Episode 8 of Twilight of the Gods, “Song of Sigrid”, is one of only two episodes directed by the show’s creator Zack Snyder — and you...
Here’s Everything That Happened In Zack Snyder’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’
Zack Snyder tackles Norse mythology in Twilight of the Gods, a densely packed extravaganza of sex, slow-motion, and violence freed from the usual constraints by...
Review: ‘Twilight of the Gods’ Isn’t Immune To Zack Snyder’s Worst Impulses
Twilight of the Gods benefits from Norse mythology’s rich storytelling canvas and colorful characters, from creator Zack Snyder’s eye for striking visuals, and from Netflix’s bottomless...
Review: ‘Deon Cole: Ok, Mister’ Is The Comedian’s Third Win For Netflix
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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...