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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4, Episode 8 Explained: The Westies Give The Real Story Behind Milton Dudenoff
Only Murders in the Building brings back story time in Season 4, Episode 8. Characters bringing their perspectives is a regular feature in this series....
‘Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special’ Is A Remarkable Work Of Art
There’s nothing stand-up comedy connoisseurs like less than experimental specials that challenge the idea of what stand-up comedy can be, so I fear the discourse...
‘English Teacher’ Sticks The Landing In A Superb Finale
It was only right that English Teacher, a truly excellent sitcom, had a really good ending, and Episode 8, “Birthday”, caps off Season 1 in fine...
The Point of ‘The Franchise’ Becomes Clear In Episode 2
I wish I knew more about Tecto, the hero of the inevitably doomed superhero flick at the heart of The Franchise. There’s no way this...
Cristin Milioti Is Awards-Worthy In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4
Oz Cobb has emerged as such a compelling character that you’d think The Penguin wouldn’t work without him, but Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”, barely features him and doesn’t...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 2 Implies A Dramatic Pivot Is Coming
It’s early days yet, but I suppose it’s worthwhile asking where A Virtuous Business might be going. There aren’t exactly an abundance of empowering female-driven...
‘Salem’s Lot’ (2024) Is A Toothless Remake
While I’m trying my best to avoid vampire puns, this long-shelved remake of Salem’s Lot doesn’t make it easy. Toothless. Anemic. Bloodless. These are all...
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Hits A High Note In Season 2, Episode 3
I’ve been pretty mixed on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, but let me be the first to tell you that I liked Episode...
‘The Franchise’ Has A Needlessly Good Premiere
There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first AD of...
‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Picks Up With Episode 5
I’m not sure that Tulsa King Season 2 has quite lived up to the expectations I had for it, but Episode 5, “Tilting at Windmills”,...
The Chemistry Between Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth Cannot Save ‘Lonely Planet’
Lonely Planet is an age-gap romance movie starring Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern as the leads. And to be honest, if I didn’t see the...
‘Joan’ Goes International in Episode 2
A new business endeavour becomes confusingly personal in Episode 2 of Joan, which admittedly lacks the snappy pace of the premiere. It remains, though, a...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 1 Establishes A Solid Premise
The comedic hook of A Virtuous Business is fairly straightforward – the clash of conservative Korea and sexual openness. Lots of K-Dramas are sexy, of...
Ignorance Is Bliss In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 3
The Penguin is excellent in a way that doesn’t make much sense, and Episode 3, “Bliss”, exemplifies this in several interesting ways. It’s a Batman...
‘Uprising’ Story Recap and Ending Explained: All The Key Moments In The South Korean Historical Drama
The ending of Uprising is a full-circle experience: a former slave and master (and a misunderstood friendship spanning years) finally meet in a bloody battle...
‘Uprising’ Review – An Epic South Korean Historical Drama
Uprising is the kind of historical military film that you have to pay attention to. Cue the costume designs, which we already expect to be...
‘Teacup’ Episode 2 Raises The Stakes and Complicates the Mystery
Freed from the clunky expositional approach of its premiere, Teacup feels like it’s coming together in Episode 2, “My Little Lighthouse”. The predicament feels more...
Exposition Bogs Down The Premiere Of ‘Teacup’
A name seems to carry more weight in the horror genre than anywhere else. You see Jordan Peele or James Wan or Ryan Murphy –...