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In my recap of Episode 1, I made a point of saying that I didn’t trust What If…?. I was talking about how it pretends...

For Season 2 of the speculative animated anthology series What If…?, Marvel elected for an unusual, Christmassy distribution strategy. Every day, viewers can stream a...

Maestro stars Bradley Cooper as the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. With music at its core, Bradley went full method for the role, and...

Netflix’s new habit of releasing everything in multiple parts means that something like Episode 7 of Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 isn’t really an ending, or...

The penultimate episode of Gyeongseong Creature Part 1 is the best of Season 1 thus far. The stakes are up. The performances are elevated to...

It takes an effort to remember sometimes, but Gyeongseong Creature is occurring against the backdrop of Korea’s fight for independence from Japan. It’s not uncommon...

Genres are comforting. You know to expect a jump-scare or two with horror, a meet-cute and a big-deal first kiss with a romance, and so...

As I predicted, “Signal” is really about Gyeongseong Creature cutting loose a little bit after a lot of slower-paced build-up and introductions in Episode 1...

Taken together, Episode 1 and Episode 2 of Gyeongseong Creature Season 1 feel a bit like a prologue to Part 1 proper. The premiere was...

World War II imagery is never pleasant, but Gyeongseong Creature manages to one-up it in the Part 1 premiere, “Najin”. The cold open is arguably...

Zack Snyder and Netflix have released the first part of Rebel Moon, introducing audiences to a new galaxy and filling it with some beautiful imagery but...

As a huge Star Wars fan, the prospect of Zack Snyder and Netflix‘s take on George Lucas’ critical work was fascinating. Star Wars itself is a...

For the first time in three seasons, all four heroes have finally come together in The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3. With all...

These days, you can take the way Netflix releases its big originals as a measure of its confidence in the property. Most stuff gets released...

The Helios workers’ strike on Mars leads to more dramatic consequences in Episode 7 of For All Mankind Season 4. “Crossing the Line” focuses mainly...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has managed to avoid most of the tired trappings of its genre thus far in an impressive Season 1 run, but...

After the New Age raid, Reacher and the team are starting to put the pieces together of who is behind the killing of their team....

Episode 2 adds more depth to Like Flowers in Sand, while also doubling down on the suspicions surrounding both a match-fixing criminal organization and the...