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‘1923’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Taking the Longest Possible Route Home
It’s very much a cliché that the journey is more important than the destination, but it seems pretty true in 1923 because the journey never ends.
‘Surface’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – There’s A Little Bit Of Time-Wasting Going On Here
Surface Season 2 has been very strange, but with the way Episode 6 plays out, you can sort of see what it was all building towards.
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3, Episode 8 Recap – So That’s Who Hilary Swank Is Playing
One of the meta mysteries of Yellowjackets Season 3 has been who Hilary Swank is playing, and if nothing else, Episode 8, “A Normal, Boring Life”, answers that question.
‘Happy Face’ Episode 3 Recap – Poor Pacing Worryingly Bogs Down Such an Early Instalment
The first two episodes of Happy Face were okay, but suffered from a bit of an identity crisis, and Episode 3, “Was It Worth It?”, doesn’t make the existing problems any better.
‘Reacher’ Season 3 Ending Explained – All-Action Finale Ties Up Every Loose End
And here I was wondering if Reacher could tie off every loose end in Season 3 in just a single episode. I needn’t have worried. Episode 8,...
Harlan Coben’s ‘Caught’ Ending Explained – Unpacking Every Twist and Turn
Waiting for the ending of a Harlan Coben series is like staying after the credits in a Marvel movie, and Caught is no different. It...
Harlan Coben’s ‘Caught’ Review – Author’s First Latin-American Netflix Adaptation Is Even Bleaker Than Usual
It’s beginning to feel like I’m in the plot of a novel about an ill-tempered critic who is being haunted by Harlan Coben adaptations. We’ve...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap – A Superb One-Two Punch Of Vigilante Goodness
The last ten minutes of “Excessive Force”, in particular, felt like everything long-time fans of the Netflix shows want from these characters.
‘Mythic Quest’ Season 4 Ending Explained – Ian Finally Does The Right Thing
As strongly implied in the last episode, MQ is undergoing corporate changes that are creating significant stress for David. This situation shows no signs of...
‘The Studio’ Premiere Recap – Apple TV+’s Hollywood Satire Is More Than a Farce
At one point in Episode 1 of Apple TV+’s Seth Rogen-helmed Hollywood satire The Studio, the former head of Continental Studios, Patty (Catherine O’Hara), gives the protégé who inherited her job a pep talk about how Hollywood will trample his dreams, stress him out, and possibly even ruin his life.
‘Con Mum’ Review – A Thoroughly Miserable, Formulaic Scam Documentary
You probably know what to expect from a Netflix documentary titled Con Mum. And, for the most part, that’s what you get. The 90-minute film...
‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 14 Recap – You Can Never Have Too Many Wayans Brothers
After a week or two off, the return of Poppa's House doesn't exactly feel like a tantalizing proposition.
‘Watson’ Episode 7 Recap – Oh No, Watson Has Another Headache (And Now He’s Hearing Voices)
I’ve been pretty up-front about the fact that Watson doesn’t work as well when it’s focusing on Watson himself, so Episode 7 is a bit annoying in the respect that it proves me wrong.
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – Taking Brotherly Love A Little Too Far
I have a personal theory that no boat trip in the history of mankind has ever been an especially good idea, and this is truer in the world of The White Lotus than anywhere else.
‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Volume 3 Recap – Moving Through the Generations
When Life Gives You Tangerines has been a complete surprise and a riveting portrait of loss, grief, and family, especially in a brutal, heartbreaking Volume 2.
‘The Potato Lab’ Episodes 7 & 8 Recap – Still Funny, Still Charming, But Is the Pace Flagging?
Fundamentally, The Potato Lab continues to work in Episodes 7 & 8 about as well as it has worked up to this point, and in largely the same way.
‘Surface’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Blimey, That Was Dull, Wasn’t It?
The word of the day is languishing. That’s the one that keeps springing to mind during Surface Season 2, anyway. In Episode 5, “Daybreak”, we continue to take the most circuitous route possible to conclusions that we just know aren’t going to be worth the aggro when we get there.
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap – “Croak” Is Passable but A Notable Step Down
I’m not sure now’s the time to be introducing new characters into Yellowjackets Season 3. The show has mostly worked by maintaining a tight cast, albeit two distinct versions of them.