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‘Terror Tuesday: Extreme’ Episode 1 Is Another Solid Argument Against Dolls

August 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m fairly confident that no good things have ever come from inviting a creepy doll into one’s home. Honestly, what is the upside? The first...

Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Is A Classic, Tropey Romance In Episodes 1 & 2

August 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Sometimes what you want from a TV show is comfort and familiarity. Love Next Door fits the bill. It’s a classic friends-to-lovers tale with all...

Recap: In Episode 2, ‘Industry’ Season 3 Is Already Getting Very Weird

August 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The genius of Industry has always been that it can build knuckle-whitening tension without the audience requiring any knowledge of the financial world it depicts....

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Flirts With Better Drama In Episode 4

August 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Romance in the House is an odd, slightly confounding show, but with every episode, it seems to be getting closer to cohering into a much...

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Episode 3 Still Feels A Bit Misguided

August 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In Episode 3, Romance in the House continues to be a bit hit and miss, with lurching shifts in tone that don’t always work and...

‘The Tyrant’ Doesn’t Need Season 2 To Explore The Story Further

August 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Tyrant was billed as a limited series, so it’s unlikely that Hulu/Disney+ will be renewing it for Season 2. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean the...

Action-Packed ‘The Union’ Had Plenty of Interesting Filming Locations – Let’s Break Them Down

August 17 2024, by Daniel Hart

The Union had many filming locations, including the famous BT Tower in London. It does not come as a surprise. The Netflix flick was full...

Netflix’s Turkish Hit ‘Shahmaran’ Might Have A Loose Connection To ‘Doctor Who’

August 17 2024, by Louie Fecou

Shahmaran has its roots in fantasy, featuring fantastical elements such as mythical creatures and prophecies. But the Netflix series is also steeped in Turkish culture...

‘The Union’ Ending Could Lead To An Awesome Sequel

August 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

I liked the ending of The Union just as much as the rest of the movie. As I said in my review, Mark Wahlberg and...

‘The Union’ Surprisingly Works – Not Just Because Of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry

August 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

I know what you are thinking. I’m a critic, so I’m going to predictably pan The Union as a trashy popcorn movie as part of...

Recap: ‘Lady in the Lake’ Episode 6 Is A Fanciful Diversion At The Wrong Time

August 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The penultimate episode of Lady in the Lake is easily the most formally daring, devoting most of its runtime to elaborate dream sequences in which Maddie grapples...

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 5 Says Goodbye To A Key Character

August 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Things are starting to heat up in Snowpiercer Season 4, though perhaps that isn’t exactly the right word given at the end of Episode 5 a major...

4 Key Moments From The Ending of ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4, Part 1

August 15 2024, by Daniel Hart

Season 4 of Emily in Paris at the halfway mark is everything we expected. Episode 5, “Trompe l’oeil,” sees trouble for Camille, an untimely revelation...

Breaking Down the Ending of ‘The Tyrant’ And Its Connection To ‘The Witch’

August 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Tyrant is aggressively complex for a show with a relatively simple story, and the ending of its brief four-episode first season contains almost all...

Review: ‘The Tyrant’ Is Dark In More Ways Than One

August 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s dominance in the K-Drama streaming market may never be challenged, and despite Hulu and Disney+ (through its international Star banner) having a good go...

Review: ‘American Murder: Laci Peterson’ Explores A Harrowing Murder

August 14 2024, by Romey Norton

From disappearance to murder. At eight months pregnant, Laci Peterson vanished, causing an extensive search that ended in tragedy. Across three episodes, American Murder: Laci...

Review: ‘Worst Ex Ever’ Tells Shocking Stories Of Betrayal, Lies and Murder

August 14 2024, by Romey Norton

Do you think your ex is bad? They’re probably not as bad as the exes in the Netflix series Worst Ex Ever. Blumhouse Television is...

Recap: Breaking Down The Two-Part Premiere Of ‘Bad Monkey’

August 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Severed arms, grubby land deals, some light witchcraft, and, yes, a monkey, all feature in the two-part premiere of Apple TV+’s Bad Monkey. Episodes 1...