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‘Trainwreck: Storm Area 51’ Is the Final Boss Of Netflix’s Documentary Series

July 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 is essentially the final boss of Netflix’s uber-successful voyeuristic documentary series. It builds on several of the themes touched on by previous...

‘The Institute’ Episode 4 Makes Several Elements More Interesting

July 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m resigned to the idea of The Institute being a slow burn. It’s a mystery box on two fronts, drip-feeding minor clues and reveals without being in any hurry to get where it’s going.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 2 Could Be Mistaken For A Season Finale

July 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It's only Episode 2, and yet The Winning Try is already delivering finale-quality drama, with all the big emotional swings and payoffs you'd expect after a full season of development.

‘The Winning Try’ Gets Off To A Winning Start In Episode 1

July 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Winning Try is one of those from-the-ashes sports dramas that ensnares you immediately.

The Ending Of ‘Trigger’ Is A Little Underwhelming

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When you really boil it down, the ending of Trigger, like the show itself, is a conflict over two competing ideologies. This theme is made...

Breaking Down Every Episode Of Netflix’s ‘Trigger’

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Trigger has a fascinating and provocative dystopian premise, which imagines Korea awash with free, easily accessible firearms. The only man fighting against the tide is Lee...

‘Trigger’ Presents A Dystopian Korea With Worrying Enthusiasm

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The central idea of Trigger is that a lot of people are just waiting for the opportunity to shoot someone. Based on the shooting rates...

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner In ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 4

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I suppose there's no invitation more compelling for a serial killer than one to a dinner party full of other serial killers.

‘Smoke’ Episode 6 Is A Phenomenal Hour Of Television

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Seriously, how is this happening? Smoke is a truly confounding show. It started out okay, trundled along inoffensively enough, and then took a sudden, severe turn for the worse.

‘A Normal Woman’ Has A Predictable Ending With A Touch Of Ambiguity

July 24 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, A Normal Woman has exactly the ending you’d expect it to have, albeit spiced up with a touch of ambiguity. And this,...

‘A Normal Woman’ Is Overly Familiar, But An Effective Psychological Thriller

July 24 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

If it’s a random Thursday — or, indeed, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or any other day of the week — it’s probably time for a new...

‘Letters from the Past’ Has A Meaningful But Predictable Ending

July 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Letters from the Past has a pretty predictable ending, but it is, in my view, the right one. This kind of coda, which essentially comes...

‘Letters from the Past’ Is Heartfelt But Lacks A Special Quality

July 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You’ll have to forgive me, because I can’t quite articulate what makes Letters from the Past a bit less effective than it would like to...

‘Critical: Between Life and Death’ – Netflix’s Medical Docuseries Provides a Raw Glimpse into Major Trauma Units

July 23 2025, by Daniel Hart

Critical: Between Life and Death is a fly-on-the-wall documentary series that follows the UK’s major trauma units, from intensive rehabilitation to life-or-death surgery. It’s a...

‘Stick’ Delivers the Ending You’d Expect, But Takes A Risky Approach

July 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When Santi’s dad turned up in the penultimate episode, I think everyone knew that Stick was venturing into predictable territory just in time for its ending. And...

Lord Seadown Springs A Trap In ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2, Episode 6

July 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Blimey, James Seadown is awful, isn't he? This won't be news to long-time viewers of The Buccaneers, but now we're over halfway through Season 2, he has indisputably emerged as the real villain of the piece.

The Ending Of ‘Red Eye’ Is A Bit Too Complicated For Its Own Good

July 22 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody would argue that the ending of Red Eye makes a great deal of sense. You can trace the plot particulars, obviously, but it requires...

Netflix’s ‘Hitmakers’ Reflects the Manufactured Age of the Music Industry

July 22 2025, by Daniel Hart

There was a time, and there still are purists today, when musicians were judged for not writing their songs, especially in rap and hip-hop, with...