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‘Vikings: Valhalla’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: It Really Is The End Of Jomsborg As We Know It
Now that our characters understand the next phase of their journeys, Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 flows better. From unusual nuns, escaping Jomsborg, and being enticed...
‘Vikings: Valhalla’ Season 3, Episode 3 Explained: Why Does Freydis Plan To Leave Jomsborg?
There’s plenty to mull over in Vikings: Valhalla Season 3, Episode 3, as the lead characters hit a turning point. The action has calmed, and...
Recap: ‘Vikings: Valhalla’ Season 3, Episode 2 Offers A ‘Game of Thrones’ “The Winds of Winter” Moment
The writers for Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 have not held back. They’ve seen the notes that this is the final season and decided to go...
Vikings: Valhalla Season 3, Episode 1 Explained: Siege at Syracuse, a Meeting with the Pope and a new Visitor at Jomsborg
Season 3 of Vikings: Valhalla, the final chapter of the series, enters with “Seven Years Later,” an apt title for Episode 1, signifying the time...
A Breakdown Of The Key Moments From ‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episode 7
My main complaint in Episode 6 and a few episodes before that is that it feels like The Boys is trying to get a meme...
Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 7 Finally Reveals The Truth About What Happened On Brendok
I’ve been kinder to The Acolyte than most critics have, but Episode 7, “Choice”, made me feel a bit silly for coming to its defense....
Recap: A New Suspect Emerges In ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 6
Let’s interrupt our regularly scheduled recapping by reiterating a point. When I wrote about Episode 5 of Presumed Innocent, I mentioned the small things; the details....
Recap: ‘Land of Women’ Changes Pace In Episode 4
Mothers always know best, don’t they? It might be an effort to admit sometimes, but when mom says your husband is probably playing away on...
Hannah Berner Shows Plenty Of Potential For The Future In ‘We Ride At Dawn’
Before I dive in, I’m putting it on record that I like Hannah Berner. Fun fact: I was introduced to the writer/director and now stand-up...
‘Desperate Lies’ Is Not A True Story, But Heteropaternal Superfecundation Is Real
At a glance, the premise of Desperate Lies is ridiculous. A woman giving birth to twins with two different fathers? Nonsense, I hear you cry. But hold...
Recap: The Dance of the Dragons Begins In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4
The excitement about House of the Dragon was never due to the quality of the novel it’s based on, Fire & Blood, a slightly dusty...
Recap: Mikes Gets An Ultimatum In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 6
Things are getting a little tense in Mayor of Kingstown. There has been a burgeoning war between the Crips and the Russians – with a...
New Jersey Cosplays As Florida In Prime Video’s ‘Space Cadet’
Space Cadet isn’t a clever movie, but it was at least clever with its production. Set in Florida, the Legally Blonde-inspired comedy was filmed across New Jersey,...
Review: ‘Desperate Lies’ Completely Mishandles Its Premise
Every now and again Netflix will indulge in a soapy telenovela with a preposterous number of episodes, and Desperate Lies fits the bill. A grim,...
‘The Imaginary’ Explores the Conscious Boundary Between Childhood Innocence and the Transition to Adulthood
One thing I never had as a child was an imaginary friend, but I recall one night believing that Santa Claus was sneaking around the...
The Ending of ‘Space Cadet’ Makes You A Little Warm To This Stupid Astronaut Movie
The ending of Space Cadet would have reached a ludicrous level if Rex had managed to fool NASA and become a fully qualified astronaut despite...
5 Key Moments From ‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episode 6
Look, I get it—we like sensationalism and memes—but I do feel like The Boys is running out of gas, even if there is a story to be...
‘Presumed Innocent’ Is Set In Chicago, But The Apple TV+ Series Was Filmed In Pasadena
The Apple TV+ adaptation of the Scott Turow novel Presumed Innocent, which was the focus of a theatrically released movie starring Harrison Ford way back...