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‘Trainwreck: Storm Area 51’ Is the Final Boss Of Netflix’s Documentary Series
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
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
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
The Winning Try is one of those from-the-ashes sports dramas that ensnares you immediately.
The Ending Of ‘Trigger’ Is A Little Underwhelming
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...