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‘Divorce’ Review: When Church Doctrine Meets Modern Love

September 25 2024, by Daniel Hart

For a movie titled Divorce (in Polish Rozwodnicy), you’d expect something resembling Marriage Story, but thankfully, we do not need to witness an ex-husband accidentally...

Recap: ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 1, Episode 1 Starts With The Wrong Case

September 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It might just be me, but I think it was a mistake for the premiere of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town to be 90...

Review: ‘Mr. McMahon’ Is So Good That Vince Hates It

September 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Two days before the release of Netflix’s six-part docuseries Mr. McMahon, Vince McMahon himself took to social media to slam it. After five minutes of...

Recap: ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 2, Episode 5 Made Me Feel Physically Sick

September 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I love the title of Tell Me Lies Season 2, Episode 5 — “Evil, Ornery, Scandalous, and Evil”. It’s perfect. It applies to every character and every...

Recap: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 4, Episode 4 Pins the Blame On MI5

September 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 4 of Slow Horses Season 4, “Returns”, begins with a pretty significant revelation. Frank Harkness — Hugo Weaving’s finally getting a bit of direct...

Recap: Rosa Goes Undercover In ‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 8

September 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Bad Monkey is back in form in Episode 8, “The Russian Mob Is Very Active in Key West”. And this is good news since we’re...

What Is That Twist At the End of ‘Penelope’ Implying?

September 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Penelope is a show in which almost nothing happens, so while watching it I didn’t anticipate the need to “explain” anything, not regarding the ending or,...

Review: ‘Penelope’ Is Frictionless, Twee YA Twaddle

September 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I can see what Penelope is trying to do – or, more aptly, what it’s trying to be. The Netflix drama from Mel Eslyn and...

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4, Episode 5 Explained: What If Two People Were Involved In Sazz Pataki’s Murder?

September 24 2024, by Daniel Hart

Only Murders in the Building Season 4 passes the halfway stage, and in Episode 5, “Adaptation,” the attention moves to the production studio behind the...

Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 5 Plays On A Classic Workplace Sitcom Premise

September 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 5 of English Teacher uses a classic workplace sitcom setup: Getting everyone out of the workplace. In this case, it’s a field trip that...

Recap: Pierpoint Is On The Ropes In ‘Industry’ Season 3, Episode 7

September 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Things are not going well for anyone in Episode 7 of Industry Season 3. The “Useful Idiot” of the title is Eric, though the label...

Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Risks Getting Tedious In Episode 12

September 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Love Next Door is such a capable and largely straightforward romantic K-Drama that it often feels like speculation over what it might become is more...

Recap: ‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Is Still Not In A Hurry In Episode 2

September 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Tulsa King has always excelled in crafting funny characters and smart dialogue, which is perhaps just as well since Season 2 doesn’t seem in much of...

Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Episode 11 Provides A Welcome Shift Of Focus

September 21 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s probably fair to say that Seok-ryu has had the lion’s share of the focus in Love Next Door. And that’s fine, but after several...

‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – An Analysis of “Where Is He?”

September 20 2024, by Daniel Hart

The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 6 at least confirms one thing: the team behind this series had a vision and storyboard in mind....

Review: ‘His Three Daughters’ Is A Remarkable, Deeply Human Film

September 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

His Three Daughters is a remarkable film that, at its best, is a reminder of what film can be, what it can mean and to...

The Ending Of ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Is A Fitting Full-Circle Moment

September 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Snowpiercer began aboard the titular train, so it’s only right that it ends there, too. The Season 4 finale, fittingly titled “Last Stop”, sets up a...

Recap: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 1 Kick-Starts A Gripping Mob Drama

September 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Penguin is a sequel to The Batman, there’s no doubt about that, but it’s the furthest thing from a superhero show you could imagine....