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‘All’s Fair’ Episode 4 Recap – Kim Kardashian Is Smartly Sidelined
The vitriolic criticism of Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair has been more predictable than warranted.
‘Talamasca: The Secret Order’ Episode 4 Recap – This Isn’t A Spy Show Anymore
What I liked about Talamasca: The Secret Order initially is that, despite being set in a world of vampires, witches, and other supernatural ephemera, it presented itself as a pretty straight-up espionage thriller.
‘The Chair Company’ Episode 5 Recap – As Bonkers As Things Get (Maybe)
It’s a rare show – and, in case it wasn’t obvious, The Chair Company is a very rare show – that doesn’t seem any closer to meaningfully explaining what it’s about by the time it’s halfway through.
The ‘Bat-Fam’ Controversy Is Ridiculous, But I Kind Of Get It
I was fully prepared to declare the “controversy” around Prime Video’s Bat-Fam utterly ridiculous, and a complete overreaction by so-called fans with nothing better to...
‘I Love LA’ Episode 2 Recap – Faking It Until You’re Making It
The best joke in I Love LA is that the funniest character isn’t any of the Gen Z influencer caricatures that Rachel Sennott has clearly created the show to mock.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 3 Recap – Our First Proper Glimpse of Pennywise
I think it’s safe to say that It: Welcome to Derry has been much better than anyone expected it to be.
Netflix’s ‘Marines’ Is Preparing For War With A Recruitment Documentary
There’s a very specific tension to Netflix’s four-part docuseries Marines, and it’s the promise – not a suggestion, the outright guarantee – of war. Nobody’s...
‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 10 Recap – Prison Is the Cure For Sexism
Sometimes it takes failure to show you what success really looks like.
‘Billy the Kid’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – We’re Into Fantasy Territory Now
Billy the Kid is alive. I feel I should point this out since technically, Billy is supposed to be dead. Pat Garrett shot him twice,...
‘Robin Hood’ Episode 3 Recap – Is This All Too Serious?
When I said that the premiere of MGM+’s new take on Robin Hood risked missing the point of what made the character fun in the...
‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 8 Recap – Things Take An Explosive Turn
And just like that, Montague Distilleries is once again open for business, thanks to Dwight’s slick power play to secure the loyalty of Attorney General...
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap – Fighting Fire With Fire
Mayor of Kingstown isn’t pulling any punches in Season 4. Several Russians have been beheaded by a train, and Carney’s cold execution in front of his...
‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 9 Recap – We’ve Hit the Wall I Warned About
I can’t say I didn’t warn you, but Episode 9 of Typhoon Family hits the wall I expected it to. It isn’t a bad outing,...
‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 4 Recap – Mickey Goes Rogue to Save Skye
I know I keep going on about it, but you’ll have to forgive me, since it’s really difficult not to compare Sheriff Country to Boston...
‘Boston Blue’ Episode 4 Recap – It’s Still All Too Easy and It’s Getting Dull
It’s a good job Boston Blue is a decent procedural, because if it weren’t for the cases of the week, it’d be the dullest, most...
‘Mango’ Review – Netflix’s Painfully Derivative Fruit-Themed Rom-Com Isn’t Sweet Enough
Call me naive, but I genuinely thought that Mango was going to be a deceptive title laced with some kind of hidden meaning. But no...
‘Baramulla’ Review – Atmospheric Horror Becomes Less Interesting As It Goes
First impressions aren’t everything, but Baramulla makes some pretty good ones. Aditya Suhas Jambhale’s Netflix movie – one of the better Hindi releases in a...
‘Pluribus’ Episode 2 Recap – Where Gilligan’s Latest Expands Into Masterpiece Territory
Even before its release, Pluribus was being hailed as proper event television, the kind of watercooler show we don’t get anymore from the man responsible...